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

[donac]

I don't know what it is but you guys are cracking me up today...running in the rain, Forrest Gump, Zoey 101...
Am I the only non-runner here? it sounds like all of you are major work-out queens/kings...I'm a big walker but always wished I had the running gene-I am in such awe of you all-keep up the good work

I am not a runner either. At 55 my joints can't handle the pounding. Too much arthritis in the joints that I can't risk the pain. I am getting back into walking. I am going to be doing some hiking this summer with my dh.

So for the QOTD todayTell us one thing that you can do today to get help get yourself where you want to be.

Go to my yoga class tonight. I am doing things for myself more these day but then since ds1 is working until 6 and ds2 is back at college for the summer it is easier for me to do this than some of you. I didn't do a lot of this until my kids got older. It takes a lot of creativity for you ladies who have young children and I give you a lot of credit. I know it is not easy.

Maria congrats on turning down the pizza.


I had something for the first time in about a month and it is really bothering my stomach. I am hoping that it settles down before yoga tonight.

I am feeling pretty good about myself today. Today the foods classes had their annual barbque. Usually I go out and get something to eat since they usually have more than enough. I didn't even feel like going out to see what was there. They always have potato salad and I love potato salad but I didn't even want any today.


COW part 2 I am using my Starbucks reuseable cup that I get my green tea in in the morning. I also just got a plastic water bottle that when it is empty folds flat. great to put in your purse and pull out at a water fountain. I also love my eeyore mug and my big Donald mug that I got for $2 at the Disney store.

Have a great evening everyone.

 

[JOANNEL]

I don't know what it is but you guys are cracking me up today...running in the rain, Forrest Gump, Zoey 101...
Am I the only non-runner here? it sounds like all of you are major work-out queens/kings...I'm a big walker but always wished I had the running gene-I am in such awe of you all-keep up the good work

You are not alone, I am a walker, there is way too much of me to run!!

 

[LMDisneygirl]

You are not alone, I am a walker, there is way too much of me to run!!

Exactly what my response was going to be! Though on Biggest Loser they have EVERYONE running. But let's forget about that for now . I'm not a runner either. I love to walk. REALLY enjoy it. Yet I rarely do it. WHY??? I was so determined to start walking both for exercise and prep for walking around DW this summer. But I walked a couple of days and then didn't walk anymore. I did that twice. Maybe tonight could be another start, and it could stick this time.

New topic.......

Boy, I have NOT had a couple of days of making very good choices. Although before I went to meet a friend for lunch yesterday I decided what I was having (Grilled Chicken Sandwich & Baked Potato) and I stuck to it! Last time she and I each had the appetizer sampler platter (chicken strips, potato skins.....) so at least I was moving in the right direction. But I have definitely eaten more than I should, and foods I really shouldn't, in the past couple of days. I feel very BLAH. I bet a walk would help........

QOTD: It would really help me to start planning ahead. Planning meals and exercise in advance. It is hard for me to make a good choice on the spur of the moment.

 

[maiziezoe]

Ok, here's the update -- I took 1 piece of cheese pizza and a bottle of water, and I looked at the grease sitting on the top, and I just couldn't do it. I gave it to my co-worker, came back to my desk, and it's hummus and veggies all the way! Whew! I can't believe how much effort I just put into that decision. But if feels good -- I feel like I made a conscious choice, and even though my co-worker said, "What is wrong with you?" -- which almost made me cry, I know I made the right choice for me.

Maria

Good for you!!! You should be proud of yourself!!

Sorry, Ann, but I don't think of Forrest Gump when I think of you! I think of a funny, happy person who's kid microwaves her phone!

Awww... thanks for saying that. I needed kind words today.

I don't know what it is but you guys are cracking me up today...running in the rain, Forrest Gump, Zoey 101...
Am I the only non-runner here? it sounds like all of you are major work-out queens/kings...I'm a big walker but always wished I had the running gene-I am in such awe of you all-keep up the good work

For 6 years I helped my BFF organize the 5k, 10k and 1 mile Fun Run for our towns local festival. Year after year we would walk the courses and mark them with spray paint... year after year I would say "why would anyone run for fun? The only time I run is if someone is chasing me."

This year I am not helping organize the run... I am actually RUNNING the run.

 

[Octoberbride03]

I don't know what it is but you guys are cracking me up today...running in the rain, Forrest Gump, Zoey 101...
Am I the only non-runner here? it sounds like all of you are major work-out queens/kings...I'm a big walker but always wished I had the running gene-I am in such awe of you all-keep up the good work

I often wonder if I'm alone in the non-running here myself

I will admit that the runners here have gotten me somewhat interested, but truth is I step away from the thread and it goes away But honestly, I have a steel plate and sundry screws in my ankle and I really doubt if it could handle the stress of running. I will say if I could walk an entire marathon i would do it. Does anybody do that? Intentionally i mean.

I used to do 10ks for Cystic Fibrosis and i loved the challenge of it. I was not thin then either but but i kept a good pace and finished better than a lot of the runners in them.

And since we're on the subject of making choices. Some of mine this week have been good, others have been foisted upon me. We currently have in my fridge a "pail" of spaghetti from Nicola's in Rehoboth Beach. My dad sent this pail home with me though I tired to refuse because we are a 2 human household. Soooooooooo since we got home on Mon. it has been spaghetti for supper. We still have half a pail left

 

[flipflopmom]

Ok, here's the update -- I took 1 piece of cheese pizza and a bottle of water, and I looked at the grease sitting on the top, and I just couldn't do it. I gave it to my co-worker, came back to my desk, and it's hummus and veggies all the way! Whew! I can't believe how much effort I just put into that decision. But if feels good -- I feel like I made a conscious choice, and even though my co-worker said, "What is wrong with you?" -- which almost made me cry, I know I made the right choice for me.

Maria

Love the drama of the day. Of course, I am reading after the fact, but it was like a cliffhanger of a soap opera! Will Maria eat the pizza? Will the pizza be worth the calories? What will happen to her veggies and hummus? Stayed tuned for the next episode of.... DIS BIGGEST LOSER!

But honestly, I have a steel plate and sundry screws in my ankle and I really doubt if it could handle the stress of running.

I had mine removed a few years after they were put in, and it has taken me this long (10 years) to get up the nerve to try. So far so good, but any little twinge scares the out of me.


Well, I didn't walk past the Doritos and cheese cubes during the kids party today. Planning on a salad for dinner to combat. Gotta get a Jillian DVD in, but I think I will take a nap first. I am beat!

 

[keenercam]

For 6 years I helped my BFF organize the 5k, 10k and 1 mile Fun Run for our towns local festival. Year after year we would walk the courses and mark them with spray paint... year after year I would say "why would anyone run for fun? The only time I run is if someone is chasing me."

This year I am not helping organize the run... I am actually RUNNING the run.

Congratulations!! That is awesome! When is it? You know you'll have a huge group of us scream teaming for you, even if only virtually.

I often wonder if I'm alone in the non-running here myself

I will admit that the runners here have gotten me somewhat interested, but truth is I step away from the thread and it goes away But honestly, I have a steel plate and sundry screws in my ankle and I really doubt if it could handle the stress of running. I will say if I could walk an entire marathon i would do it. Does anybody do that? Intentionally i mean.

I used to do 10ks for Cystic Fibrosis and i loved the challenge of it. I was not thin then either but but i kept a good pace and finished better than a lot of the runners in them.

And since we're on the subject of making choices. Some of mine this week have been good, others have been foisted upon me. We currently have in my fridge a "pail" of spaghetti from Nicola's in Rehoboth Beach. My dad sent this pail home with me though I tired to refuse because we are a 2 human household. Soooooooooo since we got home on Mon. it has been spaghetti for supper. We still have half a pail left

Oooh! Me! Me! I have walked the Disney Marathon twice. You can do it!
If you are ever going to do a marathon, that is the one to do. Great course. With characters! (Oh and I've done many half-marathons, too). Actually, in the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I do jogging and fast walking intervals in order to maintain the required pace.

 

[maiziezoe]

Congratulations!! That is awesome! When is it? You know you'll have a huge group of us scream teaming for you, even if only virtually.



Oooh! Me! Me! I have walked the Disney Marathon twice. You can do it!
If you are ever going to do a marathon, that is the one to do. Great course. With characters! (Oh and I've done many half-marathons, too). Actually, in the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I do jogging and fast walking intervals in order to maintain the required pace.

It's July 25... July in Chicago is not always good news. But I am going to suck it up and do it no matter what the humidity is.

I think I am going to sign up for the Princess Half for next year.

 

[keenercam]

Good for you, Ann!! We'll be cheering you on!

 

[wtpclc]

II will say if I could walk an entire marathon i would do it. Does anybody do that? Intentionally i mean.

Absolutely! Ther eis a 16 minute per mile pace requirement and many walk. It's not easy, but can be done if you wnat it! There si always a great WISH contingency there for support, too!

Ann - Awesome about running the run this year!

 

[bellaphia]

I do timed run/walk intervals, so it's not like I'm just running miles and miles without stopping (today's workout is run 3 minutes, walk 1 minute, 15 times - week 6 of 10K training plan).

this sounds almost doable to me-well maybe just 3 or 5 times to start and then work my way up...maybe???
ok I'm going to try it for my next workout wish me luck

 

[corinnak]

Hello everyone! I feel like I'm sooo scattered lately. I was home with my kindergartner today - he wasn't feeling well, so I used the opportunity to work on laundry/cleaning out clothes/moving my winter athletic apparel into storage, then we went to pick up my 5th grader at his rocket launching activity after school - exciting times. Most of the rockets did just fine. Many of them were lawn darts as the nose-cones did not deploy and thus neither did the chutes. Slightly scary. One hit the windshield of a car parked on the street nearby - it belonged to one of the teachers and fortunately was seemingly unharmed (the rocket got the worst of it) but I was a nervous wreck the whole time, I must admit to you!

I didn't multiquote but wanted to jump in on a couple of the conversations:

Re: What to eat before a morning run...

I feel gross if I eat my usual full breakfast before I run. Sometimes I will eat half of my usual portion of oatmeal about 45 minutes before I head out. More often I will go with a Luna bar or half a luna bar. They seem to sit pretty well. I agree that it's not good to run on empty.

Re: Is everyone here a runner but me?

I am amazed by how many of us either have recently become runners or joined us who are already into racing with the WISH team (or without, possibly?)! It's great to see, but I'm guessing there are still far more walkers and other non-runners than there are runners at this point, though the runners are posting a lot.

Re: Walking a full marathon...

I know lots of people complete marathons without running one bit of it. A lot of people on the WISH team are either walkers, speed walkers or walk-runners. If you're interested in walking a marathon, unless you're a race walker, you'll want one that has a generous time allowance - to finish in under 6 hours, you have to be able to walk faster than 4 mph the whole way. Disney's limit of 16mph makes it friendly to a lot of walkers. I was just looking at the Honolulu Marathon where they do not sweep anyone - everyone is allowed to finish. How amazing is that???

Maziezoe - Way to go on running the run! That must be an incredible feeling to be planning to do that for the first time after volunteering at it so many times!

Maria - Way to take care of yourself at lunch! Hummus and veggies sounds better than greasy pizza to me as well right at the moment. As for your co-worker's comment: some people just don't get it, that is for sure, but YOU do - You've got it going on, Maria!!!


And here's a topic I don't think we've mentioned here before - does anyone else watch the show Ruby? I just watched the season finale last night and was amazed - it was the best episode of that show I've ever seen. They did a 6 day intensive program for overeaters and really delved into a lot of the pain that Ruby and her friends were medicating with overeating. I thought it was really amazing and well done.

 

[MushyMushy]

Maria, you're my hero! What a great choice! Did you make the hummus yourself, or did you buy it from a store?

My dinner was LOUSY, but I still came in just a bit under my daily calorie range for the day. I'm kind of afraid to tell you all what I had because it's just so.... um, not a good mix.

I had cotton candy and corn on the cob. At least I used light whipped butter on the corn. I swear I must be PMSing because my appetite has been bizarre these last couple of days.

 

[jbm02]

Hi! Busy week so I've been lurking alot...

My water bottle is a 30 oz plastic one. Not fancy but I have a routine. Each time I finish it I get a gulp of my beloved diet pepsi. That way, I get my hit of caffeine and carbonation and also get my water in!!

 

[tigger813]

Tell us one thing that you can do today to get help get yourself where you want to be.

Well, this weekend I am not taking the weekend off from working out! I always eat and drink way too much every weekend and not get in much in terms of exercise.

I was doing really well today and then came home and made some brownies! I did have a bit of batter. Then at the last minute (with one hour to prepare including clean and run to the store for supplies) we had to change soccer practice into a pizza and sundae party at our house for 9 girls! We ordered 6 pizzas and still have more than 3 left! DH will take the whole pepperoni and whole cheese pizza to work with him tomorrow. We still have half a pepperoni and half a cheese plus 4 slices of bbq chicken pizza left. The girls will take pizza for lunch tomorrow. I ate 2 pieces of bbq pizza and 1 slice of pepperoni. For dessert I had a small scoop of lite vanilla ice cream with some hot fudge and a bit of fat free whipped cream on top. I don't think I overdid it. I had another bad headache most of the day so I may have been hungry. I drank a whole bunch of crystal light lemonade. I'm trying to get up the energy to go down and get in another small workout but I don't see it happening.

I was so excited this morning as I was below my weight from last Friday and I really don't want to blow that so I'm hoping metabolism will help me out. I did 5 miles of WATP this morning. I plan on being good tomorrow for the most part. Going swimming in the afternoon with the girls at a friend's house. Not going to have my Friday night drink as much as I may want one. I have to go to a Poetry Cafe at DD1s class in the afternoon. There will be a lot of fruit there and hopefully some veggies so I will stick with those. I got in some extra exercise trying to clean up the house at the last minute this afternoon running up and down the stairs and vacuuming. I also gave a 75 minute massage that I was profusely sweating during. I think I'll finish up the night with some more Crystal Light lemonade.

And I think I will run downstairs for a quick 30 minute workout. I'll feel better if I do.

Go Celtics! Have a great night everyone! I can't watch the whole game as it hasn't even started yet and I'm getting up to walk with my neighbor at 5:30 again tomorrow!

 

[mikamah]

Good evening all. I wanted to check in cuz i'm heading to work early in the am, and might not get on in the morning. I have written every bite down this week, and drank all my water this week so I'm hoping to see a loss tomorrow. You guys have had fun today. I wish I had a job where I could minimize the dis on my computer and check in during the day.

Love the drama of the day. Of course, I am reading after the fact, but it was like a cliffhanger of a soap opera! Will Maria eat the pizza? Will the pizza be worth the calories? What will happen to her veggies and hummus? Stayed tuned for the next episode of.... DIS BIGGEST LOSER!

This cracked me up.

Nice job, Maria on skipping the pizza!!

On the running, I am 46, over 200 pounds, and ran for the first time in february. I barely made one minute the first time, and followed the couch to 5k, and have decided at my weight and age, the walk/run combo is best for me right now. I had never run before, always hated it and found it painful up on top, but this time, my first investment was a good bra, and I don't even think about the "girls" when I am running. I was amazed. I later invested in good shoes, but for me the bra was most important. I'm still suprised to find myself enjoying it, and making sure I arrange my time to get my run in. I loved the c25k and think it is a wonderful introduction to running if you're at all interested.

Lisa- Thanks for being our fabulous coach this week. You got us off to a super start.

Taryn-Thanks for coaching the coming week. I know it will be a fun week.

Have a great night everyone, and good luck on the scale tomorrow. Remember, if you're not happy with the number you see, it is just a number, and that scale can play mind games with us, so don't give up, keep up those healthy habits, and the scale will follow.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Shannon-- on the no soda!

Maria-- Hummus is soooo much better than pizza! I do like a flatbread occasionally with lots of veggies.

Maizezoe-- on the upcoming run!

We ran 4m tonight after work. It was 88. I went out too fast on the first mile and really wanted to quit, but managed to finish. DH was a great cheerleader the last mile. I felt like puking at the end, but I'm feeling better now.

I made a pasta/veggie dish with barilla plus pasta, olive oil, garlic, green beans, asparagus, lemon juice, chickpeas, avocado, tomatoes and a little bit of parmesan cheese. It was yummy.

I'm hoping for a decent weigh-in tomorrow, but my stomach has been doing funny things this week, so we'll see.

Have a great evening!

 

[pinkle]

This is such an awesome thread! You ladies are so great.....people who understand how hard it is to pass up the pizza! Let's keep the momentum going. Big (or not so big) weigh in tomorrow!!!!! No bedtime snack tonight!
Great with the running/walking! It's so important to keep routine!!!

 

[alisaheather]

Hi everyone! So many exciting accomplishments and plans! Maria, good job...it's so tough to stop yourself from eating something that's there, that everyone else is having-especially after you had a slice on your plate. And all of you who get up early to exercise , or go when the weather does not behave, what is it that you do to get yourself out the door? Any tricks? mantras? do you have someone there poking you with a stick?
And...I was wondering if anyone has recommendations about starting a running program? Like couch to 5K? Which sports bra!?! I have wanted to run 5Ks for a long time, and would love to do one of the events at Disney. But find so many excuses...
QOTD: I can write down each and every bite I take. And then keep doing so!

 

[Connie96]

this sounds almost doable to me-well maybe just 3 or 5 times to start and then work my way up...maybe???
ok I'm going to try it for my next workout wish me luck

Make sure you can walk for 30-45 minutes before you try to add the running. After that, try run 1 minute, walk 5 minutes, 6 times. (That's where I started, anyway...) Don't try to go fast. Just enjoy it.

On the running, I am 46, over 200 pounds, and ran for the first time in february. I barely made one minute the first time, and followed the couch to 5k, and have decided at my weight and age, the walk/run combo is best for me right now. I had never run before, always hated it and found it painful up on top, but this time, my first investment was a good bra, and I don't even think about the "girls" when I am running. I was amazed.

Did you get the ENELL? I wouldn't run a single step with out it. (www.enell.com for anyone interested...) It makes all the difference in the world!