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

[Octoberbride03]

Good Lord what happened to taking off from the DIS for a holiday weekend

I'M 34 PAGES BEHIND

How the heck am I supposed to catch up tomorrow?

I got work in the morning so I'm jumping in to say hi and that I had a very lovely weekend albeit bad girl BL wise weekend at the beach. If i lose this week it'll be amazing. My good girl self starts tomorrow. Basic goals for this week are to get in 4 workouts. No dog walks till friday(could write a novel on it but won't). Good thing the weather channel is forecasting major heat wave here this week, then i won't feel guilty about skipping them too much.

Back tomorrow after work. Will try and catch up on Weds. But we will see

 

[Dahly]

Hi All...Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! I know from the post it was rough for some..but tomorrow is a new day...thank goodness!!

QOTD Sunday - If I were at WDW, I would be on Space Mountain..has been my favorite since I was a little kid.

QOTD Monday - I am not always the best at avoiding temptations, but I pull up my mental pic of how I would like to look, and generally that helps me walk past whatever is trying to pull me in. Water helps. And I read somewhere recently about frozen grapes..tried them this weekend..sooo good..they are hard and cold and 1/2 cup takes me at least 15-20 minutes to eat. Much better than eating a bag of chips in 5 minutes and feeling bad after.

Here's wishing everyone a Happy Tuesday!

Dahly

 

[N&B'smom]

So I figured I fell off the wagon I might as well drag behind it for a bit. First I had the chocolate bunny and then I had a large mud slide ice from Ralph's. Oh well tomorrow is another day. For those of you that have seen my posts in the last few weeks you know I've been going through some things and tomorrow is the neurologist appointment. I guess I'm just dealing with my nerves right now.

Come here, you. Hope all goes well tomorrow!

 

[maiziezoe]

QOTD: I avoid temptation by knowing how good skinny feels. I also chew sugar free gum alot. I make Jason a PB&J for work almost everyday and now I have to always remember not to lick my fingers, or the knife. We still have all the bad things in the house, I just choose not to eat them.

Oh my gosh, Shanan. There are times, when I am making Logan his PB&J, that I have to remind myself to not lick the knife!

 

[LuvBaloo]

LMDisneygirl!
If you know your start weight you can send it in now. Or you can just send in a new weight on Friday

planaholic! I see you got enough posts to PM

lovedvc - good luck at your appointment tomorrow!


I made a plan to get the running in between kids soccer and coming home for dinner. And I stuck to it! Still not loving the running, but it feels to good to do it. I may end up doing 2 weeks of the week 1 level, but I'll decide that when next week rolls around.

I did good today with no pop! Now we'll see how tomorrow goes.

I'll be on tomorrow for the first results post, which doesn't have any results just opening stats

 

[buzz5985]

I'm a little late starting - I hope you have room for one more. I am going to aim high and hope to lose 25 pounds during this challenge.

Thursday QOTD: Tell us a little about yourself and your goals for this challenge.

My name is Janis I am a 50 yo, married to Joe for 25 years next week. We have one DS 13. I work full time nights. DS plays soccer, baseball, lacrosse and hockey. In addition he is a boy scout - so we are pretty busy with his activities.

Friday QOTD: We talked a little yesterday about ourselves and our goals for this challenge. Today's question is what is your plan to help you reach your goals?

I need to track my food, so that is where I am starting. Weighing and measuring food, writing everything down.


Welcome to our Challenge of the Week (COW)!

PART ONE
Drink 6-8 oz of water each day (1 point for each day) ( 1 cup of coffee or tea counts)
Eat 2 vegetables each day (1 point for each day)

PART TWO
To help establish the habit of drinking your 6-8 oz of water each day, your challenge for this week is to find a cup, glass, mug, bottle…whatever….that will inspired you and make you feel happy each day! No need to send me a PM of what you found. Instead, post at any time this week about what is inspiring you to drink your water! Can't wait to hear about all the fun cups, mugs, bottles, etc!

I carry a plastic 32 oz neon green bottle with me everywhere. I fill it with ice and off I go.

QOTD Saturday: Do you have any plans for the summer? How will they help or hinder you reaching your goals for this challenge?

We are leaving for WDW for our 25th this Saturday. We had wanted to go to Hawaii, but DH was out of work a couple of months last year and were leary of spending any extra money until the economy recovers. We join a community pool for the summer and we bring our own cooler - so I am able to pack healthy snacks, etc. I will still be working every day.

QOTD SUNDAY: If you were at Disneyland or WDW right now what would you be doing?

A week from today I will be. LOL I will be at the MK watching the Electric Light Parade. We are DVC members and are staying at Saratoga Springs for the first time - so we are looking forward to being close to DTD.

QOTD Monday: What is your best tip to avoid temptation?

I really don't have any tips, since this is my biggest failure.

 

[donac]

lovedvc good luck with your appointment today.

Happy Birthday Susie

JUst stopping by this morning to day hello.

Mowed at my fil yesterday morning. It was hot and humid. Came home and dh started mowing our lawn but he quit when the lawn mower was giving him problem and he also wasn't feeling well. I think between the heat and the pollen really got to him. He has been having problems all season with allergies. I am concerned but he was feeling better after his shower and in the cool house.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[flipflopmom]

I was pretty upset when I got home a few minutes ago, but thanks to the support of this thread, I am much better. I appreciate you so much!

Glad you are feeling better. The support here can really make the difference!

My DH and I LOVE DW. We went on our honeymoon and for our 10 year anniversary, and then took the boys 2 other times.

Welcome! We went to WL for our honeymoon in 1996, too! Planned a 10 year trip, but I was SURPRISE! 8 months preggo and on bed rest then!

. It did not taste as good as I remember, but was kind of like comfort food. We ended up throwing some out--it does not reheat well.

It's amazing to find that after a while, certain things just aren't worth the calories anymore! Unfortunately, too many are!

Oh my...I go to the cabin for 3 days and you all post page after page here! Taryn - I would love to hear about BLT...we are debating trying it out next August. We would rent points and get a MK View room. Can't wait to hear about your experience there!

I can't wait to experience it! Don't worry, I'll have a full report! I know you and DH are going to rock the half this weekend. I am in such awe! This thread is hopping. I'm having to check 3 times a day to try to keep up!

I need to decide on dinner for tomorrow as I'm really watching the calories this week.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I love it when you have a bad weekend, too! Your motivation during the week really helps me!

So I figured I fell off the wagon I might as well drag behind it for a bit. For those of you that have seen my posts in the last few weeks you know I've been going through some things and tomorrow is the neurologist appointment. I guess I'm just dealing with my nerves right now.

Vicki - that appt is definitely enough to stress you! Good luck today! Then, you can get back on the wagon!

Good Lord what happened to taking off from the DIS for a holiday weekend I'M 34 PAGES BEHIND

Unreal, isn't it! Glad you are back!

: made a plan to get the running in between kids soccer and coming home for dinner. And I stuck to it! Still not loving the running, but it feels to good to do it. I may end up doing 2 weeks of the week 1 level, but I'll decide that when next week rolls around.

I hated it in the beginning, too. I just kept pushing through. You can do it, if I can. TRUST ME! Now, my body misses it if I miss a run. Truly! Hang in there!

He has been having problems all season with allergies. I am concerned but he was feeling better after his shower and in the cool house.

It's been really hot this weekend, here, too! I think it will take our bodies a bit to adjust to the heat after the snowy winter. Allergies have been kicking my family's hind ends, too, this year. A friend told me to find some local honey, and have everyone eat a teaspoon a day, every day. It will build up the tolerance for the local pollen, and then next year, we won't suffer so badly!

Happy Birthday Susie!

I feel better this am. I spent a lot of time last night researching my BMR, caloric deficits, etc. I picked a 1200 cal. diet in January, just b/c it was the lowest allowed. Now I know a little more about the math behind the numbers, and it makes every little calorie more significant to me. It takes a 3,500 calorie deficit to loose 1 pound of fat. That is a huge number to me, and also gives more incentive to work out harder for max calorie burn! I determined that my maintenance needs are 2000 calories, so a 1200 calorie diet gives me a 800 calorie deficit. If I burn 400 calories in a workout, that takes a daily total to 1200, so I should lose a pound every 3 days with that plan, or 2 pounds a week. Lots of numbers, but it puts every single bite and minute of intensity in a workout in perspective!


We started getting lettuce and salad greens big enough to eat from the garden, so I am going to try to eat a big bowl of these before/with dinner to curb the amount I eat during dinner.

Have a great day! DD has field trip today, and has to leave in 10 minutes so I am off to get her up. Thankfully, a ponytail and granola bar don't take too long!

 

[tigger813]

Flipflopmom- Thanks, LOL!!!!! Afraid the catching up won't be happening today for me.

I feel like crap! It started when I was drinking my water last night after my 2 miles. I thought I was going to be sick and belched for about an hour hoping I would so I would feel better. I also had a horrible headache. Woke up during the night with the headache still there. Rain and thunder woke me up. Fell back to sleep and then when I woke up I had/have a horrible headache and stomach ache.

Trying to get the kids moving this morning isn't easy since all I want to do is go back to bed. Gonna run by work early to call my client and reschedule him for tomorrow or Thursday. Gonna just lie on the couch or bed and do nothing. I have no desire to eat anything so food shouldn't be a problem today. I defrosted some chicken for dinner so I'll just have to figure out what to do with it later.

Hope everyone has a nice day! I hope to maybe do some Wii Fit later if I'm feeling any better.

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning!

I can't believe I am up, showered, and have time to post! I even got in a few minutes on the Wii Fit+. It certainly was "a few" minutes, but something is better than nothing. I have to admit, though, that those 5 minutes were exhausting. I really have to get back into the swing of exercising. The good news is that I am down a tad from Friday. I was expecting at least a little gain after a bad binge and an okay day yesterday. Off to eat breakfast now and to start my day right!

I'll be checking from work, but usually don't post until I get home.

Susie!

Have a great, OP day everyone!

 

[jenanderson]

Happy Birthday to donac, brinalyn530, bellaphia and escape! I was gone over the weekend so I missed many of you on your actual day but I hope everyone enjoyed their birthday!!!!

No problem Jen, glad I could help.

You need to get one of those wireless cards, DH and I use it in the car all the time.

I would LOVE to get a wireless card...but until I get a new job, I will have to wait. Last summer there was someone who had wireless at their cabin that I could sometimes pick up. This year I no longer see that network so I am thinking I might be out of luck. I guess I might have to drive to town to McDonalds when we are there for long weekends.

So I figured I fell off the wagon I might as well drag behind it for a bit. First I had the chocolate bunny and then I had a large mud slide ice from Ralph's. Oh well tomorrow is another day. For those of you that have seen my posts in the last few weeks you know I've been going through some things and tomorrow is the neurologist appointment. I guess I'm just dealing with my nerves right now.

Good luck at your doctor appointment today. We will be thinking of you.

:I made a plan to get the running in between kids soccer and coming home for dinner. And I stuck to it! Still not loving the running, but it feels to good to do it. I may end up doing 2 weeks of the week 1 level, but I'll decide that when next week rolls around.

WAY TO GO with the running! I hate to say that I still do not love running after 6 months of it...but I love when I am done as I feel like I have really accomplished something.

Welcome to our Challenge of the Week (COW)!

PART ONE
Drink 6-8 oz of water each day (1 point for each day) ( 1 cup of coffee or tea counts)
Eat 2 vegetables each day (1 point for each day)

PART TWO
To help establish the habit of drinking your 6-8 oz of water each day, your challenge for this week is to find a cup, glass, mug, bottle…whatever….that will inspired you and make you feel happy each day! No need to send me a PM of what you found. Instead, post at any time this week about what is inspiring you to drink your water! Can't wait to hear about all the fun cups, mugs, bottles, etc!

I carry a plastic 32 oz neon green bottle with me everywhere. I fill it with ice and off I go.

Neon green....how fun! Good for you at bringing it with you everywhere.

I feel like crap! It started when I was drinking my water last night after my 2 miles. I thought I was going to be sick and belched for about an hour hoping I would so I would feel better. I also had a horrible headache. Woke up during the night with the headache still there. Rain and thunder woke me up. Fell back to sleep and then when I woke up I had/have a horrible headache and stomach ache.

Hope you feel better!

I can't believe I am up, showered, and have time to post! I even got in a few minutes on the Wii Fit+. It certainly was "a few" minutes, but something is better than nothing. I have to admit, though, that those 5 minutes were exhausting.

You are totally right...something is better than nothing and I am going to use that to help motivate me today. I will do some cross training today even if it is just 5 minutes.

Now...time to get caught up with the QOTD...

Friday QOTD: We talked a little yesterday about ourselves and our goals for this challenge. Today's question is what is your plan to help you reach your goals?

To help me reach my goal, I will do the following:
1. Continue to go to WW
2. Use all the support I can get from this thread
3. Run 3-4 days a week
4. Find some cross training activities that I enjoy and do them 2-3 days a week
5. Get back into the habit of logging my food.

Saturday QOTD: Do you have any plans for the summer? How will they help or hinder you reaching your goals for this challenge?

My summer is totally hindering my plans. The first problem is that I am going to be looking for a new teaching job all summer and that is stressful to me. Stress = eating in my book. I know I have to work at this but it is so true. The second problem is that we go to our cabin all the time. Cabin = eating. Again, another bad habit. When we went this weekend it was better but I still did a bunch of unnecessary eating.

SUNDAY: If you were at Disneyland or WDW right now what would you be doing?

Since I am answering this in the morning, I would be getting up early and heading to whatever park had EMH. I love getting to the parks early and getting as many rides in as possible.

Alright, my time is up and I have to get moving. Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Jen

 

[lisah0711]

Well, running with a sunburn that hurts just to wear clothes is NO FUN! But I made myself do it. I just don't know what has happened to my motivation? I just can't stop eating. The pounds aren't leaving, I wonder if that's it??? Getting up to go to work with DH in the bed is no fun, either. Thanks to all the snow, we are having school today as a make up day. Kids will be nuts b/c their parents are at home! Friday is the last day, so I guess I can hang.

, Taryn, hope that you get your mojo back soon. Can you swim or do something else that won't hurt your sunburn? That might help with the next stage anyway -- peeling skin! I grew up in California in the 60's where tanning was an art form.

QOTD Monday: What is your best tip to avoid temptation?

At home, I make sure we only keep healthy foods in the house, and LOTS of it. I come home every week with tons of fruits and veggies so that I always have some on hand. My DH chastises me for buying so much because he thinks it'll go bad but I usually get through most of it.

As for work, again, I make sure I bring a ton of healthy foods so that I'm not tempted to go down and get a chocolate bar mid afternoon. I also usually drink a pumpkin spice chai tea that I bought at twinnings in WDW. That fills me up and tastes sweet for little calories.

It's when I'm out and about that I get into trouble. I know for most people they just have a small bite of whatever they want, but I'm not at a point that I can allow myself to do that yet. I'm never able to stop at just one bite. So I just keep drinking my water and try to stay as far away from the dessert table as possible. Hopefully I'll eventually be able to master the whole "in moderation" thing

Could you eat just half of something and save it for later? Or just get rid of it as soon as every bite is not tasting absolutely delicious? It is hard to toss out food because you feel like you are wasting it, but in reality if you kept eating everything that you wanted, it would cost you more in health care and wear and tear on your body and your soul.

Fighting temptation: When I find something that actually works for me, I'll let you know. I like the idea of eating a little of what I am craving, but sometimes that just seems to open the door to a binge for me. But if I avoid the food, I almost always cave in later to something worse, or less tasty. Like, I avoid eating a special cheesecake, only to find myself cramming cheap candy.

Clearly, this is something I need to figure out. Thanks for the QOTD. It made me realize that this is an area for me to work on.

It is a hard one to figure out what works for you. It will take some trial and error. It's taken time but now I ask myself "are you really hungry or is somethng else going on?" More than half the time it is something else, habit, stress, boredom, anger . . . the list goes on and on. If it is something else, I ask myself how eating will make it better -- eventually I can talk myself out of eating.

pjlla, glad the hamstring is feeling better. Take it easy!

JOANNEL, congratulations on finishing your 4.4 miles -- what was that a 7K? A "this is how far this loop is run?" And a big thank you to your family who I know has a son serving his country.

 

[mikamah]

Happy Birthday Susie!!! Hope it's a magical day!
The long weekend is over, and we all can start fresh today, back on a healthy track!!

Tracey- I hope you are feeling better soon.

Shannon- I remember the first weeks of c25k, and the plus to the longer running intervals in each consecutive week was it's still the same 20 minutes, so you have fewer intervals. I think week one was 8, and week 2 goes down to 6. Just something that helped me get through it. Nice job on no pop. Good luck!!

Lovedvc- Good luck today.

Welcome to all our newcomers!

We've got a big, friendly, supportive group here, and we're all here to help each other get healthier this summer. We can and will do it!!

Have a nice day.

 

[lisah0711]

I have no will power so I just have to stay away from it.

Avoidance is a great strategy!

My husband says I am the queen of willpower. I don't really get tempted by anything anymore. I don't bring tempting things in the house and when we go out, I stay away from the bad stuff.

Will you share your powers?

QOTD Monday: What is your best tip to avoid temptation?

My worst habit is picking everytime I go in the kitchen. I have
decided that everytime I go in now I shall drink a glass of water.

This is a great strategy because I've read that alot of times when you think you are hungry, you really need water.

QOTD - Sunday If I were at Disney right now I would probably be at the Blizzard Beach or back at the VWL pool. We never go to the parks during the hottest part of the day.

QOTD - Monday Once I set my mind to it and it gets to be habit, I won't give into anything. But getting there can be a SLOW process. So, I will allow myself a TASTE of something that I am really craving but that is it. Like today for example, we're having some yummy barbecue chicken done on the grill and some with a honey/vinegar type of sauce. I will eat that but not be eating chips (can't have just one) or anything like that. There will be fruit which I will have a bit of and for dessert we are celebrating my DS11's birthday. We have a cake and chocolate peanut butter brownies. I will have a BITE of each and that's it. I have to plan ahead or I'll go crazy.

I am only down a pound since starting Friday and REALLY want to be able to report a few lbs being gone by this coming Friday so I plan to STICK TO THE CODE!!!!

A pound in 48 hours sounds like great progress to me, especially on a holiday week-end! Remember people who take it off slowly, one to two pounds per week, are more like to keep it off than those who take it off fast. If there was an instant solution that worked, we wouldn't be here!

One way I have avoided temptation in the past is to make my weigh-in day kind of a "free" day. I can go off plan for 1 meal that day. And, if I started craving something during the week or if one of those gooey cheesy pizza commercials got my attention, I can just say "well, I'll have that on Monday". This plan always worked best when weigh-in day was on Monday. It's just easier to not go completely off the rails on Monday since I'm in a normal work-week routine. If I did this on Friday, I would sometimes go nuts for the whole weekend. The "threat" of a Monday weigh-in offers a little more incentive to control the weekend grazing. Even though I am weighing-in here on Fridays, my "official" weigh-in for myself is still on Monday.

As far as parties and get togethers, what works best for me is to keep a bottle of water in my hand and a piece of gum in my mouth.

You could keep your Monday weigh-in and use those numbers for the following Friday. Lots of our participants keep their regular weigh in days, ie, from weight watchers and report to Shannon a few days early. Send LuvBaloo a PM if you want more info!

QOTD: If there is something tempting me I try to work out...I don't know why but after I am done I usually don't crave the item anymore. Also, gum seems to help me a lot, just keeping my mouth occupied seems to help!

Gum really does seem to help!

I made it through 2 parties this weekend, and am happy to say I chose a few snacks, and kept track, and we're going to one more this afternoon, and I'm bringing fruit salad, and will have one burger, and always have a big glass of water.

Great job on a busy and healthy week-end!

I got up today and ran 4M. I had a bowl of Special K for breakfast, and I had more of the scallops and grape tomatoes for lunch. We have ribs and corn on the cob for dinner, with a guacamole appetizer. I'm also going to enjoy another piece of the carrot cake for dessert. I may need an afternoon snack, so we have plenty of other fruit and veggies. Tomorrow I'm starting on my new eating plan. I measured out raw cashews for part of my afternoon snack (along with an orange). 2 Tbsp is not a large amount, but I suspect the orange will make me quite full. I'm really excited to see if spreading my calories out makes me even less hungry. Right now I eat regularly (or try to), but I don't have any logic like protein with every snack, or a certain number of calories. I've adopted snacks from the BL, and I'm hoping that will do the trick to finally finding a good balance for me. It may be hard to tell from tomorrow. It's my yoga day, so I won't have the strenuous exercise which makes me hungrier. But I should have a good idea how it's working by the next weigh in!

Well, maybe you need some BL protein powder drinks to add to your arsenal? (Sorry couldn't resist sounding like a BL product placement! ) Seriously, it might be something to think about.

Unfortunately, I am definitely out of Princess now. The moved date killed me. We have been planning to visit ILs in Phoenix (ok, Sun City, but I suspect we'll stay in Phoenix ), over ds's February vacation, and it ends when Princess begins, so there's no way to make it work. We haven't been out there since before ds12 was born, so we really need to go, and I can't just beg off and go to FL...well, I could, but I would feel terrible and the ILs would be insulted, so I'm going to Arizona. We aren't as terrible as we sound -- they started going out there as snowbirds, and only made it year-round a couple of years ago. We have been seeing the ILs, they've just been local!

We will miss you!

For me, temptations usually aren't too bad. Usually I just try to avoid being around temptations. At work, the cravings can be the worst. I used to go grab A&W for lunch quite often as an escape. Or grab chips or chocolate from the vending machine for a snack. I've learned that drinking water helps, and chewing gum, and having raw veggies available. The crunch of the veggies and the time it takes to eat them can fill the need to snack. Also tomatoe basil rice cakes can help fight off an urge for snacking. When I've really been craving something for a while, I will try to plan to have a reasonable amount of it. Otherwise I go crazy and will end up eating an entire bag of salt & vinegar chips.

Is there someplace else you can escape at work? Like taking a walk and keeping your cell phone? I don't know why is it so hard to escape unless you have a purpose? It's okay to escape to get fast food but it's not okay to escape to take a break? When really we would feel better and probably work better if we just took the break!

I finished up the month with 101.1 miles--combo of elliptical, running, and a little walking.

I have been a little anxious the last couple of days. I am at the weight where I stalled out a couple of years ago. The last time I was at this weight was May of 2007. I stalled out and couldn't get any lower. I know I'm doing things different this time, but felt like I needed to acknowledge the anxious feelings. I am 2.2 lbs from a "normal" bmi. I know it's just a number, but it still seems so unattainable.

Wow! Great job on your miles from last month!

I know it is hard not to get anxious but you don't have to repeat what happened to you before. Think of all the things you have improved now, a support system, cross training, a normal bmi so close you can taste it! A little anxiety that gives you that final push might not be a bad thing. Big anxiety that paralyzes you and sabotages your efforts -- not so good. You can do it, Rose! I know you can!

I've been on sparkpeople and am now tracking my food, water, weight loss, etc. I should only be eating 1200-1400 calories a day. I must admit I'm going to bed hungry.....suggestions

Are you eating your own stuff and tracking or are you eating what sparkepeople suggests that you eat? sparkpeople really emphasizes the fruits and vegetables and you can actually eat more when you follow their suggestions.

If you can give me an idea of what your daily food is than maybe I can give you some ideas on where you can change some things around so you are not hungry at bed time. It may just be as simple as adding some more protein and vegetables at dinner. I'm sure if you give us your food lists you will have more than enough suggestions from all of us to work with.

This is a very nice offer!

What a QOTD. I have STUNK at avoiding temptations this weekend. I do great at work, or at home if DH isn't here. When he's home, we have bigger dinners, or go out, etc. I also stink at avoiding foods at my mom's house. I had been doing great, visualizing the scale and the size I want to be. I don't have junk for snacking in the house, so snacks aren't the problem, it's overdoing the meals. For the last 2 weeks, I haven't had the focus. I ate everything in sight at her house again yesterday. Had a splurge meal of Mexican Friday. Steak DH cooked Saturday.

From this moment until I am in WDW, I am determined to take stock of portions and calories within each portion. I need to lose what I've gained in the last couple days, plus more!

Taryn. It's hard when you've gone off track and have a big event coming up. Have you asked your Mom to put away the tempting stuff when you are around? I bet she would be happy to help you since she can see how far you've come!

QOTD: Drink a large glass of water when I see something I want! I also think about the clothes that I swore I would never wear again! I'm so worried that after totally giving into temptation (esepcially this weekend) that I will lose my 45 and my 40 pound clippies! That's how bad I've been!

Tracey. As someone who has lost their clippie on more than one occasion, I can so totally relate. I can also tell you that if you do lose it, that you will get it back and it is less likely to run off again!

 

[lisah0711]

Please tell me why I just sat here and ate a whole chocolate bunny worth 440 calories.

It was there and it was temptation! It's gone now! I ate half a bag of movie theater popcorn and I don't know why either!

I agree w/ Tracey, it was there, and now it's gone. You won't have to worry about it again!!!! That sounds like something I would have done the last couple of weeks!

I think most of us have been there recently...I ate a whole box of chocolate covered donuts! Not to mention the hersheys kisses and keebler cookies to go with it! Luckily they are gone now and my house is once again "clean"! Good luck getting back on that wagon...you can do it!

to all of you. Glad that you got that out of your system and we're pulling you back in the wagon right now!

We're home from our last weekend party, and I did pretty well. I had 3 mikes hard lemonades, a hamburger, garden salad and fruit salad, a freezer pop, and I almost made it til the dessert came out, including a chocolate fountain, and I had a marshmallow and a strawberry dipped in chocolate and one mini cupcake. Not too bad when I consider how I would have done in the past. And I wrote it all down, which is key for me. Though I just looked up the mikes and each one was 5 points! I thought it would be less. Oh well, good to know. Found this handy link if anyone is interested.http://recipecircus.com/recipes/awsum34/TIDBITS---You-Need-To-Know/Beer.html

Well, it's better to know but it sure takes some of the fun out of it!

I can't wait to join in on the summer challenge. Unfortunately, my DIS lurking has left me lacking the required 10 posts necesssary to PM LuvBaloo...so i'm off to post & will be back shortly to join on the fun.

External motivation has always been my greatest challenge, so I look forward to joining the community.

planaholic! Thanks for joining our challenge!

Had an OK day today. Much, much better than yesterday. Tomorrow is a new day and I will still OP! I will! I am planning to use the Wii Fit+ tomorrow morning and then go to the gym tomorrow night.

I was pretty upset when I got home a few minutes ago, but thanks to the support of this thread, I am much better. I appreciate you so much!

and we appreciate you!

I thought I was good facing my tempations until today. I was so hungry for macaroni salad so I decided to make some. I did use light mayo. I ended up having 3 servings between 3-7pm. oops. Not feeling good about it but cant change it know. I will just count the points and move on. I cant believe the long weekend is over already. Back to work tomorrow.

Macaroni salad does sound tasty!

For all of us who have overindulged this weekend, let's all say it together.....

TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY! IT CAN BE A FRESH START! It WILL be a fresh start! And as my WW leader always used to say, "Every meal is a chance to eat differently!". We can get back on track!!!!

LMDisneygirl! I can see that you are getting into the spirit of things right away!

Don't beat yourself up too much. Remember you wouldn't throw all the dishes out because you broke one plate. Get back on the wagon tomorrow. (I can't remember who quoted that originally, but it seemed appropriate here.)

That was LuvBaloo who found that quote for us on WW I believe.

jenanderson, did you see all the folks who are doing the COW?

Hey everyone. Well, I definitely ate a few things I shouldn't have BUT I didn't eat A LOT. If that makes sense? I just had a taste here and there. The thing I ate the most of was fruit so I feel better about that anyway. But I still need to get myself TOTALLY together. It will be way easier tomorrow when the kids are in school and there aren't any barbecues.

QOTD: I avoid temptation by knowing how good skinny feels. I also chew sugar free gum alot. I make Jason a PB&J for work almost everyday and now I have to always remember not to lick my fingers, or the knife. We still have all the bad things in the house, I just choose not to eat them.

Maybe as time goes on you can wean your family off the bad stuff, too!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

, escape! (Susie) Hope that you day is a great one!

Anyone else have a birthday coming up soon?

lovedvc, good luck on your appointment today.

Tuesday QOTD Do you have other ways to measure your progress besides the scale?

I have measurements that I do sporadically. Mostly I use the "how I am feeling test." If I feel strong and feel like I am making progress, then I know that I am regardless of what the scale says. I probably should add some more measurements so I will be watching to see what you all say!

Have a great day all!

 

[Greenfield1984]

Good morning everyone! I hope we all have a great day and are able to stick to our plans. I'm going to have a hard time because I had to run out of the house to catch the bus this morning (DD did NOT want to wake up) so I didn't have time to pack my breakfast and lunch (which is why I need to ALWAYS PACK IT THE NIGHT BEFORE!!!) Did grab some fruit and yogurt to have as snacks, so I'll just make the best choices possible today (veer AWAY from the poutine and towards the soup and salad in the cafeteria!).

QOTD Tuesday:

I don't take any measurements, but I go by how my clothes are fitting (they're all really tight now!) and also my energy levels. As soon as I start doing regular exercise my energy levels go through the roof. When I'm not working out and eating well, I'm a sloth. So I love noticing the change in my energy (which is alread slowly creeping up).
Also, I work on the 16th floor and many times a day I have to go up to the 21st. I now always take the stairs and like seeing that I'm not as winded each time I do it. (I know, it's only 5 flights, but it's a start. Eventually I want to do the whole 16 to get up to my office every day, but not yet).

Have a lovely day and thank you all for posting. I love how active this board is and I love hearing everyone else's answers and useful tips.

 

[wtpclc]

WOw, this is a busy place. I need to start taking notes.

luvDVC - Good luck today!

COW - I have a very large Pooh Bear mug for my water. Got it on a trip with good friedns, so it's cute and has great memories attached!

QOTD - My waist bands on my pants really tell me the story. i do need to measure myself again too.

Did ok over the weekend. Hoping to see some good results by Friday.

 

[Rose&Mike]

So I figured I fell off the wagon I might as well drag behind it for a bit. First I had the chocolate bunny and then I had a large mud slide ice from Ralph's. Oh well tomorrow is another day. For those of you that have seen my posts in the last few weeks you know I've been going through some things and tomorrow is the neurologist appointment. I guess I'm just dealing with my nerves right now.

Good luck with the appointment! My stress level was through the roof when the heart stuff was going on. Hang in there.

I made a plan to get the running in between kids soccer and coming home for dinner. And I stuck to it! Still not loving the running, but it feels to good to do it. I may end up doing 2 weeks of the week 1 level, but I'll decide that when next week rolls around.

I did good today with no pop! Now we'll see how tomorrow goes.

I'll be on tomorrow for the first results post, which doesn't have any results just opening stats

Yeah for running! I do not enjoy running, but I'm only doing it two days a week with DH and he has been amazingly supportive. It's an awesome feeling to finish a run!
Are you giving up pop completely? It's hard, but so worth it in the end. I've even noticed my teeth are whiter!


Feel better Tracey!

Thanks Lisa! I'm feeling more positive today. I am so afraid of sabotaging myself, but I figure if I'm aware that I'm anxious, then that's a good thing!

Happy Birthday Susie!

QOTD--I check my waist measurement every couple weeks, it's been my slowest area to budge, and it's finally going down.


Hope everyone is having a good day! I did 6 miles on the elliptical today. I am determined to get my house a little more organized today. I feel like it's been a state of minor disarray since DS went to college in August, which is also about the same time I went back to work! My laptop is making funny noises, and I hope that's not a sign of things to come. We had an offer accepted on a BWV resale contract so we're waiting on ROFR. A new laptop is NOT in the buget right now. I'll check in later.

 

[N&B'smom]

So...........I'm at work and had a great, healthy breakfast and already had 32oz of water and am currently drinking a 20oz decaf coffee with a tiny bit of Splenda. Water is so key for me!!

QOTD TUESDAY - I go by how my clothes are fitting but truthfully I do get hung up on the number on the scale. Hopefully this time around I will not be so obsessed with it!!