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

[Octoberbride03]

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!

Is that all?

NO problem. Last time I clocked myself per mile I was under 12 walking, no jogging and no speed ups. I've probably slowed down some since i married and moved to VA as people walk slower here, but i see no reason i can't get up to speed.

 

[Octoberbride03]

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!

From the non running yet large chested woman I second this bra. I wear it all day long at work. Pricey and well worth it. I am comfy and supported. And it lasts too. This has outlasted any other bra I've bought for work and shows no signs of wearing out.

 

[mikamah]

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!

I did get the Enell, and it is awesome. So much support and very comfortable. Worth every penny. It was highly recommended here on the dis. I just love this place.

 

[NancyIL]

I forgot about tomorrow being weigh-in day, and ate TWO bowls of ice cream after dinner tonight! Good thing I did 75 minutes of cardio today!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I LOVE running in the rain (though obviously not in thunderstorms!). They're calling for rain off and on today and I'm actually really hoping that it's raining when I go out for my run this afternoon/evening.

and for my QOTD:

Force myself to get my workout done tonight. I know I need to do laundry, tidy up, watch my DD and make dinner. DH is really supportive and does EVERYTHING around the house and I need to start pulling my weight when it comes to chores I HATE cleaning (though I enjoy doing laundry). The difficulty today will be that since it's raining out I won't be able to do my jog with DD, so I'll have to wait until after she's gone to bed, by which point I always want to fall into bed myself.

So tonight, I will make myself go run no matter what!!!

Have a great day everyone!

I also love to run in the rain. I feel like it gives me a burst of energy! I thought I was the only wierd one out there but it seems alot of runners like this. Glad to know Im not crazy

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

I ran this morning. Had my best time to date. It felt good to run.

Sometimes, when I am running, I imagine I am Forrest Gump... I just want to keep running and running and running.

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

I think of forrest gump all the time when I talk about my runs. I can hear him say "and I was running". The other night my mom mentioned that my hair was getting really long and I told her Im not going to cut it until I complete my goal of running the princess half. She asked why and I told her I am inspired by forrest gump.

I always thought runners were nuts. I always did my very best to get out of running when I was in school and when I did decide I wanted to start running I was, I don't know, 26 or so, so I guess it was about 10 years ago. I stick with it for a while and then get away from it for a while, but I always enjoy coming back to it. The two things you need to start running are the right shoes and the right bra. Once you have those, running (to me) is more therapy than it is exercise. 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).

I get a charge from being outside after being stuck inside my office all week. Some people enjoy music while running, but I like hearing the sounds of being outside - birds, kids, cars, the wind. I enjoy the solitude of running, when I'm the only voice in my head. I will never be a "workout queen". But, there is sanity in running that I never knew about until I tried it for myself.

Connie, I always felt the same way about running. I was extremely active and thin in high school. I played 3 varsity sports and was in excellent shape. When it came to doing long runs for field hockey I use to lead my group to an apartment complex and we would hide for 20 minutes and then run back to our field.. My coach either caught on after awhile or someone ratted me out because the last half of the season she made me run with the fast girls. So moral of the story I was never a runner and never wanted to be one either.

Then about 2 years ago my friend told me about a womens 5K in our area. It sounded like fun and I knew I needed to loose alot of weight from my pregnancies. I decided to start and did it on and off for awhile. I still never loved it and often would run alot a week or 2 prior to a race and then stop until it got closer to the next one I registered for. I decided a month ago I would get serious and make a goal. I chose the princess in 2011. I now have been running 3 times a week since and have gotten to the point that I enjoy it. I dont use music. Just my thoughts. Its so peaceful and such a great way to relieve stress.

Sorry for the book I just wrote but your comments really hit the nail on the head and I felt like someone really knows just how I am feeling.

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.

Im doing the princess half too.

 

[JOANNEL]

Went to sculpt class this am and a nice long walk on the beach tonight. SO far no oil!!!!

Good luck every one tomorrow!! I am not going to step on the sclae and look. I told myself I was only going to weigh myself once a week!!

I think I have been pretty good this week so I am hopefull, made my husband take the brownies and cookies left over from last week end to work so not to tempt me.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

QOTD- I think I can believe in myself today and it will help me continue to meet my goals. In the past I have always given up thinking Im too far gone and cant be helped. I have now realized with every food decision and every choice to run/workout if I just believe that I can really do this it will help me to continue to make the right choices. Even when I slip and make a bad choice, if I still tell myself its ok....the next choice will be better it will help me to keep going on the right path.

 

[jenanderson]

Welcome to the Challenge of the Week – COW 2

Please know that you do not have to participate but the COW is here to help you build good habits and have fun as you focus on your health and fitness for the challenge.

It is summertime and that means it might be time to mix it up a bit with our Challenge of the Week (COW)! Here is how our new COW will work.

PART ONE: The first part of the COW will be based off the wonderful work of Donac who taught me that if I do something for 30 days, it will become a habit. Each week I will post two to four habit suggestions for you and at the end of the week, you report your points to me.

NEW and EXCITING: If you report your points, you will be eligible for wonderful prizes! I will randomly select one person each week to win a fabulous prize (maybe not fabulous but it will at least be a bit fun)!

PART TWO: The second part of the COW will be a fun task for you to complete during the week and then post about your experience here on our thread. Again, there will be FUN and FABULOUS prizes (for one randomly selected poster each week).

COW 2

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)
Exercise 20 minutes each day (1 point for each day)

When you send me your points please post your total in your RE and then in the main part of the pm list your points as follows:

XX days drinking water
XX eating 2 veggies
XX days of exercising for 20 minutes

This challenge runs from Friday, June 4, 2010 to Thursday June 10, 2010. On Friday June 10, 2010 PM me your points for the week. The COW results will be posted the same day the weekly totals are posted.

PART TWO
It is easy to get bored with your exercising but this week, I want you to come up with something new and tell me all about it! Got a piece of exercise equipment sitting around? How about an exercise video you bought but haven’t tried? Don’t just think about something new…get out and give it a try. It doesn’t have to necessarily have to be something you have never done…just find something you haven’t done in a long time or that you have wanted to try. Can’t wait to hear about all the new things people tried (be sure to tell me if you liked it or if you will try it again).

 

[Connie96]

Sorry for the book I just wrote but your comments really hit the nail on the head and I felt like someone really knows just how I am feeling.

Hey! It feels great to know I'm not the only one too!

QOTD- I think I can believe in myself today and it will help me continue to meet my goals. In the past I have always given up thinking Im too far gone and cant be helped. I have now realized with every food decision and every choice to run/workout if I just believe that I can really do this it will help me to continue to make the right choices. Even when I slip and make a bad choice, if I still tell myself its ok....the next choice will be better it will help me to keep going on the right path.

I love this. Very well said.

 

[jenanderson]

Evening Everyone! It has been a really crazy 2 days here. I actually think that it will be a crazy 2 weeks but then life should settle down a bit. I don't want to write a huge book, but I will give some of the information....

1. I am a teacher so I am trying to do report cards, plan our last lessons, finish assessments, grade all the last big projects and so many more things.

2. I will not be returning to my job. This means packing up my classroom and tons of stress as I look for a new job.

3. Both my kids are in dance...need I say more?!!! This weekend is dress rehearsals, next weekend is recitals and then it is national competitions.

4. My first ever 1/2 marathon is in 2 days...yep, kind of freaking out if I stop and think about it.

Those 4 things are my constant excuses as to why I am finding it okay to just maintain my weight versus trying to lose more like I need to. I keep thinking that I will do the right things tomorrow but it just does not happen. I know that I am not really doing all bad as my weight is seriously only shifting by less then a pound. That would be great if that was my goal but I have bigger plans and can't seem to get past my 4 huge excuses of why I am not doing better.

Alright, I am also exhausted so I am going to sign off for the night and try again tomorrow.

Good luck to everyone with their weigh in tomorrow. Thanks so much to Lisa for being our coach this week!

Night,
Jen

 

[A.Mickey]

The Enell looks like something I need! This thread is so hard to keep up with!

QOTD: Always make wise food decisions, keep drinking water and start running! Speaking of running...that is awesome that you are running in the race Ann! Is that for Founder Days?

 

[tigger813]

I've just finished the 2 mile WATP and I will do the 3 mile Pilates walk after putting DD1 on the bus. I think my neighbor either forgot or over slept this morning but at least I've always got Leslie to keep me on track.

I did a quick check weigh in and I'm ok after last night's pizza and ice cream and my 2 mile WATP!

No clients today but I do have DD1s Poetry Cafe at 1:30 and then it's off to swimming at her friend's house for the afternoon! We just finished the final project/book report of the year! Yeah!!!! 2 more weeks of school! I think I'm excited!

Tomorrow is 2 soccer games and then dinner with DD2s godfather's family. We get together about once a month when possible. Only have some minor cleaning left to do from the party last night. Vacuuming and cleaning out the crockpot from the hot fudge. DH said they only had 90 minutes here so they couldn't have made too much of a mess.

I earned 12 points on the COW this week due to being sick so I'm happy with that. I'm going to keep doing the COW and see if that helps me reach my goal. The exercise and the water are easy for me most weeks, it's the other stuff I sometimes struggle with. If I do have a drink tonight it will be Bud Light Lime. I only have one left so I had better get some more today.

Enjoy your Friday everyone!

 

[carmiedog]

6/2 Wednesday QOTD: What is your secret for staying consistent?
1) I'm highly competitive. Just being in a challenge keeps me going. 2) I'm OCD and a perfectionist. It's hard to let myself fail. If I can't be perfect, I tend to give up. I guess that's not really a "secret" for staying consistent. It's a flaw. And it's been hard learning it's OK if I mess up a day here and there, and it's OK if I have gains some weeks as long as I stay on the road.

6/3 Thursday QOTD: Tell us one thing that you can do today to get help get yourself where you want to be.
Accept and love myself, and do it for ME.

COW
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!

I already have the water habit well established from the last challenge...thanks to COW! The few times I fell off the wagon and stopped drinking my water, that's when I didn't feel as well and didn't do great.

Our cabinet is a hodgepodge of glasses and cups. My favorite glasses are drinking jars, those canning jars with the handles. I prefer glass and they're nice and heavy, yet easy to handle, and canning jars remind me of my grandma. Someday when I have the money (and my kids stop breaking things), I'm going to have a cabinet of these: http://www.etsy.com/listing/4637165...les&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes - guess I have a thing for nostalgia and a little different.

 

[tigger813]

COW

I have a water bottle I strictly use for my BL Protein water and then I have a 30oz water bottle from the hospital where my girls were born. I fill it 3-4 times a day and sometimes I mix in a Crystal Light packet for some flavor.

 

[pinkle]

i need to send my weigh in....last week i posted it and now i know i need to send it....but how......how to i find luvaboo?????

 

[tigger813]

i need to send my weigh in....last week i posted it and now i know i need to send it....but how......how to i find luvaboo?????

Find a post from LuvBaloo and click on the underlined LuvBaloo. A list of actions will appear and click on Send PM to LuvBaloo (or something like that).

 

[MushyMushy]

i need to send my weigh in....last week i posted it and now i know i need to send it....but how......how to i find luvaboo?????

Go to your inbox and compose a blank message, then start to type in luvbaloo into the "to" box. Her name should show up in a drop down lit.

Make sure it's "luvbaloo" though or you'll be sending your weight to some random person.

 

[MushyMushy]

Well, I am down 2.6 pounds. That's totally not bad for not having started until Tuesday! BUT, it's got to all be water weight since I ate and drank nonstop all weekend with my friends. At any rate, I'll take the loss.

 

[flipflopmom]

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING ALL!!!!! I am Taryn, and I will be your coach this week! Thanks to Lisa for a great job last week, Shannon (LuvBaloo)for being our weight keeper, and jenanderson for the COW! I hope the scale is good to you this week!

I am going to need your help, and ask that you keep doing the great job coaching each other for the next couple of days that you have been doing this week. I am a teacher, and today is the last day of school for the kids. However, my first grad school class of the summer is this weekend, from 4-8:30 tonight and 8-5 tomorrow. I will get the QOTD's in, and as much coaching as I can in the next 36 hours, but I am afraid it won't be stellar!

Friday's QOTD is a 2 part question: Today was our first weigh in of the challenge. What was your biggest CHALLENGE last week in your weight loss journey, and what step(s) can you take to remove it? AND what was your biggest VICTORY, and how did you make it happen?

For me, my biggest challenge was stress eating when I saw the syllabus for my class I leave for WDW 2 weeks from tomorrow , but I have a lot to accomplish for class between now and then, in addition to DDs crazy gymnastics schedule. I am going to write down all of the assignments AS WELL AS all I need to do to get ready for my trip, assign everything a day, and my exercise time. If I have every hour of every day planned, I can stay on track!

My biggest victory was running the most miles in a week yet! 12.5. I had been pretty steady at 9-11, so I am glad I could increase. I planned how far I wanted to run each day, and used the time to think about what I need to do, how much I want to accomplish, and how many calories I want to burn. I also got all of the COW points for this week, water is easy for me, but the veggies take a concentrated effort to make sure! I did lose 1 pound this week, so I am counting that as a breakthough, since I didn't lose any last week!


I hope you all have a wonderful day, and a great weigh in! I'll try to check in between school and my own class, but I don't know how much time I'll have. Otherwise, it will be around 10 before I can get on!

 

[JOANNEL]

Good morning all,

I am down 4 lbs which seems unbelievable, must have been retaining something last week!!

Thanks for the support that made this happen!!