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

[tigger813]

Forgot the QOTD: I love In the Big Blue World from Nemo the Musical! We saw the show on our last trip and I bought the soundtrack on the way out!

Just had a strawberry yogurt smoothie and need a little something else before we start our walk to the lake!

 

[lisah0711]

Trying to think of ways to cool the house even more using curtains/blankets in the hallway/stairway. I'll have to run to the hardware store later to find one.

Tracey, try a tension rod and a twin sheet. I just open the side of the seam at the top of the sheet and slide it on -- no sewing!

 

[tigger813]

Tracey, try a tension rod and a twin sheet. I just open the side of the seam at the top of the sheet and slide it on -- no sewing!

That's what we are thinking! Time to pack up the towels and get the sunscreen on and get the water ready to take with us!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Shelby--sending good thoughts your way for good test results. The waiting is so hard, I can only imagine.

Lisa--thanks for suggesting subsonic. I have it on now. I wish I could do it at work, but we have a pretty strict internet policy. Hope the doggie is doing better.

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

Maria

Yea for Thursday, Maria! Hope your run is great!

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

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

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

Thanks Cam! That was the perfect thing to say. I have been flirting with lower and lower numbers in my head, which is not a good thing. I am going to stick with the goal I set for now. I had a small aha moment about all this yesterday, which I'll save for another time.

Hope you have a great time at the concert!

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

- Bill

Welcome Bill! I have found the more I post, the more I stay on track. Hang in there, you can do it!

!

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

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

Glad everything is fixed Tracey! Try to stay cool.

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

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

Have a great rest of the day everyone!

Bree

Hope today is better.

Happy Tuesday all!!!

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

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

Today is a new day. Hope you are able to get back on track!

Girl! You are too sweet!


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

We are terrible about unpacking. It's not unusual for it to take several weeks for everything to get back to it's place when we get home.

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

My ds wore jammies until high school. Now he just sleeps in his boxers. Stay cool!

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

Have a great day tomorrow!

CC

Here's to good weigh ins this week!

Hi All, I was mostly a lurker in the last week, but wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone. Seems like there have been some ups and downs in terms of weight..and I was in the up category last Friday unfortunately. My eating was baaaad last week, as I took the week off from work and hung around the house with DS...which led to eating out 6 times . I think I was pretty bloated Friday morning with the fast food. Drank lots of water and got in a decent amount of exercise over the weekend, and my midweek weigh-in this morning had me down what I was up last week, plus a bit more! So, big lesson to myself, stay away from the fast food, regardless of how much DS wants it. Back to work today, which I never thought I would think was a good thing...but it means I am back on a regular eating schedule, with no time to run to one of the many eating places out there, so I am backing to planning meals ahead of time. That should get me back on track.

Have a great evening everyone!
Dahly

Eating out kills my weight loss. Even if I'm making reasonable choices, the salt is awful. Hope this week is better, but it sounds like you had fun with your DS!

Thrilled that I am 1 pound from regaining... I mean getting (new start, Taryn) my 50lb clippie! With all the housework I plan to do today, and DH back at work, it should be easier. I swear that man adds so much weight to me! I eat a lot less when he's not around! I love him, though.

Off with a trash bag to DD1's room while she is gone. UGH. I dread it. If you don't hear back from me by lunchtime, someone call EMS! Or Ghostbusters!

Have a great day!
Taryn

Fingers crossed for "new" clippies!

Congrats to all the Losers--especially Tricia!

I start my off week today. They started interviewing to fill my position yesterday, so hoping to be in my new job and regular schedule in a couple of weeks! Mike and I ran after work yesterday--the temp at 6:15 was 95. We went slow--the slowest run since we've been running together, but I am happy to say we ran the entire 4 miles!!!! Felt like this was a break through, because we're training for the Wine and Dine, and there is a good possibility it will be HOT! We walked at the beginning and end for a total of 6 miles. Today I did strength and 3.2 on the elliptical.

QOTD--I love the music from Spectromagic--it's my favorite parade!

Hope everyone has a great day. I'll check back in later!

 

[Connie96]

Wednesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney song? You know the one that plays and you can't help but think of your last Disney vacation.

I listen to Mouse World Radio all the time. And, it's not a song but the one thing that instantly transports me back to WDW (complete with goosebumps) is:

“Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor manténganse alejado de las puertas.”

Oh, and also, the WDW Today music - we always listen to that on the TV while we're getting ready to hit the parks, so when I hear it on MWR, I can feel the anticipation of a great day.

 

[brinalyn530]

Wednesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney song? You know the one that plays and you can't help but think of your last Disney vacation.
Again, it’s hard to pick a favorite… but I guess mine would probably be Beauty and the Beast. It’s my favorite show at WDW and we sang that song when I was in chorus in middle school, so it’s kind of special to me. But I love all the Little Mermaid and Aladdin songs too.

Congrats to all the biggest losers this week, especially Tricia !

Kathy – I’m still waiting for mine, too! Maybe we should go shoe shopping !

Rose – Thanks! I'm going to make my DS give me a big hug later cause I really could use one IRL!

I am so ready for this week to be over. I got the bank situation dealt with yesterday afternoon because I was just fuming and couldn’t wait until today. Now I get to do all the fun stuff like unlinking accounts, canceling automatic payments, setting up payments on the new accounts, changing my direct deposits. Did I mention that I hate banks?

To top it off my boss has been overly dramatic about his cell phone acting up and then insulted me about the spare I gave him (which happened to be my old phone with a back up of my contact list in it (which he erased), which is also in perfect condition despite having been in constant use for almost 7 years, thankyouverymuch). One of the things people *should* consider when looking to get a new cell phone is the past performance of the model (this is the second time he’s had exactly the same issue with his phone and he keeps getting the same damn one!) as well as the compatibility with current systems (I cannot retrieve his contacts and have no back up of them because his phone is not compatible with our current back-up system – yet he still picked it after the first issue, and picked it again after this second issue!). Grrrr…. Don’t get me wrong, normally I love my boss (and really everyone I work with), but he can be particularly self involved and frequently blurts stuff out before he considers whether or not it may be hurtful. With everything else going on this week, he just seriously rubbed me the wrong way. And really, it’s not life or death – it’s a freakin’ cell phone! (OK, vent is over – we will now resume our pleasant, on topic discussion… )

I’ve been pretty good with my eating this week, but haven’t been able to drag myself out of bed to exercise. I really hope I can get caught up on sleep this weekend so I can get back to my routine next week. Has anybody tried any of the gadgets that will monitor your sleep patterns and wake you up at the “optimal” time? I’m really thinking that I am just trying to get myself up during a deep sleep phase and I literally cannot function at that particular time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Talk to you guys later – have a great rest of the day!

Bree

 

[maiziezoe]

I listen to Mouse World Radio all the time. And, it's not a song but the one thing that instantly transports me back to WDW (complete with goosebumps) is:

“Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor manténganse alejado de las puertas.”

Oh, and also, the WDW Today music - we always listen to that on the TV while we're getting ready to hit the parks, so when I hear it on MWR, I can feel the anticipation of a great day.

That is the ring tone I have on my phone when someone sends me a text message... I get about 100+ text messages a day. Every time I hear it I smile.

I also have a shirt that says it (well, the shirt doesn't actually talk... the words are written on the shirt).

 

[brinalyn530]

I have to modify my response to part 2 of the COW this week. I just finished chatting on Facebook with my first "grown-up" boyfriend. Turns out he lives about an hour from Port Canaveral. We made tentative plans to get together to catch up the day before my cruise next year. Ummm, the last time he saw me I was 20 years old and weighed between 150 and 160. That's 50 to 60 pounds lighter than right now! Talk about motivation...

But he did cheer me up immensely, and I'm glad for that.

Now, I just have to remember our chat every morning when my alarm goes off at 6 am! I think that's just what I needed to get my butt outta bed!

"Talk" to you guys tomorrow!

Bree

 

[jbm02]

I missed this week's COW. Help!!!!

Disney song: the music to Spectromagic. Instantly transported to MK, if only in my mind!!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I missed this week's COW. Help!!!!

Disney song: the music to Spectromagic. Instantly transported to MK, if only in my mind!!!!

Glad I'm not the only one who loves that music! I get teary eyed just thinking about it. We plan our whole trip around seeing Spectromagic!

 

[jenanderson]

Hello Everyone! I feel SO FAR behind! We left on Friday and did not get home until late Monday. I spent Tuesday working on a million things I needed to get done and did not get on here. So now it is Wednesday and HERE I AM! I am not even going to try to go backwards with all the posts, I am just going to start fresh.

I have GAINED weight and am not real happy. I tried hard with prepping all the fruits and veggies for the weekend and felt that for the most part I did a good job. I did not expect to gain the 4 pounds that I did. I know that it is going to take a better dedicated plan and I just haven't done that yet. My exercising is really suffering and I need to get on it again. I did not even do the COW at all this week and I am the one in charge of that...what was I thinking? So, I am going to do some journaling tonight and get a new plan in place to motivate myself AGAIN. Do we all see a pattern here??? I feel like I am traveling in circles but at least I keep traveling and I am not giving up yet.

I need to finish getting all the COW records updated so if you did not reply for last week (COW 5), please send those numbers in. This was our LOWEST participation week with the COW so I am going to really encourage you all to take a new look at the COW when I post tomorrow.

It is good to be back and be our thread again because I am obviously going to need some support (and a good old kick in the behind) from all of you as I recover from the long holiday weekend!

Later -
Jen

 

[keenercam]

Wednesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney song? You know the one that plays and you can't help but think of your last Disney vacation.

I also love the monorail warning, but "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" reminds me of Mickey's Philharmagic, which I LOVE!

Congratulations to all the losers this week, and especially to Tricia!

I do want to say (and not just because I didn't lose this week ) Congratulations for everyone who is here/still here. Everyone is a winner just for making the commitment to this journey.

Shelby -- I'm sorry you have to wait for test results. Sending you lots of and

Taryn - Congratulations on the new baby!!! There is nothing as wonderful in this world than a new little bundle!

Me? I'm hanging in. Nothing new. Saw the orthopedic specialist today and I'm still on crutches and in the brace, though the brace can now be set for 0--90 degree range of motion. I can also start PT on "land" instead of only in the pool. My formerly very pronounced and strong quad isn't "firing" right, so my running days are further off than I'd like to think. But, I am going to start trying to do more and see where that gets me. I'm not supposed to push it so much that my knee swells up but I am allowed to try to do whatever I can stand, pain-wise. I am dying for the chance to do some cardio and may even try to ride a recumbent bike tomorrow at the gym if I can make that work with the brace before I do my upper body workout with a friend (my first at the gym since my surgery 6+ weeks ago!)

Maybe if I shake up my routine a bit my body will give up a pound or two.

 

[tigger813]

Good evening all!

Survived the heat wave, though there may be another 2-3 days but not as hot! Had 2 light Ball Park Franks. Quite tasty. Now I'm drinking some CL Lemonade. I may try and take another walk in awhile if it cools off. It's finally down to 88 on my deck!

Listening to the podcast from today! So excited since it's about holidays at Disney. Getting me really excited! They're talking about Osborne Lights right now which is one of my favorite things! I intend to be there one of the days when they light the lights! And videotape the whole thing!

I bought some more material today. Mom is going to make me a sundress that I will wear for my birthday party! I really need to start planning since it's only about 6 weeks away! DH and I need to sit down and talk about food. May have the guests bring apps and desserts and we'll do the main food. I need to get my e-vite out this week! I did send a save the date out awhile ago!

I'll probably check back in later!

Welcome back Jen!

 

[pinkle]

this might have already been answered, but just in case - here you go.

At the bottom of a post, on the right hand side, there should be a button with the world "quote". Right beside that is another button with the symbols "+ on it.

If you are wanting to make multiple quotes - click on that "+ each time to "mark" a post as one that you want to quote. When you are ready to post your own message, just click the post reply button at the end of the page and all the quotes will fill in. Then you sort of "clean" them up a bit and add your own text.

Hope this helps!

thank you...i will give it a try!

 

[pinkle]

QOTD: You'll be in my heart....Tarzan.
Quite a few years ago we went to Disney with my parents and watched the Tarzan show....my mom is no longer with us but I always have such good memories of great times!!!

DaniB.......we live south of Hamilton, not too far from you. It's been HOT. My pool is 90, no solar blanket or heater

 

[jenanderson]

I do want to say (and not just because I didn't lose this week ) Congratulations for everyone who is here/still here. Everyone is a winner just for making the commitment to this journey.

This is totally the truth. I always think that just by being here, I am in a better place now then when I started.

Welcome back Jen!

Thanks Tracey! It is good to be back. I had a really relaxing time but obviously relaxed way too much as I gained weight. Time to come up with a new plan of attack that will hopefully get me back to feeling inspired to go again.

Wednesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney song? You know the one that plays and you can't help but think of your last Disney vacation.

I don't know if I can pick just one...I think it is Wishes. But it could be the soundtrack for Splash Mountain or the TTA or Fantasmic or the Pirates ride through or the soundtrack for the monorail resort loop or the Polynesian resort songs...I could go on and on! We listen to them all the time and it makes us want to be there.

 

[tigger813]

Thanks Tracey! It is good to be back. I had a really relaxing time but obviously relaxed way too much as I gained weight. Time to come up with a new plan of attack that will hopefully get me back to feeling inspired to go again.

I know the feeling! I was doing well the first part of the weekend and then really blew it on Monday when my oven wouldn't work! Oh well! I walked about 7 miles today and ate pretty well. I had two light hot dogs for supper and a piece of my coffee cake. I have also been drinking my water and Crystal Light. I actually forgot to drink my protein water this morning. I will hold it together tomorrow. I will probably walk around the neighborhood in the morning to get my day started. I have one client scheduled in the morning and then I'll come home and do some Wii or WATP! I keep saying I'm going to do WATP but it's been so hot and my house so crowded that I haven't been able to get it in.

We have the sheet hanging in the hallway entrance and it's helping a little bit in the living room. We have the bedroom acs on and blowing a fan into DD1s bedroom and it feels nice down there. It's 80 in the house and 82 outside. Only supposed to be around 90 tomorrow.

DH has to do some work at 10 tonight so I'll probably stay up with him and maybe get some reading done tonight. I'll have to head into work at 8:45 as we have a new receptionist who hasn't opened the spa before so I will be training her. Not a big deal but I also have to get ready for my 9:45 client.

Time for some more water! Have a good night all!

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening Everyone!

I feel so behind on the thread. I have read through, but that's the best I can do. The heat is wearing me out. I didn't sleep well last night because I kept waking up feeling really hot and now I'm exhausted. I even napped earlier today for over an hour!

Today was an okay day. I got up later than usual, but still with enough time to workout for 45 minutes on the Wii. I did 2 more 10 minute Free Runs this morning. I'm not sure if I'll do the same tomorrow. I may decide to sleep in and take the day off. Plus, I'll probably go to Zumba class tomorrow night. That or swim for at least 30 minutes, like I did this evening. I am determined to have a good loss this week. Thanks for all the cheering!

Eating today wasn't great. By falling asleep until my parents woke me up for dinner, I didn't get to make any requests. They were really sweet though and cut the fat off my piece of steak before they put it on my plate. Not sure why they served me, but I did appreciate it. I'm hoping all the exercise I did today plus all the water I've been drinking will help balance things out for the day. I really, really want to at least stay at the weight I was this morning for Friday's weigh-in. I should probably go drink a bit more water. I've already had 9 glasses for the day, but with this heat, another 1 or 2 shouldn't hurt.

Have a great day tomorrow!

 

[cclovesdis]

Back again!

I want to remind everyone that there's still plenty of time to join the July Exercise Thread. Rose is doing a fantastic job hosting this month and I'll be hosting next month. Here is the thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2497486

The first post explains everything. I just posted there about how between this thread and the exercise thread, I am bound to lose weight. Yes, WW gave me tools and taught me which foods were better to eat than others, but it is the motivation that is helping me drop pounds. Thanks to everyone!

Have a great night!

 

[N&B'smom]

Hi everyone. Thanks SO much for the support regarding my followup at the Oncologist. It means a lot. Now that it's behind me I can TRULY get myself on track!

I am so excited, my 30 Day Shred arrived today so tomorrow morning, if you hear someone whimpering...that'll be me. I am SO excited to get started!! When I exercise regularly I don't eat bad things because I feel like it undermines all the hard work!

Got my DVD and my hand weights...I am READY!!!!!!!!