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

[flipflopmom]

I now realize what all the extra calories can do to your body. Its a gross feeling. Im not sure what my weight shows. I will step on the scale tomorrow morning for the verdict.

My husbands sister passed away at age 5 of CF, he was only 7. My friends son was born with FOP which is a condition that turns your muscle into bone and eventually will cause you to become a human statue. He is turning 4 this month and already has trouble turning, bending, and lifting his arms, he has profound hearing loss and wears hearing aids in both ears.

Welcome back Lindsay! Glad you had fun. As for the post vacation nasties, BTDT. Just jump back in tomorrow, not the next day, with lots of water, fruit, veggies, and exercises. I'm still trying to get my WDW weight off!! I haven't hit my running as hard as I need to.

That is so sad about your DH's sister and your friend's child. Thanks for sharing, those of us with healthy children really are blessed. I found out I am a CF carrier, but DH is not, but until we got his test results back, I was scared to death!

Kathy - you are too funny!

I really am going to bed this time! Laundry, cleaned den, vaccuumed. I HATE getting up to a messy house! Night again!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Kathy - Congrats on getting you second 5k done!

In need of PD this week!

sending pixie dust your way

Hi Everyone! Im Back!!!

Welcome back!
that illness of your friends child sounds horribly scary.

 

[LuvBaloo]

This week, I'm actually getting the reminder post out, its just a little late.

Okay, here's the list of people who haven't reported in for July 9th yet. You still have time to report in before the results come out on Tuesday

alisaheather
bellaphia
brinalyn530
buzz5985
CaptJackSparrowsGirl
carmiedog
cativa
Craftydawn
crzy4pooh
dizcrazy
donac
Graciesmom77
happysmyly
Hockeychic
Illini Disney Girl
Illini Disney Guy
jimmduck
keenercam
Kimkimba
lecach
Leleluvsdis
lisah0711
LittlePrincess2010
LMDisneygirl
LMO429
Ltl Mermaid
MinnieMouseMom
mommyarewegoingback
MushyMushy
My2Pixies
NCRedding
njcarita
nunzia
Piglet18
pintamino
pjlla
planaholic
PrincessEmilysMommy
redwalker
RENThead09
sahbushka
tea pot
Tinker'n'Fun
Worfiedoodles
wtpclc

 

[tigger813]

Good morning ALL!

Back from my walk with my neighbor! It's quite humid here and going to be all week!

Having my strawberry/blueberry smoothie! SOOOO GOOOD and thick this morning. If I eat early then I won't weigh myself so as long as I do this everyday I will not weigh myself until Wednesday.

One kid is bathed and fed. As soon as DH showers then I can get the other kid ready for her day at camp too! Going to pack a cooler for the girls with their drinks for soccer camp. DD1 will also have a bottle of Powerade Zero. Temps are looking better for the week and the weekend.

Hoping to do some errands before or after I take mom to the doctor today. DD2 is having a playdate after camp with her BFF!

Time to start the bread so we can have paninis for supper tonight.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone

Lunch went well. My friend's husband started in about a website which shows all the teacher's salaries and just as he was going to start in the waiter came over. He started in about the state towards the end of the meal. we decided that we should just park him the Hall of President without his wheelchair all day long and then move him over to the Carousel of Progress.

Eating wasn't so bad. I had mussels marinara. I had all the mussels and some of the pasta and I will have some more of it for lunch today. We did have dessert but it was a sampler so I had a small taste of two of them.

Have lots to do this week. My sister is having a graduation party for herself this weekend. It only took her 10 1/2 years to get her Bachelor Degree. She and my mom are doing the cooking so I volunteered to help. I am doing desserts here at the house early in the mornings when it is cool. I am making cookies and brownies and a couple of pies. We can't buy too much since my nephew is allergic to dairy. So much has dairy in. MY sister was looking at frozen meatballs and they all have dairy in. I can bake because Fleishman unsalted margarine has no dairy. It is mostly soy so I can use it for baking.

Dh is packing this week since he leaves next Wednesday for the boy scout jambo. He will be gone for 2 weeks. He has stuff all over the family room so I will be glad when he finishes packing.

I have a bp check up this morning. I will probably be yelled at since I have not been there since October. Hopefully everything is okay and she won't yell too much.


Question of the Day

Have you ever done a special tour at Disney World? If so, what was it and what was it like?

I did a Behind the scenes tour of the greenhouse at the Land. It was wonderful to hear about the gardening going on and how it is used in many of the restaurants.

I also did a Segway tour a few years ago. My family,and my sister's family made up the entire tour. I had a good time except that my dh felt uncomfortable and gave up the tour before we went outside. We had a 7:30 tour so it was fun to see Epcot empty. I got a shot of dh and ds's in front of SE but no one offered to take dh and I. We got off the tour right around 9:30 so other people got to see us riding in the park. Dh watched us in World Showcase and met us as we were coming out and getting ready to take the Segways back.

Have a great day out there.

 

[flipflopmom]

We decided that we should just park him the Hall of President without his wheelchair all day long and then move him over to the Carousel of Progress.

Hope your bp is looking good!

Question of the Day

Have you ever done a special tour at Disney World? If so, what was it and what was it like?

Not yet. Girls are too young. One day! I'd love to do the segway tour, sounds cool Dona!

Well, I have 3 happy things to report this am!
1. I didn't freak out last night, and slept well. (I have had an abnormal fear of someone breaking in my house during the night since I was a child, and a rash of breakins in my neighborhood early last summer didn't help. I kept a sleeping bag under my parents' bed, and even used it on college breaks once or twice.)

2. I laced up my running shoes again, and did 4 miles this am! Heat wasn't too bad, but it was really humid, made it hard to get clear breaths. The last .5 mile was rough, but that was because of my lack of running lately, not the humidity!

3. For the first time in a looonnngg time, I weigh less on Monday AM than I did on Friday AM! YAY for filling watermelon and cantaloupe! Of course, that was after my run, but still... I am very pleased that I can go all downward this week, instead of working until Wed to undo what I did on Sat. and Sun!

Off to get the trash out, shower, and take DD to gymnastics. Mom is coming with us, and we are going to see my new great-nephew - they just live a few miles from gymnastics. The girls haven't gotten to see him yet, they are sooo excited!

Have a great day everyone!!!!
Taryn

 

[carmiedog]

I've fallen off the internet! Really, I thought I would have more time to keep up here with it being summer and I have off work (school job), but I've been so busy. We have 3 garden plots (1 at home, 2 at a community garden), I'm completing redoing the kids' rooms (painting again today then ripping out carpet), we just returned from a wedding in Pittsburgh...and on and on.

I easily lost my mega vacation gain from a few weeks ago (mostly bloating, etc) and I'm back on track, but I MISS IT HERE!

Hope everyone is inching away and enjoying their summer!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

So I got on the scale this morning and its as bad as I thought I am up 4lbs on my home scale. I will do my official weigh in tomorrow morning at work but I figured it was going to be 3-4lbs. I am really going to need to step it up this week.

Plan is to go running in a few, plan meals for the week, head to the grocery store to buy the food, and drink tons of water.

QOTD- I have never done a tour but would love to try one. I am interested in seeing what you all have to say about the ones you've done. The segway tour sounds really neat.

 

[pinkle]

Good Morning Everyone. I hope to start this week off right and get my act together. Summer has proven to be more difficult than I had predicted. I start work in 10 minutes and have already driven my son to summer school, done a load of laundry and cleaned the kitchen....I should have gone for a run, but I wasn't sure I would have time.....my hair is soooo thick and takes forever to make it look presentable and I have a looong day. So hopefully I will get my butt in gear tonight (after my sons soccer match!)
I hope everyone can stay on track amd stay ahead of the humidity.
Have a great day
(the other Tracey aka Pinkles)

 

[MushyMushy]

I'm here and hopefully back for good! I haven't read the thread in over a week and I really miss the support and inspiration from all you guys.

I think (hope) all the craziness has settled down in my life so I can focus on my health again. My dad is settled into an assisted living home, so that takes a real load off our minds from all the worry we had with him. My 25th reunion has come and gone (eating, drinking and more drinking ). My daughter is home from a two week trip to a friend's house. My son is now temporarily living at home again (some drama there, as he and his gf broke up unhappily).

I'm so ready to get back on track. The crappy food I'm eating is making me feel horrible. I'm popping Prilosec and gas pills like crazy.

So back to day 1 all over again for me!

BTW, I promised my dad I'd take him to Olive Garden for lunch today. Any tips or guidance as to what would be good to eat there? I really want to make this work.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Well, I have 3 happy things to report this am!
1. I didn't freak out last night, and slept well. (I have had an abnormal fear of someone breaking in my house during the night since I was a child, and a rash of breakins in my neighborhood early last summer didn't help. I kept a sleeping bag under my parents' bed, and even used it on college breaks once or twice.)

I always had this same issue. My room was the first at the top of the hallway and I always thought someone would come in and get me and my parents wouldnt realize it for hours. It is getting better as I get older and we have a big dog too. Glad you were able to sleep good last night.

2. I laced up my running shoes again, and did 4 miles this am! Heat wasn't too bad, but it was really humid, made it hard to get clear breaths. The last .5 mile was rough, but that was because of my lack of running lately, not the humidity!
Good for you, I am about to get my but in gear shortly before the weather gets to hot.

3. For the first time in a looonnngg time, I weigh less on Monday AM than I did on Friday AM! YAY for filling watermelon and cantaloupe! Of course, that was after my run, but still... I am very pleased that I can go all downward this week, instead of working until Wed to undo what I did on Sat. and Sun!

Great Job! Its a good feeling to not have to catch up and just work on moving ahead.

Off to get the trash out, shower, and take DD to gymnastics. Mom is coming with us, and we are going to see my new great-nephew - they just live a few miles from gymnastics. The girls haven't gotten to see him yet, they are sooo excited!
Congratulations, new babies are so fun......when you can cuddle them and then go home.

I really need to get moving with my day here. I have missed my computer so much since I was away for 9 days I am going to have to pry myself off.

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone.

Dona- glad dinner went pretty well for you with your friend. That will help with your bp this morning. Good luck at the doctors today.

Question of the Day

Have you ever done a special tour at Disney World? If so, what was it and what was it like?

I have not, but would like to try the segway as well. They had some at a park in nh last year, but the line was long so we didn't wait. It's not a tour, but I've booked the pirate and princess fireworks cruise for michael's surprise trip, and I"m so excited about it. It looks really fun.

I've fallen off the internet! Really, I thought I would have more time to keep up here with it being summer and I have off work (school job), but I've been so busy. We have 3 garden plots (1 at home, 2 at a community garden), I'm completing redoing the kids' rooms (painting again today then ripping out carpet), we just returned from a wedding in Pittsburgh...and on and on.

I easily lost my mega vacation gain from a few weeks ago (mostly bloating, etc) and I'm back on track, but I MISS IT HERE!

Hope everyone is inching away and enjoying their summer!

Hello!! Summer is so busy and it seems like there's never enough dis time. Gardening must be your passion, and I wish i liket it a little more. I do have 3 green tomatoes on my patio tomato plant, so if I remember to keep watering it, maybe they'll turn red.

So I got on the scale this morning and its as bad as I thought I am up 4lbs on my home scale. I will do my official weigh in tomorrow morning at work but I figured it was going to be 3-4lbs. I am really going to need to step it up this week.

Plan is to go running in a few, plan meals for the week, head to the grocery store to buy the food, and drink tons of water.

Welcome back!! 4 pounds isn't too bad for a fun week of vacation. You have the perfect plan, and you will get back on and lose that weight in no time!! 4 days til weighin is a long time. You can do it, Lindsay!!!

Well, I have 3 happy things to report this am!
1. I didn't freak out last night, and slept well. (I have had an abnormal fear of someone breaking in my house during the night since I was a child, and a rash of breakins in my neighborhood early last summer didn't help. I kept a sleeping bag under my parents' bed, and even used it on college breaks once or twice.)

2. I laced up my running shoes again, and did 4 miles this am! Heat wasn't too bad, but it was really humid, made it hard to get clear breaths. The last .5 mile was rough, but that was because of my lack of running lately, not the humidity!

3. For the first time in a looonnngg time, I weigh less on Monday AM than I did on Friday AM! YAY for filling watermelon and cantaloupe! Of course, that was after my run, but still... I am very pleased that I can go all downward this week, instead of working until Wed to undo what I did on Sat. and Sun!

Awesome!!! What a great start to the week. Oh, and congrats on being a great aunt!! That is so exciting. Enjoy that precious little baby today.

I was going to drop michael at camp and then have an hour to go have a coffee at panera, but they called me in to work early, which is better overall, cause I won't have a bagel with the coffee, and if I get to leave earlier another day, my paycheck won't suffer.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[jenanderson]

Good Morning Everyone! I will come back later to comment on some posts but it is going to be a busy morning.

Workout for the day is complete! Here is what it looked like:
6 sets of 10 on core work (I need to get rid of the pooch)
3 miles running (Time: 30:47 / Pace: 10:10)
5 sets of 10 lifting weights

Housework has been started and the laundry is going.

I have now showered and will go eat my oatmeal for breakfast. I need to run a resume over to a school so I will be out for a bit.

When I return, I need to do more housework and laundry, write to some principals and work on a few projects around the house. I will reward myself with time on the WISH as I complete tasks so I will be back on later.

Have a happy and healthy Monday everyone!
Jen

 

[corinnak]

BTW, I promised my dad I'd take him to Olive Garden for lunch today. Any tips or guidance as to what would be good to eat there? I really want to make this work.

So glad things have settled down for you at last!

I like the Olive Garden a lot - I usually get the minestrone soup and salad with dressing on the side, since they usually drench the poor thing. It works easily into my plan.

Here is a list of nutritional info - it has the WW points, but also includes calories etc.

http://www.dwlz.com/Restaurants/olivegarden.html

 

[lisah0711]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! They made turning the big
5-0 a little extra magical.

I have to share with you what happened with my birthday cake. DS has a birthday three days before mine so I don't ususally get a cake because I always feel like I don't "need more cake," even though I absolutely love birthday cake. DH thought I deserved my own cake this year because of the milestone birthday so got me my traditional cake from when I was little girl with blue roses.

Unfortunately, the checker was having a bad day and kind of slammed the box into the cart. DH said it was okay when he was transferring it to the cake stand but then part of the top started to slide off . . .

I was talking to someone on the phone and DS ran upstairs yelling I had to come down right now that it was an emergency and this is what I saw:

So they quickly sang Happy Birthday to me and we each had a piece of cake. Later on the top with the blue roses fell off the stand and by the end of the evening we were left with this:

I think part of it was the raspberry filling that let things slide all over. And I took it to be a sign that I didn't really need any more cake. It was a very tasty cake but the issues made sure that I only had one piece and frankly that was enough for me.

We got a big laugh out of it and said that we will always remember my 50th birthday cake!

 

[my3princes]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! They made turning the big
5-0 a little extra magical.

I have to share with you what happened with my birthday cake. DS has a birthday three days before mine so I don't ususally get a cake because I always feel like I don't "need more cake," even though I absolutely love birthday cake. DH thought I deserved my own cake this year because of the milestone birthday so got me my traditional cake from when I was little girl with blue roses.

Unfortunately, the checker was having a bad day and kind of slammed the box into the cart. DH said it was okay when he was transferring it to the cake stand but then part of the top started to slide off . . .

I was talking to someone on the phone and DS ran upstairs yelling I had to come down right now that it was an emergency and this is what I saw:

So they quickly sang Happy Birthday to me and we each had a piece of cake. Later on the top with the blue roses fell off the stand and by the end of the evening we were left with this:

I think part of it was the raspberry filling that let things slide all over. And I took it to be a sign that I didn't really need any more cake. It was a very tasty cake but the issues made sure that I only had one piece and frankly that was enough for me.

We got a big laugh out of it and said that we will always remember my 50th birthday cake!

That is a sign from above Way too funny.

 

[my3princes]

DH called earlier this morning to tell me that his boss gave him an extra day off. That means we leave tomorrow instead of Wednesday night It also means that I have a lot to do before I go to work tonight.



QOTD: Disney Tours and Experiences

We've done quite a few

MK: Family Magic Tour (this was fun for all ages)
Bippity Boppity Boutique
Boys are doing Pirate League this trip
Misc: Pirates and Pals Fireworks Voyage
Parasailing
Richard Petty Driving Experience
Horseback riding at Fort Wilderness
Hoop Dee Doo Review
Fort Wilderness Segway tour
Kids pirate Adventure cruise

Hmmm I think that's it, but those are the ones off the top of my head.

We've done a couple of private photo sessions, one at the Poly and one at SSR.

ETA: The kids and DH have had their hair cut several times at the Main Street Barber Shop. They like to get the colored gel and get it all spikey. They get lots of comments all day. Our youngest had his first haircut their and he got his first mouseears and first haircut certificate

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good Morning Everyone! I will come back later to comment on some posts but it is going to be a busy morning.

Workout for the day is complete! Here is what it looked like:
6 sets of 10 on core work (I need to get rid of the pooch)
3 miles running (Time: 30:47 / Pace: 10:10)
5 sets of 10 lifting weights

Housework has been started and the laundry is going.

I have now showered and will go eat my oatmeal for breakfast. I need to run a resume over to a school so I will be out for a bit.

When I return, I need to do more housework and laundry, write to some principals and work on a few projects around the house. I will reward myself with time on the WISH as I complete tasks so I will be back on later.

Have a happy and healthy Monday everyone!
Jen

Jen you sound like a women on a mission today! Good for you, your plans sound great. Hope you get it all done and some of that reward time on the WISH

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! They made turning the big
5-0 a little extra magical.

I have to share with you what happened with my birthday cake. DS has a birthday three days before mine so I don't ususally get a cake because I always feel like I don't "need more cake," even though I absolutely love birthday cake. DH thought I deserved my own cake this year because of the milestone birthday so got me my traditional cake from when I was little girl with blue roses.

Unfortunately, the checker was having a bad day and kind of slammed the box into the cart. DH said it was okay when he was transferring it to the cake stand but then part of the top started to slide off . . .

I was talking to someone on the phone and DS ran upstairs yelling I had to come down right now that it was an emergency and this is what I saw:

So they quickly sang Happy Birthday to me and we each had a piece of cake. Later on the top with the blue roses fell off the stand and by the end of the evening we were left with this:

I think part of it was the raspberry filling that let things slide all over. And I took it to be a sign that I didn't really need any more cake. It was a very tasty cake but the issues made sure that I only had one piece and frankly that was enough for me.

We got a big laugh out of it and said that we will always remember my 50th birthday cake!

Sorry Lisa with being away I forgot to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I got such a good laugh out of your cake. It is an omen that you didnt really need more cake. What a funny memory you will now have.

I only ran 2.5miles and it took me 32min. My legs felt like jello, breathing was easy. I think my body is still so over tired from vacation. I figured I would work my way back into running this week and getting my rest. Then next week I will start my 10K training. My next race I have scheduled is a 5mile october.

Plans for the princess have unfortunately been up in the air. Right before I left on vacation my mom was saying she does not know if financially she wants to go. We are planning on going as a family in a few years and she is not sure if she wants to spend money on going just the 2 of us. I think she is more so feeling guilty about my dad staying behind. Im not sure what the outcome will be. I was really sad about it for a few days. My mom was going to pay my way as a christmas/birthday gift and otherwise I really dont have extra money to go either. Maybe we should just can the idea. I really really want to do it this year as my first 1/2 marathon accomplishment but I will not give up if it doesnt work out. There are always other years to do this too. I still will do a half closer to home next spring either way. I will keep you posted on the final decision.

Sorry for the book I guess I needed to get these thoughts off my brain. Thanks once again for listening.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Dona--hope the bp check is good.

We did the family tour when DS was little and the Keys to the Kingdom Tour a couple of years ago. It was really fun! I would do it again, just to hear different stories from a different guide. We also have gone up in the hot air balloon--very fun!

Taryn--sounds like this week is off to a good start. I don't sleep as well when DH is traveling. I usually leave a hall light on, have the cordless and my cell phone by my bed. Don't you hate the humidity. It's really sticky here as well. The runs this week are going to be hard.

my3princes--have a great time!

So I got on the scale this morning and its as bad as I thought I am up 4lbs on my home scale. I will do my official weigh in tomorrow morning at work but I figured it was going to be 3-4lbs. I am really going to need to step it up this week.

Plan is to go running in a few, plan meals for the week, head to the grocery store to buy the food, and drink tons of water.

QOTD- I have never done a tour but would love to try one. I am interested in seeing what you all have to say about the ones you've done. The segway tour sounds really neat.

4 pounds isn't too bad. I bet it comes off quick! Hope you had a great vacation!

I'm here and hopefully back for good! I haven't read the thread in over a week and I really miss the support and inspiration from all you guys.

I think (hope) all the craziness has settled down in my life so I can focus on my health again. My dad is settled into an assisted living home, so that takes a real load off our minds from all the worry we had with him. My 25th reunion has come and gone (eating, drinking and more drinking ). My daughter is home from a two week trip to a friend's house. My son is now temporarily living at home again (some drama there, as he and his gf broke up unhappily).

I'm so ready to get back on track. The crappy food I'm eating is making me feel horrible. I'm popping Prilosec and gas pills like crazy.

So back to day 1 all over again for me!

BTW, I promised my dad I'd take him to Olive Garden for lunch today. Any tips or guidance as to what would be good to eat there? I really want to make this work.

Welcome back! Hope things settle down.

Lisa--that was a great story! Sounds like a nice birthday!

Back from the Y. I need to get the house in order, because it's back to work Wednesday. We weeded out some more houses we didn't like yesterday, and have three we're going to ask our agent to show us. I am really nervous about all this, but really think it's a good thing. It's just a little scary. I don't do change well, and it's been a year of big changes, but I really do think it's time.

I did group strength for an hour and the elliptical for half an hour. I've been struggling in my head for the last week or so with childhood issues. I think because I realized last week, that unless I weigh 100 pounds, my mom (remember--she puts the fun in dysfunctional) will still think I'm 'big.' What I can't figure out, is why I care so much still. I rarely even talk to her. I guess at the end of the day we still want our parents to love us and accept us. The point of all this is, I'm pretty sure this struggle in my head is why I continue to keep putting the weight back on again and again. Thanks for letting me share. I'm hoping by not keeping it in, I can continue to work through it.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

 

[Connie96]

Wow, I haven't been on here since last Friday. I had a great plan to be so productive this weekend, but then I stayed up too late Friday night and was just too tired to be anything but lazy and hungry. It wasn't a total loss, but my intentions had been so good that I was just ticked off that I didn't do more.

Question of the DayWhat is the one thing that has helped you to eat healthier? Was it an inspiration such as WW or did something happen to make you eat healthier?

I'm inspired to eat in such a way that running comes a little easier. And I've got a closet full of clothes that I bought last summer (clothes that FIT last summer) that I'm trying to get back into. About 8-10 pounds oughta get me there.

Question of the DayThere have been reports that when we help others we feel better about ourselves. Do you have a favorite charity that you like to help out with?

If they put on a race, I'll sign up. I also donate blood regularly - blood drive at my office is this coming Wednesday.

Question of the DayHave you ever done a special tour at Disney World? If so, what was it and what was it like?

We've talked about doing tours, but we've never done one. And now that we have a little one, we probably won't for a while yet.



Have a great week everyone!