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

[lisah0711]

Lisa--the pac's aren't really bothering--just the stupid machine that is really bad at measuring heart rate!

I'm glad to hear they aren't bothering you, Rose! I think you should have a beer tonight -- I think I'm going to!

 

[flipflopmom]

I had surgery on Tuesday and the recovery is a lot more difficult than I thought. I am in a ton of pain but if I take the pain pills, I am dizzy and loopy and totally out of it.

Hope you feel better soon! If the pain pills will knock you out enough to sleep, I'd take one just to rest and let your body recover a bit... Thanks for the update!

Just fixed Dad some butternut squash soup and it's cooling a bit. Waiting for his gums to stop bleeding too.

Make sure to ice those cheeks, it makes all the difference! Hope he's feeling okay!

That just stinks when the times dont work out with the kids schedules/babysitters etc. It is such a juggling act sometimes. I hope it works out for you. Pilates definitely may help alot with shrinking your waist size. I never tried it but a few girls I used to work with did that and they really lost inches all over. I hope the girls are in a better mood now...if not that could make for a long day.
Oh what a night!

First - their mood improved, mine got worse. Mad all day. No real reason.
And i've been singing "Late December, back in63...." since I read your post. Need to borrow a screwdriver???

Well, I saw your vacation pics and you looked pretty good for someone who was run over by the monorail!

Thank you! I managed to hide it well, somehow!

Taryn--FWIW, you and I seem to be very similar in this journey--so I thought I'd share. The waist/tummy stuff really bothered me, because it wasn't budging. Seemed like I was losing everywhere but there, then all of a sudden in the last few weeks, I lost a couple of inches. I really think there is a science to how your body gets rid of fat stores, and unless you want to do south beach or atkins, you just have to be a little patient. I do ab work twice a week and I definitely have muscle there. I can tell on my long runs, because I've been paying attention to my core more. Is my waist as small as I'd like, nope, but I am definitiely seeing some progress. Hang in there.

Thanks Rose. I am a little discouraged. I did do Atkins before Sophie was born, and my tummy was flatter then, but I weighed 12 lbs more. I thought about hitting it now, but the low carb would not do for my running. Thanks for sharing. It gives me hope! I do some ab work 3 days a week, maybe I need to make it longer sessions.

Taryn--thanks for saying we have a lot on our plate right now. I see you all with your kids and your schedules, and think I need to just get over it, that everyone else is managing things so well. But we do have/had a lot of changes in our lives over the last year, so maybe I should cut myself a little bit of slack...

A lot of slack!!! Lots and lots and lots!!! I am really proud of you!

I'm glad to hear they aren't bothering you, Rose! I think you should have a beer tonight -- I think I'm going to!

Wish I liked beer, I could use one.

I have been MAD all day. No particular reason. Brad asked if he had done something, no, not really. I think it's partly because I only have a little over a week left until school starts again, and I've spent this whole blasted summer in grad school without any trips with my friends and their kids, they do fun stuff together 2 or 3 times a week. Get up early, work on class, workout, work on class, go to gymnastics, work on class, clean enough that I have clean underwear, running clothes, leos, and dishes, work on class repeat.

I'm just done, I think. Plus I did a waist to hip calculator measurement today, and it still says I am at risk. Still not in normal BMI - 3 pounds away. Wondering if my goal of 148 will be small enough. How much longer will it take? Still overweight. How will I maintain a goal weight. And I decided today that if someone saw me, and didn't know me, they would say I need to lose a lot of weight, versus the compliments that I get from people that saw me heavy.

Just an all around mad at the world day, and I need to vent NOW because I am heading in the kitchen. Gotta get some dinner for everyone, because, guess what? We just got home from GYMNASTICS and I have to work on SCHOOL and do LAUNDRY.

I will be back later, as I can tell I am about to sabotage my weigh in this week!

 

[mikamah]

Kathy and Lisa--You will both kick some major booty at the Princess. I know you can do it! And Kathy--do you keep track of your workouts in excel? I keep track of temp, time of day, how far we went, miles per minute, etc. You will really start to see some patterns--especially that heat and humidity make a big difference. You will definitely be faster when it cools off. Keeping track of these things, helps me mentally when I feel like I've had a bad workout. I can compare it and say, well of course this should have happened, it was hotter, or whatever. And I agree, the moisture (aka sweat) in the machines is pretty gross. I try not to think about it!

Yesterday afternoon I started cleaning out our extra bedroom and found some of Tom's school stuff. It was very emotional, especially since the Reds have returned early from their road trip. I am just a hormonal mess! We went to look at the house again. I must say I really like the house, but am not thrilled about the street it's on. It's .1mile from the park we go to, but a very busy street. We're going to call a remodeler and have them meet us there and tell us what we are getting ourselves into if we buy it. Last night I was pretty emotional and ready to bag the whole thing--and so was Mike--but we're going to at least talk to the remodeler before we make a decision. We went out and I had french fries during the week--just needed a little bit of comfort food. I'm only up .2 from yesterday, so I guess all those workouts paid off.

Time to get ready for my new job! Have a great day everyone!

Thanks Rose. I was thinking I would start an exercise journal, and did write about my first race in it, but haven't done it since. I am not very computer literate, and don't know if I even have excel, and deinitely don't use it. I hear talk of the disney planning spread sheets and I actually make a graph on a sheet of paper with the parks across the opt, and the days down the side, and fill in the park/fireworks/ parade times. I really should take a class and learn more on the computer, but just don't get to it. Hugs to you on missing your son and the emotions. I honestly can't imagine what a mess I will be once Michael grows up and moves out. You do have a lot going on, so be good to yourself. I hope things all work out with the house.

I would stay for a month in a grand villa at Bay Lake Towers at the Contemporary or maybe a split stay with a grand villa at Animal Kingdom Lodge. I would need a bit of time at the Grand Californian, too.

A month would be lovely now wouldn't it.

Got up early, ROZ STILL HAS NOT EMAILED ME!!!! Found out our class for the fall is on Mondays this semester, 6:30-9:30. HMMM.. Anna Kathryn's gymnastics is 45 min. away from 6-8:30. Wondering how I'm gonna pull that one off..... It is online, and I could possibly do it there is MIL will watch Sophie, but only until 8:30. UGH!

Got the Shred done for the day, spent a long time researching some lovely topics as waist to hip ratio, etc. Trying to decide what I can do to get my waist smaller - pilates maybe? I already do ab work... Just not sure. Anyway, my head is reeling, so off I go! Girls are in a foul mood this am, gotta change that in a hurry!

Hope those girls cheered up for you, and the class will work out. Again, I feel so computer dumb, but for an online class is it like a chat room, and the teacher runs it and you are there listening and can ask questions? I would think there would be some way to record it too. I'm so glad I'm not in school. I've been meaning to have my niece help me with map my run.com because I have a hard time with making too many little triangles and lines, and they don't go where I want them to. Hang in there Taryn.

Hey Losers.

Sorry I have been MIA the past couple weeks. I've been reading but haven't had a lot of time to post.

I had surgery on Tuesday and the recovery is a lot more difficult than I thought. I am in a ton of pain but if I take the pain pills, I am dizzy and loopy and totally out of it.

Sorry you're feeling so poorly, Ann. I hope you are feeling better soon and have a speedy recovery.

We stayed at AKL once and unexpectedly got a "deluxe savannah view" room. That is my favorite of the places we've stayed. I'd like to stay at the Polynesian once. I'm looking forward to when we can buy DVC and I'll definitely want AKV as my "home" resort.

AKL looks so beautiful.

I am going to say the Beach Club for 2 weeks -- easy access to Epcot and DHS, and we love Stormalong Bay! Any longer than that and I would be too homesick!

Maria

Oh, I forgot the beach club is so beautiful. I think 2 weeks would be plenty too.

Thursday QOTD- If money and time were no objects, what disney resort would you stay at and how long would you stay there?
I’d probably do a rotation of the Deluxes indefinitely !

Now that would be a vacation.

Thanks for the wishes! Things went well and we are home now. Just fixed Dad some butternut squash soup and it's cooling a bit. Waiting for his gums to stop bleeding too. Mom went to get his antibiotic and some ensure to drink. Hoping he can just take alleve for the pain so he won't need the codeine! I've got to take Dad to see the other dentist tomorrow at 12:30 so I will leave work early tomorrow.

Glad dad is doing ok, and hope he recovers quickly.

WOOHOO!!!!! I just received my COW prize in the mail! I love the other things added to the package too! DD2 wanted them! This will definitely help motivate me to get back on track!

Whoo hoo!! I loved my prize the week I won too. So fun.

I would go for 2wks at a time. At least 3x/year. I would start with the boardwalk, then poly, then beachclub, then CR, a 10 yr anniv trip with just me and dh would be nice at the GF. We already stayed at AKL but my kiddos would love it so we would have to make a stop there too.

I did go out running last night even with some thunder in the distance but a few minutes into it the clouds rolled in and a few flashes of lightening scared me back home. I only did .75 of a mile. At least I tried. 2min after I got home it down poured. I did eat a small oreo blizzard from dairy queen. Although it tasted yummy I really had a belly ache the rest of the night. My belly just isnt used to the treats anymore.

Dh and I had a small spat last night. I have been staying up late and not being able to get out of bed on time in the morning so I decided to go up to bed at 9 last night. I got into watching Youve got mail. He came in around 945 and wanted to turn on the phillies game. He got mad when I told him I was watching the movie and said what does it matter I saw the movie a million times already. It is approaching my TOM so I threw the remote at him, got up stormed out of the room and went down on the sofa. I was so irritated! I ended up falling asleep shortly after I laid down. I woke up at 1am and went up to bed. Tossed and turned until 245am. Went back down and fell asleep around 3. DS1 wakes me up wanting me to tuck him back in after using the bathroom. I fall back to sleep around 4 and my dh comes down at 6 wakes me up wondering why Im still on the couch.

Oh what a night!

hugs to you on your rained out run and the ice cream tummy, and the husband and messed up sleep. Hope tonight is better. Maybe you should take after Taryn and have a screwdriver handy for the next time he tries to interrupt your movie.

AOTD: I think I'd really love to stay at The Animal Kingdom Lodge because I love animals. The Grand Floridan is beautiful. I had the pleasure of a cast tour during orientation when I worked at the All Stars resorts in 98. It was very interesting and of course free entry any day was awesome but then again my dad had already bought me a season pass but he kept bugging me to apply so when I saw a job fair with on site interviews at the casting center I went right over and got a job.

I envy all of you who have worked for disney. A friend of mine from work did the college program 20 years ago, and loved it. I bet it was such an wonderful experience for you.

The job is going to be good I think. Not rocket science, but lots of new things to learn. I'm a bit overwhelmed right now, and of course made mistakes on 5 things I needed to mail out today, but my boss caught it, so that was good. The person who I trained bought me a thank you gift, which I thought was sweet. On Tuesday, I don't think she realized how much of the jobshare I was carrying, and she said something that hurt my feelings a little. Anyhow, our boss explained it to her and so that's why she bought a little gift. Which was very nice. I am pooped. I can't even imagine what I was like when I drank caffeine all the time, because I still think I go at a 100mph all the time.

I think I will like the new job once I get settled in. Lots of people from our office walked by my new desk today and said hi, so that was nice.

Glad the job went well for you and it will get easier every day. That was nice to get a gift from the person you had trained to help you feel appreciated. It's tough to train a new employee. In ICU I trained many new nurses, and if they were new graduates they'd be on orientation up to 6 months which could be very draining. It was nice when they started giving us a preceptor differential so at least it made it a little less painful.

Well, I must tell you all here that my magic express packet came today!!!!! I usually dance around the house like a nut but I can't spoil the surprise. The other day I wrote some clues and am going to do a scavenger hunt through the house on the morning of our trip. I am so excited!!

Have a great evening everyone. It's been great being coach this week, and I want to thank everyone for the support and encouragement here. I will see a loss tomorrow, and I know I have all of you to thank for it.

qotd- I would stay 2 weeks, one at the Grand Floridian and one at the contemporary. But I like lindsay's idea to go back several time a year so I think I'll copy that and hit the beach club and AKL the other 2 trips.

 

[mikamah]

Almost forgot, Lisa and Rose, I might join you on the beer after I cut the lawn which I haven't done since before July 4th! It's pretty brown in most spots so it's not as bad as it sounds.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Since everyone else is having one.... Mike is actually at Kroger buying Amy's bowls and bud select 55. It's not the best beer, but at least it's low cal!

Kathy--if you have excel or access to it, I'll be happy to email you my log. It's easy to use, you just have to play around with it a bit. I use it at work a lot, and I actually need to get Mike to show me how to do something new this weekend for next week.

Taryn--really I could have written your post about the waist, and bmi, etc. Up until probably about a month ago I was still at 34-35 inch waist, even with being at a healthy bmi. It just finally started going down. Mike said last weekend--check your waist measurement--and voila! Finally going down. I think if I did that hip/waist ratio, I might still be high/at risk as well. So I'm going to ignore it and keep doing what I'm doing! I know it's hard, and I debate the goal number all the time. I do know that I need to stop worrying about the weight in a couple of weeks and start worrying about the races we have coming up! Is there anyway to schedule something special for you and the girls next week? What about having that housecleaner come in? I can totally understand why you are so frustrated/sad/drained/mad. Here's an extra couple hugs.

Mike is back with my Amy's and my beer!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

:
First - their mood improved, mine got worse. Mad all day. No real reason.
And i've been singing "Late December, back in63...." since I read your post. Need to borrow a screwdriver???

I know me too. I think throwing the remote at him was enough, I will hold off on the screwdriver for now. Thanks for the offer.

I have been MAD all day. No particular reason. Brad asked if he had done something, no, not really. I think it's partly because I only have a little over a week left until school starts again, and I've spent this whole blasted summer in grad school without any trips with my friends and their kids, they do fun stuff together 2 or 3 times a week. Get up early, work on class, workout, work on class, go to gymnastics, work on class, clean enough that I have clean underwear, running clothes, leos, and dishes, work on class repeat.

I'm just done, I think. Plus I did a waist to hip calculator measurement today, and it still says I am at risk. Still not in normal BMI - 3 pounds away. Wondering if my goal of 148 will be small enough. How much longer will it take? Still overweight. How will I maintain a goal weight. And I decided today that if someone saw me, and didn't know me, they would say I need to lose a lot of weight, versus the compliments that I get from people that saw me heavy.

Just an all around mad at the world day, and I need to vent NOW because I am heading in the kitchen. Gotta get some dinner for everyone, because, guess what? We just got home from GYMNASTICS and I have to work on SCHOOL and do LAUNDRY.

I will be back later, as I can tell I am about to sabotage my weigh in this week!

"My mama said we'll have days like this, we'll have days like this my mama said"

Hope tomorrows better. I know the feeling. Its approaching TOM for me and I feel miserable. Not to mention I have eaten a little out of control the past 2 days. I hate feeling like this. Hang in there, tomorrows a new day.....of laundry, school work, and gymnastics. Im just cracking myself up here.

 

[Octoberbride03]

That's awful! Hoping he calms down soon! Do you all head to VA beach often to cool off?? We've been to Chesapeake often for gymnastics, usually in the Greenbrier area.
Taryn

He is calming down, and getting better about going outside. I work in the Greenbrier Target so I'm in the area 5 days a week most times. But we never get to VA beach. Its not really our kind of place plus parking is not cheap. So cooling off means central AC in the house. Thank goodness for it too.

Thank you lisah for the invitation. I've been put off even looking in this thread because I don't watch the shows(not anymore anyway) and don't have any of the workout vids.

I'm ready to jump in the summer challenge. I know its getting close to the end but its start and I am excited to start the next one too.

Don't worry about the shows cause I never watch it either. Only if I'm beyond desperate do i turn it on But we've got a great group here. I'm really glad I've joined in and you will be too

Thursday QOTD- If money and time were no objects, what disney resort would you stay at and how long would you stay there?

First things first. With the way my year has gone I'D NEVER LEAVE!! Although, I might switch it out for a DCL cruise every so often to recover from the pace of the parks. And I might do an overnight at a deluxe, but mostly I think we'd stick with CSR. We honeymooned there and it was just fabulous. And no I wouldn't get homesick either.


Today's plans shot to h*e*l*l of course Doggie school was cancelled for tonight because the hall's AC is broke and its too hot to exercise the dogs outside. Workout didn't happen, because I was WAAAYYY Too hungry to get through 1 without supper. Dunno why that is but it was either cook supper or eat everything else in sight. Not gonna beat myself up about it. Just gonna move on from here.

I want to thank everyone for the kind wishes for Onslow. Its a process but he's starting to return to his normal self. I will be glad to have my happy little boy back because he makes the house worth coming home to.

So I've caught up on the thread and now I'm not allowed to fall behind for 2 weeks Getting this novel done before Burn Notice starts. Wishing i had ice cream in the house but we'll take care of that tomorrow

 

[jbm02]

Hi everyone!
I've had some internet issues and haven't been able to get on. And when I did, I realized I was back at page 163 ...I just read through all the pages, did a bunch of multi-posts and voila! they all disappeared. LOL. So I'm content with just saying I'm back. I'm still having a tough time. I've hit the plateu that won't budge but I'm trying to find ways to move it. But I am so happy for everyone whose scale is moving in the "right" direction!!!
Is anyone else doing the Hudson Mohawk Marathon or Half Marathon in Albany NY in October? It will be my first one.
Have a great night!!
Jude

 

[tigger813]

Back from my date with DH! Dinner was delicious and we got to the theater just in time for the 6:40 showing of Despicable Me. I thought it was pretty good. DH really liked it! I have to admit that I had trouble keeping my eyes open. Been a long day but at least I was relaxed and out of the house for something fun!

Dad is doing good. Bleeding finally stopped and he's up making the coffee for tomorrow morning. He had more soup tonight for supper and some Ensure. He's got a good sense of humor. He has been icing his mouth. He's got a big bruise on the right side of his face just under the lip.

Working in the morning and then DD1 has a playdate coming over. I have 1 client on Saturday morning for a 30 minute massage so that's not a big deal. Going to take it easy otherwise this weekend.

Walking at 5:30 with my neighbor so I should head to bed soon! Can't wait to use my new water bottle tomorrow! Gotta get my clothes out in the hallway so I don't wake DH up at 5:15. Time to also carry the dog downstairs. At least I get weight lifting in that way!

Good night friends! I'll check in tomorrow when I can. Going to be another horrible weigh in but I'll just have to really step it up next weight to have an amazing loss next week!

POSITIVE THINKING!

 

[donac]

QOTD This has been a topic of discussion in our house in the last 6 months. We are planning our retirement which will probably take place in the next 5 years. Dh wants to spend 2 weeks at DW. I told him that we would probably need annual passports since there are so many things that we can't do since we are teachers. We want to be there for Halloween (dh's birthday), Christmas, Food and Wine, Garden and Star Wars.

I have already told Dh that I want at least 2 nights in BLT with MK view. We have stayed at AKL. We were there for our 30th anniversary. My sister and her husband gave us one night and arranged for a Savannah view. This is what we saw when we opened our curtains. (This was before the DVC opened)

 

[pinkle]

Hi everyone!
I've had some internet issues and haven't been able to get on. And when I did, I realized I was back at page 163 ...I just read through all the pages, did a bunch of multi-posts and voila! they all disappeared. LOL. So I'm content with just saying I'm back. I'm still having a tough time. I've hit the plateu that won't budge but I'm trying to find ways to move it. But I am so happy for everyone whose scale is moving in the "right" direction!!!
Is anyone else doing the Hudson Mohawk Marathon or Half Marathon in Albany NY in October? It will be my first one.
Have a great night!!
Jude

Souds familiar....I am not a techno! I'm with you...this week I've been on track running and eating fairly good...I checked the scales this morning for a 'sneak peek' and........................nothing...not one thing. How can that be?

Good night friends! I'll check in tomorrow when I can. Going to be another horrible weigh in but I'll just have to really step it up next weight to have an amazing loss next week!

POSITIVE THINKING!

Stick with it! It's worth the work. It's hard when you're so busy but it can be done.
"I can't is another way of saying I won't"

 

[tigger813]

Holding off on weigh in until tomorrow morning. I had a big bottle of water while walking with my neighbor this morning! I love my COW prize. I finally have a water bottle with a handle so I can take it with me when I walk!

Beautiful day here! Work, work out, nap, playdate for DD1, walk and just relax!

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

Jenanderson is away for the week so this is our Pampering week.

There will be no COW points for this week. I will be giving you something each day to do to pamper yourself. Don't forget to pm your COW to jen so that she can keep track of them.

THis is inspired by Maria (woofiedoodle)

Take 5 minutes today, put a cool compress on your eyes and lay down for 5 minutes.

Have a great pampering day.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, BL Contestants! My name is Maria and I will be your coach this week! I am an "experienced" coach, so some of you will definitely recognize a few questions -- but I have some new ones to keep it fresh, too! A little about me, I've celebrated my 40th birthday a few times, I've been happily married for 17 years, I have one ds12, and I work full-time as a grants professional at a large non-profit homeless services agency. I am totally psyched to be coaching this week! Coaching usually equals losing for me, so let's get to it! And please remember to send your COW numbers to jenanderson, and a special thanks to donac aka Dona for filling in for her with this week's COW, and pm your weight to LuvBaloo aka Shannon (Thanks for all you do!)

Oh! and a Huge THANK YOU to Kathy for a fabulous job of coaching last week!

Friday QOTD: Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to lose weight we go! Which dwarf are you feeling like today -- Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Doc, Bashful, Grumpy, or Dopey?

Today I'm feeling Happy! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I guess I'm actually having more of an Aurora day than Snow White! Even though I have to get everyone up and off to work and camp in a bit, and then when I get home I have to clean up because ds is having a sleepover (which pushes my long run workout and weigh-in from Saturday to Sunday), I feel great about the day! Let's get off to an awesome start for the weekend!

Maria

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: I'm Sleepy right now, aiming for Happy probably mixed with a bit of Grumpy here and there!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone!! Thank you Maria for coaching this week, and as last weeks coach, it definintely helps keep me on track too. I am down 2.2 which for me is huge!! I ran/walked 2 miles this morning with michael on his bike. We were going for three, but he had a little trouble with his boxers and getting off the bike so he had a little meltdown and was. " I told you boxers aren't good for biking!!!!" So of course it was all my fault. I chuckled to myself and we took short way home. I am pumped to keep on tracking my points and see another loss next week.

Rose- Thanks anyway for the offer for your tracking method. I don't I have excel, so I don't think it would work. (as far as I can tell on my computer).

Dona-thanks for doing the cow this week, and pic of AKL is just beautiful. I can't wait to see AKL this year.

Have a great friday everyone!!!

 

[flipflopmom]

"My mama said we'll have days like this, we'll have days like this my mama said"
Hang in there, tomorrows a new day.....of laundry, school work, and gymnastics. Im just cracking myself up here.

Gee thanks Lindsay. You forgot to add class! No gymnastics today, thank goodness. But she has team camp next week, so I'll be driving her down to be there at 8:30, and driving back to pick her up at 5.. YAY for my last week off before back to school.

He is calming down, and getting better about going outside. I work in the Greenbrier Target so I'm in the area 5 days a week most times.

We usually stay on Greenbirer PKwy, that's some beltway you have out there!
Glad the doggie is regaining his confidence!

Hi everyone!
I'm still having a tough time. I've hit the plateu that won't budge but I'm trying to find ways to move it. But I am so happy for everyone whose scale is moving in the "right" direction!!!

Hey jude! We've missed you! Hope that plateau budges for you soon!

Holding off on weigh in until tomorrow morning. I had a big bottle of water while walking with my neighbor this morning! I love my COW prize. I finally have a water bottle with a handle so I can take it with me when I walk!

Hoping my COW prize comes in the mail today! That's so sweet of Jen to do this! Glad your Dad has a sense of humor and seems to be doing well!

Take 5 minutes today, put a cool compress on your eyes and lay down for 5 minutes.

Thanks for taking over this week! Love this! Will be a great stress reducer, and stress makes you hold on to belly fat, thanks to cortisol. I need to get rid of belly fat, so THANK YOU!!! I'll do this tonight after class. Another session with Roz ought to leave me in need of pampering. Ha.Ha.Ha.

Friday QOTD: Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to lose weight we go! Which dwarf are you feeling like today -- Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Doc, Bashful, Grumpy, or Dopey?[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]

I think I have s plit personality complex this am! Grumpy, a little Doc, and a lotta Dopey. We saw this great shirt at WDW last month - I'm Grumpy because you're Dopey!

I am down 2.2 which for me is huge!!

YAY Kathy!!!! Thank you so much for coaching last week!!!! Glad you got some benefits, too.

Thanks Shannon, Lisa, and Jen for all you do, also!

Well, I'm down 1. I am grumpy about it, yet happy that I managed a loss with TOM this week. I am now only 2 pounds from normal BMI.. So guess what my goal for next week is?

I think I have runner's knee. It's crunchy and achy. Did some reading, did a fairly slow 3 miles this am, and tried to focus on my form to see what I am doing. Of course, whenever I focus on a run instead of letting my mind go, it's a lot harder. Add the knee pain, and YUK! I think it's time for new shoes.

Off to do classwork and housework. I'll try to check in periodically today, and every day this week, as I need to have a killer week. I've got that mental image of walking back into the school building confident and looking okay, so I've got to knock it out of the ballpark!

Have a great Friday everyone! Hope the scale shows your hard work! A couple of thoughts to leave you with -

Lee Iacocca
"You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance."

"You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there" unknown.

And for Rose, since she's been hearing Ellen in her head this week, and anyone needing a laugh today:

Ellen Degeneres
"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the h*ll she is."
Taryn

 

[carmiedog]

Friday QOTD: Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to lose weight we go! Which dwarf are you feeling like today -- Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Doc, Bashful, Grumpy, or Dopey?

Unfortunately, I'm Sneezy today with a cold. I always get one this time of year right before heading back to work, and it usually develops into a bad sinus infection warranting a trip to the doctor. I used to refuse OTC meds to make me feel better and didn't think I needed a doctor, until I developed pneumonia from it a couple years ago. So yes, I'll be taking care of myself!

Just checking in to read the last few days' posts and see how everyone is doing. You ladies (do we have any men here?) rock! Wish I had more time to read and post.

Just returned from a few days trip to Kings Island. Had a fabulous time. I packed a lot of my snacks/food, and I behaved when we ate at nice restaurants by ordering grilled chicken and steamed broccoli no butter off the kids' menus. It was hard, but worth it coming home having LOST weight.

Oh, after having to pull all my previously too small shorts out of storage since I shrunk over the winter, I've now outgrown them, too, and constantly have to pull them up. It's kinda convenient going to the bathroom, though...I don't have to fuss with zipper and buttons...just pull them straight down!

 

[Rose&Mike]

He is calming down, and getting better about going outside. I work in the Greenbrier Target so I'm in the area 5 days a week most times. But we never get to VA beach. Its not really our kind of place plus parking is not cheap. So cooling off means central AC in the house. Thank goodness for it too.

Glad your puppy is doing better.

Hi everyone!
I've had some internet issues and haven't been able to get on. And when I did, I realized I was back at page 163 ...I just read through all the pages, did a bunch of multi-posts and voila! they all disappeared. LOL. So I'm content with just saying I'm back. I'm still having a tough time. I've hit the plateu that won't budge but I'm trying to find ways to move it. But I am so happy for everyone whose scale is moving in the "right" direction!!!
Is anyone else doing the Hudson Mohawk Marathon or Half Marathon in Albany NY in October? It will be my first one.
Have a great night!!
Jude

Hi Jude! Are you doing the half or whole? Too exciting!

QOTD This has been a topic of discussion in our house in the last 6 months. We are planning our retirement which will probably take place in the next 5 years. Dh wants to spend 2 weeks at DW. I told him that we would probably need annual passports since there are so many things that we can't do since we are teachers. We want to be there for Halloween (dh's birthday), Christmas, Food and Wine, Garden and Star Wars.

Great picture Dona! You will love Halloween. We went in October for the first time last year and I LOVED the theming. MNSSHP is soooooo fun. Mike and I dressed as Woody and Jessie--I made the costumes and people stopped us to take our pictures and cast members stopped us to tell us how great we looked. It was so fun! I only wish I was skinnier, cause I can't say I love the pictures. I guess we just need to do it again!

Good Morning, BL Contestants! My name is Maria and I will be your coach this week! I am an "experienced" coach, so some of you will definitely recognize a few questions -- but I have some new ones to keep it fresh, too! A little about me, I've celebrated my 40th birthday a few times, I've been happily married for 17 years, I have one ds12, and I work full-time as a grants professional at a large non-profit homeless services agency. I am totally psyched to be coaching this week! Coaching usually equals losing for me, so let's get to it! And please remember to send your COW numbers to jenanderson, and a special thanks to donac aka Dona for filling in for her with this week's COW, and pm your weight to LuvBaloo aka Shannon (Thanks for all you do!)

Oh! and a Huge THANK YOU to Kathy for a fabulous job of coaching last week!

Friday QOTD: Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to lose weight we go! Which dwarf are you feeling like today -- Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Doc, Bashful, Grumpy, or Dopey?



Today I'm feeling Happy! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I guess I'm actually having more of an Aurora day than Snow White! Even though I have to get everyone up and off to work and camp in a bit, and then when I get home I have to clean up because ds is having a sleepover (which pushes my long run workout and weigh-in from Saturday to Sunday), I feel great about the day! Let's get off to an awesome start for the weekend!

Maria

Thanks for coaching Maria. I am still a little Sleepy this morning--I've developed this awful habit this week of waking up in the middle of the night for a couple of hours. Hoping for Happy once I am awake! Have a great sleepover!

Good morning everyone!! Thank you Maria for coaching this week, and as last weeks coach, it definintely helps keep me on track too. I am down 2.2 which for me is huge!! I ran/walked 2 miles this morning with michael on his bike. We were going for three, but he had a little trouble with his boxers and getting off the bike so he had a little meltdown and was. " I told you boxers aren't good for biking!!!!" So of course it was all my fault. I chuckled to myself and we took short way home. I am pumped to keep on tracking my points and see another loss next week.

Poor Michael, Poor you! I do not miss being told everything is my fault! Not one bit!
Thanks for coaching! And congrats on the loss!!!!

Taryn--I love Ellen! Hopefully there will not be stupid Judy thoughts on our run tomorrow!

We're meeting with the remodeler/renovator this afternoon. I also brought some work home that I'm going to look at, and do some more cleaning up around here. We have nothing going on tonight, so looking forward to some time with Mike tonight. I told him last night, that I feel like I hardly saw him this week. He looked at me funny, and then we realized Monday and Tuesday he had conference calls and last night he cut the grass. So I didn't see him much!

Have a great "Happy" day everyone!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

A big welcome to our new coach, Worfiedoodles, and thanks again, mikamah for coaching this past week.

In spite of my efforts I was up 2.5 this week. I'm not really sure why but it is what it is. I'm going to try and hold the line while I am on vacation next week. If I can avoid a vacation gain that would be a big accomplishment. Then time to lose for August!

Mike is back with my Amy's and my beer!

Hope you had a nice, quiet evening together. Now that Mike has his own username I see his posts on the events board. He always says nice things about his DW -- you can tell he really loves you a lot!

"My mama said we'll have days like this, we'll have days like this my mama said"

You're mama is one smart lady!

Octoberbride03, hope things cool off in your neck of the woods soon!

Hi Jude! Nice to see you!

tigger813, glad that your Dad is on the mend!

Stick with it! It's worth the work. It's hard when you're so busy but it can be done.
"I can't is another way of saying I won't"

This is a great quote, pinkle!

Good morning everyone.

Jenanderson is away for the week so this is our Pampering week.

There will be no COW points for this week. I will be giving you something each day to do to pamper yourself. Don't forget to pm your COW to jen so that she can keep track of them.

THis is inspired by Maria (woofiedoodle)

Take 5 minutes today, put a cool compress on your eyes and lay down for 5 minutes.

Have a great pampering day.

Thanks, donac, for doing the pampering week -- I really need each and every task this week!

Good Morning, BL Contestants! My name is Maria and I will be your coach this week! I am an "experienced" coach, so some of you will definitely recognize a few questions -- but I have some new ones to keep it fresh, too! A little about me, I've celebrated my 40th birthday a few times, I've been happily married for 17 years, I have one ds12, and I work full-time as a grants professional at a large non-profit homeless services agency. I am totally psyched to be coaching this week! Coaching usually equals losing for me, so let's get to it! And please remember to send your COW numbers to jenanderson, and a special thanks to donac aka Dona for filling in for her with this week's COW, and pm your weight to LuvBaloo aka Shannon (Thanks for all you do!)

Oh! and a Huge THANK YOU to Kathy for a fabulous job of coaching last week!

Friday QOTD: Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to lose weight we go! Which dwarf are you feeling like today -- Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Doc, Bashful, Grumpy, or Dopey?

Today I'm feeling Happy! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I guess I'm actually having more of an Aurora day than Snow White! Even though I have to get everyone up and off to work and camp in a bit, and then when I get home I have to clean up because ds is having a sleepover (which pushes my long run workout and weigh-in from Saturday to Sunday), I feel great about the day! Let's get off to an awesome start for the weekend!

Do you think those 12 year old boys are going to notice if you picked up the house or not? I think an extra few minutes with the compresses are needed as you won't be getting much sleep tonight!

I have to say I am a combination of Grumpey and Sleepy this morning. I think that I am seeing a connection here . . .

Good morning everyone!! Thank you Maria for coaching this week, and as last weeks coach, it definintely helps keep me on track too. I am down 2.2 which for me is huge!! I ran/walked 2 miles this morning with michael on his bike. We were going for three, but he had a little trouble with his boxers and getting off the bike so he had a little meltdown and was. " I told you boxers aren't good for biking!!!!" So of course it was all my fault. I chuckled to myself and we took short way home. I am pumped to keep on tracking my points and see another loss next week.

Great loss! Glad that the boxer incident wasn't worse than it was!

Well, I'm down 1. I am grumpy about it, yet happy that I managed a loss with TOM this week. I am now only 2 pounds from normal BMI.. So guess what my goal for next week is?

Sounds like you are doing great, Taryn! Take it easy on the knee and that normal BMI will be yours soon!

carmiedog, hope that you are feeling better soon!

Have a great day!