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

[pjlla]

pjlla, enjoy your birthday celebrations for your DH!


Today is packing day. I decided to just wash what we need and leave the rest of the laundry for when we get back. Maybe the laundry fairies will come and take care of it while we are gone.

Have a great day all!

Wish I could be your laundry fairy!! That is one household chore I don't mind too much (it sure beats washing floors and cleaning toilets!).

So far so good with the chocolate. I had a cup of coffee instead of my usual morning hot beverage, so one point saved there for later. I had four small chocolate covered strawberries.... they were unbelievably good. DD certainly didn't get her cooking talents from me! Counting them for one points, plus my egg whites (1 pt), broccoli (0 pt), and two breakfast cookies (2 pt)... so just 4 points for breakfast... pretty close to my normal. Plenty of points left for lunch, popcorn, and dump cake later. Plus I've still got about 30 of my 35 flex points for this week coming... so even if I use them all today, it's still good!

Gotta to make the cake and then hit the shower. We leave for lunch at noon. I'll keep you all in mind while eyeing the buffet later.... be sure to be sending me HEALTHY vibes!..................P

 

[Connie96]

Sounds like an interesting book. Worth a read?

I thought so. She talks a lot about choosing natural and organic foods, staying away from artificial sweeteners, preservatives and such. She also talks about the importance of meal timing and getting plenty of sleep. It's all about how our foods and behaviors affect the function of our hormones and how those hormones balance to make up our metabolism.

QOTD: 7/25 It's Christmas in July! What are you looking forward to for Christmas/Winter Holidays 2010?

Well, if all goes according to plan, my folks should be moving into their new house about then, so it'll be nice to have our Christmas get-together in the new house. And, of course, DD should have a pretty good grasp of Santa Claus and even have a pretty good idea of what she really wants for Christmas. So, it'll be fun to see how this Christmas is different than last year.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Jumping in to say hi to everybody.
Last week was very tense, as the job from the previous week had originally said they'd narrow down to their top choice and do reference checks then the job offer. Well, Tuesday afternoon I got the message they wanted my references, so Wed I emailed them, and now I'm just waiting to hear.
I'm happy to say that I still did my planned running on Tuesday and soccer Wed and did NOT go to McDonalds for a stress meal.
Ended up with a 1.1lb loss this week

Thanks Kathy for coaching last week. Great questions, sorry I was just too distracted to answer anything.
Thanks Maria for coaching this week!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Kathy--sounds like you had a great day yesterday. So glad the yard sale went so well!

I just glanced at the running cruise stuff he had pulled up and I think it's a cruise where you have runs/short races at each port of call. He read about it on the events board I think. I am not very good at sitting still--which is part of the reason we have never gone on a cruise.

Jude--I am always up after a big workout. I think my body holds onto fluids and fuel. It was frustrating at first, but now I expect it. I've debated boot camp, but I don't think I'm tough enough! I'm very impressed that you did that and a run on the same day last week!

QOTD--Looking forward to having DS for a month. Looking forward to what has become our annual family vacation at Disney--though we only have a 3 day reservation right now and a waitlist for the rest. I'll be glad when that is straightened out! At least we have the 23, 24, and 25 at BWV.

Maria--I thought I was a planner when I scheduled my workouts two to three weeks in advance. Very impressive to realize you have to get a run in on Christmas Eve! And you will definitely be used to the 10m by then.

Thanks for the suggestions about more fuel during the long run! Mike said I was being very stubborn and cranky yesterday--waited too long to take the Gu, because I was hot and tired, didn't want to take the second endurolyte, waited too long to start drinking the gatorade--I was starting to get a few cramps. Anyhow, I eat a banana before we run, so the new plan is a banana and endurolyte at home, gu every 45 min, endurolyes every hour and gatorade during out cool down. I did feel better for a little bit after the Gu (even as nasty as it tastes--I like chocolate, and we only had a lemon at home) so maybe more fuel will help. It is definitely worth a try. I checked the forecast for next weekend and fingers crossed, I think its' going to be a little better!!

Taryn--hope you are feeling better. Make sure you are getting enough to eat.

Hi Dona! Hope you are enjoying your quiet house and are doing ok.

Lisa--Have a great vacation! Thanks for the comments about the house. We were really working hard to talk ourselves into this--not really the best way to make a decision about spending that much money!

Pamela--sounds like you have a very good plan for today! Hope your DH has a great birthday! Would you mind sharing the version of the small cake? I need to make DS a cake this week and it sounds like something he would love!

Hope everyone is having a great day! My sisters are getting excited about the Princess. We are all pretty competitive so that is really motivating everyone. I am actually starting to look forward to it. Right after I brought it up, all I could thinks was--oh no, what have I done. Who would have thought that 13 miles and a mouse would bring us all back together.

I am having a pretty lazy day. Need to do some laundry and go to the grocery. It's really hot--again--so we are enjoying the air conditioner. The temp in our pool yesterday was 90--I asked Mike how much ice it would take to cool it off and he just looked at me funny and said a lot. Guess that wasn't one of my better ideas.

Have a great afternoon.

Dona--I didn't see your post. Yea for no stress eating! I hope things work out with the job and I hope you hear soon! Waiting is soooo hard.

 

[tigger813]

OK, so now time to state my goal for the next week (several weeks)!

I will only drink alcohol on Friday nights until my birthday weekend (in just under 4 weeks)! I will walk 6-10 miles a day M-F including or plus my morning walk! I will drink 90-120 oz of water a day, 1 can of soda a day and count my calories. I will also have my protein water daily!

My parents leave Wednesday morning though since I will be home tomorrow all day I will get in 4-6 miles then. Tuesday morning I will walk and then give a massage and then come home and get in my workouts. I will also try and do at least 1-2 miles on the elliptical each day and start training for my 5K and 1/2 marathons in the fall!

There I have said it so therefore I feel bound to it!

I feel so fortunate to have found this group! I couldn't go a day without checking in here and reading the messages from all the amazing people we have here! Thanks for sharing your journey with me! I feel a new found sense of dedication now that I have had some significant gains over the past 3 weeks! 8 pounds gained is something I never thought I would see again! I know that I can get that weight off again since I lost 40 to begin with!



TIGGER IS BACK!

 

[jenanderson]

Hello Everyone! We are still on vacation in South Dakota but we are having a lazy afternoon and I have an internet signal so I thought I would check in.

Diet: Not going so great. We are eating things I normally do not eat. I am trying to limit some of it but have actually had ice cream, hamburgers and other treats that are not good. We had ice cream on a super hot day after hiking miles though the desert like conditions so I am not going to think twice about it.

Exercise: Getting a lot of it. Have hiked miles and miles through the state parks. Yesterday we hiked to the top of a mountain...over 7 miles of hiking to a peak over 7300+ feet high. It was amazing.

Scenery: The Badlands and the Black Hills are beautiful. If you ever get the chance to camp in the area, I would highly recommend it.

Here is the family when we reached the Badlands:

Hope everyone is doing great! Thanks to Dona for keeping the COW running while I am gone and I will be back on Wednesday!

Jen

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone!

Today we had a big Sunday dinner in honor of my sister's birthday this week. We just finished dinner and we ate A LOT. I made good choices, so I am okay with how I did. We still have dessert, though. Hopefully, I'll keep that to a minimum.

I'm going to try to reply to some of you. Hoping everything works!

FWIW, after some trial and error I have discovered I would rather eat real egg whites and toss the yolks than eat Egg Beaters. But I haven't yet tried those "Simply Whites" that they sell. Let me know if they are any good.

I don't really mind the Simply Whites, but I do prefer your approach. I just hesitate to only use the egg whites because I feel like it's wasting food.

I read an update about today's chocolate-themed day. Can't wait to hear more!

Pam, it's kind of terrible when I'm doing it but a great feeling when it's done!! We do it in segments of 20: 20 jumping jacks, 20 mountain climbers, 20 squat thrusts (the hardest one for me) 20 push ups, 20 (full) sit ups and a 100 second sprint. Five times through. Then we did 2 sets of short suicides (half the parking lot) and 2 sets of long ones (full parking lot).

Woah. That's all I have to say. Of course, it's probably very, very effective. I might try doing one set on my own. Thanks for sharing!

QOTD: 7/25 It's Christmas in July! What are you looking forward to for Christmas/Winter Holidays 2010?

We eat fried, stuffed squid (calamari tubes) for Christmas Eve dinner. It is a once a year meal and it is so good. We look forward to it every year. We were actually just talking about how much work it is to make. I honestly think that's part of what makes it so special. There's definitely a lot of love in the meal.

Wondered where you had been, hon! Thanks for stopping in! I was getting worried!

Ahh, thanks! Now, for you. I'm worried about you. How are you feeling today? Mommyof2pirates thought hypoglycemia as a possibility. Can't say I blame her. You had mentioned keeping an eye on the amount of carbs you are eating. I try to keep in mind the gyclemic index when I chose carbs. Also, I was on a prescription diuretic for a while. I had to go in for blood pressure checks because I was taking it. Another thought? Hope you felt great today!

Is the protein helping you feel more full? It also helps with building muscle, so tons of benefits!

You know, I really think it is the protein that's helping. Yesterday, I had 3 points for breakfast and it lasted for until lunch.

You reminded me to take measurements. I think I'm beginning to turn some fat into muscle. Definitely need to take measurements.

I always say that if you have to convince yourself that its the right thing to do its probably not.

What a great mentality! I really need to remember that.

I think the Dis logs you out faster than it used to so while you are answering long quotes you get logged out. I've been copying my mega reply before submitting and then I can just paste if it gets "lost."

Interestingly, I wasn’t even multi-quoting when my messages went “poof.” I did take your idea when I wrote up this message.

Ended up with a 1.1lb loss this week

Way to go!

OK, so now time to state my goal for the next week (several weeks)!

I will only drink alcohol on Friday nights until my birthday weekend (in just under 4 weeks)! I will walk 6-10 miles a day M-F including or plus my morning walk! I will drink 90-120 oz of water a day, 1 can of soda a day and count my calories. I will also have my protein water daily!

My parents leave Wednesday morning though since I will be home tomorrow all day I will get in 4-6 miles then. Tuesday morning I will walk and then give a massage and then come home and get in my workouts. I will also try and do at least 1-2 miles on the elliptical each day and start training for my 5K and 1/2 marathons in the fall!

There I have said it so therefore I feel bound to it!

I feel so fortunate to have found this group! I couldn't go a day without checking in here and reading the messages from all the amazing people we have here! Thanks for sharing your journey with me! I feel a new found sense of dedication now that I have had some significant gains over the past 3 weeks! 8 pounds gained is something I never thought I would see again! I know that I can get that weight off again since I lost 40 to begin with!



TIGGER IS BACK!

You CAN and WILL do this! You have a great plan in place and I know putting it writing will help.



Well, no "poofing." Lisa, great idea! Thanks!

Have a great week everyone!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Jumping in to say hi to everybody.
Last week was very tense, as the job from the previous week had originally said they'd narrow down to their top choice and do reference checks then the job offer. Well, Tuesday afternoon I got the message they wanted my references, so Wed I emailed them, and now I'm just waiting to hear.
I'm happy to say that I still did my planned running on Tuesday and soccer Wed and did NOT go to McDonalds for a stress meal.
Ended up with a 1.1lb loss this week

Thanks Kathy for coaching last week. Great questions, sorry I was just too distracted to answer anything.
Thanks Maria for coaching this week!

Shannon great job on keeping up with the plan even through all the stress. I hope you get the job.

Jen- That is a beautiful family picture! You look awesome. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time.

 

[flipflopmom]

QOTD: 7/25 It's Christmas in July! What are you looking forward to for Christmas/Winter Holidays 2010?

Our New Year's Eve trip to HHI! We went last year, and had a fabulous time. Can't wait to go back for 4 days of rest!

Taryn is sounds like you could have been getting hypoglycemic too.

I thought about that. I usually try to eat something every 3 hours, but Roz made it hard to do that yesterday, so I hadn't eaten since noon, and I ate watermelon and string cheese for lunch....

Everything else is going to wait until we return. I have a little bit to do at work tomorrow and then I am going to take my little family and park their behinds on the beach until everyone is rested and ready for a new school year.

Sounds wonderful!!! Have a great trip!

I thought so. She talks a lot about choosing natural and organic foods, staying away from artificial sweeteners, preservatives and such. She also talks about the importance of meal timing and getting plenty of sleep. It's all about how our foods and behaviors affect the function of our hormones and how those hormones balance to make up our metabolism.

Definitely sounds worth a read, thanks!

Well, Tuesday afternoon I got the message they wanted my references, so Wed I emailed them, and now I'm just waiting to hear.Ended up with a 1.1lb loss this week

Great job Shannon! Good luck on the job!

QOTD--Looking forward to having DS for a month. Looking forward to what has become our annual family vacation at Disney--though we only have a 3 day reservation right now and a waitlist for the rest. I'll be glad when that is straightened out! At least we have the 23, 24, and 25 at BWV.
Who would have thought that 13 miles and a mouse would bring us all back together.

Love the last part! And Christmas at Disney sounds GREAT!!! I'd love to do it sometime! We were there for our honeymoon beginning on the 29th of December, but I would love to just head to WDW when the kids are older. Of course, our parents would never forgive us.

I will only drink alcohol on Friday nights until my birthday weekend (in just under 4 weeks)! I will walk 6-10 miles a day M-F including or plus my morning walk! I will drink 90-120 oz of water a day, 1 can of soda a day and count my calories. I will also have my protein water daily!
TIGGER IS BACK!

YAY!!! I need to have some great weeks, and you always motivate me! Sounds like a great plan, and I know you have the motivation!

Hello Everyone! We are still on vacation in South Dakota but we are having a lazy afternoon and I have an internet signal so I thought I would check in.

Great picture! Glad you are having a great time, and I bet you are walking lots of those "treats" off!

Today we had a big Sunday dinner in honor of my sister's birthday this week. We just finished dinner and we ate A LOT. I made good choices, so I am okay with how I did. We still have dessert, though. Hopefully, I'll keep that to a minimum.

Glad you are happy about your choices, that makes a big difference! And thanks for the kind words.

Well, I felt pretty good until lunchtime, and then got slightly woozy. Mom had stuff for subs, so I ate one, broccoli, and carrots. I've felt fine since then. Had my weekly gorge, though. I had .5 cup of ice cream, but it was less than 100 calories. Some "diet" kind mom had. Also had a little chex mix and some M&Ms. Haven't added it all up on Spark yet. Probably went over a bit, but hopefully not too badly. I am done eating for the day!

Thanks for the concern, I am going to keep a close eye on everything!

BUSY week, kinda. Anna Kathryn has gymnastics camp, which means leave the house at 7:30 to have her there on time, back home by 9:30, and then leave at 4ish to pick her up. I'll be spending about 3 hours a day on the road, but that's better than 1.5 hours on the road and 8 killing time with nothing to do. Since it's camp, we can't watch, too hot to go to the park, I'd rather ride!

So, my runs will probably all be 3-4 miles this week, I HAVE to run early or it's just too hot for me! Until I get new shoes, that's probably a good idea anyway.

Have a great night!
Taryn

 

[Rose&Mike]

Jen--you look fabulous! What a beautiful family!

We bought a garmin forerunner 305 this afternoon. It has a heartrate monitor and does some of the navigation stuff which Mike is trying to figure out. We tested the heartrate monitor on a walk and it doesn't seem to mind the skips. The best part is I can wear the monitor and Mike can wear the watch! Then he can mess with all the screens and buttons etc. We got a decent price on it, cause I think they have introduced the newer model.

Hope everyone has a good evening and a great day tomorrow.

 

[pinkle]

Jumping in to say hi to everybody.
Last week was very tense, as the job from the previous week had originally said they'd narrow down to their top choice and do reference checks then the job offer. Well, Tuesday afternoon I got the message they wanted my references, so Wed I emailed them, and now I'm just waiting to hear.
I'm happy to say that I still did my planned running on Tuesday and soccer Wed and did NOT go to McDonalds for a stress meal.
Ended up with a 1.1lb loss this week

Good for you!!!! I hope you hear something soon. It sounds like you are doing really well with your weight loss....keep it up and stay away from Mcdonalds

OK, so now time to state my goal for the next week (several weeks)!

I will only drink alcohol on Friday nights until my birthday weekend (in just under 4 weeks)! I will walk 6-10 miles a day M-F including or plus my morning walk! I will drink 90-120 oz of water a day, 1 can of soda a day and count my calories. I will also have my protein water daily!

That's great...what a lot of miles...that's what I should be doing. I am doing about 5 a day and barely fitting it into my scedule. I can't wait to hear how your weigh in will be next week!


I have managed to maintain once again (at least it's not going up)...I am struggling with being rigid with myself! I need to cut some carbs but running leaves me so hungry...fruit and veggies only do so much and I don't like a lot of meat (once a day is plenty)...my husband laughs at me, he thinks I should be a vegetarian because I get squimsh sometimes when we eat meat, it's all a state of mind. I really do enjoy chicken and the odd hamburger

 

[pinkle]

I totally screwed those quotes up........help!!!!!!!!!!

 

[flipflopmom]

I totally screwed those quotes up........help!!!!!!!!!!

It looks like you deleted the end quote bracket. It needs to be at the end of the section you quoted, it's a bracket, / and then QUOTE with an end bracket.

I need to get rigid, too, pinkle. I am going for all out this week. Anyone want to join me, other than Tracey? I need some serious motivation, last week before school starts!

Night everyone! Did all I can, gotta get some sleep!
Taryn

 

[mikamah]

Good evening everyone. We ended up having a fun summer day. We went to the Museum of science this morning and decided to see if there was any space on a Duck tour and there was so we did that. It was so fun and Michael got to drive when it was a boat in the water. It's something we've talked about for the past 2 years but never plan ahead, and when we check they're booked, so we were happy. We stopped at the mall for a while and then came home and I took a nap. Tonight we went to Salem Willows which is an old fashioned park on the beach with the arcades and some kiddie rides. We had dinner there and then walked around, spent some yard sale profit in the arcade and then sat on the stone wall overlooking the beach and ate ice cream. Food wasn't so good. Taco bell for lunch, and a vegie burger with chips for dinner. Plus the ice cream. I'm back to tracking, so that is a plus. New camp tomorrow for michael and he gets on the bus 8 so I'll have a little time to myself. I am planning to run/walk tomorrow and wed, my short work days.

sat qotd- on the meal planning, I definitely plan my meals around protein now, and try to minimize the breads/pastas and add more vegies. For breakfast if I have egg beaters I'm definintley full longer than cereal, so I tend to do that or peanut butter on toast, but that's more point heavy, so when I'm tracking i don't do that as much. It's all a game in my crazy little head, which is why I'm again, going up and down with the same few pounds for another bl challenge. Never give up, never give up.

sun qotd- 5 months from to day is Christmas!!! I am looking forward to october when I hope to be able to run/walk 7 miles, and use my christmas club money to book my wdw trip for the princess in feb. So for christmas, I do love getting together with family, and last year was tough, being the first year without my mom, so I guess I'm looking forward to it being easier. I have Christmas eve, and love doing it.

Maria- I love that you are already planning your runs into december. You are so inspiring to me.

Taryn- I can't believe school starts so early for you. I'd love to join you and Tracey and kick some serious butt this week. WE CAN DO IT!!!! I'm glad you're feeling better. It sounds like it was probably a low sugar, and a little dehydration with the heat. Definitely be careful with the running this week.

Rose- Congrats on the Garmin. I asked at the running store what it was, just to take a look at it. It sounds pretty technical, and definitely not for me, but I've only heard great things about it. Have fun with your new toy.

Shannon- good luck on the job. So stressful to be waiting. Nice job on the loss this week and not stress eating.

Lisa- Happy packing tonight!! Have an absolutely wonderful vacation!!

Have a nice evening everyone.

 

[LuvBaloo]

TIGGER IS BACK!

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Hello Everyone! We are still on vacation in South Dakota but we are having a lazy afternoon and I have an internet signal so I thought I would check in.

Great picture!

I have managed to maintain once again (at least it's not going up)...I am struggling with being rigid with myself! I need to cut some carbs but running leaves me so hungry...fruit and veggies only do so much and I don't like a lot of meat (once a day is plenty)...my husband laughs at me, he thinks I should be a vegetarian because I get squimsh sometimes when we eat meat, it's all a state of mind. I really do enjoy chicken and the odd hamburger

I really like some kinds of meat, and others are just creepy (lamb just sounds nasty!)

Good evening everyone. We ended up having a fun summer day. We went to the Museum of science this morning and decided to see if there was any space on a Duck tour and there was so we did that.

sounds like a wonderful day!


Good day, because DH & I both got active in the yard. We started a list of what we have to do if the job comes through. We did okay with food for breakfast and lunch, but we ate dinner at the circus (popcorn and snowcones) and then had ice cream when we got home as we were so hot. Overall the activity should balance out the dinner.

Now to get busy and enter those weigh-ins

 

[LuvBaloo]

Okay its time for the friendly reminder. If you're on the list, I haven't got your July 23 weight yet.


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[tigger813]

Just finished 3 solo miles walking/jogging the neighborhood! I plan on doing more later such as 5-6 miles of WATP and if time 1-2 miles on the elliptical if I can get to it! My dad has stuffed piled on it and beside it!

For breakfast I will have a strawberry smoothie and my BL protein water. For lunch I will have a WW meal. For supper we are making pasta with ground Italian turkey on top. I will have my handful or M&Ms later and probably a small dish of lite ice cream. TOM arrives today so I hope I can keep it together. Some months I have done well during "this" week! Hoping that will be true this week. Need to do well this week so I can afford to have Chinese food on Friday night. I will also be drinking at least 100 oz of water today.

There's today's story now to getting to that plan!

Happy Monday everyone!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Monday QOTD: What is your birthstone? Do you have any jewelry with it?

My birthstone is the pearl, and I have earrings, a necklace, and a treasured ring which my parents gave me on my wedding day.

Replies coming later, after I get to work!

Maria

 

[flipflopmom]

Three mile run done. 5 seconds from a PR on 4K Thought I had it.

Off to shower and get ready to take Anna Kat to gymnastics camp. Be back later, gotta stay on track this week!

Have a good one!
Taryn

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Peridot. I have a pair of earrings and my grandmother's grammy ring that has it in it. I used to have a ring.