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

[flipflopmom]

I think it is so much healthier to eat the more organic but I am with some others...it just seems like it would take so much more money or time. I need to do some more research on this as well because I would like to eat less processed food.

I was really into organics a few years ago. I made all of Sophie's baby food using the Super Baby food book, everything organic, pureed veggies, porridge with oats, flaxseed, etc. Once she got on real people food, I've slowly moved away. I need to get back. I think I am going to order starter to make my own yogurt using Organic milk. We go through a lot of yogurt, and the organic is expensive. Baby steps...

It's got Mickey and Minnie on it with surfboards since I'm doing a Hawaiian theme! Only one I really liked! It had to have Mickey on it! I want my 45 pound clippie back!

Sounds like a great cake!! You are on your way to that clippie back!

Okay. All set for a 5K race on Saturday. The check is written and the envelope will be dropped in the mail on my way home today.

Good for you!

Hope everyone is having a good day. I am feeling a little stressed today, not sure why, but hoping I am good with the food tonight. Mike and I are supposed to run today, but it's in the upper 90s so we might just go run on the treadmills at the Y. I really want to go to the park, but it might not be smart. I liked reading the comments about the 20 something bodies. I must say, I hated turning 40, but I love being in my 40s. Took about a year to get used to it, but now I am perfectly happy to say my age.

30 hit me hard, Can't imagine what 40 will do! You are setting a marvelous example! You know, I have never run on a treadmill! I think I'd crash!!! Hope you are feeling less stressed soon!!!

I'm excited to post that I've a new job!

So exciting - new house, new town, new job! Very cool, and I'm sure your Dh is thrilled! And the beaR??? OMG.. Sounds like a fun trip though! Thanks for coming in even with all the stress!!!

:Thanks for all the concern for my leg. It feels 95% better today. I think I just overworked it and it was a little sore/tight.

So glad it's better today Lindsay!! Glad you are resting it until Thursday, just to be sure. I bet you'll pull out a big one!!

OKay - I have news to share.
1. First day back, in a construction zone, was crazy!! Water in the water fountains was as chalky white as the floors, walls, etc. NASTY!!

2. Got a "few" compliments, and I mostly accepted them graciously.

3. Principal asked me to run a 10 mile race with her at the end of September! Running gurus - my longest run thus far is 6.2. Do I have enough time to get ready? I had planned on 2 weeks at 6, 2 at 7, etc.. working up to 13 for some future half that I don't know about yet. I think I would have to add a half mile each week, with only one 10M run before the race, if that. Wanted your opinion before I answered her.


4.This was the biggest one yet:

We have various committees, boards, etc. we have to serve on. I am already the K chairperson. Well, I am looking through the supervision list, and

I WAS NAMED THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON for K-3!!! I almost cried. It's not an honor, don't get me wrong. But it hit me all at once that on Jan. 18 I weighed 218 pounds, was a 16/18, and now I am a size 8, fit runner that the administration thinks is worthy of making sure our children are fit. I KNOW you all will understand what this means to me!!!

5. Got home, and DH had bought one of those Xpress Ready Set go thingies from the infomercials at KMart. (Red grill thing). I really think I'll like it, b/c it was a good way to get rid of leftovers. Made omelets for DH to take to work with eggs, low fat cheese, mushrooms, onions, parsley and pepper. I had a bite, it was really good! I also made pizzas (they are really small) with some pizza crust I had in the fridge, the meat off some chicken wings, 1 TSP of ranch dressing, which DH and Sophie ate, and another with spinach, goat cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, and garlic. I felt good about these. They are only 6 inch pizzas, and I ate .5 of one. This only pertains to BL b/c I've found another way to cook quickly and control the ingredients, plus the portion sizes are small in comparison. I see a lot of opportunity to hide veggies in foods for the girls, too!

Okay, there's my book. Thanks for reading! I am making tomorrow's to do list. I hope Sophie actually stays asleep in the am so I can run, the last 2 mornings she's been up and down from 6-8. I might try to go early and just do a quick 3 miles.

NIGHTY NIGHT!
Taryn

 

[pinkle]

I haven't been on in awhile. It sounds like everyone is doing pretty good! It's been a bit hectic with my dad, it looks like he's had a stroke so we are working with him.
Luvbaloo........Congrats
I'll check in tomorrow!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

2. Got a "few" compliments, and I mostly accepted them graciously.

3. Principal asked me to run a 10 mile race with her at the end of September! Running gurus - my longest run thus far is 6.2. Do I have enough time to get ready? I had planned on 2 weeks at 6, 2 at 7, etc.. working up to 13 for some future half that I don't know about yet. I think I would have to add a half mile each week, with only one 10M run before the race, if that. Wanted your opinion before I answered her.


4.This was the biggest one yet:

We have various committees, boards, etc. we have to serve on. I am already the K chairperson. Well, I am looking through the supervision list, and

I WAS NAMED THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON for K-3!!! I almost cried. It's not an honor, don't get me wrong. But it hit me all at once that on Jan. 18 I weighed 218 pounds, was a 16/18, and now I am a size 8, fit runner that the administration thinks is worthy of making sure our children are fit. I KNOW you all will understand what this means to me!!!
Taryn

Taryn it sounds like you had an awesome and rewarding day. I would say the being named the PE chair is definitely an honor after the hard work you have done to make yourself healthy. You will be a great role model for the children.

I am not a running guru by far. What I can say is that you are suppose to only increase 10% per week. That is about atleast a 1/2 mile per week. So If you get started this week you should be good. Most plans will only take you to your longest run once about a week prior to your race. I think you should be ok but again I am so not a guru of running. I honestly think even if you cant run the entire thing you will be able to walk far enough to complete it. Good luck

Good Night
~Lindsay

 

[Octoberbride03]

And I'm off till Friday

This has been one of my hardest work weeks in awhile. I only have 32hrs this week, but at the rate I've been going the past 5 I'm not complaining. In fact if they call me the answer is no

No exercise outside of work for me today, I was done as far as stamina went and even 20 minutes would have been too much. Hopefully I'll be rested tonight and can get a nice workout in tomorrow. Mostly it'll be a rest day though.

Melissa: great job with the shopping/walking. Want my job? I'm on my feet for about that long other than breaks at Target every day so you know the store Sounds like you had some great finds for the BTS shopping. And I wish you luck with her dad.

50sjayne: Welcome back I think you can rejoin the challenge at anytime and we still have a few weeks left. Lisa is on vacation but if you pm LuvBaloo she can tell you for certain. Good luck with the maintaining.
Your kitty is just adorable I hope he keeps doing well on the medication.

Taryn: I know exactly what you mean by your body adjusting and gaining the crazy amounts. There are days when I'll stay nice and steady, and then day 3 gain 6-7lbs but not have done anything different. Or at least not off plan anyhow. I've posted losses 3 weeks in a row now, which is a record, but still i can feel that my body is needing a change in some aspects. So i need to decide just what kind of change would be better. Not at all easy to decide. I am nearly halfway to my ultimate original goal, though not neccessarily my BL goal.

As for the bikini my mother refused to let me wear one once I grew out of the little girl's section. She said i was too old Good luck with school. Can't believe its coming around so quick,

Tracey: My Tuesday was worse It was all i could do to drag myself out of bed. I nearly needed a tractor to get get me out and DH had to work harder than usual to get me awake. Once I got there, i got the least amount of work done than I have in the past 5. i mean nothing, and to boot I overextended my knee or it got wobbly for some reason and when I got home that was it. I now have 2 days off and I NEED them.

Kathy: Hope you had fun at the party. I can never have just 1 slice of pizza.


Rose and JenA: Its never nice to hear when couples have fertility problems, but there is a solidarity that comes with hearing it. I hope I'm saying this right. But Dh and I also struggle with the same same issue, and have looked into adoption. Unlike the 2 of you though, I never shared with many people that we were looking and you make me glad that I didn't. I'm not one to share personal things with a lot of people anyway, but when I do I'm not looking for people to tell me to get on with it. I don't expect everybody to understand, but I don't think its asking a lot to be supportive. We're nearly 7 years married and I'm mostly coming to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be anybody's mommy.

Shannon: OMG that's quite an adventure for kayaking And defnitely a must tell story. I wish i had stories that half as interesting. Glad your camping trip was fun and congrats on your new job


Connie: have fun at the race. Be sure to fill us in after on how it goes.

Taryn: Congrats on being the Phys Ed chair Just goes to show you're hard work is paying off. Possibly by bringing you MORE hard work, but I do believe you've been paid a very nice compliment.

As to the running question, I'm going to take a stab even though I haven't actually run, just read about it Anyhow, going by the training guide in Marathoning For Mortals, I'd said you will definitely be ready. In the training schedules listed when you train, you never actually run the full length you're training for beforehand. You run a little less than the full distance and only do the race distance on race day. Make sense?
I have to find the book its around here somewhere and I'll let you know the full distance for the half you are thinking about.

And there is my coaching novel for this evening. If there are any publishers in the audience I could use some extra money And here I thought I got smart about replying. NOPE took even longer just reading all the posts once

Sleep well everybody QOTD will be posted in the morning ta da

 

[sahbushka]

Hi all! It's been awhile. I have had a really rough summer weight loss wise and I think I have been avoiding the boards a bit because of that and just because of how busy I have been. I am hoping I am back on track now. I have had a good 8 days and my first 5k is coming up this saturday. I am a bit nervous as I seem to have got my sons chest cold but there's not much I can do about that. Any tips about how to spend the few days before the race to be in the best shape for it?

Hope you all are doing well!

SarahMay

 

[LuvBaloo]

Just read through all the posts through the last few days. Lots of busy people on here!

I ended up with a gain again, but I'm okay with it, as I've decided there's too many other things to stress about right now beside the scale. My plan is to stay focuses on eating mostly reasonable and getting some decent sleep and staying healthy as we deal with selling the house.

cclovesdis - happy to hear that you recognized that south beach wasn't right for you and have a plan to move forward.

pinkle - hope your dad recovers soon

And now I'm getting sleepy and I meant to comment on lots more but instead I'll just say I'm so impressed with everybody who is sticking with this

 

[LuvBaloo]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 2
(congrats PrincessBride6205 & Corrinak!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------49!
not reporting in for 1 week------ 4
not reporting in for 2 weeks------ 10
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 4
Excused------------------------- 3
weigh ins----------------------- 28
gains---------------------------- 8
maintains------------------------ 3
losses-------------------------- 17
new or returning members -------- 0


Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 9!
This week’s group loss = 6.6 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.17 %
Total group weight loss so far 387.5 pounds!
Will we get to 400 lbs next week?
AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 78 weighins for our start weigh-in on May 28th)
(28+2+3)/ 78 = 42% (this includes the Losers and Maintainer and Excused people!)

Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 9? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 9 Superstars!!
#10- 0.49% - brinalyn530
#9- 0.62% - NancyIL
#8- 0.66% - Rose&Mike
#7- 0.87% - DisneyTaylors
#6- 0.97% - carmiedog
#5- 1.18% - Connie96
#4- 1.25% - tigger813
#3- 1.27% - pjlla
#2- 1.59% - pinkle
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 9 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 1.96% - tiki23

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations tiki23 !!!
What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[LuvBaloo]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!

NOTE: this list includes participants who have reported in within the last 3weeks, once someone misses 3 weigh-ins they are dropped from this report.
How this works: you set your goal for what to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.
Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.
Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know.
We have done 8 out of 13 weeks, so the challenge is 69% complete.

aamomma 29
bouldertcr 25
brinalyn530 26
buzz5985 34
carmiedog 78
Connie96 82
Dahly 61
disneymom2one 100
flipflopmom 70
jbm02 10
jenanderson 38
JOANNEL 90
keenercam 42
Leleluvsdis 0
lisah0711 4
lovedvc 107
LuvBaloo -10
maiziezoe 19
mommyof2Pirates 64
N&B'smom 18
njcarita 28
nunzia 13
OctoberBride03 25
pinkle 41.67
redwalker 14
Rose&Mike 72
sahbushka -14
tigger813 -33
tiki23 64
Tinker'n'Fun 16
Tricia1972 79
Worfiedoodles 50
Zoesmama03 40



My accomplishment is that I’ve learned that I’m worth focusing on. I’m more than a mom, an employee, etc. I am valuable and deserve to be healthy and happy. I deserve to take the time to work out, even if it means DS has to get himself out of bed with the alarm clock in the morning. That doesn’t make me a bad mom – in fact, I’m teaching him valuable life skills while making myself a better person. I also learned that I was lying to myself when I used to say I was OK with being fat – I wasn’t and I’m not. Now I need to translate these mental accomplishments into physical accomplishments.
by brinalyn530

 

[LuvBaloo]

Octoberbride you are correct:
Anybody can join or rejoin at any time!


and anybody is welcome to participate on the thread without weighing in, if that works best for them.

Now I'm off to bed

 

[50sjayne]

I'm excited to post that I've a new job!

At the end of the month, I'll be leaving my current job (after 14.5 years) to move to a new town and new job. The new town is 120km away (75miles), and is where my DH works and where the majority of our relatives live. It'll be a crazy few weeks getting the house packed and ready to sell but it will be worth it.

I just found out last Thursday, and got so busy getting started on fixing things in the house, I never got on the computer to post that I was heading out of town for an annual family camping trip. It was my parents, aunt, sister & her DH +kids all together for a 3 days weekend. It was fun, and I have to share my kayaking story.

DH & I were off kayaking, and got hot, so we pulled the kayak's up to shore in an inlet and were standing in the water cooling off. We could see a dark spot moving way out in the water, and I said it must be a duck. After a bit, DH noticed it was coming straight towards us and asked if I was sure it was a duck. I said, it looks odd, but what else could it be. When it was about 80 feet away, DH says "get in your boat NOW, its not a duck, its a bear". What an adrenaline rush realizing a bear is swimming straight towards you. All we could see was the head sticking out of the water. As soon as we made a bunch of noise turnign the kayaks around, the bear switched directions and moved towards the shore on the opposite side of the inlet. As we were paddling away, we saw the bear climb out of the water and head into the woods. It turned out to be a relatively small black bear, but it was still freaky.

Off to get caught up on all I've missed. No reminder post this week, as I haven't opened any weigh-ins yet, but the results will come out tonight.

Wow that's really cool! and it sounds like you did what you were supposed to do-make noise.

Well, itty bitty's doin' better. Was worried he was dehydrated until I set him down in the litterbox right before I went to bed and he laid about a tennis ball of #1 in the clumping litter lol. Now mama's stitches seem to be a little odd with the healing...I really hope they don't test FIV positive, Figaro got a snap test and was negative for panleukopenia, not sure what else they were testing for-- snap tests are different. Guess I'll find out soon, I'm gonna take Mom in for some drontal and to check the stitches-- may as well get the test too. My cats have all had recent immunizations but still-- FIV positive cats are harder to maintain in a multiple cat household. Even if they do I don't think they will be a problem. Cleo is one of the most mellow laid back kitty's I've had so far :

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And the kittens play rough but only with each other. I'll just have to be very vigilant with immunizations.

It just makes me so mad the idiot who had such a gorgeous sweet little woman couldn't spay her or do basic care like immunizations. Maybe we'll luck out again-- I've been very lucky so far.

Thanks so much for the healing thoughts for the baby. He is definitely around the bend.
This is a picture of Bob- my kitty who died, the one I talked about...
with his Woody hat on :

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He looks a lot like Wally.

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Good luck with the move ;-)

 

[donac]

Taryn Congrats on the new position. It is quite an honor and a testiment to your hard work this year. I agree with everyone else about your being able to do the 10 mi. when my son was doing the half in April he was told h e should get to 10 miles a couple of weeks before the race and the excitement of the day will get you to the 13 miles.

Don't have a lot of time today. Class is extremely boring. The only thing salvaging the day is the fact that I can have my laptop on the desk and we found a lot of great websites yesterday that we can use in our classroom.

Off to get some cleaning done. Yoga tonight. Dh will be home tomorrow sometime so I want the house to be in order before he walks in the door.

Have a great day

 

[mikamah]

A big congrats to our top losers, and Tiki23 as number one!!!!!

A huge thank you, Shannon for all your hard work as our weightkeeper.

My accomplishment is that I’ve learned that I’m worth focusing on. I’m more than a mom, an employee, etc. I am valuable and deserve to be healthy and happy. I deserve to take the time to work out, even if it means DS has to get himself out of bed with the alarm clock in the morning. That doesn’t make me a bad mom – in fact, I’m teaching him valuable life skills while making myself a better person. I also learned that I was lying to myself when I used to say I was OK with being fat – I wasn’t and I’m not. Now I need to translate these mental accomplishments into physical accomplishments.
by brinalyn530

I love this, Bree, and I so need to remember the same thing. I've been pretty good this summer getting my exercise in without feeling like I'm torturing michael, but some days that guilt is so hard. We do deserve to take care of ourselves, and I am definitely a better mom on the days I've gotten my exercise and eaten well.

Dh will be home tomorrow

Whoo hoo!! I know for you it probably didn't fly by, but it seems like just the other day you said he'd be gone for 2 weeks. Have fun with DH tomorrow!!

I have also gone from a 16 to an 8 (and even sometimes a 6). I do wear a bikini now (even in front of other people ). I also wear shorts...something I haven't done probably about 5 years! I also know that I look great but no where near perfect yet. Reading your post (and a few others), I realized that I am still seeking my 20 year old body! You are right about it though...I might have to come to terms that it is not going to happen. At age 20 I was only 115 pounds and wore a size 2 or 4. If I stop and think about it I know that it is not going to happen but for some reason when I look in the mirror, that is what I am looking for. I must work on this a little.

It's not that I would ever want to be 20 again, and god knows I won't ever look that good again, but i just wish I could go back for a day and feel like I was as thin as I actually was, and enjoy it and be satisfied with my body. I actually think about 3 years ago when I got down to 182 that I was happier with my body than I was when I was 20 and weighed 135. I remember joining Gloria Stevens salon to lose weight at 135.

Okay. All set for a 5K race on Saturday. The check is written and the envelope will be dropped in the mail on my way home today.

Whoo hoo!! Go Connie!!!

I'm excited to post that I've a new job!

At the end of the month, I'll be leaving my current job (after 14.5 years) to move to a new town and new job. The new town is 120km away (75miles), and is where my DH works and where the majority of our relatives live. It'll be a crazy few weeks getting the house packed and ready to sell but it will be worth it.

I just found out last Thursday, and got so busy getting started on fixing things in the house, I never got on the computer to post that I was heading out of town for an annual family camping trip. It was my parents, aunt, sister & her DH +kids all together for a 3 days weekend. It was fun, and I have to share my kayaking story.

DH & I were off kayaking, and got hot, so we pulled the kayak's up to shore in an inlet and were standing in the water cooling off. We could see a dark spot moving way out in the water, and I said it must be a duck. After a bit, DH noticed it was coming straight towards us and asked if I was sure it was a duck. I said, it looks odd, but what else could it be. When it was about 80 feet away, DH says "get in your boat NOW, its not a duck, its a bear". What an adrenaline rush realizing a bear is swimming straight towards you. All we could see was the head sticking out of the water. As soon as we made a bunch of noise turnign the kayaks around, the bear switched directions and moved towards the shore on the opposite side of the inlet. As we were paddling away, we saw the bear climb out of the water and head into the woods. It turned out to be a relatively small black bear, but it was still freaky.

Off to get caught up on all I've missed. No reminder post this week, as I haven't opened any weigh-ins yet, but the results will come out tonight.

Congrats on your new job, Shannon!! That is so exciting for you. I think that's a great plan not to stress about the scale right now, and make healthy choices where you can with all that will be happening. OMG on the bear!! I would have totally freaked out. I guess that why I don't go too far into nature when we camp.

Thanks for all the concern for my leg. It feels 95% better today. I think I just overworked it and it was a little sore/tight. I have not had to take any pain meds since its really not painful. My dh has stuff going on tonight and tomorrow night at work so I wont have the opportunity to run until thursday. I think that should give me enough time to recuperate. My eating has been stable although I did use 10 of my flex points today. I really am hoping for a big loss this week to motivate me.

Glad your leg is feeling better, and nice job on the eating this week!!

We did our run. We ran about 2 and ran/walked the last 2, 6 total with warm up and cool down. It was a balmy 96 when we started and cooled off to 92 at the end. I actually ran in my jog bra because it was so awful. So glad to have the heart rate monitor, because it really made us slow down and be careful. If it's this hot next week, we're going to run the first mile and run/walk the rest. This heat is just crazy! Mike is getting take out pizza--thin crust--for dinner. Since I don't eat meat anymore, I don't feel as guilty about pizza because my part will have onions, tomatoes, and cheese.

wow, great job on the run, Rose, in that disgusting heat. It has been relentless this summer. Hope you enjoyed your pizza. I did stick with one slice last night, but that was after I had a little too much buffalo chicken dip.

I WAS NAMED THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON for K-3!!! I almost cried. It's not an honor, don't get me wrong. But it hit me all at once that on Jan. 18 I weighed 218 pounds, was a 16/18, and now I am a size 8, fit runner that the administration thinks is worthy of making sure our children are fit. I KNOW you all will understand what this means to me!!!

Taryn, congratulations to you. That is an honor and you really have come so far in these 7 months, and it's so nice to have that recognized and be asked to help raise all the little ones in a healthy and fit lifestyle too.

I haven't been on in awhile. It sounds like everyone is doing pretty good! It's been a bit hectic with my dad, it looks like he's had a stroke so we are working with him.
Luvbaloo........Congrats
I'll check in tomorrow!

Hugs to you and prayers for you dad that he may have an easy and speedy recovery. Hang in there.

I am not a running guru by far. What I can say is that you are suppose to only increase 10% per week. That is about atleast a 1/2 mile per week. So If you get started this week you should be good. Most plans will only take you to your longest run once about a week prior to your race. I think you should be ok but again I am so not a guru of running. I honestly think even if you cant run the entire thing you will be able to walk far enough to complete it. Good luck

I totally agree with this, and as another totally running non-guru, I think you can definintely be ready for a 10 miler, Taryn.

Kathy: Hope you had fun at the party. I can never have just 1 slice of pizza.

Thanks, it was fun, but and the only reason I stuck to one slice of pizza was cuz I had 2 slices worth of dip before the pizza. Oh well, when I look at the big pizza, in the past I would have not even thought about how much dip I was eating, and still had 3 pieces of pizza, so I'm really doing ok, living life and trying to make it a lifestyle I can live with.

Rose and JenA: Its never nice to hear when couples have fertility problems, but there is a solidarity that comes with hearing it. I hope I'm saying this right. But Dh and I also struggle with the same same issue, and have looked into adoption. Unlike the 2 of you though, I never shared with many people that we were looking and you make me glad that I didn't. I'm not one to share personal things with a lot of people anyway, but when I do I'm not looking for people to tell me to get on with it. I don't expect everybody to understand, but I don't think its asking a lot to be supportive. We're nearly 7 years married and I'm mostly coming to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be anybody's mommy.

Just a big hug for you. I've not been through it, but have had friends with fertility issues, and I've seen how difficult and stressful it can be on them.

Hi all! It's been awhile. I have had a really rough summer weight loss wise and I think I have been avoiding the boards a bit because of that and just because of how busy I have been. I am hoping I am back on track now. I have had a good 8 days and my first 5k is coming up this saturday. I am a bit nervous as I seem to have got my sons chest cold but there's not much I can do about that. Any tips about how to spend the few days before the race to be in the best shape for it?

Hope you all are doing well!

SarahMay

Nice to see you SarahMay! Good luck on your race saturday!! That is very exciting. Having done 2 races, I'm no pro, but I did not run the day before the race, and I definitely find when I eat a good healthy dinner the night before I run, I seem to have more stamina than when I eat junk, and also running the day after drinking alcohol definitely slows me down. You will do great on saturday!!

Off to work again. This work thing really does interfere with my dis-time. I'm scheduled for some extra time this week, and after last week when it was so quiet and many of us got cancelled, I was planning on a cancel day, but it's not happening. I'll be happy when I get paid next week.

Have a happy, healthy wednesday.

 

[tigger813]

Congrats tiki23! Glad to see I joined the top ten again! Now to see if I can have a loss again this week.

5.5 miles so far today. Gotta run some errands this morning and then just relax the rest of the day. Hope to be home by noon.

Still need to clean my house a bit so I should get moving!

 

[Connie96]

Good morning, ladies. I've read all your posts, but I'm sorry that can't take time to comment right now. (I shouldn't even be reading right now!!)

Hey BREE! We did it just like we said. We made the Top Ten 2 weeks in a row girl!! Can you believe that!?

Congrats to all the Biggest Losers this week and to everyone who is still here and working to accomplish their individual goals.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Taryn--I'm sure it's more work, but what a complement to be named the physical fitness chairperson! As for the run, I am not an expert, I feel like I muddle through on most days, but I will give you a few observations. Be careful about overtraining. Look at one of the plans--galloway or higdon--to get an idea of what is too much or too little. I am of the school of thought that I would rather go the entire (or almost the entire) distance before the race, so we have been looking at the galloway plans. Make sure you taper/rest before the race. I can't stress this enough. If you are at all competitive it will kick in, no matter what you tell yourself before hand. How do I know this, read my post from Saturday! If you are feeling at all iffy about the distance on race day, make sure you stick to the time you trained at and try as hard as possible to run negative splits. It makes such a huge difference on the longer runs. And last listen to your body. It is not worth a long term injury to jump into something you are not ready for. Other than that, I say go for it. Sounds like fun! One more thing--does she want to actually run together? How fast does she run? That might be another consideration.

I haven't been on in awhile. It sounds like everyone is doing pretty good! It's been a bit hectic with my dad, it looks like he's had a stroke so we are working with him.
Luvbaloo........Congrats
I'll check in tomorrow!

Sending good thoughts for your Dad's recovery.

Rose and JenA: Its never nice to hear when couples have fertility problems, but there is a solidarity that comes with hearing it. I hope I'm saying this right. But Dh and I also struggle with the same same issue, and have looked into adoption. Unlike the 2 of you though, I never shared with many people that we were looking and you make me glad that I didn't. I'm not one to share personal things with a lot of people anyway, but when I do I'm not looking for people to tell me to get on with it. I don't expect everybody to understand, but I don't think its asking a lot to be supportive. We're nearly 7 years married and I'm mostly coming to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be anybody's mommy.

It really can be hard. I hate to see anyone go through it.

Hi all! It's been awhile. I have had a really rough summer weight loss wise and I think I have been avoiding the boards a bit because of that and just because of how busy I have been. I am hoping I am back on track now. I have had a good 8 days and my first 5k is coming up this saturday. I am a bit nervous as I seem to have got my sons chest cold but there's not much I can do about that. Any tips about how to spend the few days before the race to be in the best shape for it?

Hope you all are doing well!

SarahMay

Hi SarahMay! Good luck with the race!

Dona--have fun with your DH tomorrow!

CC--I keep meaning to ask you--have you thought about just starting at Phase 2 of south beach? I really think it's a good plan and really helps you to kick the sweet habit. I had trouble with phase 1 because I flirt with depression a lot and I think the no carbs almost did me in. The book I read that I really liked is "the french don't diet plan". It really helped with portions and helped me to realize food is meant to be enjoyed not to be shoveled until you want to heave.

Congrats to all the losers especially tiki23!

Good morning all. I'm going to strength tonight and I'll probably do a couple miles on the elliptical. My shoulder has been feeling great, so I'm hoping it makes it through strength class with no problems! I'm also going to go look for some shorts before there aren't any left to buy. DS is at the dentist, so I'm hoping he doesn't come home really cranky. And just wanted to say I am loving my new schedule! I love having the same days off every week! Have a great day!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Good morning everybody

I have slept in and gotten some much needed rest even though my body tried to dump me out of bed at 8am after a mere 8hrs of sleep. I told it we were going back to bed and that was that. It paid me back with an odd dream but at least i got to sleep.

Welcome back SarahMay everybody has been busy this summer. Me mostly with work. We're glad to see everybody checking in when they can and good luck with race on Sat. I'll let the resident runners advise you on pre-race strategy

Shannon: Thanks for posting the results and I'm glad you're ok with your gain. Keeping it all in perspective is the right track, cause you have a lot on your plate with the move and new job. Hope to hear more from you when things slow down a little. And I'm always impressed with the people who are sticking it out this summer. Not been an easy 1 that's for sure.

Jayne: your kitties are just adorable. i'm glad they are all doing better and fingers crossed for negative FIV tests

Dona: how long does your class last? If I had a laptop on my desk during a really boring 1 it'd be way too tempting for me to come DIS or hop on FB. Have fun at Yoga tonight. So glad your DH will be home tomorrow. Safe travels for him.

kathy: Thanks for the hugs, sometimes i need them when i talk about it. What I really need is for next year at Mother's day is someone to remind me to duck out of church right after communion so I don't turn into a mess when they bless the moms Completely lost it this year.

Glad that your shoulder is feeling better. Hope it does well with the strength class tonight.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Congrats to all our top ten this week!!

You did an amazing job on yourselves.


And awesome job to our BL of the week tiki23


I find everybody on the list an inspiration and everybody who participates in this challenge is an inspiration in and of themselves. Whether you post, lurk, or just pm your weight and check results on tuesdays you have made a commitment to yourself. And that is the biggest inspiration of all

 

[Octoberbride03]

Yes, i am shamelessly fooling with post counts

Now its almost halfway through the day but its time for our QOTD:

How hard is it for you to take a rest day from your exercise routine?

One thing I know my body tells me is when its had enough exercise, like during work yesterday. I just made it to the end of the day and didn't tack on a workout before bed. Mon. though I did my Core fusion dvd which is abs and some stretching. I made it through the workout, but not as well as I usually do. I couldn't power through the moves that needed it, but did it because I knew the stretching would make me feel better. And today I'm on the fence because I am off from work. But just how tired am I?

Its important to stay on routine, but I keep reading on how important it is to rest too, because your body repairs itself and gets stronger during rest days. But easier said that done right

 

[jenanderson]

Okay. All set for a 5K race on Saturday. The check is written and the envelope will be dropped in the mail on my way home today.

Good Luck Connie!

I'm excited to post that I've a new job!

Whoo Hoo! This is such great news for you! I am really happy that it all worked out and that you will be closer to family.

Thanks for all the concern for my leg. It feels 95% better today.

I am happy to hear that your leg is feeling better. Be sure to continue to listen to your body just to be sure and then away you go again!

3. Principal asked me to run a 10 mile race with her at the end of September! Running gurus - my longest run thus far is 6.2. Do I have enough time to get ready?

4.This was the biggest one yet:

I WAS NAMED THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON for K-3!!! I almost cried. It's not an honor, don't get me wrong. But it hit me all at once that on Jan. 18 I weighed 218 pounds, was a 16/18, and now I am a size 8, fit runner that the administration thinks is worthy of making sure our children are fit. I KNOW you all will understand what this means to me!!!

First of all - Yep, you can totally be ready to run that race. Just be sure you get a training schedule written down and follow it. You can find lots of them online to help you out. You also don't need to actually get all the way to 10 miles before the race. When I ran my first half, the furthest I had gotten was 11 miles and the 13 miles of the race went great. It does work.

Next.... I am so proud of you! It is great that you were recognized to be the Physical Education Chairperson...you totally deserve it! Way to go!

Rose and JenA: Its never nice to hear when couples have fertility problems, but there is a solidarity that comes with hearing it. I hope I'm saying this right. But Dh and I also struggle with the same same issue, and have looked into adoption. Unlike the 2 of you though, I never shared with many people that we were looking and you make me glad that I didn't. I'm not one to share personal things with a lot of people anyway, but when I do I'm not looking for people to tell me to get on with it. I don't expect everybody to understand, but I don't think its asking a lot to be supportive. We're nearly 7 years married and I'm mostly coming to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be anybody's mommy.

Hugs to you too. I think I discovered a lot about myself, others and the whole world going through all that we have. There is a lot to be said for people who offer their quiet support and there is much more to be said about finding peace in your own life.

my first 5k is coming up this saturday. I am a bit nervous as I seem to have got my sons chest cold but there's not much I can do about that. Any tips about how to spend the few days before the race to be in the best shape for it?

Welcome Back SarahMay! Glad to see you again...I think summer has been tough for a lot of us. Good Luck with your 5K! You will do great! I say that since you feel like you have a bit of a chest cold, I would really take it easy the rest of this week. Maybe go out for a brisk walk but really focus on getting some extra rest and getting better.

And just wanted to say I am loving my new schedule! I love having the same days off every week! Have a great day!

I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying your new schedule! Enjoy those days off!

Well, I meant to type a bunch more but it too me too long to catch up with everyone. We are off to the Mall of America in a short bit to try to find some more good deals on school clothes. We will be back this evening so hopefully I will get a chance to hop back on.

Quick notes:
1. I had a gain at WW last night and was not happy. I am still within the range of maintaining though so if I can not gain this week, I will reach lifetime status and be able to quit paying for WW. I still want to lose 7 pounds but I chose this WW goal because I knew it was a weight I could live with and the sooner I quit paying them the better. I know I have to keep on going but at least I don't have to keep on paying!
2. I did run to WW and home from WW so at least I got in my 5.5 miles but it was too hot to be out running so I was very hot when I got home.
3. I am looking forward to summer being over. While I thought that I would do so great during the summer I am realizing I was able to do so much better during the school year.

Time to go shopping! Have a great day!
Jen

 

[Octoberbride03]

OK, last post for now. Good thing I'm the coach this week

I have asked before and then just pushed it away, but honestly in the realm of listening to my body somebody needs to tell me about any Yoga dvd's you do. Note i cannot watch it on my computer and do it that way. My office is just too small for a workout area.

I want something challenging, but makes me feel good at the end. I had been thinking of an exercise stretch dvd, but I would like something that burns more calories than that, and not much, if any of the oohm stuff. My core fusion has some modified yoga in it and it makes me feel fantastic at the end, but I thinking I'm looking for something more than that.

So titles and descriptions and results are what I need to hear about

Oh and if anybody uses resistnace bands, can you tell me what hte next step up from purple is? I think its time for me to move my resistance level up on some of my dvds.

Thanks all

Enjoy your day