Biggest Loser 10 Fall Challenge -- for losers and maintainers :)

[Connie96]

I've popped on a couple times to catch up this weekend but haven't had a chance to comment. First of all:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Rose and Taryn! I hope you both had very special days.

EVERYONE... If you're still interested in participating in the WIN! Challenge, please remember to take your measurements and PM the total to me before the end of Tuesday. (The deadline will usually be Monday, but since today is a holiday...) Click HERE to view the original guidelines for this challenge. I'll post a couple of starting statistics on Wednesday.

Have a great week, everyone!

 

[my3princes]

Rose and Taryn

Well, my first attempt at QOTD went "poof" when the boards went down this morning so I will try again . . .




Sunday QOTD: Share with us one thing that you are grateful for today? It can be big or small. Just think about how blessed you are and share with us.

As many of you know from previous challenges my 12 year old was diagnosed with a brain tumor last November and it was removed in December. That was the single most tramadic, stressful, life altering experience of my life. I realized in the blink of an eye what was and what was not important in my life. People, my family and friends, their health and happiness, that is what is important. The house, car, possessions, etc mean absolutely NOTHING. I am thankful that the tumor was successfully removed and I still have all 3 of my boys, I'm thankful for my wonderful DH who has brought me happiness for the last 23 years and for my parents and the rest of my family. I'm thankful for the support that my friends (you all included) provide for me from the major life changing things to the minor everyday things.

Good morning all!

Sorry for the delay with the QOTD -- apparently my modem stopped working in the night. After two hours of being on the phone with tech support it is working for now. So I will post the QOTD and try to get back later for replies. Sorry!

QOTD Sunday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?

If I was at Disneyland right now I would be riding Finding Nemo or Space Mountain or some other Tomorrowland attraction. If I was at WDW I would be at Animal Kingdom riding Expedition Everest or maybe Kilamanjaro Safaris.

Happy Labor Day!

If I was at WDW right now I would be waiting for Fantasmic. I love that show and it would be the best way to end this long weekend.

 

[lisah0711]

I'm going to post the QOTD for tomorrow early in case I have internet troubles again.

What if I told you that you could double your weight loss by doing one simple thing? You can! A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that keeping a "food diary" may double your weight loss efforts. Wow!

So the QOTD is do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

I know that when I journal my food and exercise I do much better than when I fly by the seat of my pants. Why? Because I know otherwise I will underestimate the amount of calories that I consumed and overestimate the amount of calories I burned by exercising and sabotage myself.

I have one coaching slot open for 9/17 to 9/23. Coaching is a lot of fun and historically our coaches have a great losing week the week they coach as result of all your inspiration!

Have a great evening all!

 

[my3princes]

Everything since Thursday has been a blurr. We picked up our new camper on Friday. It is beautiful, but it took longer to pick up then I had thought it would which made me late for work. That was just a blip in how horrible the night ended up being. It was without a doubt the worst night that I have waitressed EVER. No bus kids showed up, the kitchen was so slow, 45 minutes to get a meal out and complainers. Who has control over how thick a potato skin is? I was spent, exhausted by the time I got home at 11:30PM. Mind you the restaurant closed at 9:30. It took 2 hours to clean up and reset everything.

I slept in on Saturday then we spent 5 1/2 hours bringing everything from our old camper into our new camper. Everything found a new home with room to spare. We finished up just in time for me to head off to work. Thankfully Saturday night wasn't as bad as Friday. Sunday morning was spent stacking wood for my parents. I think we stacked about 3 cord in 3 hours. Then they had a BBQ and I ate Nothing (wasn't worth the points). We came home and DH and I took a nap then I had to go shopping. Came home and made dinner then we headed outside and had a campfire. We ended up sleeping in the new camper (in our backyard ).

Today I spent most of the day upholstering the seats for the street rod that DH is building. He's putting it in a show on the 17th, 18th and 19th so I had to get it done. It is a "rat rod" at this point which means it runs, but cosmetically it is still really really rough. No roof, No windows, still rusty. This has been his dream projects ever since I've known him so seeing him make progress is wonderful. Someday it will be totally finished, but time and money are always a factor. I made dinner and now I'm catching up here and on Big Brother.

I have been 100% on my diet since Friday morning. Journaling, counting points, drinking some water and even getting some exercise even if it is of the work variety. I am really hoping for a big loss on Friday. I know that I deserve it.

 

[my3princes]

Tuesday QOTD:

I definitely do better when I journal, but when I journal I am also more likely to weigh my food and calculate actual point rather than doing it from memory.

 

[RENThead09]

QOTD Sunday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?

I am actually at Disneyland right now. After running the half and eating healthy afterwards, I decided to splurge today. I just got a corndog and sat down to watch Pixar Play Parade.

Afterwards gonna buy a vinylmation or two, ride the Maliboomer and Mulhaulen Madness before they close down tomorrow, and then watch the 9pm show of World of Color. Afterwards, a quick ride on Peter Pan and Big Thunder and then head to the gym on my way home to stretch and roll before my trainer tomorrow.

This was my first of 13 half marathons over the next 13 months, so right back to the trainer tomorrow. It's definitely a love-hate relationship. Love running-hate the "gym" workouts-love the results! 7 pounds in the last month. Another 15 or so to hit my goal.

Have a great and healthy week everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, here's my little whine for the day, feel free to skip it. We just wasted 5 hours of our lives trying to get a brand new samsung android phone to sync to our computer only to be told by samsung that they have no idea what was wrong with it and to take it back to sprint! Uggh! We have resisted getting a new phone for a long time--Mike and I both have the most basic phones you can buy--doesn't even have picture mail. But with as much traveling as we are doing in the next couple months, we decided why not. I was looking forward to checking email, having my music at the same place as my phone, being able to get pics from ds, and Mike wanted to be able to check sports scores. Neither one of our laptops will recognise the phone and so we can't do anything that involves moving data back and forth. We couldn't even get the app which moves itunes wirelessly to work! So now tomorrow Mike is going to spend another hour or so dealing with the sprint store. Sorry, to sound like such a whiner, but I hate it when you pay a lot of money for something and IT DOESN'T WORK!!!! At this point, I just want my old phone back. Who cares about the extra stuff. So frustrating! And I haven't had dinner yet, and I'm getting a little cranky to boot!

Kathy and Maria--welcome back!

renthead09--13 halves in the 13 months! Wow, good for you!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Hi everyone!

York's was fun. Not anywhere near as good as the Animal Kingdom in WDW, but much closer to home.

RENThead09 - That is quite a goal! Congrats on crossing off the first of 13

mikamah & Worfiedoodles - More Mass friends. Where are you in Mass?

Sunday's QOTD - If I was in WDW right now I'd probably be in bed. My DS likes to go to bed around 7, so it's easier to just go to bed early with him while we're on vacation. Though if it was nice outside and we were staying at a hotel on property with a good view from the balcony like the Boardwalk, My DH and I might be sitting on the balcony people watching with a nice glass of wine in hand.

So I think my little one somehow read my mind, last night he went to bed at 8:30 and didn't wake up until we woke him up this morning at 7:30
My DH said he heard him stir around 1:30, but he must not have cried b/c I didn't hear a thing. It was a miracle and of course when I woke up at 6:30 I went in to make sure that he was okay before going back to bed myself for another 30 minutes.

Well tonight I'm back on the weight loss wagon. I even started working out tonight. I am a HUGE fan of Leslie Sansone. If anyone likes walking, her workouts are excellent. If you have cable, you can watch them free On Demand. Right now they have the 1 mile or 2 mile ones to watch, so I bookmarked them both.

Here is my plan. For the month of September I hope to do the walking workouts at least 4 times a week. In October I will switch to my Step DVD's for a couple of weeks then work into my new Step DVD that uses the toning bar for the last 2 weeks of the month. In November I will switch to my Tao Bo Amped DVD set and then in December I will do a combination of workouts.

I figure if I write it down here and tell someone then I will feel more accountable to keep up with it.

When I was pregnant I took prenatal yoga and before each class there was a Zumba class held. We all wanted to take it, but given our states at the time it wasn't smart to start something new like that, so I am going to ask for the Zumba DVD set for Christmas. Hopefully having something new to do will keep me busy when the Biggest Loser Challenge 11 starts.

Well, time to shower and hit the hay. Back to work tomorrow, but since I don't work on Friday's it's a 3 day week. Hooray

 

[alamere1496]

mikamah & Worfiedoodles - More Mass friends. Where are you in Mass?

Oh...I'm in Mass too!! I'm in Dartmouth. Anyone else close? It would be great to have a walking/running friend. I'm always better at sticking to my routine when I know that I have to meet someone.

Hope everyone had a great long weekend. Back to reality tomorrow...Kids back to school and mom back to work.

Ann

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I had to DRAG myself up for my run... I kept laying there trying to tell myself that I overslept and didn't have enough time for a full run (true), but I finally got up and did about 3 mi... not the 6 mi I had planned, but we need to shower and leave to go visit DMIL soon. I made the BETTER choice.... BEST choice would have been to actually set my alarm clock last night so I didn't oversleep! WORST choice would have been to skip the run all together.

Good job on picking the better of the two choices. Doing something is always better than not doing anything at all. Good job

Not sure what we'll do today. I am thinking Newbury Street, but am not positive. We need to check out of the hotel soon, so I better go. I will try to check in tonight-hopefully after a Wii workout.

Hi CC....I hope you had a great day. Sounds like a lot of fun.

I just got back from WDW for my son's surprise trip, and we had a fabulous time. I'm a little sad to be back. Michael came in and woke me up this morning and said he had a dream that we just went to wdw. It was so fun surprising him, and we joked about it many times along the trip.

Im so glad your back Kathy! Missed ya around here. The trip sounds like it was fabulous. I bet it was so fun just spending it with you and michael. The weight loss is amazing especially while being in disney and you even had 2 vacations prior too. That is excellent. I know you will get right back on the wagon.

I love reading the trip reports, and always toy with the idea of writing one, so maybe I will.

I say do it. I would read along. I love reading the TR too. I have to say doing one for our trip was so much fun. Its nice to go back now and read it. It brings back all the wonderful memories we made.

Im enlisting my BF's graphic design skills to create this years invitations for our pumpkin carving party and our gingerbread house party. Theyre my favorite parties of the year! On to the cleaning...

The parties sound like fun. What great ideas. We love to entertain too but lately time and money have become an issue. I hope the BBQ goes well.

I did find a great sale at the Yankee Candle store, I got the new caramel candle. If I can't eat it, at least I can smell it!

ooohhhh Caramel! I have to get that one for the fall. I love the Yankee Candle store!

I just went for a jog! I don't jog well, so for me it's a big accomplishment! Especially going out at 8pm in the dark and on my own. Didn't quite manage the full W1D1 of C25K, but it's early days.

Great job on getting started. Unlike you I freak out when it gets dark. Im afraid someone will get me Glad you enjoyed yourself.

I am actually at Disneyland right now. After running the half and eating healthy afterwards, I decided to splurge today. I just got a corndog and sat down to watch Pixar Play Parade.

Afterwards gonna buy a vinylmation or two, ride the Maliboomer and Mulhaulen Madness before they close down tomorrow, and then watch the 9pm show of World of Color. Afterwards, a quick ride on Peter Pan and Big Thunder and then head to the gym on my way home to stretch and roll before my trainer tomorrow.

This was my first of 13 half marathons over the next 13 months, so right back to the trainer tomorrow. It's definitely a love-hate relationship. Love running-hate the "gym" workouts-love the results! 7 pounds in the last month. Another 15 or so to hit my goal.

Have a great and healthy week everyone!

Sounds like a great time at DL. Wow 13 1/2 in 13 months. Are you insane?????

Hi everyone!
Here is my plan. For the month of September I hope to do the walking workouts at least 4 times a week. In October I will switch to my Step DVD's for a couple of weeks then work into my new Step DVD that uses the toning bar for the last 2 weeks of the month. In November I will switch to my Tao Bo Amped DVD set and then in December I will do a combination of workouts.

The plan sounds great. If you want to do some ZUMBA at home you can go on You Tube and search for zumba. You will get a ton of short videos that you can follow along at home. At least you can get started before christmas and then you will know for sure if you like it enough to ask for the DVD's.


Hi all. I at least got caught up from todays posts. I think I will just move on from here.

QOTD- If I was at WDW right now I would at whatever park at late EMH. Maybe touring the countries of epcot or riding a few more rides at MK.

I got a 7 mile run in this morning and the cool air was invigorating. It did warm up by the end of the run but still pretty bearable. I am amazed that I ran that far.

We then spent a fun day at the fair. We saw pigs race, and a tiger show. On a spur of the moment we decided to take Ryan my 5 year old to the Demolition Derby they have in the grandstand. My parents took our 3yr old Nick with them. We really enjoyed ourselves.

Before I forget I wanted to congratulate Rose on the race.....Awesome pics lady. Way to go

I also want to say happy belated birthday to Taryn, connie, and rose. I wish you many many more.

I am off to bed. Another busy week ahead of me.

 

[Octoberbride03]

I have to get ready for bed, but wanted to say hi and check in before i toddle off to my pillow. Worked an extra hour today, so no workout for me. Really feeling my work schedule in left glute area. This and the hip is what I pulled a few weeks ago. I think its due to my schedule but there is no changing it. Schedules are all automated now So God knows if I'll ever have a full weekend again.

I have a question for those of you with the toning/rocker shoes. I wear the target version as my work shoes and they have really helped with my knees if nothing else. But I'm wondering just how often do you wear them and is it possible that I am wearing them for too long? On my feet with them about 7 hours a day 5 days a week. I wonder if that's half of the problem with my glute/hip I don't wear them around the house or for working out or walking the dog at all.

We wore poor Onslow out yesterday. He was happy as a clam in the park and we watched carefully for signs of tiredness and kept him watered every .25 mile. But today he just basically laid down and slept all day long. He moved very little, and had no energy to go even 10 ft it seemed. He's a smaller doggie, but its so hard to tell how far is far enough and what's too far when he's so clearly enjoying himself. I feel kind of bad that he's so tuckered out. He was fine last night and today it seemed it just him while I was at work I guess.

Anyhow, off to bed. Back tomorrow

 

[donac]

Just a short note hello. Classes start today so I don't have much time this morning. I need to get dressed and move my lunch from the frig to the cooler bag.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[flipflopmom]

QOTD Sunday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?

Since it's 5:57 am, I'm going to be optimistic and say just finishing up a run from BLT to the castle and back 2 times, and having a cup of coffee on my BLT balcony, watching the castle change colors!

I just got back from WDW for my son's surprise trip, and we had a fabulous time. I'm a little sad to be back.

So glad you had a blast!!! You have to do a TR - it's great to relive the memories, and I wanna know more!! Sophie asked me this weekend when we could go back to Disney World, and then she wanted to pretend we were there. Thank goodness for theme park music and you tube!

QOTD: If I was at WDW I would probably be at Mickeys Philharmagic.

My favorite attraction in all of WDW! The pumpkin carving and gingerbread house parties sound great. I might get advice from you, sounds like great fun for my 11yr. old DD and her friends!

Hello! I went to a breakfast cookout this morning. Strange, but a lot of fun.

First time I've ever heard of that. How did that work???

I just went for a jog! I don't jog well, so for me it's a big accomplishment! Especially going out at 8pm in the dark and on my own. Didn't quite manage the full W1D1 of C25K, but it's early days.

GREAT JOB!!!!!

In a few days we move to the in-laws house where there's wireless internet.

Shannon you actually posted something other than results! Hope that means you are getting a new normal! We miss you!

So the QOTD is do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

It's definitely important, especially when it involves actually measuring your portions. I am famous for over/underestimating those, which makes tracking useless!

I am actually at Disneyland right now. This was my first of 13 half marathons over the next 13 months, so right back to the trainer tomorrow.

GREAT JOB!!!!! So exciting! You are going to be in such amazing shape!

Sorry, to sound like such a whiner, but I hate it when you pay a lot of money for something and IT DOESN'T WORK!!!! At this point, I just want my old phone back. Who cares about the extra stuff. So frustrating! And I haven't had dinner yet, and I'm getting a little cranky to boot!:

Rose - I would have screamed, and DH would have probably thrown the thing by now. I know you were looking at these for a while, hard when they don't meet expectations. I need to move my move into the latest century, too, but don't have the time to! Hope Mike can get it figured out!

I got a 7 mile run in this morning and the cool air was invigorating. It did warm up by the end of the run but still pretty bearable. I am amazed that I ran that far.

Great job Lindsay!!!!

Just a short note hello. Classes start today so I don't have much time this morning. I need to get dressed and move my lunch from the frig to the cooler bag.

Hope you have a great first day!!!!

Sounds like everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!

Sorry I was MIA yesterday. I didn't set my alarm, but woke up at 5 anyway. Started looking at TIWvs. DDP for our trip next July. When I am kinda depressed, I plan WDW trips! Finished up, dressed for my run, Sophie woke up and wanted me to lie back down with her. Oh well, I got some snuggle time. By the time she went back to sleep, I was out of the mood. Bad excuse, I know.

We had some more things to get from MIL and FIL's from yard sale, and decided to stop at a few. BIG MISTAKE!! There was a family selling puppies. See where this is going????? I fell in love on sight, which I don't usually do, as did the girls. Maybe it was selling all the baby stuff that had me feeling all maternal or something. Anyway, AK cried her eyes out for this puppy as an early birthday present. We told DH "NO". He looked at it for a few minutes and said "the last thing we need is another dog." We left, all the girls sad. I gave AK the speech about respecting Daddy and dealing with disappointments. We got to MIL and FIL's, he pulled me to the side, and said "how healthy were they?" He had actually gotten a little teary eyed at letting go of some of the baby stuff, too. We kept some special outfits, (first one we bought when we found out we were pregnant with AK, dresses they wore in pictures with my dad they had made, etc.) So we left the girls, told them to help their grandparents and we were going to a few more, went back, and inspected them and talked to the breeders.

They were minature schnauzer/maltese mixes, and seemed very healthy. We checked them all, all over, and had been well cared for. Not like us to make an impulse pet decision. I knew nothing about the 2 breeds, just thought they were cute. He talked her down off her selling price, which I only think worked b/c she had seen DD crying earlier. He's mostly white, with black on his face and ears, and a ring on his tail, and 1 black spot on the side. A total furball, so sweet and good. He's responding very well to no!

Brought him back, and the girls went nuts! DH gets the father of the year award. So we spent the afternoon buying puppy gear that we needed, playing, training (no accidents!!!!) and researching, working on class stuff, and watching VT lose.

Turns out, this is one of those crazy "designer hybrid" dogs. Mauzer is what they are called. I thought it was just a cute mutt! When I was looking it up, found ads for $400-$900 for these things. Sheez! Actually found an ad for him she had posted, asking $400. Didn't pay even half that. No wonder she was so reluctant to come down, like we were killing her. She begged me, "don't tell ANYONE how much you paid for him". She said she had already sold three over the weekend at asking price!

Had a good night with him, but I can see this is going to cut into my running time even more for a while. Guess I'm going to start evening running again for a bit, while DH is home.

Sorry for my book, but had to tell you all about the latest edition to the family! DH got to name him. I wanted Simba, but he picked "Beamer" after VT's coach, Frank Beamer. Oh well, small price to pay!
The two dogs are leary of each other, sniffing and such, but going much better than I thought. We made a rule that if someone was holding or playing with Beamer, another member of the family had to be doing the same for Pablo!

Have a great day everyone! Work, then Sophie's open house for preschool! She starts Thursday! See you tonight!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hi All!
Pjll thank you for inspiring me this morning! I went for a long fast walk today after reading your post.Thanks!
Yesterday I went for a long bike ride with my youngest son. at this point Im just getting moving again trying to create new good habits. I think tuesday I will start Jillians 30 day shred. That dvd kicks my but, but I need a good but kicking!
Today will be harder to stay on track we are heading to a bbq at my sisters. I think I can do well with chicken k bobs and salad but im gona splurge on my key lime pie. I did good while making it yesterday and never tasted it! So yay me!
Hope every one has a great labor day!

Hope the bbq was fun. Great job on the exercise!

I just got back from WDW for my son's surprise trip, and we had a fabulous time. I didn't think I'd be able to handle the heat, but it was pretty much the same as the summer we've had here in MA. We lucked out with not a drop of rain. I thought we'd take it easy and hang at the pool a lot with the heat, but he wanted to go, go, go. We got free dining, and I ate so much, but with all the exercise, I was actually down 1 pound from the day we left. One of my big downfalls is late night eating, and in a hotel, there's no kitchen, so even though I ate dessert most days and had a few mickey bars, I didn't then come back home and snack into the night. I know from past experience if I continue eating as if I'm on vacation, I'll put on 5-10 pounds in a week, but if I get right on track today, which I plan to, I can prevent that gain. I'd have to say Boma was one of my favorite restaurants, and one of the reasons was I loved the tiny desserts. ( I saw one in someone's signature next to a quarter.) I sampled 4 of them, but at Chef MIckey's I had 2 desserts which were probably like 8 of the boma desserts. Ah, it's all about dessert.

I'm a little sad to be back. Michael came in and woke me up this morning and said he had a dream that we just went to wdw. It was so fun surprising him, and we joked about it many times along the trip.

Hope you're all enjoying the labor day weekend.

Kathy-- on coming back with a loss! Did you all do the Halloween party? Don't you just love all the fall decorations at the MK?

Maria--did you do Harry Potter World--or whatever it's called? We're debating making a day trip over there in December when we go.

Hi everyone! Taryn!!!

Im finally feeling better! Not a hundred percent but good enough to get on that elliptical Reading everyones comments is very inspirational and motivational. Thank you for sharing the good and the bad. It makes this journey even better and I have learned a lot from all of you these past couple of days.

This upcoming weekend is my BF's 31st birthday. We're going to have a bbq for him at our house soooo that means we have to clean the house spotless. We enjoy having parties and entertaining our family and friends at our new house. Im enlisting my BF's graphic design skills to create this years invitations for our pumpkin carving party and our gingerbread house party. Theyre my favorite parties of the year! On to the cleaning...

Those sound like fun parties! Glad you are feeling better.

QOTD Sunday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?


Next week I WILL be at WDW, and at this time I'll be at MK, strolling down Main Street, totally in awe of the Castle (I never get tired of seeing it!!!!)

Me either!

Hi everyone, I don't do well with losing so I thought I would just be a lurker if you don't mind. Still trying to slim down of course, but hoping to pick up some good tips along the way.

Good Luck to all!

Welcome! We'd love for you to join us!

Hello! I went to a breakfast cookout this morning. Strange, but a lot of fun. I also went shopping with my mom, I was looking for a new pair of shoes for my workouts. I had picked out a specific pair but none of the stores near me have them. Well, one does, but only in pink. I hate pink. Couldn't do it. I am probably gonna have to order them online, but I am so impatient. I want them now! I did find a great sale at the Yankee Candle store, I got the new caramel candle. If I can't eat it, at least I can smell it!

QOTD - If I was at WDW right now, I would be at Blizzard Beach in the lazy river. Then I would hop over to Epcot to Le Cellier for a yummy steak dinner, maybe hit up Soarin on the way out.

I love breakfast. What did you have to eat? And how can you hate pink? My running shoes have green in them and it's killing me that they aren't pink! But they are the best shoes for me right now, so I have to put up with them!

I just went for a jog! I don't jog well, so for me it's a big accomplishment! Especially going out at 8pm in the dark and on my own. Didn't quite manage the full W1D1 of C25K, but it's early days.

Congrats on the run!

Jumping on a little late to say hi to everybody!

For those who are new to the challenge, my name is Shannon.
I'm married with 2 daughters (8 & 5).
I started a new job as a Jr. Accountant last week after 14 years of being a lab supervisor. I have been taking accounting courses on the side for a couple years, and am thrilled to get started on my new career.
The best part is that my husband and I will now work in the same town .
The worst part is finishing off renovations on the old house so we can sell it, and living with family until we can get into the new house. We've been staying with my parents for the first part, and computer access is limited at their place. In a few days we move to the in-laws house where there's wireless internet. I will once again be able to check online in the evenings while watching TV with my DH. I think next week there will actually be a couple quiet evenings where we are able to do that. My DH's sister got married 2 days ago, so last week was very full visiting with all the family that came in from out of town.

I started my official weightloss journey in 2009 on the Dis, and after losing 20lbs in the first few months, have struggled to lose more. My biggest issues are consistently making time for exercise. A few months ago I started a C25K program, and was enjoying it, but the last few weeks everything has been replaced with the chaos of moving and renos.

I'll be back online tomorrow evening to post the starting results post!

I apologize, but I haven't read any of the 23 pages already in the thread, but by next week, I'll be able to be more active on here!

Hi Shannon! Your life is so busy right now! Thanks for all that you do.

Whew! What a busy weekend!
I was another Boston visitor this weekend. I took the train in on Saturday and met up with a friend to go to the mfa (hooray for Bank of America museums on us program!). It was a beautiful day for walking and consequently walked from Back Bay station to the museum and vice versa on the return instead of taking the T. The tricky part was dodging all of the Northeastern students moving in with their stuff.
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Sounds like a great weekend1

I've popped on a couple times to catch up this weekend but haven't had a chance to comment. First of all:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Rose and Taryn! I hope you both had very special days.

EVERYONE... If you're still interested in participating in the WIN! Challenge, please remember to take your measurements and PM the total to me before the end of Tuesday. (The deadline will usually be Monday, but since today is a holiday...) Click HERE to view the original guidelines for this challenge. I'll post a couple of starting statistics on Wednesday.

Have a great week, everyone!

Connie--I am still planning on doing this. I'm just a little behind!

Rose and Taryn

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Thanks!

Everything since Thursday has been a blurr. We picked up our new camper on Friday. It is beautiful, but it took longer to pick up then I had thought it would which made me late for work. That was just a blip in how horrible the night ended up being. It was without a doubt the worst night that I have waitressed EVER. No bus kids showed up, the kitchen was so slow, 45 minutes to get a meal out and complainers. Who has control over how thick a potato skin is? I was spent, exhausted by the time I got home at 11:30PM. Mind you the restaurant closed at 9:30. It took 2 hours to clean up and reset everything.

I slept in on Saturday then we spent 5 1/2 hours bringing everything from our old camper into our new camper. Everything found a new home with room to spare. We finished up just in time for me to head off to work. Thankfully Saturday night wasn't as bad as Friday. Sunday morning was spent stacking wood for my parents. I think we stacked about 3 cord in 3 hours. Then they had a BBQ and I ate Nothing (wasn't worth the points). We came home and DH and I took a nap then I had to go shopping. Came home and made dinner then we headed outside and had a campfire. We ended up sleeping in the new camper (in our backyard ).

Today I spent most of the day upholstering the seats for the street rod that DH is building. He's putting it in a show on the 17th, 18th and 19th so I had to get it done. It is a "rat rod" at this point which means it runs, but cosmetically it is still really really rough. No roof, No windows, still rusty. This has been his dream projects ever since I've known him so seeing him make progress is wonderful. Someday it will be totally finished, but time and money are always a factor. I made dinner and now I'm catching up here and on Big Brother.

I have been 100% on my diet since Friday morning. Journaling, counting points, drinking some water and even getting some exercise even if it is of the work variety. I am really hoping for a big loss on Friday. I know that I deserve it.

The new camper sounds great! Yea for being on track!

Hi everyone!

Well tonight I'm back on the weight loss wagon. I even started working out tonight. I am a HUGE fan of Leslie Sansone. If anyone likes walking, her workouts are excellent. If you have cable, you can watch them free On Demand. Right now they have the 1 mile or 2 mile ones to watch, so I bookmarked them both.

Here is my plan. For the month of September I hope to do the walking workouts at least 4 times a week. In October I will switch to my Step DVD's for a couple of weeks then work into my new Step DVD that uses the toning bar for the last 2 weeks of the month. In November I will switch to my Tao Bo Amped DVD set and then in December I will do a combination of workouts.

I figure if I write it down here and tell someone then I will feel more accountable to keep up with it.

When I was pregnant I took prenatal yoga and before each class there was a Zumba class held. We all wanted to take it, but given our states at the time it wasn't smart to start something new like that, so I am going to ask for the Zumba DVD set for Christmas. Hopefully having something new to do will keep me busy when the Biggest Loser Challenge 11 starts.

Well, time to shower and hit the hay. Back to work tomorrow, but since I don't work on Friday's it's a 3 day week. Hooray

Sounds like a good plan!

I got a 7 mile run in this morning and the cool air was invigorating. It did warm up by the end of the run but still pretty bearable. I am amazed that I ran that far.

I am off to bed. Another busy week ahead of me.

Great job on the run Lindsey!

I have to get ready for bed, but wanted to say hi and check in before i toddle off to my pillow. Worked an extra hour today, so no workout for me. Really feeling my work schedule in left glute area. This and the hip is what I pulled a few weeks ago. I think its due to my schedule but there is no changing it. Schedules are all automated now So God knows if I'll ever have a full weekend again.

I have a question for those of you with the toning/rocker shoes. I wear the target version as my work shoes and they have really helped with my knees if nothing else. But I'm wondering just how often do you wear them and is it possible that I am wearing them for too long? On my feet with them about 7 hours a day 5 days a week. I wonder if that's half of the problem with my glute/hip I don't wear them around the house or for working out or walking the dog at all.

Anyhow, off to bed. Back tomorrow

I don't know anything about the shoes, but I will tell you that I have to be careful not to wear heals too much, or I start having calf problems. So I'm guessing that depending on how the shoe is changing your stride or which muscles you are flexing when you are stationary they could be effecting your hip/glute. Could you try a different pair for a few days?

Just a short note hello. Classes start today so I don't have much time this morning. I need to get dressed and move my lunch from the frig to the cooler bag.

Have a great day everyone.

Hi Dona! Have a great first day.

Taryn--Congrats on the new puppy. He sounds wonderful.

Well, the phone is going back. Mike called sprint last night and had them turn my old phone back on. I think he was willing to try a different one and see if it worked, but I'd had enough. I've lived without it this long, I think I can live without it a little bit longer.

The plan today is to run after work if Mike isn't at the sprint store too long. I feel like I need a weekend to recover from my weekend. I'm really tired! I haven't worked out since Saturday, so looking forward to a run tonight. My foot was still a little sore yesterday, so I think the extra day off was good. I think I'm going to take some sneakers to work, just in case it starts bothering me again.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[tigger813]

DVCCruiser76- I love Leslie Sansone too! I have the original 1, 2, and 3 mile walks on tape, though my 2 mile just stopped working. I had given my mom the DVD with the 1 and 2 miles on it. I have the 3 mile Pilates walk, the Walk Slim 4 mile and the 5 mile walk. I usually do at least one a day. I will probably do the 3 mile with hand weights this afternoon. The Pilates is my real favorite though.

Just finished 2 miles on the elliptical. DD1 didn't do much on the free step but at least she got up! We're watching Bedtime Stories! Never get tired of this movie! Almost done with first 24oz of water.

Have to be at work around 9 for a 10am client. After that the girls and I have a lot of shopping to do before school starts tomorrow: BJs, Costco, Target, Payless, Justice, Dollar Store, liquor store (that's not for school stuff though)! Tonight is DD2s first soccer practice so hopefully I will get to walk the track during that time. Going to try and do well food wise as well today. I think I did well yesterday. I'm not going to weigh myself until Friday. Those of you who know me know how hard that is for me! Didn't eat well over the weekend so I'm afraid to step on it until I know I've done something positive about it!

Need to fold a bag of laundry and then take a shower and get ready for the rest of my crazy day! Have a great one everyone!!!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Just a short note hello. Classes start today so I don't have much time this morning. I need to get dressed and move my lunch from the frig to the cooler bag.

Have a great day everyone.

I hope the first day of school goes well for you!

Brought him back, and the girls went nuts! DH gets the father of the year award. So we spent the afternoon buying puppy gear that we needed, playing, training (no accidents!!!!) and researching, working on class stuff, and watching VT lose.

Awww what great parents you guys are. Congrats on the new puppy....post a pic I would love to see what he looks like.

I also was cracking up about the being depressed and planning WDW vacations. I do the same thing. Even if we dont plan on going for 3 years with the family again....when Im feeling down I start to plan the vacation in my mind. I think its just that removal from reality for awhile that our brains need.

I will talk to everyone later....I have a ton of stuff to do at work today.

Have a great one!

 

[jenanderson]

Morning Everyone! We are back from the cabin and had a really nice weekend despite how cold it was.

First off...things I missed...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Rose and Taryn! Sorry I missed it but I wanted to give you a belated shout-out! Hope you both had wonderful days!

Pat - Way to go on your half marathon...I am so impressed with your goal of doing 13 in 13 months. Sounds like you are on a mission with your running! I laughed at the love/hate relationship you have going.

Rose - You looked so incredible in your race photos! It sounded like you did a great job and pushed through the difficult stretch. You are going to TOTALLY ROCK the Wine & Dine!!!

Alright - there were way more posts while I am gone but I am going to try to move forward. I did go through and read all of the posts while I was gone so that I could note everyone who answered part 2 of the Healthy Habits challenge.

I did great with the exercising while we were up north. On Friday night I swam in the lake with my full-body wetsuit on (partially because it was so cold and partially because it is so heavy that it adds to the workout). On Saturday I ran 9.5 miles on the road, 2.5 miles in the lake and swam in my wetsuit again (it was only in the 40s outside...very cold)! I thought I did okay with the eating - not great but okay. I drank my water and really limited the alcohol. I also did not eat as much as normal at the pot luck we went to.

I was not happy when I got home though because when I stepped on the scale, it was up even more. I feel like I am so off track and can't figure out how to get back into control. I know there are a million reasons why it is happening - I feel very stressed about my lack of a job, I feel very stressed sitting at a computer doing applications non-stop, I am eating when I am stressed and I am eating the wrong foods. I know what I am doing wrong but it hasn't helped me change and do what I know I need to do. I keep saying each morning that today is going to be the day that I am strong enough to stay on plan and get going again but each day I make bad choices. The worse part is....I already am feeling bad about not having a job and then I feel even worse when I eat bad. The eating used to make me think I feel better but now when I eat, I just feel horrible about how weak I am being.

So, I am going to post my plans for today here. I am going to check in with all of you today. If I feel like I am going to make a bad choice, I am going to come here and try to talk it out. I want to change things up and not gain any more weight. I have already made a week-long food plan to be sure that I know what I am going to eat and that it is all the best choices. I am going to run this morning even though it is cold, wet and windy (gusts up to 50 mph). I have to face job searching this afternoon and go to a substitute training tonight but I am going to work on not letting it make me think it is an excuse for eating. I will write everything I eat down today, including the serving sizes and points. I will come back and answer all the QOTDs that I missed after I run. Today is the day things have to turn around because I do not want to get to the point where I gain all 45 pounds back.

Well, I have already written a book to you all It is time to get the kids up for their first day of school and get going for the day. I have a plan and I will stick to it!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!
Jen

 

[Rose&Mike]

Jen-- No words of advice, because I know you know what to do. You will not gain all 45 pounds back. I hope you have a good day today. When I am really stressed out, popping in a lot here really helps me. We are all here and happy to listen to everything that is going on. And man, those were some impressive workouts this weekend.

And if I didn't say it before, thanks for all the positive comments from everyone about the race and the pics. For the first time in a really long time, (maybe ever) I had no problems at all with having my picture taken. I even like the end of the race picture.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Please be sure that you have PM'd your starting weight to LuvBaloo and your WIN! measurements to Connie96, if you haven't already. Also, be keeping track of thos Healthy Habits points. Remember you can do any or all of these. You can even chat and do none of them. But we hope that you will do all of them!

If I was there right now I would love to be at Hollywood Studios at the Animation Academy or riding Toy Story Mania.

I love Animation Academy. I could watch those big screens all day long!

Good job on starting the C25K. My jogging isn't much faster than my walking -- pace isn't important at all at this stage -- just moving!

QOTD Sunday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?

Next week I WILL be at WDW, and at this time I'll be at MK, strolling down Main Street, totally in awe of the Castle (I never get tired of seeing it!!!!)

aamomma! How exciting to be so close to vacation! Where are you staying and how long will you be there. Should be great crowd wise now that school has started pretty much everywhere.

Hi everyone, I don't do well with losing so I thought I would just be a lurker if you don't mind. Still trying to slim down of course, but hoping to pick up some good tips along the way.

Good Luck to all!

Good luck to you too! Lurking is fine and, of course, we will be happy to chat with you if you decide to de-lurk!

Good luck finding your shoes, tgrrstarr!

LuvBaloo, thank you for sticking with us as weightkeeper during this busy, busy time in your life!

Yesterday I took the time to do a partial grocery shopping run to Trader Joe's to stock up on healthy lunches and snacks to bring to work.

Sounds like you've set yourself up for success!

my2princes, you always have the coolest graphics for special occassions! Great job being 100% on all week-end in spite of your busy times!

This was my first of 13 half marathons over the next 13 months, so right back to the trainer tomorrow. It's definitely a love-hate relationship. Love running-hate the "gym" workouts-love the results! 7 pounds in the last month. Another 15 or so to hit my goal.

Wow! With that ambitious half marathon goal you should reach your goal in no time!

Bummer about the phone, Rose! Technology sticks sometimes!

Here is my plan. For the month of September I hope to do the walking workouts at least 4 times a week. In October I will switch to my Step DVD's for a couple of weeks then work into my new Step DVD that uses the toning bar for the last 2 weeks of the month. In November I will switch to my Tao Bo Amped DVD set and then in December I will do a combination of workouts.

Sounds like a great exercise plan and all the way through the challenge!

alamere1496, I think you Baw-stawn folks win the prize for the most participants in close proximity this time around!

Hi all. I at least got caught up from todays posts. I think I will just move on from here.

Sounds like a great day at the fair, Lindsay.

I think your strategy for just picking up where you are is a good one for our thread at this stage. Our big thread can be overwhelming at times but if you just pick up where we are you will be just fine!

Octoberbride03, can you try a different pair of shoes at work for a couple of days to see if that makes any difference in your hip? My podiatrist told me the toner shoes are just the same type of shoes that they prescribed for years for people with certain types of foot problems. Maybe you are getting too much of a good thing.

Have a great first day of school, donac!

Taryn, congratulations on the new family member. I bet Pablo will like having a companion once he gets used to the idea!

Enjoy your busy day, Tracey!

, jenanderson, I will be thinking of you today. I know that this is not the point where you gain all the weight back. It is a rough patch that you are in now but you have a great plan and you can do it!

Have a great day all!

 

[jennz]

Jen you're training tonight is a positive step Posting will be a big help for you to do something besides nervous eating...as for this past weekend, you might see a drop in a few days, that was a lot of exercise! Did you have more salt than usual? Also, you're under a lot of stress and we know that messes with our bodies.

Rose I've been meaning to tell you how impressed my dh is that very impressed that you ran the half!!