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

[MelanieC]

I just got back from Vegas last night, I left the day the challenge started so I'm starting today. I just sent Shannon (Luvbaloo) a PM, so I'll do my WI today and go till next Friday.

Man, there are a lot of pages already. I was going to go back in and read them......but with the number I'll just start here and work forward so I don't overwhelm myself.

Trying to get back into the groove after too much eating this weekend in Vegas.

 

[MelanieC]

QOTD: Who is standing in your way?


Great question - I am totally standing in my way.

1. Excuses - I'm too tired, busy, etc. to exercise, eat, shop the way I need to!

2. Procrastination - I'll do it tonight or tomorrow and that time never comes!

 

[my3princes]

Welcome! I think you have set a great goal! All of us are here because we need to work on making better choices or finding time to exercise or other things that have allowed us at one point to gain weight. You will find a lot of support to lose the weight from everyone here!



Yeah for 8 out of 10!



I hope you are feeling better soon! It is definitely no fun to go running when you are not feeling well. I know you will get back out there when you are ready to go and feeling your best!



Thanks Cam! I know that I have been working super hard this week and trying to do everything the way I started...with total dedication! I am proud of myself and have to stop and remind myself all the time how far I have come. Last night looking at the inches was a total eye opener again and I have to say I feel really good today after thinking about that last night.

Your furbaby sounds like a wonderful dog!



I agree that we all need to work on putting ourselves first. I think when I started getting so concerned with putting my kids first was when I really started to gain some of the excess weight. I forgot about me and was all about them. It is really hard for me to sometimes go out and do a 2 hour run because I know I am leaving the kids to be by themselves (yes, they are older and that is easier) but I know that by doing this, I am a much healthier mom and that is better for them in the end.



You are so brave! I wanted to get one long ago but was too scared!



Oh Deb, I am so sorry for you too. Are you looking for teaching jobs? The market in my area is horrible. I am subbing for the first time today but it is only a 1/2 day job. I am hoping to see more soon. Good luck in finding a job!

Well, it is time to get a few last minute things done around here before I hit the shower and get ready to go. I did run this morning but after 1.5 miles through the woods and doing hill work, I did not want to run anymore. So, I came home and decided to bike to get the groceries. It was a total of 8 miles of biking and I was able to get my errands done. Worked out perfect! I am now going to clean up the house just a bit and get going to the school I am working at today.

Later - Jen

My degree is in small business management. I'm looking for administration, but any full time with decent pay and benefits is fine

 

[keenercam]

I am so bummed BB is almost over. For me it means that it is the end of summer.

Rose ~ I think we should have a mini-meet at Holiday World. I think my little kids would love it.

Here is a picture of my tattoo as I was getting it and a picture of it when it was done...

It's on the top of my foot and hurt like crazy... much more than the other 3 I have... but I was soooooooooooooooo worth it.

Ann -- I love it!!! I am a huge music freak, so that is very appealing to me. I'm sorry it hurt, but so glad you think it was worth the pain.

I'm in mt own way. I don't take time or make myself a priority. I'm aware and working on it, but it is still an issue.


The job hunt is not going well. I'd hoped to be working full time by now. I had no idea how bad the job market was until I entered it. Stressful and not good for self esteem. Today is my first day subbing for this year. Full day so that's good. I'm waitressing tonight too


DH finally got his street rod running. He is very excited. It's literally been years in the making

Deb -- I'm sorry for the difficulties in finding a job. I'm glad you have an opportunity to sub. What are you teaching?

I just realized I have a whole new motivation for sticking to this plan to lose weight -- We have decided we are definitely going on the Disney 10-night Mediterranean cruise next summer. We booked it while we were on board in December but weren't sure we'd actually go through with it, but we decided as a family on Monday night that it's a "go!" I would LOVE to be happy with the pictures we take during our "European Adventure" in less than 10 months.

 

[Zoesmama03]

Oh boy. I gotta get the planning in place to stay on track. This weekend may be interesting as we may be taking a last minute trip to DL if not this weekend maybe next. My brother really wants to go but may decided he'd rather do Six Flags. Oh well either way I'll enjoy it but still feel guilty he is paying.

First thing I need to do is get back off the soda. I started drinking them last week in morning and then over the weekend had some overdosing. I always feel it too when I have more than one can I feel crummy.

Hey Cam.

MazieZoe,
Cool tattoo. I really love it.

Hello to everyone else. I need to read and catch up a bit and do a better job of keeping up.

 

[tigger813]

Heading out of work in a few minutes. I need to run to Macy's to pay my bill and run to the dollar store and maybe TJs. One client this morning and one scheduled tonight though I will give the appointment to someone else if she doesn't show. She hasn't called back so I have a feeling she won't show but at least I have a back up.

Gotta head out...back later!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Wow, this thread is very busy!

Small success for me, after signing up for our BL challenge, I felt motivated, and after dinner I really wanted to snack, but I thought of the commitment to myself and the BL and I held out and didn't have anything!

This is very much going to be alot of baby steps.

Thanks for all of the great thoughts and well wishes coming my way. I really appreciate them.

 

[Cupcaker]

It's currently 80 degrees in my house - and it's 5:30 AM.

WOW thats bad. Hope you get your AC fixed soon!

On the bright side, I did put away the summer decorations, and I almost have Autumn out.

Its those bright sides that get us through the day. Have fun decorating

I am frustrated and sad that my knee isn't working right.

So sorry about your knee. Im glad it is not stopping you from continuing on.

Of course, I know that I need to make a very few small changes at a time so that I can really make the change permanent, but I just feel very overwhelmed.

I go through the same thing. I just take things one day at a time and strive to forget the "bad" stuff from the previous day.

And I am very happy to say I my new phone. I got a lg rumor touch. Within 15 minutes of playing with it I figured out how to put my music on there and I have my email set up. It's not the best for internet, but I'm probably on the internet too much anyhow!

Yay new phones are always fun!

dd is sick. I just got back from picking her up at school. I guess she'd been trying to break out...er, I mean...call home...since 8:45 this morning. She got sent to the bathroom, to the nurse twice, got fed warm water and salty crackers and finally after 4 hours of this she just told them I wanted her to call me. She's up in bed already. DH caught some upper respiratory thing from a dr he works with; dr. was sick at work sitting next to dh at a meeting, hacking all over him with a 103.5 temp! Dh started getting bad 3 days ago (he's been calling it allergies...I told him the first step to recovery is acceptance), dd was yesterday, then I was up at 3 this morning sneezing away.

Too funny I hope they get better soon and dont pass anything on to you

I decided to go back through the thread and read everything to try to get to know everyone and am finally caught up! I realized that I still need to do my intro:

I'm Lisa (yes, you can use my name), I'm 35 and have been married for 13 years as of next Monday. DH's birthday is also coming up on the 18th. I have two kids, a son (8) and a daughter (4), whose birthdays are a day apart and also later this month (the 20th and 21st). I am currently a SAHM. In my previous (and hopefully will be again) life, I graduated culinary school and worked as a cook. Yes, I am definitely a foodie.

Welcome!!!

Finally, I bought the last of what I need for the Mud Run race on Saturday. Tomorrow I am going to use neon fabric paint to write "MUD MAKES ME STRONGER" on the back of my shirt. I am terrified for the race in many ways but excited to try something new.

Mud runs seem like so much fun. Youre going to have to post how it goes.

Jeannette, so fun! Might have to think about this for the future!

If you ever have any questions let me know

Try this site for portion control information: Spark People Search. When you get to the page, scroll down and check out any of the links. I like the picture perfect slide show because I am a visual person. Also...YOU CAN DO THIS! I know you feel overwhelmed from school but stay strong and you will lose weight.

Thank you for the link. I just have to keep saying to myself, just this last semester and this hectic life will finally be over for now....till my dissertation

Im feeling a little bit better today. Just trying to regain control of my life again. Last night I felt so bad because a group of classmates and I went to happy hour. I organized the thing. However I forgot to tell one person till last minute and she got there as soon as we were all leaving. I felt so bad leaving her there (she at least had someone with her), but I was driving a couple people back to campus who had to leave. I hope she doesnt get mad at me. I offered to go back, but she never texted me back. After my crazy day, I went home happy thinking ok I have 2 new pairs of shoes I ordered online waiting for me. They were too big! So today Im taking care of everything that went wrong yesterday and moving foward.

Hope everyone has a good day today!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD: Who is standing in your way?

I'm still standing in my way. You'd think I would learn to be more polite to myself and step aside...

Thank You so much to everyone who posted encouragement or asked about ds12's day!

He ended the day coming home half an hour later than I expected, minus his sweatshirt. I was so happy to see him I just gave him a big hug (after closing the door so no one would see, of course! ) Turns out, most kids in the school are getting on the subway, so getting in a car was a challenge. He found his way fine, it's just none of us realized there would be so many kids. I'm actually glad, it's good he's surrounded by his peers. He later found his phone in his dad's recliner (after vehemently protesting it could only be in his room or playroom), and complained I wasn't signing the forms to take back today fast enough. Apparently reading them was taking it a step too far...

But it's all ok. He got himself up and off this morning without forgetting anything, and I guess we're going to settle into this new stage in our lives. It's the first time we haven't taken him to school, and it feels weird. The real homework should start tonight, I've told dh he's up!

I went back to work today and I'm almost the only one here. It took me all morning to get through my e-mail, and I have a few things I should be doing now -- I'll get to them, just needed a little break.

I'm never going to manage replies to everyone, but just a few I need to get out:

Connie and other makeover candidates -- I am so with you! It's like I woke up and decided I need a new me! I haven't figured out how I'm going to do it yet, but I am in the contemplation stage for figuring how I can make some changes that will make me happier. I've been drifting for awhile, and I need to regain my focus. If anyone comes across a great resouce (I am such a book girl), please share!

Anyone starting WW or another plan and not seeing the results they expect -- I am one of those people that sees a loss 2-4 weeks into it, not necessarily week 1. Do not feel bad if you don't see immediate results, give yourself a little time to get used to it. A million years ago when I had ds, a nurse said to me, "Oh, he's just new" in a very positive tone when I was frustrated about something or other. Well, you are "just new" or "just new again", and you should give yourself a big and hang in there if you don't see what you had expected tomorrow.

BIG -- to everyone jobseeking! This economy is tough, and unemployment is huge! We have an open position for a media director, and our PR director told me the resumes she's receiving are just crazy -- like if they've ever booted up a computer they're applying. It is rough out there, and you are commended because you keep trying! Keep a positive attitude, you never know when that might make the difference!

Ok, I'd better get back to my tasks...

Maria

 

[corinnak]

Wow, my head is spinning. Things move fast around here in September! I'll say I'm "recovering" from the race to excuse my lack of running, but really since I didn't push the speed, I feel like I'm just being lazy. I did make it to Group Cycle class yesterday for the first time in months. It's good to be back to a regular routine, but I must say that it's not as much fun as an ACTUAL bike ride. I also had TRX class this morning. I can't believe how much fatigue the trainer packs into a relatively short period of time.

I just finished reading "The Hunger Games" series. Talk about page turners - I started Book One on Friday at the airport and finished the final book, Book 3 just this morning.

I have got to make sure I don't fall behind on QOTD's!!

So the QOTD is do you suffer from portion distortion? If you don't want to take the quiz, share with us whether you feel comfortable that you know what a serving size is for most of what you eat.

I took the quiz and got 13 out of 16 - not tooooo bad. I don't remember all of them that I missed, but I do remember that I got the Peanut Butter portion wrong because even though I kind of knew what it was, I usually use half that amount, so that is what I think of as a portion. Eh, there are worse problems to have. I don't think most of my problems have come from not knowing portion sizes off the top of my head, it's from not CARING what portion sizes actually should be. When I'm "on," I measure and track and look up info for foods I don't know. When I'm "off" I still know what the portion sizes are, but I try not to think about any of it too much. Knowledge isn't really the cure for that. The only cure for that problem is an attitude adjustment.

QOTD: Who is standing in your way?


Even though it's obvious from my response to the previous question that I may possibly stand in my own way from time to time , I'm going to go ahead and mention a few other people who, while they might not stand in my way exactly, have not made it any easier for someone who is struggling in the first place.

1. My DS. I love him dearly, but man, he sure knows how to make it challenging to go anywhere or do anything. I remember having a conversation with someone about why I was having a hard time getting any exercise when he was younger, and it boiled down to him not wanting to wear clothes or go anywhere pretty much ever and staging BIG production fits over it. I only had the strength to fight those battles so many times, so I saved my strength for the times that we really HAD to do something. Eventually he was old enough to watch scooby doo and play while I was on the treadmill, and Since he's old enough for school and a bit more maturity, things have gotten easier, but he'd still rather just stay home.

2. My Dessert Loving, Exercise-loathing, naturally slim best friend. Man, it's tough when you get together with someone every weekend and her favorite thing to do is make fabulous desserts. She does work out religiously, but always gripes about it. She also had to track her food for 3 days for a nutrition class once and you never heard so much complaining about how hard and horrible it was to do. For 3 days. Dude. Three days is nothing. I've got to do it...forever, pretty much. So she's not standing in my way, but what our friends do and how they think definitely influences what we do and think, right?

3. My mom. Of course. Right? Who teaches us how to eat in the first place? My mom is always either on some particular diet, especially those where "You can't have any (Fill in the blank) but you can have as much as you want of (Fill in the blank)" She has her own struggles for sure, and the last time it came up, I told her that most diets work in the short term, but if you want long term success, the best diet is one that you can stick with happily for the rest of your life.

She also famously said to me when I was talking about running the WDW Half in 2009: "But....you don't have a runner's body!!!" Needless to say, I did not invite her along to cheer for me!!


The fact is, sometimes circumstances make it very, very hard to be successful at losing weight. Sometimes the people in your life make it harder, usually without intending to, though not always. I can't even say that these things can always be overcome, but I do think that in order to lose weight, I had to (and still have to) figure out to navigate these more challenging relationships.

 

[keenercam]

So, as I mentioned earlier this week, I had a disastrous weekend, WW points-wise. I was in control completely at the wedding reception (even if I did have wedding cake and 2 mini candy bars), and I did well at brunch on Sunday, but DH grilled Sunday night late and I was hungry and ate too much. And I was up with DS17 until after 1 a.m. watching a movie and snacked. UGH! Monday wasn't much better. Did fine all day, saved points for DD22's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grill, but then overdid it with the bread there and birthday cake at home afterwards. And to make matters worse, I caved to my late night snacking weakness while DH and I watched a movie until the wee hours.

I got back on track on Tuesday and Wednesday and even went to the gym last night and burned ~350 calories on the elliptical. I did that specifically to earn enough activity points so that I didn't end up in the negative for the week. My journal is pretty ugly, though. LOL! I used all of my daily points every day except one, used my entire weekly points allowance AND all my activity points. I figured things would NOT go well at my weigh in this morning.

I am fortunate that I gained ONLY .6 pounds. It could have been so much worse.

My plan this week is to again journal every bite, earn at least 10 activity points (hard to fit in the time because of physical therapy), and stay completely within my daily points except if I need to use some of the weekly points whichever day Howard and I attend two festivals this weekend (an arts festival and a mushroom festival).

I am also responsible for my group's food journal this week. Each week, one person from our WW meeting takes the "meeting's" 3-month journal home with them and tracks all their food for the week in that journal, as well as their own journal. Every person who has done this for my meeting has had a stellar week with a huge loss. I feel under so much pressure!! LOL! So, I'll track in that journal as well as my own and I think that will help me to use my points on real food and not junk food or late night eating.

One last thing - I have to mention that I tried the 1 point WW red velvet cake mini-treat today and it was beyond delicious. And certainly sweet enough that I didn't feel the urge to splurge on another after I finished that one. Delicious!

 

[cruisindisney]

Bad start to the day. I woke up feeling TERRIBLE! I sent my DS off to school and went back to bed. I slept until 11:30. I ate lunch, but didn't overdo it. Luckily I work from home and can get away with postponing my work and finished up what was pending, but now I'm getting hungry for a snack. Thinking apple and PB or a Luna bar.

I'm hoping that my allergies are my problem. I don't really want to be sick and unable to workout. Today, I probably will not be able to workout. It might set me back. I still feel completely drained even after 3 extra hours of sleep and an allergy pill. Bad omen!

 

[jennz]

Wow, this thread is very busy!

Small success for me, after signing up for our BL challenge, I felt motivated, and after dinner I really wanted to snack, but I thought of the commitment to myself and the BL and I held out and didn't have anything!

This is very much going to be alot of baby steps.

Thanks for all of the great thoughts and well wishes coming my way. I really appreciate them.

I love that!! Wow! I have made a commitment to myself too, I never looked at it that way.

Too funny I hope they get better soon and dont pass anything on to you

Thanks! I'm glad you're having a better day. Hopefully all the "badness" got left in yesterday.

I just finished reading "The Hunger Games" series. Talk about page turners - I started Book One on Friday at the airport and finished the final book, Book 3 just this morning.

I just finished 3 over the weekend. dd read 1 for school either last year or the year before. I really liked it but it's a little disturbing! I was glad Katniss ended up with Peeta though. How bout you?

 

[cherry-pops]

QOTD: Who is standing in your way?

Unfortunately my answer has stayed the same throughout this journey, it is still me standing in my way. Me procrastinating, making excuses, not doing what I should when I need to do it most.

Yes, definitely this! I am standing in my own way, I put things off and think they can be done on a different day. I need to take control now and really make an effort. I think I can get there, it may just be a bit slow - baby steps!

 

[brinalyn530]

Sorry I missed you guys like, all week! I’m not getting the notification emails again. Without the emails I know something’s missing but can’t put my finger on what! Then it hit me that I’m missing my BL thread! And now I’m 15+ pages behind! You guys went crazy this weekend huh?

I also missed weigh in and first WIN report in, dang it. I did weigh and measure, and I wasn’t disappointed (not thrilled either though), but I just didn’t get the numbers to Shannon and Connie in time. Sorry guys.

A quick update on my weekend, then my responses (‘cause I have a lot!). Went to my first Jimmy Buffett concert with my mom and my aunt on Saturday – had an absolute blast and had absolutely way too much to drink! I rarely drink and when I do I generally do not get “drunk” so I don’t know what was up with my body on Saturday but it just held on to that alcohol like it was nobody’s business. I spent Sunday recovering even though I was supposed to run, finally went for a run on Monday for the first time since getting my new tattoos on Thursday (yeah, I’m a rebel lol!) and immediately regretted taking so much time off. My first 5k is this Saturday and while I am confident that I will finish, I still feel woefully unprepared due to the excess drinking and lack of exercise over the holiday . Well, I will chalk it up to a learning experience and move on since it’s all I can do at this point. Plus side, all this running and so forth has made my hips shrink enough to necessitate going shopping for new underthings, and jeans ! Now, on to the comments… I apologize in advance that I didn’t respond to everyone, I was a little overwhelmed to be honest.

A couple people have mentioned p90x, does anyone have any feedback? My brother tried it last summer and said it would kill me, but I think I’d like to try it out just to see. I don’t want to drop $100+ on it without having any idea if I could handle it though – is there anywhere I can preview it online before I decide? I was also looking at the Insanity workout – anybody tried that one?

Rose and Taryn – Happy (belated) birthday!

Saturday QOTD: Which strategy helps you reach your weight loss goals?
I’d probably have to go with a little of all of the above – although I’m not a big fan of the going slowly part!

Taryn – I’m sorry the memorial was so tough for you. That’s a great yard sale total! Sorry about the Happy Birthdays – I completely understand your thoughts/emotions about that, trust me. You’ve made such incredible strides this year, you are an inspiration to all of us and we are all proud of you!

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.
On Sunday, my answer would have been that I was grateful that DS’s dad was in town so I could recover from Saturday ! But really, I am grateful for so many things – my family, my policeman, my friends (IRL and all of you guys here), my health, my job, my house, I think y’all get the point !

Rose – You look great! Thank you for sharing your race experiences with us, and that lady was not very nice!

Lovedvc and tiki23 – It is quite an accomplishment to quit smoking! I did it about 5 years or so ago and I am still constantly amazed at the things I can do that I could never even think of doing while I was smoking. Not to mention we smell better now too !

QOTD Monday: If you were at DL (Disneyland) or WDW (Walt Disney World) right now what would you be doing?
More than likely riding a coaster – DS has developed quite the obsession over them since he’s been to 2 amusement parks plus WDW since May!

Welcome back Kathy! Glad to hear you guys had a good trip!

CC – Sounds like you had a nice trip to Boston – I’ve always wanted to go there.

So the QOTD (Tuesday) is do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
For me the answer is yes, it is a very important part of my journey. But it is also cumbersome and frankly annoying at times to carry something with you and write it all down! I hope to get to a point where the physical food journal isn’t necessary any longer but we’ll see.

Cupcaker – Those parties sound great. I love having parties; I just don’t like the cleaning up before and after!

Taryn – A new puppy how exciting! Congrats! And don’t forget to breathe girl! I just have to say that I am so sad for that little boy in your class - I hope he adjusts soon and the other kids don’t give him too hard a time.

Jen A –Welcome back! And great job on those workouts – I think they actually sound kind of fun (but maybe I’m turning into some sort of masochist?)! Hugs to you – I know things will fall into place for you soon! Wow – that’s a lot of inches!

Julie – Hugs to you too. It’s so hard when you have to do so much for everyone else – but don’t forget to take care of you too!

Corinna – You look great too! Seeing all you skinny Minnie racers is very motivating!

alisaheather – I started the C25K about 7 weeks or so ago and I really like it. It does help to be able to walk for at least 20 or 30 minutes straight before you start it, if you can do that you’ll have no trouble with it! But of course listen to your body and modify as needed!

Tracey – Yay for 5ks !

So the Wednesday QOTD is do you suffer from portion distortion?
I am “on my way to proper portions” which didn’t surprise me. The eating part of this journey is where I struggle so it’s pretty obvious that that part is distorted.

Connie – I feel ya! I’ve been in a little mini funk myself as far as the house goes – needs to be cleaned, really cleaned, and organized but I have better things to do (like talk with my policeman friend !) and too little energy so I’ve been slacking and it’s starting to get on my nerves. Vicious cycle! I think we need another one of those “Let’s do this!” competitions – but this time it should be a “get on top of our stuff” competition !

Ann – Yay for tattoos ! Yours is super cute!

Princess Vija – Welcome and glad to have you with us! That sounds so scary!

CC – Totally impressed with all of your activity! Keep up the good work!

Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way?
Me, myself, and I – always has been. Being here is definitely a great help though as is the prospect of seeing my policeman in the near future!

Wow, it took me literally all day to catch up and form this reply. I am now exhausted and have learned my lesson about staying away from the thread for too long!

Have a great, on plan afternoon everyone!

Bree

 

[Rose&Mike]

I have to go through and catch up on everyone's posts but here is a nice article from sparkpeople about measuring progress without the scale.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=487

 

[jennz]

A couple people have mentioned p90x, does anyone have any feedback? My brother tried it last summer and said it would kill me, but I think I’d like to try it out just to see. I don’t want to drop $100+ on it without having any idea if I could handle it though – is there anywhere I can preview it online before I decide? I was also looking at the Insanity workout – anybody tried that one?

Bree

First I must say - I Jimmy Buffett!!!

DH does P90x and LOVES it. He loves the feel of a hard workout. He absolutely cannot do it all, but Tony Horton says do what you can, just keep pressing play every day. Can you borrow your brothers for a week? I have a friend who has done Insanity and he prefers P90x - more muscle work in P90x, more aerobics in Insanity. Both are pretty long (over an hour) workouts. I have done the Power 90, which is 30 minutes or so 6 times/week. It's a good workout. P90x does scare me, but I tend not to push myself because I'm afraid I'll get hurt (part of the reason I'm on this thread! lol). There's a good thread on the Wish about P90x, do a search on it. I should add dh couldn't raise his arms over his head the first 1 1/2 weeks.

Rose, Ann and anyone else who might be up for a Holiday World meet - that would be fun!! It's such a fun park and so amazingly clean! I'm in!

Okay I charged up my poor neglected bodybugg (I tossed Bob aside about 5 weeks ago when I slipped back into my unhealthy ways). I'm wearing Bob today, journaling what I eat. I also am going to sign up on the monthly exercise goal thread, that really focuses me. Finally - back to my p90 and walking. Vija your "commitment to myself" comment has really struck a chord with me - thanks for posting that!

It's a good day even though we're sick...I got a code from SW for $25 off/flight and it wasn't woring...I used it today, it worked, and the flights were $125 LESS than they were a few days ago when I priced but didn't book! I'm now grateful that code didn't work for a few days. Everything happens for a reason, we just don't always know why at the time right? So now I feel like our October trip is really on. My cousins are coming over from Scotland and we're staying at SSR. We had to shorten our trip because dd's first cheer competition is that Sunday - doesn't it figure? We fly down Monday and home Sunday. I still have to write our note to school, fingers crossed they don't turn us over to the prosecutor!

 

[jennz]

I've been meaning to post...I read an interesting fact the other day, the average person burns 30 calories sitting on the couch watching tv in 30 minutes. Same person stretching for 30 minutes burns 95 calories, and 100 doing light household chores. For what it's worth.

 

[lisah0711]

Good afternoon all!

It's been interesting reading everyone's replies to the portion distortion QOTD. We were all over the board, overestimating, underestimating and everything in between. Thanks, jenanderson, for the link to the serving size info. It's a good reminder that it doesn't hurt to refresh our memories, even when it seems like we've been doing this forever!

The same goes for the replies about who is standing in your way. The more we know about what is going on and think about why and what we can do about it, the better off we will be on our journeys to good health!

Going to parent orientation last night and a busy day today has put me behind on replies. I appreciate how you all are replying and keeping the conversation going!

Honestly, at this stage of the challenge it is hard for any coach to reply to everyone. The important thing is that we are all chiming in and things are moving forward. Don't worry if you get behind, just jump in where we are and you will be fine!

Add me to the list of the folks who didn't sleep well last night. I feel like zombie woman today. I will go for a little walk before I pick up DS. I should run but my body aches too much from working with my trainer. She kicked my tail! But I asked for it. Let's just say, it was painfully obvious that cross training is really needed.

What should I be doing tomorrow for the end of the first week of the challenge? Please be sure that you PM your weight info to LuvBaloo tomorrow. Also, PM those Healthy Habits points to jenanderson. This is an inbetween week for WIN! so you don't have to worry about measurements.

And our next coach, cclovesdis, will be starting tomorrow morning. Thank you, CC, for being our coach next week!

Have a great evening all!

 

[lisah0711]

I have to go through and catch up on everyone's posts but here is a nice article from sparkpeople about measuring progress without the scale.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=487

Thanks for sharing this, Rose. I saw it after I posted my QOTD or I might have used that for today. It is a great reminder that there are lots of ways to measure success on our journeys.