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

[keenercam]

CC -- I am so glad you had a nice time with your family at your grandparents' house. Cute story about your grandmother! Have a great workout!

 

[mikamah]

Just a quick hello this morning and hope you all have a wonderful day.

I ate like crap yesterday, though I did track every thing I ate, including 2 donuts and am still within my overall points. I went into activity points, which I wasn't planning.

Today is a new day and I started off with my yogurt and banana, and then did 5 miles run/walk!! So I am pumped to keep on the right track.

Congrats to all this weeks biggest losers, especially Carmiedog and to all of us here, making those small healthy changes which will get us all to our goals.

 

[pjlla]

That is the worst feeling in the world...Teeth pain with sinus issues. I really hope you are feeling better soon.

Thanks.... teeth are still hurting. Got a call into the doctor's office now. The RN said they probably will want to see me, but that they would at least ask about having something called in. Wait and see. Thanks for the good thoughs.

You are my idol! I only wish I could get myself half as organzied as you are with your meals. I do the same thing when dh is home leftovers or quick freezer meals.

Honestly.... it is easier than you would think. I know I've elaborated on it before, but I'll explain what I do and you will see how easy it is.

First, I go into my PrintMaster program and print about 4-8 weeks of weekly calendars (blank except for the date). While that is printing I take a quick inventory of the fridge/freezer/pantry to see where we might have an overstock or something that needs to be used up quickly. (Because we live in the boondocks I keep a pretty full "backup" pantry in the basement. No running out for one or two items around here!)

I sit down with a pencil and pen, any cookbooks or recipes I might want to reference, the regular family calendar, and my list of stuff to be used. In red pen I mark the blank weekly calendar with any significant events that are happening, including all soccer practices/games, swim practices/meets, robotics meetings, doctors appointments, school open house, etc.... anything that might interfer with the dinner hour or necessitate a crockpot day or sandwich day.

From there I use my "needs to be used" list to create meals for the soonest week to use things on that list. Sometimes in means getting pretty creative, especially if the things to be used up don't really go together! If I have an unusual ingredient that I bought on sale, I might google a recipe to use that item.

After that it is just a matter of brainstorming meals. Like most families, we kind of get stuck in ruts about what we eat. We have a handful of quick and easy favorites.... but I try to intersperse these with new things and stuff that we like but don't have very often. I might look back at menus for the previous few months so I don't repeat things too often. I allow about one night per 10 for "leftovers" (usually a Friday or Saturday night, so if we get busy and plans change, we aren't stuck with an uncooked meal).

I will write in the main dish, at least one non-specific side dish ("green vegetable"), and anything else I think that the meal might need (breadsticks, applesauce).

Along the right edge of the daily menu I write in any notes about things that I need to do that day to be ready for another meal ("take chicken from freezer for Thursday" or "cut extra onions for Tuesday").

To complicate matters, DS is allergic to poultry and DD won't eat ANYTHING that comes from the ocean. So on nights when we are having one of these items I make side notes about what to feed them on those nights.

When I have several weeks of menus done, I start writing up the shopping list. I work about Monday to Monday with the lists, even though I do most of my shopping mid-week, while DD is swimming. I make a list of what is needed for that week and possibly what I should look for on sale for an upcoming week. I try to make up about 3 weeks worth of lists at once. If I go further than that it gets confusing and doesn't allow for changes easily.

I would like to shop less often, but I find we eat so much fresh....

(SHE PAUSES TO ENJOY SPECTROMAGIC MUSIC ON DISRADIO!!)

produce that I need to hit the store AT LEAST once a week.

I try not to assign specific green vegetable sides because I am never sure what will be on sale, what will look good, etc. But some meals just cry out for specifics.

Anyhow..... I know I rambled on far too long and made this look complicated. But honestly, I can do all this in about an hour or so on a weekend day. And I cannot tell you how much it has helped!!! Especially during really busy times of the year, like swim and robotics and soccer season, which all collide in our house!

A quick example of a weekly menu here at our house looks like this...

Sun, 9/12 - quesidillas (chicken or hamburg), fiesta rice (take cooked hamburg from freezer for Mon.)

Mon, 9/13 - Chili (in crockpot), cornbread, applesauce **swim 5:30 - 8pm

Tues, 9/14 - pulled pork in crockpot, green veg., *robotics 2 -4 pm, swim 5:30 - 8 pm,

Wed, 9/15 - Baked potato night (cheese sauce, broccoli, salsa, sour cream) ** swim 5:30 - 8 pm (take shrimp from freezer for Fri)

Thur, 9/16 - Scrambled eggs, fruit salad, toast *robotics 2-4 pm, swim 5:30 - 8 pm, soccer practice 5:30 - 6:30 pm (chicken breast from freezer for DD for Fri.)

Fri, 9/17 - Shrimp scampi with fettucini and green veggies * swim 4:30 - 7 pm

Sat, 9/16 - On Cape Cod for family BBQ (bring couscous salad, soda, dessert)Anyhow... you get the idea. If you notice, I planned a pretty easy night on Thursday when we have 3 activities that overlap. That is a pretty average week for us. And if things don't sound particularly "light" or "diet friendly" keep in mind that I modify a lot of the family meals to fit my eating style.

Hope this helped a little!

I have my yearly checkup at 9. Can't wait to see what the scale says there. Probably will have blood tests so fasting this morning. Will probably be scheduling my first mammogram now that I'm 40.

Like Rose mentioned, it really isn't a big deal. I was really scared to have my first mammogram... and as a result I put it off (even after my Mom's diagnosis with BC) until I had some pretty alarming symptoms and was FORCED to have an urgent mammo. (Thankfully everything was fine.). Relax and don't worry too much about it.... like Rose said, the scheduling usually a bigger PITA than the actual test.

fly by!
Ran this am - set a PR for a 5K by a minute, but I think my body forgot how to run. My stride,form felt off!

On track for a loss this week, if TOM delays his arrival, that is!

I'll catch up, eventually!
Taryn

WOW... a PR even with your stride was off?? Can't imagine what you could do on a good day!!

Ugh this cold just won't leave me!! It's not bad enough to stay in bed but more like an irritation, kwim? I'm going to take the dogs for our trail walk today around 11 before it gets too hot for them (and me)

EXACTLY!!! I feel like a total sloth, having not really run for over a week now... I'm not exactly bedridden, but I totally feel icky. Dang!... Doctor's office just called and they are insisting on seeing me!! Well.... they can see me in an hour, so at least I don't have to take another day off ! Hope your cold is on its way out!!

Enjoy your alone time and thanks for the reminder about the recipe thread.

Well.... so far my alone time has amounted to vacuuming, making breakfast, and DISing... and now I need to head to the doctor's office... but maybe I'll hit a few stores in town while I'm there!! Hope your knee is feeling okay.

pjlla, hope you can get some antibiotics today and feel better soon!

After hearing about your fun mother/son trip this spring and thanks to mikamah's surprise trip with her DS, my DS wanted a surprise trip. We are going to Disneyland for 3 nights on Columbus Day week-end -- thank you DVC. We will be at the DL Hotel. It's hard to plan when you can't ask "what do you want to do?" I have a couple of ADRs, including one for World of Color, and tickets for Fantasmic dessert party. It will be so fun to see the decorations, Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. I will just let him be in charge of what he wants to do and follow him around.
He thinks that we are going in April before our cruise! (We are actually having to cancel the cruise but he doesn't know that yet -- that is another story.

Looks like antibiotics are in my future, so thanks.

You will have such a great trip!! Wish I could do WDW every year with my kids. But next year will probably be DD's turn for WDW alone with Mom and I'll do a smaller trip with DS.

I am so sorry for being MIA...I still don't even really have time to post right now. There has been a bunch of job stuff that I have HAD to focus on and it is eating all my free moments. I am hoping that by tonight...I will be all caught up with everything and can honestly sit down here and do some posting.

This is a final reminder to everyone...please send your Healthy Habits data for the 1st week if you haven't done so. I will be finalizing week one results when I get home tonight.

I have been reading the posts when I can but I am sorry I have not had time to respond to everyone. Sometimes life gets so crazy and so overwhelming. So, I will make the general statement for right now... hugs if you need them and great job to everyone who has things going the way you want them to.

Time to run. I just didn't want you all to think I had disappeared!
Jen

Glad you found a moment to say hi! Don't worry about us too much.... we will be here for you when things aren't so crazy!!

Hi Everyone,

The trip to my grandparents' was well worth it-on many levels. I slept very well for sleeping on a 50-year-old firm mattress night. Of course, I was up pretty late rambling with my cousins who happened to also be at my grandparents' house to celebrate as well. We had a great time and my grandparents were shocked to see us. When I walked in (goodness knows you don't ring the doorbell at your grandparents' house ), I said "Hi Grandma." She just looked at me. My next statement was, "Don't have a heart attack." She was speechless for 2+ minutes and it wasn't even her birthday.

I will catch up with the thread when I return from the gym. I want to get my workout in a little bit after breakfast instead of just before lunch. I felt a little faint getting off the treadmill yesterday. No surprise, I felt nauseous during most of the run. I did eat 3 meals yesterday, so that was a plus, but my timing wasn't great.

Have a great day everyone!

CC

Glad you had a nice visit with the grandparents. I miss mine dearly. Enjoy them while you have them.... they are very special people. And glad you got a decent night's sleep! Hope the run is good today.


Well... I've rambled on and on now and with that call from the doctor's office, I will need to get moving out of here soon. The carpet measuring guy came promptly at 8 am!! WOOHOO! He was done and out of here by 8:17 am, so at least I don't have to worry about that all day.

I had a great healthy breakfast with the intention of letting it digest while I caught up here and then doing some incline work on the TM... but the incline work will have to wait until after lunch now. I figure if I can't run, I can at least walk up hills!

I'm going to go brush my hair and brush my teeth and head out to the doctor's office in about 5 minutes. TTYL.................P

 

[jennz]

Just a quick hello this morning and hope you all have a wonderful day.

I ate like crap yesterday, though I did track every thing I ate, including 2 donuts and am still within my overall points. I went into activity points, which I wasn't planning.

Today is a new day and I started off with my yogurt and banana, and then did 5 miles run/walk!! So I am pumped to keep on the right track.

Congrats to all this weeks biggest losers, especially Carmiedog and to all of us here, making those small healthy changes which will get us all to our goals.

Great start to your day! I had to say...isn't it a good feeling when you know you've eaten bad but are still within where you need to be? That's a big reason I love tracking! Without tracking I'd be sure there was no reason to stop eating but by journaling it I can see that even though I'm at the top of my range I'm still where I need to be.

 

[keenercam]

Pamela - I LOVE your system of meal planning!! WOW you are so disciplined! I did something like that when DH and I went away to Jamaica earlier this year, for the "kids". But I didn't assign the meals to particular nights. I made post-its with meal ideas and the ingredients needed for each dinner. All the post-its went on the side of the kitchen cabinet and I made sure all the ingredients were there. DS16.5 and DD21.5 LOVED having the ideas and all the ingredients to make the meals. They discarded the post-its after making that meal. There was a separate comprehensive list of ideas for breakfasts and lunches.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!!!!


I'm baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!

Just popping it to say hey!! Sorry I dropped out of the summer challenge, bad bad me. It wasn't a very good summer and while I was in FL with mom, DD broke here arm here at home so life has not been kind to me. But the wedding is over, it was gorgeous even though DD had a broken arm and DS had an insane black eye from a fall. The kidlets are all back in school, DD is Potty Trained!!! Life is good.

Anyway, I'll catch up later, and will send in my weight and all the new stuff (gotta go read up)

Just wanted say too that I did my first C25K run today and it rocked!!!!! I'm super excited and ready to take this journey with y'all!

Oh and pjlla I got my Bernard and Bianca while I was FL!! You rock girlfriend!!!! They are in my display cabinet in my scrap room so I get to look at them all the time! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Good morning everybody

Popping in to say hi and give a quick report of my own. I seem to be down a half pound this morning. I'm no longer sure I trust my scale, but will find out for certain next week when I have my check-up Hate those women's check-ups but its got to be done.

Life has been so busy its ridiculous. Plans for today are shower, laundry, a walk with Onslow and the videos. Hopefully some real housework in there too. And at some point I hope life slows down enough to comment on other ppl's posts.

For the dog owners here I need some advice. Onslow is not always telling us when he has to go out. He sometimes uses the paper in his room when he needs to go. How can I train him better? He used to be great, and then with some bad weather and bouts of diarrhea he kind of got off the path. Any ideas anybody has would be great, cause this is causing arguments between Dh and me. Not a big 1, but an unresolved 1. Thanks.

 

[tigger813]

I'm back from a great yearly check up!!!!!! Drumroll please........

Down 18 pounds since last August!!!! Would've been 28 if I hadn't gone crazy this summer! And the scale at the dr said the same thing mine said! But the dr was very proud of me! If that's not motivation then what is!!!!!

I had a flu and tetanus shot and blood tests including a Vitamin D test. With my dad's osteoporosis she wanted to find my levels. I'm also to have 1200 mgs of calcium and Vitamin D a day.

I came home and had the leftover steak and cheese from the other night as I was STARVING! That's my big meal for the day. Going to run to the wellness center at 11:30 when it reopens to have my protein shake and green tea.

Catching up on Glee from last night. I came in halfway through the first episode they aired. I'm obsessed with this show!!!! The music brings me back to being in musicals in high school and singing in the choir. I miss that sometimes and if I had the time I would get involved again. DD1 will be in middle school next year and I plan to help with the musicals then. Can't wait until next Tuesday's season premiere! John Stamos!!!!! And I hope Idina Menzel is in more episodes! She's amazing!!!!

It's quite cool here today! It's only 61! It was 47 this morning. I'm not ready to put the heat back on again but the house was cold. It's 66 in the house!

Back to Glee and then heading to the Wellness Center. Girls start arriving home at 12 so it will be a quick visit again! Won't have time for the 5k today but I will squeeze in another workout of some kind later plus I'm giving a massage later.

Have a great afternoon!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

I am so sorry for being MIA...I still don't even really have time to post right now. There has been a bunch of job stuff that I have HAD to focus on and it is eating all my free moments. I am hoping that by tonight...I will be all caught up with everything and can honestly sit down here and do some posting.

, jen! It's good to be busy, right? Seems like a lot of us are having that beginning of the school year rush going on.

Congratulations to all of our losers last week and especially to carmiedog. And congratulations to everyone who is participating in this challenge. Just making the effort to eat healthier and to be more active is a huge commitment for many of us and it really does require constant vigilance and planning.

Seeing my dismal overall goal statistic is a bit depressing, but knowing I lost 4 pounds the week before this challenge started reminds me that my efforts will pay off eventually. Unfortunately, it is looking as if that won't be this week. LOL! I can't believe the scale is creeping up instead of down. Trying not to be disappointed. And I'll just keep plugging along.

You are so right, Cam. We all deserve a pat on the back for sticking with this through thick and thin.

Have fun at back to school night.

Hi Everyone,

The trip to my grandparents' was well worth it-on many levels. I slept very well for sleeping on a 50-year-old firm mattress night. Of course, I was up pretty late rambling with my cousins who happened to also be at my grandparents' house to celebrate as well. We had a great time and my grandparents were shocked to see us. When I walked in (goodness knows you don't ring the doorbell at your grandparents' house ), I said "Hi Grandma." She just looked at me. My next statement was, "Don't have a heart attack." She was speechless for 2+ minutes and it wasn't even her birthday.

Glad that you had a great time and it sounds like your grandparents were surpirsed and happy with your visit!

Just a quick hello this morning and hope you all have a wonderful day.

I ate like crap yesterday, though I did track every thing I ate, including 2 donuts and am still within my overall points. I went into activity points, which I wasn't planning.

Today is a new day and I started off with my yogurt and banana, and then did 5 miles run/walk!! So I am pumped to keep on the right track.

Congrats to all this weeks biggest losers, especially Carmiedog and to all of us here, making those small healthy changes which will get us all to our goals.

Well, I would have to say that you did a good job and didn't even really fall off the wagon because you stayed within your points, even if your nutrition wasn't all that great, so way to go! You know that you are making progress when your off days aren't really off!

pjlla, hope that you are feeling better soon! I have to say that I am always so impressed with your planning and attention to detail!

Great start to your day! I had to say...isn't it a good feeling when you know you've eaten bad but are still within where you need to be? That's a big reason I love tracking! Without tracking I'd be sure there was no reason to stop eating but by journaling it I can see that even though I'm at the top of my range I'm still where I need to be.

ITA, jenn!

HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!!!!


I'm baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!

Just popping it to say hey!! Sorry I dropped out of the summer challenge, bad bad me. It wasn't a very good summer and while I was in FL with mom, DD broke here arm here at home so life has not been kind to me. But the wedding is over, it was gorgeous even though DD had a broken arm and DS had an insane black eye from a fall. The kidlets are all back in school, DD is Potty Trained!!! Life is good.

Anyway, I'll catch up later, and will send in my weight and all the new stuff (gotta go read up)

Just wanted say too that I did my first C25K run today and it rocked!!!!! I'm super excited and ready to take this journey with y'all!

Oh and pjlla I got my Bernard and Bianca while I was FL!! You rock girlfriend!!!! They are in my display cabinet in my scrap room so I get to look at them all the time! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

Buffy! Thanks for joining our challenge. Glad that the kiddos are okay!

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone!

My mini-goal for the week was to stay on top of my C25K plan. So far, so good. I had a great run/walk yesterday and today, I pushed myself to do a full 20 minutes on the elliptical. Tomorrow, I start Week 2 of C25K, on the treadmill that is. Going to the gym earlier made a huge difference. I came home feeling great!

I will probably have to break this post up into 2 or even 3, depending on you successful I am with smilies today.

Hope everyone has a great, OP day!

can i join plz
i don't know how to pm
I need to be a loser!
thanks daphne

I see that others have helped out re: PM, but feel free to ask again if you have any difficulties.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Just knowing I'm weighing in and becoming "official" on the weight loss side of things is keeping my eating more in check than I would be otherwise. (In other words, I didn't stop to get a second Starbucks this morning. )

Tuesday QOTD: If Mickey Mouse gave you $100 to spend on yourself, how would you spend it? I would use the money to hire a professional organizer to come into my house and help me get started on de-cluttering. I feel mired in a "I don't want to clean" mood ever since getting home from DLR because I feel like I have no place to put anything. A part of me just wants to toss every book, toy, and container of craft supplies and start fresh!

A woman my sister baby-sat for took 2 weeks consecutively for a vacation one year. The first week was to go somewhere (maybe San Fran) and the 2nd was to recoup. I totally understand We spent from 4:30 yesterday afternoon until 8 this morning away from the house and my mom had to spend twice as long as usual in the laundry room. (She is the laundry “queen” and naturally, I am not allowed to help )

QOTD If Mickey gave me a $100 I would spend it on fabric to make pillowcases for my friend who gives them to kids with cancer.

QOTD: It is almost time for Fall. What are you looking forward to about the new season? It doesn't have to be related to working on your healthy/healthier lifestyle, but it can be!

I love the fall (especially this one) because it means that the weather is getting cooler. This past summer was just too hot.

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

You and your friend are very caring, amzing women!

I don’t know where the heat came from this summer…

I haven't been around so just poking in to say hi before taking ds to play practice. I had an awesome, perfect week last week!

On top of PMS, dh got to me this weekend. I cleaned out the bedroom and filled 4 bags with clothes that are now too big. DH's comment? "Don't get rid of them all. You might gain it back like I did." Hello! What about a "great job!" or "you look nice"?

Sorry about DH.

WTG on your great week last week!

QOTD: Living in NE I love when the leaves are all changing colors! We get some amazing color here. I usually take a lot of outdoor photos during this time of year. I am also looking forward to cooler weather since this has been one of the hottest summers I can remember.

The heat

ITA! I love going through the Berkshires in the fall.

If Mickey gave be $100 I would get a new running skirt for fall and some headbands.

And I think the other question was what do you like about exercise--I like finishing! I like how I feel when I'm done--like I've accompished something.

I went for a run this morning and from the first step the back of my knee felt funny. I think I might have over stretched something in strength yesterday. All day it's been a little sore--no pain, no inflammation, just a nagging sore.

Okay. I definitely need to go to a running store. They make running skirts for the seasons…I feel so out of the loop

ITA with the accomplishment piece. I love when I finish what I set out to do for the day.

Hope everything is okay with your knee.

I am looking forward to crunching into a fresh-from-the-tree apple! Apples are one of my favorite fruits but they are truly the BEST in the fall. I had one for lunch today that I bought at Shaw's yesterday.... it is close, but not quite there yet. Not sure where it was picked.

Honestly, other than that I don't look forward to much in the fall... not my favorite season and I DREAD what comes next.

Tonight's dinner was delicious... glad I saved a few calories for it!! BBQ pulled pork sandwiches... homemade in the crockpot

Fresh apples have just the perfect crunch, IMO.

You’ve heard the joke about the 4 seasons of New England, right?

Dinner last night does sound delicious. I’m not sure my parents know what a crockpot is. Perhaps I should open them up to the endless possibilites…

Today I had a TERRIBLE run, my legs were full of cement...which is ironic because yesterday was probably my best run yet!!!
I am really trying to stay focused and eat right but sometimes I just want toast and PB (after my daily eating is done)

Sorry about the run, but be proud of the run a few days ago.

I'm back from Kindergarten Orientation. Izzie is doing great and I think she will have a great year. She has a lot of friends in the class and her teacher is great.

Had another great day food wise and did 5.12 miles on the elliptical and drank lots of water. Interested to see what the scale says in the morning here and at the doctors. NO headaches in a week so I think it was mainly from not enough to eat in the morning. Hoping to get to the wellness center before 10 for breakfast.

Yeah for a great year for DD2 in K and no headaches!

Hope the scale brings good and consistent news!

 

[flipflopmom]

Thanks for all the well wishes and pixie dust for dd for her violin auditions. She thinks it went "okay." We'll find out what her teacher thinks tomorrow.

Did I miss it?

This cracked me up. I am definitely Southern, but have never considered myself much of a Belle.

That ws my nickname is college b/c of my accent. Glad you are having better days!

QOTD: If Mickey Mouse gave you $100 to spend on yourself, how would you spend it?
Right now, my answer is that I'd put it toward a really cute pair of UGG boots, the ones with the button on the side.I've also been absolutely PERFECT on my weight watchers plan for 8 days straight and have done all this exercise only to have the scale move UP .2. LOL! Just my stinkin' luck.

Whoosh is on it's way, you are doing sooo great! I love those boots. I have black Uggs that I live in in the winter!

I agree with your statement of "no wonder I have bad food habits!" We learn so many of our habits during childhood... and if they are bad habits, we spend the rest of our lives trying to change them! Pizza and Crazy Bread and you only ended up 100 cal over? Not too shabby!! And I seem to be a bit better..... so maybe the run got things moving out of my sinuses?? Hope so! Gotta go for now!......P

I have a fellow K teacher that rewards children with candy if they eat all the food on their lunch tray! I was 100 cal over the high end of my range. Glad you are better!

I woke up when the alarm went off this morning! got in a 50 minute workout on the Wii and am planning W1D4 (I’m doing each week for 4 days) of the C25K later this morning.

Glad you slept, great job on the exercise, coach! AS for the kids, they've finally learned not talk if there is work (paper) in front of them, adn they'll get to group wrok, centers, etc. faster!

QOTD - If Mickey gave me $100, I'd be headed for a good massage! I have to call DD's neuro-muscular massage therapist

Sounds great!

This is good to know! I keep getting weeks where my weight will stay the same or move up by less than a pound. Then the next week (like last week) I lose a bunch of weight. Its funny how that works.

SAME HERE!!

But even out of all this craziness, I am still exercising! even at 11pm when the last guest finally left.

GREAT JOB!

Well, it's been awhile, but I'm back (almost) into the swing of weight loss.
Corinna, it was so fun to meet you, even if only for a minute! I felt like I was meeting a celebrity!

Glad you are back!! Love your comment about Corinna!

. I'm waiting for it to get a few minutes closer to daylight and then I'm going to the park to run.

I am not loving these late sunrises, throwing my morning routine!

Rose my word girl! Ole!

So glad you are back this challenge!

Boy, it's amazing how you look differently at that cookie, or chocolate or unhealthy snack once you start looking at the calories you burn on the treadmill. It's a lot easier to put something back when you equate it to an extra 20 min. on the treadmill.
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ITA!

I am so far behind and I keep getting logged out when I try to post, I am replying to a few at a time! I might eventually get caught up!

QOTD re: Mickey - Not sure, clothes?shoes? purse? massage? spa? gift at HHI this winter? someone to cean my house? I want it all!!!

 

[cclovesdis]

I think we still eat pretty healthy when DH is gone... but less complicated. I was always brought up to make sure that the DH gets a "big" meal in the evening...

Same here! My mom rarely, rarely cooks, so we have one of my favorite foods: salad with chicken in it. Almost no points, and very filling.

Dsis and I are off tonight for WDW! Be back on the 23rd.

Hope you have a great trip!

QOTD Wednesday: I am looking forward to finding full time employment. I want to get on a normal family schedule which working nights does not allow. I think exercise will be easier too.

I love fall because:

1. cooler for running but not too cold.
2. My anniversary is 10-11
3. Pumpkin patch and Farm tour
4. Beautiful scenery
5. Football season
6. Thanksgiving (is this technically in fall or winter )
7. Wearing Jeans but no need for heavy jackets.
8. Fall scented candles....apple pie, cinnamon, etc.
9. Halloween
10. Sleeping with the windows open and fresh air coming in

Can you tell its my favorite time of year.

Fall sounds like a great season where you live! Plus, your anniversary! Can’t beat that!

Made it thru today....ate nothing nutritious except celery, berries, banana & my yogurt/fiberone breakfast....junk food galore from being overly tired, but managed to not quite use my APs & make my burn+ on my Bugg.

Muscles a bit looser - alternating tylenol/advil every 2 hours helps. Walked 4.89 this morning & 1.67 tonight. So I have happy dogs!

In between was chaos....

QOTD Wednesday:I love fall! Probably my favorite season:
1. it cools off & I LOVE the cold (yet I"m stuck living in a desert)
2. I can sleep with the windows open
3. I can walk the dogs after dawn & not have to be home by 8a.m. or melt in the heat
4. Apples! I am GOING to make it to the mountains this fall & the orchard!
5. Usually before halloween I can see SNOW on the mountains from my house.
6. Balloon fiesta! On a typical year I can see between 500 & 700 from my HOUSE every morning.
7. The animals at the zoo actually come out of their hidden pens.
8. And I could go on & on & on......

What a day you had yesterday: made your burn goal, lots of exercise, just a bit of chaos, and your muscles are feeling better.

One of my parents’ dreams was to see the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. It was the first thing they did as soon as my sister and I were both in college. Fall sounds like a beautiful time of the year for you too!

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 1? 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 1 Superstars!!
#10- 1.33% - my3princes
#9- 1.43% - aamomma
#8- 1.52% - Chicogirl
#7- 1.61% - ireland nicole
#6- 1.64% - TIE! ImprovGal and disneymom2one
#5- 1.99% - Worfiedoodles
#4- 2.09% - tggrrstarr
#3- 2.22% - jenanderson
#2- 3.12% - MickeyMagic
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 1 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 3.77% - carmiedog

WTG to all our Top 10 and especially carmiedog!

I have my yearly checkup at 9. Can't wait to see what the scale says there. Probably will have blood tests so fasting this morning. Will probably be scheduling my first mammogram now that I'm 40. Hopefully I can get back to have my healthy breakfast. DD2 has dancing at 4 and then DD1 has soccer practice though it's not going to start until 6 and I have someone who wants a massage tonight so DH will take both girls with him. He walked 3 times around the track last night. Glad he's getting some exercise in. Wish I could go to but can't turn away clients.

I don’t know how your day could get any busier!

Good luck at the Dr’s and with the playdate!

Oh, and didn’t school just start? Your children have a ½ day, I think, and Kathy’s son had yesterday off.

Ran this am - set a PR for a 5K by a minute

Ugh this cold just won't leave me!! It's not bad enough to stay in bed but more like an irritation, kwim? I'm going to take the dogs for our trail walk today around 11 before it gets too hot for them (and me)

Feel better and stay cool!

 

[tggrrstarr]

Good Morning! I am getting off to a little bit of a late start today. Breakfast was egg whites, 1 blueberry wheat pancake and a wheat english muffin lightly sprayed with the no calorie butter spray. I am going to make a soup recipe I found on the food network site in a little bit for either a late lunch or early dinner. I work a weird schedule today, 4-8:30 so its tough to get a real dinner in. I might just bring the soup with me and eat it there. Its a mushroom barley with peas and baby spinach.

Yesterday's calories were interesting. I had a planned "bad" meal and an unplanned "bad" meal. Two slices of pizza for dinner with a fruit salad. The salad kept me from wanting more than the two slices. My husband called me just as I was finishing my P90x workout and asked if I wanted Taco Bell. I gave in and had him get me 2 tacos. I stayed within my calorie budget and even lost half a pound! It was a nice treat, but I don't plan on letting it become a habit.

Today's QOTD:
I love fall. As you probably could tell already, I love Halloween. I love the weather, the leaves and the spookiness of the holiday. My anniversary is also in October, hitting five years this year.

I went to Michaels yesterday for a few things. I had about $30 in gift cards, so I planned to spend an additional $20 or so. I almost died when I saw the number on the register! Halloween is going to make me broke! But it worked out, it was just a shock seeing the grand total all at once. I probably would have spent that much in three trips otherwise.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ugh this cold just won't leave me!! It's not bad enough to stay in bed but more like an irritation, kwim? I'm going to take the dogs for our trail walk today around 11 before it gets too hot for them (and me)

Feel better. It's supposed to be 93 here today! Yuck!

Lisa--your trip sounds so wonderful. I think we might run the DL 1/2 next year just so we can see World of Color. When we lived in san diego in the 90s, Sea World had some show with water and lights. It was really small, but I loved it! It was my favorite thing.

Hi Jen! Glad to hear you are doing ok. Hope the job stuff is going well.

Seeing my dismal overall goal statistic is a bit depressing, but knowing I lost 4 pounds the week before this challenge started reminds me that my efforts will pay off eventually. Unfortunately, it is looking as if that won't be this week. LOL! I can't believe the scale is creeping up instead of down. Trying not to be disappointed. And I'll just keep plugging along.

Hang in there Cam! You have so much going on. I know you can do it.

Just a quick hello this morning and hope you all have a wonderful day.

I ate like crap yesterday, though I did track every thing I ate, including 2 donuts and am still within my overall points. I went into activity points, which I wasn't planning.

Today is a new day and I started off with my yogurt and banana, and then did 5 miles run/walk!! So I am pumped to keep on the right track.

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Kathy--great job tracking everything. We all have days where we make some not great choices--should I repost my weekend? You are doing so great with your exercise and you are making tons of good choices. One bad day is just one bad day.

P--hope the doctor visit went well.

Great start to your day! I had to say...isn't it a good feeling when you know you've eaten bad but are still within where you need to be? That's a big reason I love tracking! Without tracking I'd be sure there was no reason to stop eating but by journaling it I can see that even though I'm at the top of my range I'm still where I need to be.

Jennifer--you always say the right thing!

HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!!!!


I'm baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!

Just popping it to say hey!! Sorry I dropped out of the summer challenge, bad bad me. It wasn't a very good summer and while I was in FL with mom, DD broke here arm here at home so life has not been kind to me. But the wedding is over, it was gorgeous even though DD had a broken arm and DS had an insane black eye from a fall. The kidlets are all back in school, DD is Potty Trained!!! Life is good.

Anyway, I'll catch up later, and will send in my weight and all the new stuff (gotta go read up)

Just wanted say too that I did my first C25K run today and it rocked!!!!! I'm super excited and ready to take this journey with y'all!

Oh and pjlla I got my Bernard and Bianca while I was FL!! You rock girlfriend!!!! They are in my display cabinet in my scrap room so I get to look at them all the time! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

Welcome back Buffy! Sounds like a very busy sommer!

For the dog owners here I need some advice. Onslow is not always telling us when he has to go out. He sometimes uses the paper in his room when he needs to go. How can I train him better? He used to be great, and then with some bad weather and bouts of diarrhea he kind of got off the path. Any ideas anybody has would be great, cause this is causing arguments between Dh and me. Not a big 1, but an unresolved 1. Thanks.

Have you tried crate training for a few days? I know it's not for everyone, but it might help to remind him that he needs to wait to go out. Also is it possible he could have a urinary infection? We had one dog who only had accidents when she had an infection.

I'm back from a great yearly check up!!!!!! Drumroll please........

Down 18 pounds since last August!!!! Would've been 28 if I hadn't gone crazy this summer! And the scale at the dr said the same thing mine said! But the dr was very proud of me! If that's not motivation then what is!!!!!

Have a great afternoon!!!!

Congrats! And so exciting that the scales line up.

Hi Everyone!

My mini-goal for the week was to stay on top of my C25K plan. So far, so good. I had a great run/walk yesterday and today, I pushed myself to do a full 20 minutes on the elliptical. Tomorrow, I start Week 2 of C25K, on the treadmill that is. Going to the gym earlier made a huge difference. I came home feeling great!

Is the elliptical getting easier? Enjoy the start of week 2 tomorrow!

Ok, I've paid bills and I'm on my third load of laundry. Gotta love those days off. I'm going to get my hair colored this afternoon--the gray is starting to bug me in the front. So far my knee is feeling good. I might go this evening to the Y for a little bit. Or I might just take the dog for a walk. Haven't decided yet. I talked to Mike this morning. He gets back at midnight tonight. He told me he's going to have to make another quick trip next week. This time to NC. I think he's probably going to be traveling a lot this fall.

Back to the laundry.

Oh, forgot to say--Congrats to all the Losers and Maintainers!

 

[cclovesdis]

I had a nice dinner with friends last night. They both have small children, so I spent a lot of time with not much to contribute, but it was nice. I iced my knee when I got home, and it's feeling good so far today. I am so paranoid about injuries. Not sure if I am going to work out today. I will probably not make my exercise goal this month. We will do a lot of walking this weekend, so I need to pay attention to that so that I can count some towards my goal. Lots of laundry to do today, and I need to clean up the house before we go see ds. I hate coming home to a messy house.

So relieved to hear that your knee is better! Enjoy your time with DS!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. Fall to me means Halloween decorations -- and we have a lot of them, even though we don't get more than one or two trick or treaters.

That’s it! So jealous, we host the neighborhood post-trick-or-treating get-together. We sometimes have 10 kids at our door at once.

I am so sorry for being MIA...

Jen-no worries. We understand. Glad to hear that you are busy!

And congratulations to everyone who is participating in this challenge. Just making the effort to eat healthier and to be more active is a huge commitment for many of us and it really does require constant vigilance and planning.

ITA!

You will do great tonight. Don’t worry about coming in a bit late. The high school in my town is so large even the students need a few years to see the entire building. I’m sure lots of parents will be late. And, lots of parents don’t go to open house for their high schoolers. You are making a huge, huge effort that I know I would appreciate beyond belief.

CC -- I am so glad you had a nice time with your family at your grandparents' house. Cute story about your grandmother! Have a great workout!

Thanks! Got to love my grandmother

Today is a new day and I started off with my yogurt and banana, and then did 5 miles run/walk!! So I am pumped to keep on the right track.

and made this look complicated. But honestly, I can do all this in about an hour or so on a weekend day. And I cannot tell you how much it has helped!!! Especially during really busy times of the year, like swim and robotics and soccer season, which all collide in our house!

A quick example of a weekly menu here at our house looks like this...

Glad you had a nice visit with the grandparents. I miss mine dearly. Enjoy them while you have them.... they are very special people. And glad you got a decent night's sleep! Hope the run is good today.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Your meal/menu planning doesn’t look complicated, but we pretty much do the same thing, although only for a week or so at a time. We do try to keep lots of food in the house, too, so that helps. We can almost always make a salad and there is always at least 1 bag of frozen veggies and pounds of various meats in our freezer.

Now, your sample menu is much more creative than mine. I may have to “borrow” some ideas.

HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!!!!


I'm baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!

Just popping it to say hey!! Sorry I dropped out of the summer challenge, bad bad me. It wasn't a very good summer and while I was in FL with mom, DD broke here arm here at home so life has not been kind to me. But the wedding is over, it was gorgeous even though DD had a broken arm and DS had an insane black eye from a fall. The kidlets are all back in school, DD is Potty Trained!!! Life is good.

Anyway, I'll catch up later, and will send in my weight and all the new stuff (gotta go read up)

Just wanted say too that I did my first C25K run today and it rocked!!!!! I'm super excited and ready to take this journey with y'all!

Good to hear from you. What a summer you had!

for DD! on starting C25K. Lots of us, including me, have just recently started.

Popping in to say hi and give a quick report of my own. I seem to be down a half pound this morning.

Sorry about Onslow. I know next to nothing about dogs, so I am no help. Sorry. Hope there is a quick solution.

I'm back from a great yearly check up!!!!!! Drumroll please........

Down 18 pounds since last August!!!! Would've been 28 if I hadn't gone crazy this summer! And the scale at the dr said the same thing mine said! But the dr was very proud of me! If that's not motivation then what is!!!!!

Glad that you had a great time and it sounds like your grandparents were surpirsed and happy with your visit!

Thanks Lisa!

 

[jennz]

Buuuuuuufffffffffffffffyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! Why am I picturing a pretty mouse with her head poking through a hole chopped in a door with an axe? (I really hope someone else gets my joke!) Poor dd - was she in a cast all summer?

I went for my walk and I have to say the good thing about this rotten cold is I burn more calories! I kept telling myself while I was trudging through the trails. I did get done and home before it hit 80 so that was good.

Taryn no you didn't miss it - and for everyone else who's asked and I didn't quote (sorry short attention span ) I really really appreciate it, you have all made my heart happy. DD finds out today if she's in Honor's Ensemble. (for you Lisa )

Also thank you everyone for the well wishes to get rid of this cold! I just had an inspiration to swallow rather than blow - fill up my stomach with some non-caloric stuff. Gross right? It's one of those days.

I ordered more KT tape and compression socks today. Jen you need to be finding a way to make commission off me.

Rose thanks for saying I always know the right thing to say That gave me a smile. I think actually it's that I say so much eventually something's bound to be right but I'll take the compliment.

I'm going to get some water and read my latest Sookie book (I stopped at the library on the way home). This is the last in the series.

 

[jennz]

I forgot...tigger what an awesome feeling to be at the doctor and have the scale go DOWN!!! Very motivating!!

Pam - sloth you are NOT!! Even while you're sick you're planning menus and organizing. Me, I'm laying around reading. I hope your back to your energetic self soon.

Congrats to all the losers and participants, and especially Carniedog!!!

 

[lisah0711]

QOTD re: Mickey - Not sure, clothes?shoes? purse? massage? spa? gift at HHI this winter? someone to cean my house? I want it all!!!

Don't we all?

Oh, and didn’t school just start? Your children have a ½ day, I think, and Kathy’s son had yesterday off.

I thought the same thing -- poor kids just starting to get in the routine and then a day off? Don't they know that parents need structure?!?

I stayed within my calorie budget and even lost half a pound! It was a nice treat, but I don't plan on letting it become a habit.

Nice job and you got a treat, too!

Lisa--your trip sounds so wonderful. I think we might run the DL 1/2 next year just so we can see World of Color. When we lived in san diego in the 90s, Sea World had some show with water and lights. It was really small, but I loved it! It was my favorite thing.

I'm thinking of doing the DL half next year too, Rose. Wouldn't it be fun if we both got our coast-to-coast medals in 2011?

You would love WOC. It is amazing!

Taryn no you didn't miss it - and for everyone else who's asked and I didn't quote (sorry short attention span ) I really really appreciate it, you have all made my heart happy. DD finds out today if she's in Honor's Ensemble. (for you Lisa )

Thanks, jenn!

Anyone interested in switching coaching weeks with MelanieC? She is scheduled to coach 9/24 through 9/30 and has a conflict because she is going to visit her DD in college. If you are interested in switching, or taking that week, please PM me. Thanks!

 

[keenercam]

I'm back from a great yearly check up!!!!!! Drumroll please........

Down 18 pounds since last August!!!! Would've been 28 if I hadn't gone crazy this summer! And the scale at the dr said the same thing mine said! But the dr was very proud of me! If that's not motivation then what is!!!!!

Congratulations!!!! It's wonderful to have a medical professional tell you how great you are doing. But even more importantly, you should be so proud of yourself!!


Forgot to answer the QOTD:

1. Fall is my favorite time of year. I always loved school and I loved going back to campus, too, so fall, for me, has always felt like a time of new beginnings and huge potential for success.

2. Most of the houses in our neighborhood have fireplaces. Many nights in the fall, I can smell the fireplaces as I drive through our neighborhood. It always feels like a "homecoming" to me.

3. I LOVE marching band/HS football season. DS17 is in the marching band and is captain of his drumline this year. He taught himself how to play the snare drum this summer and auditioned for a spot on his very competitive drumline and won the spot and then a week later was named line captain. So it is a time for us to be out there supporting him, enjoying the music and the comaraderie among this group of very talented young performers.

4. For the past several years, autumn meant training for the Disney half marathon or marathon. Last year I wasn't able to do that. I am looking forward to getting back into a routine of training outside this fall.

5. For many years, we spent Thanksgiving at Disney's Hilton Head Island DVC resort and we absolutely fell in love with the place. We havent' been able to go the past three Thanksgivings because of Andrew's marching band commitments, but we are going this year. So, this autumn seems even more exciting to us, especially since we'll get to see some old friends there.

6. My car's name is Max. He is a convertible. I got him October 12 last year. Autumn is perfect convertible weather. Max and I are really enjoying the brisk mornings and cool, breezy evenings.

Yep. LOOOOOOVE autumn!

 

[brinalyn530]

Wednesday QOTD: It is almost time for Fall. What are you looking forward to about the new season? It doesn't have to be related to working on your healthy/healthier lifestyle, but it can be!
-Schedules!
-Cooler weather – not sweating to death going from the car to the office, more comfortable runs, and easier to sleep!
-Not feeling weird (‘cause everyone else is wearing shorts) or uncomfortably hot in jeans – I honestly could live in jeans 24/7 unless it’s 150* out which is what this summer felt like everyday (where's the melting smilie )
-Not having to shave my legs everyday (sorry TMI – but I really hate that particular beauty ritual because my dad is part bear and of course I had to inherit his excess body hair gene so it saves me at least a half hour and numerous band aids when I don’t have to do it!)
-Apples/apple cider/apple butter
-Pretty fall colors
-Pumpkins and pumpkin picking and hay rides
-Halloween (which I love, but DS hates – I’ve been dying to do a haunted house for years now and DS always squashes it . I’m thinking about going to Markoff’s Haunted Forest without him this year to get a good scare and get it out of my system – anyone close want to go with me?)
-crunchy leaves (until I have to sweep them off the driveway and out of the garage )

tiki23 – Have a great trip!

Lindsay – I’ve been working the financial aspect out in my head, if I can figure that out soon, I’ll be joining you guys for the Princess!

Wow I just spent 1 1/2 hours catching up on the past two days on here. This is almost a part time job.

I even had a dream last night that I was running in a race and had to go over all these old bridges that the planks would break from under me and i would have to climb back up them or jump over huge holes in the bridge. If thats not an anxiety dream I dont know what it. I know the feelings will pass....

Can you tell its my favorite time of year.

No joke on the part time job comment !

The trail I run by my house has lots of wooden boardwalk type parts and a few actual wooden plank bridges, every once in a while as I am running I’ll picture what it would look like if I fell through . It always makes me laugh to myself even though I’m sure that it would be really painful if it actually happened. Yeah, I’m a weirdo . Anyways, hope you have less anxious dreams! I know you guys will all do great at the half!

Fall is my favorite time of year too - I wish it could be fall all year round!

Congrats to all of our losers and especially carmiedog !

CC – Glad to hear you had a nice visit with your grandparents!

Taryn – WTG on the PR!

A quick note on school schedules - we started back to school on August 30th and we've already had three days off - Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, and Primary Election Day - geesh, enough already!

It’s a beautiful day today and I’m in kind of a silly mood for some reason. I really should get some actual work done though, so let me get off the boards and get to it.

Have a great, on plan rest of the day everyone!

Bree