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

[50sjayne]

Well, I meant to go for another bike ride yesterday but got too busy. I had to go pick up my truck because my husband drove it to work yesterday because he had his brakes fixed and since I was over in that part of town went to see Waking Sleeping Beauty whcih is a documentary about disney animators and the business in it's worst of times up to the Lion King. Really really good-- I Loved it, will buy the dvd when it comes out Nov. 30-- extra footage and everything. Then Metropolis was showing after that so I stayed and watched that all 2 1/2 hours of it lol and that was my day. Really awesome seeing the thing actually make sense for the first time--they just got access to an hour of footage that was cut after the original release in 1929. 25 minutes of it they were able to restore well enough to add and they added extra subtitles to tell you what they couldn't add. It really is an amazing film for the silent era if you ever get a chance to see it!
Had a dilemma because I hadn't eaten dinner before I went, resisted popcorn and took a walk in between movies and had a hot apple cider after the walk.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Just popping on to say hi. We are taking it easy this afternoon. Mike is watching football, and in a bit we are going to an ohana meet at Beaches and cream. We didn't have internet Thursday at home, so I am way behind. Did skim a bit.

Jen--Sometimes we all need somebody to lean on and give us a hug. I'm sorry things are hard right now.

DS now has a mohawk. Lovely, right. I'll post a picture when we get home. He said he's shaving it on Monday. He called me at work Thursday to tell me about this.

We are having a fabulous time. I will say I am really glad this night 1/2 is not my first half, because I think we are going to be very slow. It should be interesting. The weather is PERFECT!!!! We are sitting at BWV with the balcony open in our villa. Our view is of the green (courtyard) and the boardwalk/lake. We can see spaceship earth from our room. We could not have asked for a better room or better weather.

Have a good weekend. Talk to you all next week!

 

[tiki23]

if you haven't tried Honeycrisp apples, look for one today. They are so delicious and crunchy and satisfying.

LOVE these apples! They are the best.

 

[jbm02]

Hi! I've been here every day this week; just haven't been able to post due to my crazy schedule.

Jen - You are my inspiration. A great friend and a terrific teacher. The schools do not know what they are missing. Long email coming later...

Julie

To all of us dealing with financial set backs: I yo yo between "I'm doing okay" to "OMG, what are we gonna do..." Until reading this thread I didn't realize how many of us there are out there. I don't have any answers but the support from everyone out there really helps. Alot.

Question of the Day
If you had an unllimited amount of money to spend just one night in DW, where would you stay?
Is the Castle Suite an option?? OMG, wouldn't that be incredible??? (and it will NEVER be in my budget!! LOLOL)

Thank you so much for saying this! I truly love teaching, it’s just that there are so many teachers applying for 1 position.

CC, my DH is applying for teaching positions too and never anticipated that he wouldn't find one before the start of the school year. He is having a hard time. I can't believe te number of applications out tere. I will keep you in my prayers that a great school district finds you soon!




Okay, you are all going to laugh, well, maybe not: almost all of you have a DH. I made my father a grocery list, because well, grocery shopping is not something I can handle right now unless I drive one of those scooter type carts. I made friends with Excel and the sales circular for about 3 hours yesterday morning and typed, yes, I said, typed, him a grocery list. I made a column for the item, cost, whether it was on sale, whether we had a coupon, where he could find the item, and any additional information. He’s seen me do some pretty extreme things, so he joked around with me last night about it. He said, "I want it organized by where you find it in the grocery store", and I said, "Done." Then, he wanted it sorted by whether or not there was a coupon and within 5 seconds, I said, "Done," again. The local supermarket decided to reorganize a bit, so details like that are essential. That, and if you don’t tell him there’s a coupon, he’ll completely forget. He’ll use them, but he has to be told. I call that trained-I know it won’t get any better than that. I actually need to go spend some time refining the list before he goes grocery shopping.

I laughed out loud at this. I need your spreadsheet!!!! (no kidding!)

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Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after. It's going to be great but different. We had it paid for before I got laid off so DH insisted that we still go! I am going to be so worried about every penny we spend. We have no excursion booked in Key west, just a beach break in Grand Caymen, so the only pricey one is in Cozmel- a jeep tour!! So we are going to have to be careful. I do love my frozen drinks!!! W'e are DVC members so our rooms are taken care of and we have passes. So that won't be an issue either. We will just have to eat cheap!

Thanks for asking!!

I hope that you have a great time and that you can relax and enjoy the vacation!! Seriously. With all the stress that you are under, you need this break and time with your family.

Ran the Race for the Cure today. 30 minutes for a 5K. My half marathon is next weekend so I was afraid to "race" it and injure myself. To you veteran half marathoners out there - I am totally freaked out. I am not a natural runner. I trudge through my 10 minute miles with a naughty mantra in my head ("what was I f***ing thinking, what was I f***ing thinking??"). I did 12.3 miles last Sunday and ended at the start of my street. I was totally wiped. I looked up at the last 20 yards to my house, then the 10 feet to my door and actually thought about crawling. And that was only 12.3 - what am I going to do when I add the rest to get to 13.1?? I am going to do one more long run tomorrow before I start my taper (and the thought of what I can lose during the taper also scares me...)

Off to a Pop Warner PeeWee football game and concession duty. Oh joy.

 

[tigger813]

Cam- Thank you for mentioning honeycrisp apples! I totally forgot about those! I may have to stop and get some on the way home from church tomorrow.

I just finished my elliptical 5K while watching the first hour of Dear John! I can't wait to watch the rest! I will get up early to do another 5K as I won't have time later in the day as my parents arrive around 2. It's getting easier and easier to do the 5K. If I start earlier tomorrow I may just go for 4 or 5 miles!

Made "design your own slider" burgers for supper. I used 93% ground beef and fat free cheddar cheese inside the burgers and then what ever spices people wanted. We're eating them on potato dinner rolls. I'm also have some pickles and ketchup and a tiny bit of chipotle mayo! It's my favorite condiment! I'm drinking some water now. I needed to up the amount today! Skipping adult drinks today as the one I had last night knocked me out! I only want a very small gain this weekend so I'm not pushing at the end of the week for a loss.

We made chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. I had one cookie and some dough! My downfall! I had a smoothie for b'fast and at the b'day party I had a small piece of cake and a small bowl of pasta with one meatball and 2 carrot sticks dipped in hummus. Should be ok for today. Gonna have pork chops on the grill tomorrow evening for supper with salad, honey glazed carrots and something else. Going to have a chocolate mousse pudding for dessert, only 60 calories! Then nothing but water!!!!!

Gotta figure out what to do the rest of the night. Maybe we'll play a board game or watch another movie. G-Force just ended!

Have a great night! I actually still need to get some cleaning in!

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Evening!

I just got in some strength training. I hope I'm not too sore tomorrow. Strength training is not my thing. I made my father go downstairs to get my weights and then had him "supervise" me. I let him keep the Red Sox/Yankees game on...he fell asleep.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

CC

The exercise is definitely working for me this time. I do feel that I am pretty much on track the majority of the time, but those old eating habits are tending to creep back in, and I need to get them under control. I was the same this week, and am down 3.6 for the month. I'd love it to be more, but haven't put all the effort I need to for that to happen. I'd like to push the next two months and get down another 9 pounds to see One-derland. Journalling my food faithfully will will definitely get me there.

I don't know that I plan for successful weekends too often. My ww week starts friday, so I enter the weekend with the full 35 flex points, but I also do my shopping on sunday am, so sunday is usually a healthier day than saturday might be. I do try to get some exercise both days, and now I'm trying to plan the week aheads runs, so today I did 3 miles, tomorrow we plan to bike, and monday am I don't work til 10, so I'll do 5 miles in the am.

I am going to journal every bite this week, and I will stay within my points.

Kathy, this sounds like a great plan! My WW starts on Friday too. It works really well for me.

Thanks for the support!

I got up today and did 4.3 miles. They were dissapointingly slow but they are done. It was such a gorgeous morning that I was cold when I left the house but drenched with sweat under my long-sleeved tee shirt (Life is Good!) and hoodie (WDW marathon 2008 -- ). I'm trying to think where I read that you should have a sweat-producing workout at least 3x/week. LOL!

on your miles! I think you yourself gave me the inspiration for this response: slow is better than not at all.

I've heard that about the value of sweating during exercise (like that ) too. Maybe fitness magazine?

Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after.

Sounds like it'll be a blast!

We had a great 90 minute bike ride this morning at the beach. It was beautiful out!!!

If you don't mind sharing, which bike do you have? That is likely going to be my Christmas gift and I know it's going to require some thinking. TIA!

Deb:

50sjayne: The documentary about Disney sounds very interesting. We are not ones to buy DVDs (my mom is on a purging "junk" spree), but if Redbox has it, sounds like one worth renting.

Glad everything is going perfectly Rose!

Hi Jude! Thank you for the support! What does your DH teach? to him!

I'll try to PM you the spreadsheet I made.

on your race today! I know you will do great on your 1/2!

I just finished my elliptical 5K while watching the first hour of Dear John! I can't wait to watch the rest! I will get up early to do another 5K as I won't have time later in the day as my parents arrive around 2. It's getting easier and easier to do the 5K. If I start earlier tomorrow I may just go for 4 or 5 miles!

That's all I have to say.

 

[JOANNEL]

If you don't mind sharing, which bike do you have? That is likely going to be my Christmas gift and I know it's going to require some thinking. TIA

It's 15 years old so I have no idea!!!!! I did buy it a new gel seat a few years ago. Living by the beach it is very flat here so don;t need much, It is nothing special, bought at target!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Happy Saturday! I'm afraid that pjlla had her power knocked out in the storm or is ill because I haven't heard from her and she hasn't been on the boards since Thursday night. I'm sending some her way that everything is all right. I'm more worried about her than coaching.

How do you plan for a successful weekend?

You've done so well, Lindsay, and instead of going completely off track, you turned it around! Can you say something to your boss next time you have a talk like "I'm excited to hear more about my new position?" that would remind him?

I am worried about pam too. I hope everythings ok.

QOTD- I think the best thing for the weekends is to plan what your going to do so you know what you will be eating. That way if you plan to eat out somewhere than you know to make the other two meals light. That seems to "sometimes" work for me. Otherwise I havent really figured it out yet.

Lisa- I do have a mtg monday again with my boss. I am thinking of asking then. Just a simple question like "have you gotten any closer to a date when my position will be changed yet?" I guess it cant hurt to ask.

to our newest BL challenge participant, CrystalS! Who just had a baby six weeks ago -- was it a boy or a girl? Thanks for joining our challenge!

Welcome aboard! A new baby how exciting. Congrats.

I am so excited to report that my mom woke up on the right side of the bed today! It’s been a great morning so far.

Glad your mom was better today. I hope it stayed that way and that you had a great day.

The exercise is definitely working for me this time. I do feel that I am pretty much on track the majority of the time, but those old eating habits are tending to creep back in, and I need to get them under control. I was the same this week, and am down 3.6 for the month. I'd love it to be more, but haven't put all the effort I need to for that to happen. I'd like to push the next two months and get down another 9 pounds to see One-derland. Journalling my food faithfully will will definitely get me there.

I know what your feeling. I felt lately that even though I was getting the runs in my eating habits were getting lazy and starting to feel like my old ways. I made a meal plan for the week and got the right food in the house and I feel much better. I think your plan of journaling is the right idea. Got to go back to what worked before. You will do it.

I just made an awesome brunch (just for me; Andrew already left for school because the drumline is playing at the cross-country invitational and Howard left for NY for his 1/2 marathon tomorrow).

Hi Cam. Great job on your miles. I hope your day goes well without howard. I know I love dh so much buts its nice sometimes to just have a day to myself. I hope you enjoy it.

Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after. It's going to be great but different. We had it paid for before I got laid off so DH insisted that we still go! I am going to be so worried about every penny we spend. We have no excursion booked in Key west, just a beach break in Grand Caymen, so the only pricey one is in Cozmel- a jeep tour!! So we are going to have to be careful. I do love my frozen drinks!!! W'e are DVC members so our rooms are taken care of and we have passes. So that won't be an issue either. We will just have to eat cheap!

Thanks for asking!!

Your vacation sounds magical. Our last vacation this summer we fell into a similar situation. No lay offs but a few months prior to vacation we had a ton of things happen that we need to shell out a bunch of money for. By the time our vacation came we were so strapped. I was worried we would run out of money while 12 hours away. I stressed about it the whole time and did not enjoy myself as much as I could have. In the end we had plenty of money. Now I regret stressing so much and not enjoying the vacation that we spent so much money on. So the moral of my story is budget what you think you will need and plan it out. No your limits. AND DONT STRESS....ENJOY EVERY BIT OF IT

I'm finding that not much is working for me. I just can't keep my head in the game, between juggling kids, activities, 2 part time jobs and searching for a full time job the stress has really knocked me down. I start off each morning strong, but lose it somewhere during the day. I am even toying with switching to Atkins which I was very successful with years ago. Maybe a short term switch would give me the loss I want, then I could switch back to ww for maintainence.


How do I stay on track on the weekends? Wish I could, but I just can't keep my head in the game It is so frustrating.

I know it is so tough when you have so much going on. Hang in there and things will get better. Some times a change is what the body and mind needs. Im sure it wouldnt hurt to give it a try.

Just popping on to say hi. We are taking it easy this afternoon. Mike is watching football, and in a bit we are going to an ohana meet at Beaches and cream. We didn't have internet Thursday at home, so I am way behind. Did skim a bit.

Hi Rose, Im so glad you are enjoying yourselves. The night sounds like fun. Wish I was there. I cant wait to see your DS's mohawk. How funny! It sounds like he is doing well. I hope your stress level has gotten better.

To all of us dealing with financial set backs: I yo yo between "I'm doing okay" to "OMG, what are we gonna do..." Until reading this thread I didn't realize how many of us there are out there. I don't have any answers but the support from everyone out there really helps. Alot.

Ran the Race for the Cure today. 30 minutes for a 5K. My half marathon is next weekend so I was afraid to "race" it and injure myself.

I totally am the same way. One day Im like oh were ok and the next Im afraid we are going to loose everything we own. I thought it was just my mild anxiety disorder I have self diagnosed myself with but I guess its all normal feelings when you are having financial difficulties. It is so sad that this is what the economy has done to us.

Great job on your race today. 30 minutes is awesome and you werent even racing. I bet you will be fine for the half. My training plan only takes me up to 10 miles. They say the last 3 will come from the adrenaline. If you got almost to 13 you will be fine. Remember you will be in a race with others who will be cheering etc. That always gives you more spunk in your step. You will rock it girl!

Good Evening!

I just got in some strength training. I hope I'm not too sore tomorrow. Strength training is not my thing. I made my father go downstairs to get my weights and then had him "supervise" me. I let him keep the Red Sox/Yankees game on...he fell asleep.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

CC

I am getting some good laughs reading about your dad. He sounds like a great guy. I guess he got tired just watching you working out.

I cant remember if I wrote on here about my day or not. I didnt want to scroll back after doing my replies. So if I am repeating myself...sorry. Gosh and I am only 31. I hope I still know who I am by the time Im 50.

So I did get in my 5 mile run. It took me 60:10. I was pretty happy with that. I have a 5mile race on 10/16. Its a women's classic. Supporting women's cancers and women's health. Its the first race I ever ran in. Well I did the 5K then.

We took the boys for sunday school shoes tonight and we went with my parents to dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. It was spur of the moment so I didnt really plan for this. I had a side salad, grilled crab cake (mostly jumbo lump crab meet no filler) broccolli and 2 onion rings. I know I should of stopped at the broccoli. I was pretty full but I think I made alright choices.

Tomorrow I will take the boys to sunday school and church. They are singing in church with their sunday school class. Then we will visit at my Nana's. I am hoping to control my eating there tomorrow. Its usually where I fall apart. I am also stopping by a fundraiser being held for my friend with a brain tumor. Then its football. Eagles vs Washington.....for anyone who knows football washington now has the previous eagles quarterback so its a game we have waited a while to finally watch. I hope the Eagles kick butt.

I also wanted to let everyone know that I posted a race report of the tunnel to towers 5K I did last week in NYC. Its on my pre trip report. The link is in my sig. Pictures included.

Have a great night.

 

[Cupcaker]

How do you plan for a successful weekend?

I dont have plans for the weekend. I just journal my food and try to make the best choices. The weekend plan is something I need to really work on.

Just wanted to say hi. I feel a migraine coming on, so Im going to try to go to sleep. I survived class today and the 5 page paper due. Just need to survive tomorrow and I will be at Disneyworld! One day left.

Good night. See you all tomorrow.

 

[Zoesmama03]

Oh rats our spooky train ride got weathered out. We will go back in 2 weeks. It'll work out and maybe I won't forget my camera that time.

I took some on my brothers cell phone and my best friend had her pocket Canon so I took some for her since her hands were full. And a family asked if I'd snapped one for them so I happily did. It's weird taking by an LCD screen now. I had to get used to a viewfinder with my Nikon SLR camera so it was odd switching back. My brothers cell is neat you tap the screen of where you want the focus. But it over exposes.

 

[flipflopmom]

Fly by post after a skim read!

PJILLA - I am soooo worried about you. I am hoping that the storms knocked out your internet or something "minor". that everything is okay!

Lindsay, Jude - I am in the same boat. Same feelings. ROLLER COASTER!

CC - I love that you have to be supervised to do strength! Sounds like you and your dad get along great!

Everyone else - Hoping this week is better for us all!

Crazy busy weekend, heading to wal mart now, at 6:30am. Tomorrow is mom's bday, we're celebrating today, and guess who didn't get her anything?

We've had DH's reunion activities all weekend. It's been fun, but I am BEAT!
Waiting for coffee to finish perking so I can have a cup and wake up before I go toWM, plus we need soap!

TTYL
Taryn

 

[mikamah]

I got up today and did 4.3 miles. They were dissapointingly slow but they are done. It was such a gorgeous morning that I was cold when I left the house but drenched with sweat under my long-sleeved tee shirt (Life is Good!) and hoodie (WDW marathon 2008 -- ). I'm trying to think where I read that you should have a sweat-producing workout at least 3x/week. LOL!

Oh, and one last thing -- if you haven't tried Honeycrisp apples, look for one today. They are so delicious and crunchy and satisfying.

Nice work on the sweat producing workout!! Slow and steady is the way to go, and 4.3 miles is awesome!! How is your knee feeling with that distance?
I love HOneycrisp. We went apple picking last weekend, and we were so bummed when we found the honeycrips trees and there wasn't one apple left. Gotta remember to go earlier next year.

Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after. It's going to be great but different. We had it paid for before I got laid off so DH insisted that we still go! I am going to be so worried about every penny we spend. We have no excursion booked in Key west, just a beach break in Grand Caymen, so the only pricey one is in Cozmel- a jeep tour!! So we are going to have to be careful. I do love my frozen drinks!!! W'e are DVC members so our rooms are taken care of and we have passes. So that won't be an issue either. We will just have to eat cheap!

Sounds like an awesome trip. I think I'd try to pack some snacks and bkfst foods for the wdw end of the trip to save a little more for the frozen drink budget. They are important. Like Lindsay said, go and enjoy yourself, and try not to worry.

I'm finding that not much is working for me. I just can't keep my head in the game, between juggling kids, activities, 2 part time jobs and searching for a full time job the stress has really knocked me down. I start off each morning strong, but lose it somewhere during the day. I am even toying with switching to Atkins which I was very successful with years ago. Maybe a short term switch would give me the loss I want, then I could switch back to ww for maintainence.

How do I stay on track on the weekends? Wish I could, but I just can't keep my head in the game It is so frustrating.

Hang in there, Deb.

II was over in that part of town went to see Waking Sleeping Beauty whcih is a documentary about disney animators and the business in it's worst of times up to the Lion King. Really really good-- I Loved it.

I remember seeing the trailer for that, and wanted to see it.

We are having a fabulous time. I will say I am really glad this night 1/2 is not my first half, because I think we are going to be very slow. It should be interesting. The weather is PERFECT!!!! We are sitting at BWV with the balcony open in our villa. Our view is of the green (courtyard) and the boardwalk/lake. We can see spaceship earth from our room. We could not have asked for a better room or better weather.

Have a good weekend. Talk to you all next week!

Sounds like an awesome trip!! I bet you're running now, or just finished!! Hope it was magical and you enjoyed every minute of that 13.1 miles!!!

Ran the Race for the Cure today. 30 minutes for a 5K. My half marathon is next weekend so I was afraid to "race" it and injure myself. To you veteran half marathoners out there - I am totally freaked out. I am not a natural runner. I trudge through my 10 minute miles with a naughty mantra in my head ("what was I f***ing thinking, what was I f***ing thinking??"). I did 12.3 miles last Sunday and ended at the start of my street. I was totally wiped. I looked up at the last 20 yards to my house, then the 10 feet to my door and actually thought about crawling. And that was only 12.3 - what am I going to do when I add the rest to get to 13.1?? I am going to do one more long run tomorrow before I start my taper (and the thought of what I can lose during the taper also scares me...)

You are going to do just fine at the half next weekend. I hear the same mantra on most of my long runs, and it takes a couplde days before I believe I will be able to go any further ever. 12.3 is so close to 13.1 and there will be so much support and adrenaline from the other runners next week, you will probably want to keep running after the finish line. You can do it!!!

IMade "design your own slider" burgers for supper. I used 93% ground beef and fat free cheddar cheese inside the burgers and then what ever spices people wanted. We're eating them on potato dinner rolls. I'm also have some pickles and ketchup and a tiny bit of chipotle mayo! It's my favorite condiment! I'm drinking some water now. I needed to up the amount today! Skipping adult drinks today as the one I had last night knocked me out! I only want a very small gain this weekend so I'm not pushing at the end of the week for a loss.

No adult drinks, Tracey, you are on girl!!! Your dinner sounds delish.

I just got in some strength training. I hope I'm not too sore tomorrow. Strength training is not my thing. I made my father go downstairs to get my weights and then had him "supervise" me. I let him keep the Red Sox/Yankees game on...he fell asleep.

Your dad sounds very sweet, even if he falls asleep on you. Michael hates when he asks me to watch a movie with him, and I fall asleep. It's hard some nights to keep the eyes open.

ITomorrow I will take the boys to sunday school and church. They are singing in church with their sunday school class. Then we will visit at my Nana's. I am hoping to control my eating there tomorrow. Its usually where I fall apart. I am also stopping by a fundraiser being held for my friend with a brain tumor. Then its football. Eagles vs Washington.....for anyone who knows football washington now has the previous eagles quarterback so its a game we have waited a while to finally watch. I hope the Eagles kick butt.

I also wanted to let everyone know that I posted a race report of the tunnel to towers 5K I did last week in NYC. Its on my pre trip report. The link is in my sig. Pictures included.

Have a great night.

Sounds like you have a busy sunday ahead of you. Enjoy it. I loved reading your race report on the nyc run. It sounds just amazing.

I dont have plans for the weekend. I just journal my food and try to make the best choices. The weekend plan is something I need to really work on.

Just wanted to say hi. I feel a migraine coming on, so Im going to try to go to sleep. I survived class today and the 5 page paper due. Just need to survive tomorrow and I will be at Disneyworld! One day left.

Good night. See you all tomorrow.

Your plan/not really a plan is so what works. Journal and make the best choices. What more can we do? I hope your nip the headache in the bud and are feeling fine for your trip!!

Oh rats our spooky train ride got weathered out. We will go back in 2 weeks. It'll work out and maybe I won't forget my camera that time.

I took some on my brothers cell phone and my best friend had her pocket Canon so I took some for her since her hands were full. And a family asked if I'd snapped one for them so I happily did. It's weird taking by an LCD screen now. I had to get used to a viewfinder with my Nikon SLR camera so it was odd switching back. My brothers cell is neat you tap the screen of where you want the focus. But it over exposes.

Bummer on the train ride. My new small camera doesn't have the viewfinder, and I've been using it more than my dslr, so I'm getting used to it. I always thought I needed a viewfinder for the dark, but this summer, I did ok without it.

Crazy busy weekend, heading to wal mart now, at 6:30am. Tomorrow is mom's bday, we're celebrating today, and guess who didn't get her anything?

We've had DH's reunion activities all weekend. It's been fun, but I am BEAT!
Waiting for coffee to finish perking so I can have a cup and wake up before I go toWM, plus we need soap!

TTYL
Taryn

Don't forget the soap!! Good to hear from you Taryn. I hope you have a fun visit and celebration with your mom.

We are off to ccd this morning, and then are going to checkout a new bike path. It's about 30 min from here, in Lexington but I've heard it's great, and then we might check out the battlefield down there and some of the historical sites. I'm have such a bad memory for history, and I need to work on that as michael's growing up.

Pamela- We're worried about you and we hope all is ok.

 

[mikamah]

I'll post a qotd for today. Have a great sunday.

QOTD Sunday- Since we're all disney fans, when did your love for all things disney begin? Did you get the disney magic from the first time you entered a disney park, or was it a love that gradually built up?

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: I had always loved Disney stuff but DH and my love began on our first trip in June 97. We have been gaga for Disney since! Only 59 days until our next trip! I can't wait!!!!!

Ended up hitting the alarm off this morning and going back to sleep. I'll get my 5K in when I get home from church. I just made some green tea and I need to get the girls ready for church. My parents arrive around 1 or 2. I also need to take DD1 to get some basketball sneakers. She starts basketball tomorrow night with tryouts. She's going to miss soccer practice and have to leave dance practice early tomorrow. It's going to be one of those weeks.

DD2 just lost a tooth while eating breakfast. It was hanging all day yesterday and I'm surprised it didn't fall out during the night.

Gotta run!!!!

 

[flipflopmom]

Although I couldn't see it while I was unemployed and scared, I realized later that my patience paid off and the right opportunity was waiting for me. I had a really rough physical therapy session this morning. I warmed up on the Precor rather than the elliptical because the arc of motion is different on the Precor and it is really challenging for my knee. After my 10 minutes on it I was dripping sweat. OP with Howard gone or not. LOL! I hope to cook a bunch of foods (chili, veggie soup, chicken breast) for next week, too.

So glad you are able to work your knee. You WILL cross that finish line in January! Your week of foods sounds EXACTLY like mine last week. Wonder if I can just repeat? ITA with what you said, I feel like a great job is out there for Jen, too!

Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

Well, not running is not working for me. I ate extremely OP last week, and gained a pound!!!!! I don't get it.

I found a lot of stuff in the dumpster there. I only had my bike basket so I could only take a little-- it's a dang shame what people waste.

I love your dumpster diving finds!!!! That's so fun!

Down 1 lb this morning. I'll take it! Down .8 at WW, which leaves me officially 17.4 to lose there to make goal. Wish their scale was the same as mine - only 14.8 here. (Did I REALLY just say ONLY? When 14.8 lbs takes me like a year to lose? Oh well, I won't quit!) The encouraging thing is that I broke the 155 mark this morning....154.8(at home)! Just what I need, another expense!

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! And on the expenses.

The power went out last night and the flashing light to the clock woke me up. I set the clock with the clock on my pedometer. The alarm went off and I got up and went downstairs and looked at the clock on the tv. SURPRISE I was an hour late.

Whew! I hate those kinds of mornings!!!! Hope you got some rest this weekend!

Haven't been very good on the exercise this week. They gym is closed due to the miami heat practicing. I also had a funeral to go to today so not in the mood. I am down 1.5 so I will take it. Only two weeks until vacation. I wanted to get more off, but oh well.

1.5 is wonderful! I would love to see that! Have a GREAT vacation!

Sorry I have not been able to get to the boards this week - work really strangled me and then I had a pretty bad upper respiratory thing for most of te week as well.

Hope you are feeling better! Glad you stopped in!

Things can only get better...(ooh, a Howard Jones song!) Bonus points if you are now laughing!

Do you get negative points if you are wondering who Howard Jones is????

I have not done all that great this challenge so far. I did loose a few inches but only a few lbs. I really looked back and noticed I am not being as conscious of what I am putting into my mouth. I am also only running 2x a week on average and I have not been getting in any real long runs. My day started off by going into the basement for the kids clothes and seeing half of the basement flooded. I tried to sop up as much as I could and I turned on the dehumidifier. I am hoping all the waiting means its a really big pay increase. wishful thinking.

Maybe you could ask him?? How awful about your basement! Hang in there. Glad you sound more positive this weekend!

Tracey, Jeanette, Taryn, CC, Lisa, Cam, Dona and Maria - You guys are all the best. Everything you all posted did make me feel better even though things are still just hard right now. Thanks for always being there when I need it! Taryn - Thanks. Like all the others...your post means so much to me. I really needed to read your post several times. I know that you have so much going on right now too so remember....YOU ARE AMAZING as well!

Jen, I know sometimes these wordy cheer posts don't do the trick, because they can help us feel a bit stronger mentally, or at least supported. I know that only a change in the circumstances that make us down will truly bring us back up. Since I can't do that for you, just know that we are here to support each other, vent to each other, and hang in there together until we all have our happy places again!

Down .4 today. Even though its a small loss, Im still happy about it because I didnt exercise as much or as long as I normally do. I am scared of going up past 140. I dont know if its really being scared, but more like I refuse and hope to not go back to the 140s. I worked so hard to get to the 130s. Im 138 right now. So my challenge is to still weigh under 140 when I get back from WDW. I have printed out menus to know what I will be ordering. I plan on having fruit for my "snacks" and drinking nothing but water. I plan on taking healthy snacks with me so I wont be hungry and make bad choices.

Sounds like you are setting yourself up for success!!!! Great job on being in the 130s!!!

Caught up with reading, but just too all in to do replies. I know I should, but it's been a hard day. Finances just keep getting worse & worse. DH is employed & makes good money, but with 2 in college & 3 at home, there is no money.

to you. There's just never enough to go around!!!

For those of you who asked here's the recipe I used for the spicy chicken dip.

That sounds really, really yummy! How is the fat free cream cheese? I've never bought it, it just didn't sound appealing!

We have 2 kids in daycare, actually my older son is in kgarten but before/after school care cost more than my younger son who is in daycare all day They are singing in church tomorrow with their sunday school class so I have to make them look good.

Bet they'll sound like . I can't believe before and after care is more expensive than all day care? Are they at the same facility? No chance of a family discount?

How do you plan for a successful weekend?

Ummm.... well...... I guess having good snacks on hand, and no bad snacks are my two biggies right now. We've had so much going on on the weekends (VT games, Brad's reunion, AK's b'day) that I just have to be careful, and decide if I really want something. KWIM?

to our newest BL challenge participant, CrystalS! Who just had a baby six weeks ago -- was it a boy or a girl? Thanks for joining our challenge!

AWWWW... I smell the baby lotion! Welcome Crystal!

I am so excited to report that my mom woke up on the right side of the bed today!

I wonder how many times AK thinks that???? I love your spreadsheet! You have a lot of time on your hands now, huh! How much longer in the boot?

The exercise is definitely working for me this time. I do feel that I am pretty much on track the majority of the time, but those old eating habits are tending to creep back in, and I need to get them under control. I was the same this week, and am down 3.6 for the month. I know what you mean about perspective. I don't think I ever felt thin, even at 135 right after high school. But 2 years ago when I hit the 180s again from 229, I felt pretty good. Now, I'd just like to get back to the 180s again.
Taryn, this was so nicely said, and I totally agree with it 100% for Jen, and the same could be said to you. I hope you are doing ok this week, and know that we are always here for you, too.

Thanks honey! (Boy, did that sound Southern.) I'm hanging in there. On the yo-yo that Jude mentioned! Perspective is amazing. I have to share this, b/c it made me feel good and I want to remember it. Someone commented Fri. night at the Homecoming game about how many of Brad's classmates could wear what the clothes they graduated in, and it was remarked that I couldn't, they would fall off. And you know what, they are right! I love not being recognized!

I got up today and did 4.3 miles. They were dissapointingly slow but they are done.

Great job! Do you always work on Saturdays?

Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after. It's going to be great but different. We had it paid for before I got laid off so DH insisted that we still go!

Enjoy every minute of it. Those are memories that last, and are restorative!

I'm finding that not much is working for me. I just can't keep my head in the game, between juggling kids, activities, 2 part time jobs and searching for a full time job the stress has really knocked me down. I start off each morning strong, but lose it somewhere during the day. I am even toying with switching to Atkins which I was very successful with years ago. Maybe a short term switch would give me the loss I want, then I could switch back to ww for maintainence.

I have the same thoughts! I want a "quick fix" for my last 11 pounds. I'm not sure I could do atkins again, though. It's pretty expensive....Hang in there babe!

DS now has a mohawk. Lovely, right. I'll post a picture when we get home. He said he's shaving it on Monday. We are having a fabulous time. I will say I am really glad this night 1/2 is not my first half, because I think we are going to be very slow.

So glad it's wonderful!!! Enjoy your run! So sweet of DS to give you a hair update!

Until reading this thread I didn't realize how many of us there are out there. I don't have any answers but the support from everyone out there really helps. Alot.[Ran the Race for the Cure today. 30 minutes for a 5K. My half marathon is next weekend so I was afraid to "race" it and injure myself. To you veteran half marathoners out there - I am totally freaked out. I am not a natural runner. I trudge through my 10 minute miles with a naughty mantra in my head ("what was I f***ing thinking, what was I f***ing thinking??"). I did 12.3 miles last Sunday and ended at the start of my street. I was totally wiped. I looked up at the last 20 yards to my house, then the 10 feet to my door and actually thought about crawling. And that was only 12.3 - what am I going to do when I add the rest to get to 13.1?? I am going to do one more long run tomorrow before I start my taper (and the thought of what I can lose during the taper also scares me...)

sometimes, knowing we aren't the only ones, takes away a bit of the fear and isolation doesn't it! You will rock your half, young lady!!!!! I can't do 10 minute miles, mine or 10.5 or 11!!!

Lisa- I do have a mtg monday again with my boss. I am thinking of asking then. Just a simple question like "have you gotten any closer to a date when my position will be changed yet?" I guess it cant hurt to ask. One day Im like oh were ok and the next Im afraid we are going to loose everything we own. I thought it was just my mild anxiety disorder I have self diagnosed myself with but I guess its all normal feelings when you are having financial difficulties. It is so sad that this is what the economy has done to us. I did get in my 5 mile run. It took me 60:10. I was pretty happy with that. I have a 5mile race on 10/16. Its a women's classic. Supporting women's cancers and women's health. Its the first race I ever ran in. Well I did the 5K then.

I'll have to check out your race review. You did great on your 5 miles! I totally understand about the yo yo feelings.

Just wanted to say hi. I feel a migraine coming on, so Im going to try to go to sleep. I survived class today and the 5 page paper due. Just need to survive tomorrow and I will be at Disneyworld! One day left.

Hope it goes away! Have a fabulous trip!!!!!

Oh rats our spooky train ride got weathered out. We will go back in 2 weeks. It'll work out and maybe I won't forget my camera that time. .

That sounds like fun, but my girls would have nightmares for months!

We are off to ccd this morning, and then are going to checkout a new bike path. It's about 30 min from here, in Lexington but I've heard it's great, and then we might check out the battlefield down there and some of the historical sites. I'm have such a bad memory for history, and I need to work on that as michael's growing up.

HAVE FUN!!!!

QOTD Sunday- Since we're all disney fans, when did your love for all things disney begin? Did you get the disney magic from the first time you entered a disney park, or was it a love that gradually built up?

I was obsessed before I got there. I told DH he had to take me for my honeymoon! It was great, wonderful, etc. but the true love came after taking the girls for the first time. You know, the kool-aid, crack reaction of "I need this more often".....


Dh is in the shower, using the soap! Just wanted to share a few things, quickly, and catch up!

Great fun at the reunion! I had a lot of friends in DH's class, and we danced for hours. My obliques are feeling it. I actually came home for a second (less than a mile from the party last night) to put shorts on under my dress so I could really boogie!

Want to share something sweet AK did. I had told her that money was extremely tight. (I was having one of those moments, and was a horrible mommy and actually told her that making the house payment was going to be hard this month. Yes, it's going to be hard, but I shouldn't have burdened her with that). Anyway, she has an overnight, charter bus field trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg in November. Its' $150. I thought the next payment was due tomorrow, but it was Friday. She told me after school that her payment had been due that day, and she used her birthday money and paid it herself. I was so proud... I will repay her. I had told her to hang onto her birthday money for spending money for the trip, so I'll make sure she gets it back before then..

Off to get ready for church. We're having soup and sandwiches after church, then I'm not really sure what we'll do w/ mom later. SIL mentioned mexican restaurant tonight. Saw a funny card that said "Mom, for your birthday, I thought you should have a feast. so, what are you cooking?"

Have a great day! Connie - hope you are okay!

Taryn

 

[tggrrstarr]

:Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

The Journaling is the thing I thought would be the hardest, but its the easiest part for me. I feel like I am on track, but just barely. I need to find some more time very quickly or just quit my job. Kidding aside, my exercise has taken the back seat to other things a few times too many the last week. I need to plan my exercise the way I plan my eating and I should be ok. Thankfully my evening walks haven't stopped, so I am still getting in enough for my weight loss, but I could be losing more!

Good morning all!

How do you plan for a successful weekend?

My weekends aren't usually any different than the weekdays due to my work schedule, but I just make sure I have plenty of stock in the cupboards of my go to foods. If I know dinner is going to be a challenge, I just make sure I plan it out ahead of time and have lots of low calorie snacks around. I love the special K protein bars, I sometimes use those as a meal along with a yogurt parfait. I save this combo for these types of days.
Also, if my day is on the go, I try to do a bar for breakfast or just have one on me just in case. These have really worked for me, better than other bars. I tried the luna bars, which are the same calories, and didn't feel nearly as full. In fact, my stomache felt kinda weird after eating those.

I'll post a qotd for today. Have a great sunday.

QOTD Sunday- Since we're all disney fans, when did your love for all things disney begin? Did you get the disney magic from the first time you entered a disney park, or was it a love that gradually built up?

I have always loved Disney. I grew up watching mostly all Disney movies, my parents were very strict in what we were allowed to watch back then. So I have always been a huge fan, but when I met my DH, I realized he was just as into it as I was. Big selling point!! So we planned a trip to WDW for our honeymoon (my first) and it just got worse! Our fifth trip will take place just a little past five years later!

Off to get ready for work, TOM surprised me a few days early (not normal) so I don't know if I will have a loss this week, but I am upping the exercise today to try anyway. Just got back from a quick mile walk, it was the coldest yet. I really don't mind the cold once I get going, but I need to dress a little better next time. I am down one pound since Friday's weigh in, so hopefully I can keep that going.

 

[my3princes]

I'll post a qotd for today. Have a great sunday.

QOTD Sunday- Since we're all disney fans, when did your love for all things disney begin? Did you get the disney magic from the first time you entered a disney park, or was it a love that gradually built up?

Dh and I went to WDW on our Honeymoon in 1992. We had a nice time, but that was not the catalyst for our love of Disney. We stayed in a tent in 100 degree weather. It was so hot and we had no where to go to get out of it. Top that off with sleeping on a plastic blow up mattress...well you get the idea.

We flew down with all of our gear [2 bags each] and used Mears transportation to get us to and from the airport. We relied on WDW transportation otherwise. There were only 3 parks and MGM was brand new, very small. River Country was open, but also small. We had plenty of time in a week to do everything we wanted to, but with the heat I can honestly say that we were ready to come home.

Our next trip was in 1998 when DS1 was 2 1/2 and DS2 was 6 months. It was so very different seeing it through the eyes of my children. That is when our love of Disney truly began. We've been in the summer many times since, but the heat isn't nearly as bad when you have air conditioning while sleeping Since then we've made a dozen trips and bought DVC. We're always trying to fit in the next trip, but also try to plan trips elsewhere every third year or so as we want our kids to experience different parts of America and different parts of the world.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Okay, you are all going to laugh, well, maybe not: almost all of you have a DH. I made my father a grocery list, because well, grocery shopping is not something I can handle right now unless I drive one of those scooter type carts. I made friends with Excel and the sales circular for about 3 hours yesterday morning and typed, yes, I said, typed, him a grocery list. I made a column for the item, cost, whether it was on sale, whether we had a coupon, where he could find the item, and any additional information. He’s seen me do some pretty extreme things, so he joked around with me last night about it. He said, "I want it organized by where you find it in the grocery store", and I said, "Done." Then, he wanted it sorted by whether or not there was a coupon and within 5 seconds, I said, "Done," again. The local supermarket decided to reorganize a bit, so details like that are essential. That, and if you don’t tell him there’s a coupon, he’ll completely forget. He’ll use them, but he has to be told. I call that trained-I know it won’t get any better than that. I actually need to go spend some time refining the list before he goes grocery shopping.

CC, I wish you could make a grocery list like that for me!

The exercise is definitely working for me this time. I do feel that I am pretty much on track the majority of the time, but those old eating habits are tending to creep back in, and I need to get them under control. I was the same this week, and am down 3.6 for the month. I'd love it to be more, but haven't put all the effort I need to for that to happen. I'd like to push the next two months and get down another 9 pounds to see One-derland. Journalling my food faithfully will will definitely get me there.

You can do it! And we will be rocking the Princess in ONE-derland!

I got up today and did 4.3 miles. They were dissapointingly slow but they are done. It was such a gorgeous morning that I was cold when I left the house but drenched with sweat under my long-sleeved tee shirt (Life is Good!) and hoodie (WDW marathon 2008). I'm trying to think where I read that you should have a sweat-producing workout at least 3x/week. LOL!

Great job on the run, Cam! Thanks for the reminder on the Honeycrisp apples. I read that the patent is about to run out and a new apple is coming out next year that will be even better.

Two weeks from today we will be on the Magic with four night at wdw after. It's going to be great but different. We had it paid for before I got laid off so DH insisted that we still go! I am going to be so worried about every penny we spend. We have no excursion booked in Key west, just a beach break in Grand Caymen, so the only pricey one is in Cozmel- a jeep tour!! So we are going to have to be careful. I do love my frozen drinks!!! W'e are DVC members so our rooms are taken care of and we have passes. So that won't be an issue either. We will just have to eat cheap!

Your vacation sounds like fun. I think your DH is right that you need to go anyway because this is a stressful time for you. That saving money on food will no doubt translate to saving calories, too! Have a wonderful time -- you deserve it!

I'm finding that not much is working for me. I just can't keep my head in the game, between juggling kids, activities, 2 part time jobs and searching for a full time job the stress has really knocked me down. I start off each morning strong, but lose it somewhere during the day. I am even toying with switching to Atkins which I was very successful with years ago. Maybe a short term switch would give me the loss I want, then I could switch back to ww for maintainence.

How do I stay on track on the weekends? Wish I could, but I just can't keep my head in the game It is so frustrating.

We all go through times like that, Deb. Here is a link to a sparkpeople article called "25 ways to get back on track." Maybe a couple of these ideas will help. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=1062

Had a dilemma because I hadn't eaten dinner before I went, resisted popcorn and took a walk in between movies and had a hot apple cider after the walk.

Great job resisting the popcorn!

Rose, good luck with your race!

LOVE these apples! They are the best.

Ran the Race for the Cure today. 30 minutes for a 5K. My half marathon is next weekend so I was afraid to "race" it and injure myself. To you veteran half marathoners out there - I am totally freaked out. I am not a natural runner. I trudge through my 10 minute miles with a naughty mantra in my head ("what was I f***ing thinking, what was I f***ing thinking??"). I did 12.3 miles last Sunday and ended at the start of my street. I was totally wiped. I looked up at the last 20 yards to my house, then the 10 feet to my door and actually thought about crawling. And that was only 12.3 - what am I going to do when I add the rest to get to 13.1?? I am going to do one more long run tomorrow before I start my taper (and the thought of what I can lose during the taper also scares me...)

Off to a Pop Warner PeeWee football game and concession duty. Oh joy.

Great time on your race, Jude! I love your mantra! I can so relate!

Cam- Thank you for mentioning honeycrisp apples! I totally forgot about those! I may have to stop and get some on the way home from church tomorrow.

I just finished my elliptical 5K while watching the first hour of Dear John! I can't wait to watch the rest! I will get up early to do another 5K as I won't have time later in the day as my parents arrive around 2. It's getting easier and easier to do the 5K. If I start earlier tomorrow I may just go for 4 or 5 miles!

Great job on the elliptical 5Ks! Have a great time with your folks!

Lisa- I do have a mtg monday again with my boss. I am thinking of asking then. Just a simple question like "have you gotten any closer to a date when my position will be changed yet?" I guess it cant hurt to ask.

I'll be excited to hear what he has to say -- it can't hurt to let him know you are excited about it! I bet your boys will be as cute as can be today!

I dont have plans for the weekend. I just journal my food and try to make the best choices. The weekend plan is something I need to really work on.

Enjoy your trip!

Oh rats our spooky train ride got weathered out. We will go back in 2 weeks. It'll work out and maybe I won't forget my camera that time.

Drat! It might be a little cooler in a couple of weeks, though.

Everyone else - Hoping this week is better for us all!

Isn't that the truth? Thank goodness we have each other!

I'll post a qotd for today. Have a great sunday.

QOTD Sunday- Since we're all disney fans, when did your love for all things disney begin? Did you get the disney magic from the first time you entered a disney park, or was it a love that gradually built up?

Thanks for helping fill in the QOTD, Kathy! CC will be doing it tomorrow. We'll just take things day by day because I really hope pjlla is back soon -- we are all worried about her. pjlla that you are back with us soon.

I've always had a great love for Disney since I grew up in the shadow of Disneyland and started going when I was two. It is just part of who I am!

I did a 5K on the treadmill yesterday -- it took an hour! I have to learn how to run on the treadmill. This morning I am off to a yoga class. Those two tasks complete what I needed for this week for my other BL challenge. I have all of next week planned out so I can get everything in before I leave for Disneyland Thursday night. I will do my first weigh in for that challenge this morning, too. Hope I kept my 2 lb loss I had here!

Have a great day all!

 

[jenanderson]

Morning Everyone!

I will come back on later and reply to some of the posts but I am going to do a quick post now and then come back later and reply.

Yesterday we drove up (early in the morning) to our cabin and finished closing it up for the winter. The boat is now winterized and covered and the cabin is cleaned and closed up. It was a really long day and then we drove back home.

My mom and her boyfriend came to our house to have a late dinner and spend the night. We ordered pizza and she had brought a cake for my birthday. Overall it was not that bad of an eating day (normally my weekends are horrible). I did have some pizza and a small piece of cake but I had eaten light the rest of the day so it was fine.

Today we have had a lazy morning since my mom was here. We cut the coupons (good coupons so we bought 4 papers this week) and watched "Elf" (yes, it is only October but we love this moving). Mom and her boyfriend have left now though so we are going to have some light toast and then go running. It is only about 40° here this morning so I need to pull out some warmer running gear. DH and I are going to run to our favorite park and run around the lake a few times. We have not run all week so we have decided that we will do slow running and walk when needed but at least we will get out and enjoy the day.

Taryn & CC (and anyone else who is trying to watch finances)...I am totally into saving money with coupons and have huge amounts that I am trading with some other people. Even with that...I do have some to share if you are at all interested. Send me a PM or post and we can chat about what coupons would help your family!

Be back later....
Jen

 

[my3princes]

I officially have sinus infection #2 of the year I feel like someone punched me in both eyes, my teeth hurt and the motion of walking hurts my head. I started antibiotics this morning so hopefully I'll start feeling better soon.