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

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

So, I fell asleep around 9:30ish. I was up before 1 AM. Not sure when I fell back to sleep, maybe around 3ish. I slept until about 8:30 this morning. Even without the first round of sleep, I got in 5+ hours, which is better than Sunday night. Unfortunately, though, I was constantly waking up from a nightmare during those 5+ hours, so I couldn’t call it a very restful sleep. Oh well. Can’t wait to see what tonight brings.

A few quick replies and then I’m off to get a few things done for the day. I found out late last night that there is a small job fair tomorrow for tutoring positions. I have to figure out what that is all about and try to get there. I have no idea what I’m going to wear because of the boot, but I’m sure they’ll understand.

Have a great day everyone! I'll BBL.

Thanks Lisa! Nope, no caffeine. Good question though. I’ve grown up on caffeine-free soda, but haven’t had one in weeks, and drink caffeine-free tea, if I drink it.

for BIL and MIL and to you.

for your workout with your trainer! And, your calorie burn

Tracey: Hoping you are able to exercise today. I know it is so important to you.

You sound like an amazing room parent. I know the responsibility has changed so much since when my mom did it for my class almost 15 years ago.

Brad is back on first shift as of TOMORROW morning!

That’s wonderful news!

Lindsay: You are one dedicated employee. I’m getting sick of the rain too. We, unfortunately, need the rain, so it’s a Catch-22.

for DH!

Good Tuesday morning How is everyone doing this morning. Monday's seem to be the worst day of the week for a teacher so dha and I were in bed by 9 last night. I didn't sleep as well I thought I would.

Hope today is a better day! I know you are very dedicated to your job as well and put in a long day yesterday.

Hope you feel better Dreamer24!

I hope your job pans out soon. So frustrating to be doing the job, but not getting the recognition for it. I bet the Cake boss cake was worth every single calorie. Impressive that you only had a few bites. You are doing awesome.

CC_just wanted to say hi and say how impressed I am with how well you are doing, not letting that foot get you off track. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Kathy! Nice job on the 5-miler! I’m sure that totaled a nice amount of APs.

Lindsay, ITA with Kathy! She said everything perfectly!

The days are getting shorter, school activities are in full swing, there are so many things going on in our lives that are pulling us away from our goals. Maybe you've had a bad week or two. Maybe you are just tired of this whole healthy lifestyle thing. Maybe your inner brat is crying "I don't wanna!" Whatever it is, take a deep breath (maybe a few more). Let your mind calm a bit and ask yourself how giving up on yourself is going to make anything else that is going on in your life any easier? The answer probably is that it won't. So even if it is only one thing today, do something nice for yourself, anything that helps you take one little baby step toward your goals, and pat yourself on the back for a job well done. We are all winners when stick things out through the good times and the bad! Remember last week how everyone said that they would never give up?

That is beautiful! Honestly, I think my nice thing for myself is going to be taking a nap. I need to be refreshed if I go to the job fair tomorrow and of course getting a job is definitely one of my goals.

I just have to comment on your dancing banana! I am on the main computer this morning which is hooked up to my 47" flat screen tv, and I was in the middle of reading your post when my kitten (almost cat) saw it and ran across the room to jump up to the tv and tried to catch the image on the screen. Cracked me up!

Just a quick good morning, everyone! Last night didn't go exactly as planned. I only got in 40 minutes on the elliptical (300 calories burned) and then went home very, very hungry. I ate a bit of leftover whole wheat pasta and grilled some chicken (in a grill pan) that I'd marinated in fat free italian dressing & A1. I ate a piece of the chicken.

Then, I wanted "dessert" and the chocolate chip cookies I'd baked Sunday were calling to me. Fortunately, I had Weight Watchers 1 point chocolate chip cookies in the cupboard and ate one of those. They are SOOO delicious. Then, upstairs to read. That didn't last for long. I still wanted something. So I had 2 servings of pretzel thins, a bit of hummus and a laughing cow cheese wedge. I went over my daily points by 4, but am good on activity points and my weekly points allowance, so I am trying not to beat myself up.

Nice job on the elliptical! Sorry about being so hungry. I think you did very well!

 

[keenercam]

CC -- sorry for the sleep issues. I have a friend who suffers terribly with insomnia and I feel so badly for her. I hope tonight is better for you.

UGH! This is ridiculous. I woke up hungry, had my typical water and coffee which usually holds me for a couple hours in the early a.m. until I get to work and make breakfast. Then once I got to work at ~8:00, I had my standard egg beaters on a sandwich thin. I felt like I needed extra protein so I added fat free cheese. I ate that over 2 hours ago and I've had 16 oz water in addition to the coffee w/skim milk. And yet, I am sitting here and my stomach is growling. What's up with that?

Someone was in my office for a conference and my stomach was so loud I figured she could hear it. Isn't it weird that I've been so hungry since yesterday? I think I'll have a cup of green tea and if I am still hungry I'll have a Kellogg's Fiber Plus chewy granola bar. UGH!

 

[my3princes]

I need to get to the grocery store today. There is none of my go to food left so I've been forced to make bad choices or not eat. I had pop tarts for breakfast today since I tried cereal yesterday and wound up hungry all day which didn't fare well with my points. I didn't get a lot of sleep since I got home from the restaurant late last night and rolled into bed around 1 AM. I got up and got the boys off to school then went back to sleep for a couple of hours. I feel more rested now. I'm working tonight to I suspect I'll get to bed late again. Tomorrow the Sears guy is coming to clean out TV sometime between 8 and Noon so sleeping in will not be an option. I can say that since the restaurant is busy I have been moving a lot and sweating too

 

[pjlla]

Good morning everyone! Sorry I am late coming on this morning. My folks are here visiting and I'm trying to spend time with them.

I'll be back tonight to check on everyone!

Here is today's QOTD:

Recently I was at a family bbq type function. Knowing that the food choices were going to be hamburgers and hotdogs, I chose to bring my own veggie burgers and whole wheat light rolls. DD also chose to have this option. When asked what our dinner choice was, I told them that DD and I were having veggie burgers, which I provided. The response from one person was....."Why? Is SHE on a diet too?" (Insinuating that the only reason I was choosing a veggie burger was because of my "diet".) Well.... it was on the tip of my tongue to want to say.... "No, we are just choosing a healthier option than your fatty hormone-laden mass-produced beef burgers and nitrate/nitrite loaded, mystery meat hot dogs.......... but I BIT MY TONGUE

I just said that we preferred them. But honestly, I've never been big on burgers and dogs and knowing how unhealthy they truly are, it isn't hard to make a smarter choice.... and I am pleased to see that my DD is following my lead. But it was hard to answer without insulting others (who are choosing to eat the burgers/dogs) or sounding rude or sarcastic or perhaps even a bit "over the top" or "holier than thou".

How do you handle it when people comment on your "diet foods"? Do you just ignore them? Do you just gently remind them that it isn't about a "DIET" but about a healthier lifestyle? Or do you give it to them, both barrels???

TTYL.....................P

 

[Cupcaker]

Hi everyone. The weather has been perfect here. Ate too much yesterday but today is a new day and I'm planning my food more carefully. Hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you all soon.

 

[liesel]

Hello!

I am back from my girls weekend in CA and I am even further behind on this thread! I went to DL on Sunday and did my first 8am to midnight day. It was so much fun! I did have my mickey ice cream bar (330 calories for anyone looking to plan for one on a future trip) but I planned for it and actually lost a half a pound this weekend! I'm so happy I didn't gain! The Halloween decorations were cute and it was very warm. Living in Colorado, it didn't feel very fall like but it was a nice change. I'll try to at least skim through here so I can see how everyone is doing. Have a great day!

 

[CrystalS]

Hello everyone

My name is Crystal and I'm joining you all!
I'm 25yrs old, mom of two (ds will be 4 in Jan, and dd is 7 weeks tomorrow). I live in BC, Canada.
I still have "baby weight" and would like to lose it. I also have some "non-baby" weight that I need to get rid of as well. I'm thinking I NEED to lose about 50lbs to be in my goal weight range according to my BMI.

We are keeping all pop/soda out of the house, and other than a few treats for my ds and hubby I won't be replenishing any junk food from now on, because it's too easy to grab an unhealthy snack when it's laying around!

Last night I did about 30 mins of the Zumba workout. Tonight I will either use the treadmill for awhile or do some of the 30 Day Shred workout.

I hope everyone is doing well today and staying on track.
Thanks for letting me join

 

[50sjayne]

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 went to Disneyland when I was about 4 yrs but don't remember it at all. I kind of remember a huge stuffed Pluto I brought back. I remember going to see Song of the South at a theater with my Mom and singing zippity doo dah with her. Remember seeing Cinderella with some of my cousins and I had a pop up book. I loved the page with all the ladies in their dresses in the ballroom. Went with my Uncle who was a lot of fun and I thought I really went to the moon. My Mom always took me to Disney movies. I was thinking that when I watched that documentary. We saw everything, from the classics to Black Cauldron and Oliver. Then I met my husband who is a Disney junkie. He had everything on vhs--recorded off of the Disney channel. I remember being completely enchanted by things I'd never seen before like the 3 orphan kittens and water babies. My parents had taken me to Disneyland several times through the years also, Disney World once and I went to Disneyland once with my Aunt, but it never had the effect it had on us when we took the kids the first time. Steven was 4, Katherine 6. That time, thanks mostly to The Unnoficial Guide was magical. I remember picking up a copy of it at a AAA office. We were officially bitten.

We tried to go about every 2 years until we bought our house. Our last trip was the first year we bought the house. It was in November and we got to see the Halloween decorations and the christmas decorations in the same trip. Then it was 10 years later and I was planning a trip to Mendocino for just my husband and I to break up the winter, which evolved into a trip to LA/Universal which changed to Disneyland as I was about to book a room on priceline and my husband said " I think I want to go to Disneyland". Famous last words. Thanks to the DIS (and the Unofficial Guide) I figured out the fast pass system and all the rest including a brand new park and it was magical again. It is now back in our system-- in fact after seeing that documentary...I am really 'homesick'. It's starting to get cold here too--I'm so not ready for it...

 

[50sjayne]

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.

Ugh!

I just got home from work and have to post what happened. I can't believe it!
This morning when I left for work, I left a steak in the kitchen sink to thaw for my husband's dinner. I had a piece of salmon in the fridge for myself. When we got home, I looked in the sink and it was gone! After searching the house, I found the empty, bloody bag on the floor of the dining room. A short distance away was about half of the thawed, chewed up steak. We came to the conclusion that the cat dragged it out of the sink and into the dining room, then she and the dog worked together to get the bag open. And then I guess the dog took it from there. (I have caught them working together before to get into a closed garbage bag). My poor husband decided to go get himself take out instead of waiting for me to go buy him another steak. I learned my lesson, no food is safe in this house anymore! That cat is an instigator. These things never happened when it was just the dog! But we love her anyway.

ROTLF! Don’t’ do that anyway—thaw stuff in the fridge overnight or in the microwave—it’s very unsafe to do it that way! I work in a meat dept….

Good Morning,

Ding-dong! Your personal guide has just woken you up and has great news. Your chartered plane is here to take you on an all-expense paid "health" vacation for the next week. Where are you going? What are you doing? It's all up to you!

Now, this vacation comes with a few pieces of information:
1) It includes a nanny/caregiver, etc. so that you can go alone if you so choose.
2) If there is one thing I am learning, health is relative. Hence, the quotation marks.

But most importantly, have a great trip!

Ooh—fun one! You mean I have someone to scoop the litterboxes? Right on! For me it would have to be Disneyland. Sorry—but mental health is important too and I’m missing it bad right now. 2012 seems very far away at the moment.

Edited to add: After I finished typing, I looked down to snuggle Beamer that had asked to be held. HE HAD BIG RED GUM STUCK TO HIS FUR ALL AROUND HIS MOUTH!!!!!!!!!! Rubbed some coconut oil in, bath, and it finally came out. Yep, it's Monday. So much for getting lots done this am!

That was a fun QOTD! Have a great day everyone!!!! Hope it's not tooo Monday-ish..
Taryn

Well how did that happen? Disaster. If it makes you fell better I accidentally shut Penney in the laundry room all night last night. It was like 40 degrees here last night too. Poor Penney!

Good morning all!

Tracey, I'm sure your mom will get on board with your exercising again like she did before.



Nah, he was a singer in the 80's. My maiden name was Jones so I can remember that guy!

There was the $750 fruit cake incident with our dog -- $750 dog hospitalization bill to pump stomach due to ingestion of currants (a grape like fruit that is extremely poisonous to dogs -- who knew? )

Be back later to finish up!

Oh jeez. My cat shanghaied a lobster tail once off of the stove—ate the whole thing shell and all in about 5 minutes, then threw it all up.
I missed something—were you talking about Howard Jones? I loved him!

I just have to comment on your dancing banana! I am on the main computer this morning which is hooked up to my 47" flat screen tv, and I was in the middle of reading your post when my kitten (almost cat) saw it and ran across the room to jump up to the tv and tried to catch the image on the screen. Cracked me up!

Day off today! TOM disappeared after only two and a half days this time, so I don't think my week will be affected! I am already showing a loss of two pounds since Friday! Today will be the day, I hope, we finish the last of the decorations for the halloween party. I need to put up a brick wall facade in the kitchen and splatter fake blood on the walls, put up a spider web ceiling trap in the dinging room, hang lights and cobwebs in the living room and finish up the candle sconces and picture frames. Also, I need to squeeze in Plyometrics, which is perfect for today since its raining. I might not get a chance to get outside, and Plyo is a huge calorie burner.

Oh, and my breakfast was my new favorite- whole wheat eng muffin toasted and lightly sprayed with 0 cal butter spray, cooked ham slice and egg beaters all as a sandwich. Only 230 calories!
Back later for the QOTD.

Decorations sound very creative. I was very excited this weekend to acquire 3 body parts—2 severed legs and an arm—all only $4.99 each! Those’ll mostly be for the werewolf we make and put out in a car out front. He was a great success last year, scaring people as they went by lol. I think I want to add a boombox this year and make a Halloween cd with with werewolves of London alternating with Thriller and put it out there with him.

Good morning everyone! Sorry I am late coming on this morning. My folks are here visiting and I'm trying to spend time with them.

I'll be back tonight to check on everyone!

Here is today's QOTD:

How do you handle it when people comment on your "diet foods"? Do you just ignore them? Do you just gently remind them that it isn't about a "DIET" but about a healthier lifestyle? Or do you give it to them, both barrels???

TTYL.....................P

Yeah. People kind of act like I’m being a bit holier than thou, but it’s not a big deal I’ pretty much stick to my guns with things.

I figured out why I had a gain last week. My “Aunti Flo” is visiting…again. Twice in less than 3 weeks full force. Nasty cramps, lower back pain, really heavy flow. Ugh…

 

[JOANNEL]

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/annemahlum/journal

To all my BL friends, this sweet young lady could use all our prayers today. She is a friend of my oldest.

Short story long- she went to Barcelona for a quick two week vacation with a girlfriend and after 4 days was in a coma and on Dialysis. Her parents flew over and have been there ever since. We have known them since ds was in 6th grade. Makes me thankful for my boring little life every day and how fast it can change.

Thanks!!

 

[flipflopmom]

Just a check in so I don't eat my way through this evening.
Gymnastics tomorrow night and conferences Thursday night, so I have to do a lot this evening. I forgot to put dinner in the crock pot this am, I started working on homework for class at 4:30am, and the next thing I knew, it was 6:50. I had 20 minutes to shower and get ready. Now I get to decide "what's for dinner". Yay.

Connie - hope you are okay!!! I have been skimming a couple of times today to see if you had posted anything...

Off to come up with something for dinner. Girls are upstairs arguing. Waiting for Brad to call to let me know how his day went, he said he was walking into a hornet's nest today.

BBL to actually read and reply, I hope!

 

[goldcupmom]

woo hoo - had to share some great news I just got! I got a job I really wanted...it's a 6 month scoring project that runs Jan - June next year, at home with decent pay. The start of a series of good things!

YEAH! I got a 2 week one early Nov that is a blessing right before Christmas, then I usually do Mar - May. I'd love a longer term one, but no luck yet!

Congrats!

 

[keenercam]

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/annemahlum/journal

To all my BL friends, this sweet young lady could use all our prayers today. She is a friend of my oldest.

Short story long- she went to Barcelona for a quick two week vacation with a girlfriend and after 4 days was in a coma and on Dialysis. Her parents flew over and have been there ever since. We have known them since ds was in 6th grade. Makes me thankful for my boring little life every day and how fast it can change.

Thanks!!

Joanne - What a horribly scary situation. I read the "My story" page and the most recent journal post. What the heck happened? Did she get some kind of infection? I will keep her in my prayers. That poor girl and her poor family.

Julie - So glad you got the scoring job.

Taryn - You must be exhausted. Soup and grilled cheese, maybe?

 

[Connie96]

Connie - hope you are okay!!! I have been skimming a couple of times today to see if you had posted anything...

Hi Taryn. I was actually writing up a post at the time you posted this, but I lost the stupid thing!

Hey everybody.

I'm sorry that I haven't been around much. I just haven't had much to say.

I've been struggling with *excessive* junk eating. Like I'm only happy if I'm actively shoving some sugary/salty/greasy food into my mouth. Not that it really makes me happy, but it's the only time that I'm not obsessed with what to eat next. It's not a particularly "hormonal" time for me. No major stressors or changes. Just "Katy, bar the door" binge eating. It was so bad last night, that when I ran out of food options that interested me, I got in the car and went to the convenience store for ice cream.

I didn't even weigh-in this week. I just really didn't want to know.

And that's why I haven't been posting. Anything I had to say was just going to be whining and, did anyone really need to hear that from me - AGAIN!? I've been too whiny in my own head. I can't stand me and, for that reason, I didn't think y'all needed to be subjected to me either. And, while I love the support that we offer each other here, I really just couldn't have handled it if someone said that "it's okay" because the way I've been abusing myself is, most definitely, NOT okay. I hope you understand what I mean.

As nutty as this sounds, I have come to the conclusion that I know EXACTLY what I need to do to acquire and maintain the healthy body that I want. And now that I can see where I'm going and how to get there, it's like I'm stuck in a perpetual "I'll start tomorrow" phase.

I told my mom over lunch today that I'm going to put myself back "on the wagon" - at gunpoint, if necessary. (AFTER lunch, of course ) I'm to the point where, if I'm ever going to get out of this *junk funk* it's going to take pure, hard-core, mind-over-matter, conscious will-power and it's time to give up the whiny, wimpy, I'll-start-tomorrow BULL. If I keep waiting until I "feel like it", I'm gonna gain 30 pounds before I get my act together and NOBODY wants that.

And, with that, I just wanted to say "I'm back". I still may not get to reply to as many people as I'd like or post as often as I'd like because I've got a couple of work projects that will be occupying all of my work time each day and some of my personal time most evenings between now and the end of January. But, I'm back.

Two victories amidst the insanity...

1) Although I did have a couple of regular sodas (all natural Blue Sky brand) and tea sweetened with a little stevia/Truvia over the past week, I have managed to stay away from the Diet Cokes, etc, since... whenever it was that I said I had my last one. (I posted it here, but I don't really remember when it was... 4 or 5 weeks ago, I guess.??)

2) And, although, I've been blowing off all of my non-running workouts, I have been getting in two good runs each week - a regular (approx 5 mile) run every Tuesday and a long run each Saturday. Last weekend I did 9.33 miles in 1hr 40mins. I'm extremely pleased with that and looking forward to crossing the 10-mile mark this weekend. However, I'm also signed up to walk the AHA Heart Walk this Saturday morning, so I'm not sure how I'm going to get it all in. I'm afraid it may require getting out of bed around 4:30. Surely, the only thing crazier than willingly running 10 miles would have to be willingly getting out of bed at 4:30am to run 10 miles. And I'm not worried about dragging my tired self around the Heart Walk after a 10-mile run - I'll be walking with my 3yo, so I won't be in any hurry at all.

How do you handle it when people comment on your "diet foods"? Do you just ignore them? Do you just gently remind them that it isn't about a "DIET" but about a healthier lifestyle? Or do you give it to them, both barrels???

This is a big issue for me. I am the type that, if I could be invisible, I would be. I've mentioned before how, rather than comment on my weight loss, I'd rather someone just say "you look great" or keep their mouth shut. Unless I choose to discuss my personal stuff with someone, my current size, my previous size(s) and what I eat (or don't eat) are NOBODY'S BUSINESS. I do my best just to let it pass when someone comments, but the truth is that it just galls me. I usually end up just sitting there being annoyed. And that's whether the comment is "you must be on a diet" or "not on a diet today, huh?". And what I DON'T say (outloud) is "That's really none of your business, so why don't you take your donut/cake/cookie and shove it up your ". Like I said... this one really bugs me.

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening Everyone!

We just finished dinner. I had the muchies, but still have points for the day. I'll probably have some milk later. Maybe I'll warm it up-I hear that helps with sleep.

Some quick replies and then I think I'll watch TV. If I watch Final Jeapordy or the Bonus Round of Wheel of Fortune 2x a week, that's a lot of TV for me, so this is big.

Have a great night!

CC

Thanks for the support Cam! How did the rest of your day go? I hear you on the muchies.

Deb: Hope you get some sleep. Maybe the Sears guy will get there closer to 8 and you can rest a bit before your kids get home.

How do you handle it when people comment on your "diet foods"? Do you just ignore them? Do you just gently remind them that it isn't about a "DIET" but about a healthier lifestyle? Or do you give it to them, both barrels???

Interesting question. I'm not sure that I do handle it, but I'm also not sure that anyone has really called me out on this. My parents did at first, but they've quieted down quite nicely. The neighbor next door often gives us food, but she's on WW too, so that's not a problem. I guess I'm lucky.

Hi everyone. The weather has been perfect here. Ate too much yesterday but today is a new day and I'm planning my food more carefully. Hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you all soon.

Good to hear from you! Hope you are enjoying your trip!

Hi Lisa! Sounds like you really enjoyed your trip!

Hi Crystal! Welcome! We are a chatty bunch, but jump right in. A lot of us like to talk about our kids (and DH ). I hope that you find us as supportive as I have found all of you!

50sjayne: I don't get it either. What is it about that Unofficial Guide? Your children are adorable!

Ooh—fun one! You mean I have someone to scoop the litterboxes? Right on! For me it would have to be Disneyland. Sorry—but mental health is important too and I’m missing it bad right now. 2012 seems very far away at the moment.

I don't know why, but I am so proud of us for mentioning mental health.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/annemahlum/journal

To all my BL friends, this sweet young lady could use all our prayers today. She is a friend of my oldest.

Short story long- she went to Barcelona for a quick two week vacation with a girlfriend and after 4 days was in a coma and on Dialysis. Her parents flew over and have been there ever since. We have known them since ds was in 6th grade. Makes me thankful for my boring little life every day and how fast it can change.

Thanks!!

I feel terrible. It does really make you think. to you and your family. I hope she makes a full recovery.

Hi Taryn! Cam had a great idea for dinner! What did you end up having?

YEAH! I got a 2 week one early Nov that is a blessing right before Christmas, then I usually do Mar - May. I'd love a longer term one, but no luck yet!

That's awesome! Definitely good timing!

Connie: I understand what you are saying. I just want to say that you CAN do this and I know you WILL do this!

for continuing to run! And for no diet soda! Definitely victories!

 

[JOANNEL]

Joanne - What a horribly scary situation. I read the "My story" page and the most recent journal post. What the heck happened? Did she get some kind of infection? I will keep her in my prayers. That poor girl and her poor family.

J

They really don;t know. They are testing her for everything.

 

[lisah0711]

I need to get to the grocery store today. There is none of my go to food left so I've been forced to make bad choices or not eat. I had pop tarts for breakfast today since I tried cereal yesterday and wound up hungry all day which didn't fare well with my points. I didn't get a lot of sleep since I got home from the restaurant late last night and rolled into bed around 1 AM. I got up and got the boys off to school then went back to sleep for a couple of hours. I feel more rested now. I'm working tonight to I suspect I'll get to bed late again. Tomorrow the Sears guy is coming to clean out TV sometime between 8 and Noon so sleeping in will not be an option. I can say that since the restaurant is busy I have been moving a lot and sweating too

Poptarts for breakfast?!? Man, I have been craving Poptarts lately. I've managed to resist the siren's call -- I know if I get any the box will be gone quickly. Sounds like you worked them off with all your work!

How do you handle it when people comment on your "diet foods"? Do you just ignore them? Do you just gently remind them that it isn't about a "DIET" but about a healthier lifestyle? Or do you give it to them, both barrels???

You know since I started working on this nutrition degree people don't say much to me about food anymore -- I tell them I am studying to be the "food police" and maybe they get a little scared and decide to pipe down! I bet this will surprise you all but I have a tendency to speak my mind in my old age so I wouldn't hesitate to tell someone a comment was not called for. I think most people have good intentions when they make comments -- they just sometimes speak without thinking.

Hi everyone. The weather has been perfect here. Ate too much yesterday but today is a new day and I'm planning my food more carefully. Hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you all soon.

Glad you are having a great time!

Hello!

I am back from my girls weekend in CA and I am even further behind on this thread! I went to DL on Sunday and did my first 8am to midnight day. It was so much fun! I did have my mickey ice cream bar (330 calories for anyone looking to plan for one on a future trip) but I planned for it and actually lost a half a pound this weekend! I'm so happy I didn't gain! The Halloween decorations were cute and it was very warm. Living in Colorado, it didn't feel very fall like but it was a nice change. I'll try to at least skim through here so I can see how everyone is doing. Have a great day!

Lisa, glad that you had a great time! Did you see the Monkey Bride at HMH? I can't find anyone who's seen the Monkey Bride. And thanks for the heads up on the calories on the Mickey bar!

Hello everyone

My name is Crystal and I'm joining you all!
I'm 25yrs old, mom of two (ds will be 4 in Jan, and dd is 7 weeks tomorrow). I live in BC, Canada.
I still have "baby weight" and would like to lose it. I also have some "non-baby" weight that I need to get rid of as well. I'm thinking I NEED to lose about 50lbs to be in my goal weight range according to my BMI.

We are keeping all pop/soda out of the house, and other than a few treats for my ds and hubby I won't be replenishing any junk food from now on, because it's too easy to grab an unhealthy snack when it's laying around!

Last night I did about 30 mins of the Zumba workout. Tonight I will either use the treadmill for awhile or do some of the 30 Day Shred workout.

I hope everyone is doing well today and staying on track.
Thanks for letting me join

CrystalS! Thanks for joining our challenge!

Oh jeez. My cat shanghaied a lobster tail once off of the stove—ate the whole thing shell and all in about 5 minutes, then threw it all up.
I missed something—were you talking about Howard Jones? I loved him!

Yuk on the lobster tail! Maria started the talk about Howard Jones. I just piped in to show my old age and knowledge of 80's music.

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To all my BL friends, this sweet young lady could use all our prayers today. She is a friend of my oldest.

Short story long- she went to Barcelona for a quick two week vacation with a girlfriend and after 4 days was in a coma and on Dialysis. Her parents flew over and have been there ever since. We have known them since ds was in 6th grade. Makes me thankful for my boring little life every day and how fast it can change.

What a horrible thing to happen to a family. I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers!

We are all so lucky!

Just a check in so I don't eat my way through this evening. Gymnastics tomorrow night and conferences Thursday night, so I have to do a lot this evening.

So, Taryn, do you make the parents sit in those little chairs so they don't overstay their welcome?

Hope you get some rest this evening before the rest of your busy week!

YEAH! I got a 2 week one early Nov that is a blessing right before Christmas, then I usually do Mar - May. I'd love a longer term one, but no luck yet!

Congrats!

Congrats to you, too, Julie and thanks for doing another exercise thread!

Cam, hope that you got your hungries chased away and the trainer wasn't too mean to you.

I'm sorry that I haven't been around much. I just haven't had much to say.

I've been struggling with *excessive* junk eating. Like I'm only happy if I'm actively shoving some sugary/salty/greasy food into my mouth. Not that it really makes me happy, but it's the only time that I'm not obsessed with what to eat next. It's not a particularly "hormonal" time for me. No major stressors or changes. Just "Katy, bar the door" binge eating. It was so bad last night, that when I ran out of food options that interested me, I got in the car and went to the convenience store for ice cream.

I didn't even weigh-in this week. I just really didn't want to know.

And that's why I haven't been posting. Anything I had to say was just going to be whining and, did anyone really need to hear that from me - AGAIN!? I've been too whiny in my own head. I can't stand me and, for that reason, I didn't think y'all needed to be subjected to me either. And, while I love the support that we offer each other here, I really just couldn't have handled it if someone said that "it's okay" because the way I've been abusing myself is, most definitely, NOT okay. I hope you understand what I mean.

, Connie, it's not okay to do those kind of things to yourself but I am glad that you decided to post and are committed to stopping. If it was easy and could be done in a snap we wouldn't all be here. The important thing is that you are taking steps to nip it in the bud. When things are going to hell in a handbasket is when you need to be on here the most.

We just finished dinner. I had the muchies, but still have points for the day. I'll probably have some milk later. Maybe I'll warm it up-I hear that helps with sleep.

Hope that tonight is better, CC. Try not to worry about it too much because that can make it worse, too.

HH Part 2: Try something new. So today I tried a new class. It's called NIA -- kind of like Zumba but a little more ethnic, new age-y. www.nianow.com It was the most fun I've had since I started this little exercise kick of mine! There were about 40 women in there -- about half were older than I am. They were all whooping and hollering and singing and dancing and having a great time. It was a good workout, too. I'll definitely try it again but at 10:30 am it's not a very convenient class time. Thank Jen for the idea!

Have a great evening all!

 

[cclovesdis]

Thanks Lisa! I am hoping for a good night. I actually came on to post my HH part 2. I thought and thought about what to do, because it really couldn't be active and strength training didn't count, because I've already done that. I've been working on journaling, but that's part 1 of this week's HH. So, here's what I came up with-I know this is a stretch. I usually guzzle my water. Like 16-24 oz. while exercising, 8 oz. at breakfast, no more until 16 oz. at lunch, and again waiting until dinner to have another 16 oz. Well, I read that drinking water throughout the day is a good idea. I should point out that the article didn't say "better" nor did it say that guzzling is a "bad" idea. Still, I thought I'd try sipping water throughout the day. And, that's exactly what I did. I did have 16 oz. with dinner, but I've always had that much while eating dinner regardless of how much I've had so far in the day. Did I notice a difference? I'm not sure-my bladder certainly didn't-but I am going to try this approach again. It may have made me feel a little less hungry between lunch and dinner.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

 

[tigger813]

Good evening friends!

Just thought I'd pop on while watching BL with DH and my parents.

Well, for all of you who remember those horrible headaches I was having a few weeks ago, they are gone! I guess it was definitely the protein issue! I've been going to the wc every weekday morning for the past 3 weeks and have been feeling great everyday. Today I didn't bring anything but a protein bar to work so I had that for lunch. I was satisfied all afternoon. I did have a really big honey crisp apple from TJs around 2:30 for a snack. SO YUMMY!!!!! I came home and made DD1 a mint chocolate chip shake and I had a small dish. For supper I made buttermilk honey pancakes and maple bacon. Really good. I then took DD2 to her book fair at school while DD1 went to dancing and then we picked her up. I came home and had a Special K chocolatey pretzel bar and a cup of hot tea and more water. I've had 5 cups of green tea today and lots of water.

I think I'll make my low fat quiche tomorrow for supper. I'll post a recipe tomorrow too. I think DD1s soccer practice will be canceled due to lousy weather again tomorrow. DD2 does have her dance class at 4. I also have my weight loss class at 7.

Hoping to get a work out in tomorrow morning or afternoon. We're still trying to figure out what we need to do tomorrow with the time that we have. I am not letting anything disrupt my journey. The leader of the wc thinks of me as a contender for the prize. I do feel totally motivated and am willing to work hard for the next 10 weeks to get where I want to be!

I had a Reiki session this afternoon. It was nice to just lay there and relax for about 45 minutes. Hoping to have one monthly! It was really amazing! I was very close to falling asleep.

Have a great rest of the night!

 

[dvccruiser76]

The new Vitamuffins sound good. I often wonder why they don't have a pumpkin variety.

I am hooked on Vitatops after reading the boards last week and they are only 1 point on the WW. I ordered the chocolate variety pack of Vitatops on-line last week since my local stores didn't have enough of a variety and they asked me what flavor I would like to see, so I said Pumpkin.

We were there last year for New Year's Eve. We just got sandwich stuff at Piggly Wiggly, had burgers from the cafe for lunches. We did go to Salty Dog, just because you have to. I was....underwhelmed! I'd love a suggestion!

Okay here goes!

For breakfast we hit up Signe's Bakery. It was on Rachel Ray's $40 a day. I ordered the deep dish french toast and it was excellent. I also took home some bread pudding and slices of cake from the bakery. The best thing we took home was a slice of the pink lemonade cake. We almost went back for more. I may have to see if they ship it.

Our favorite spot for breakfast was Stack's. I had the creme brulee french toast and the bananas foster french toast and they were super yummy. I am a huge banana fan, but I actually preferred their creme brulee one better.

For lunch or dinner (we did both here) I would suggest Wild Wing Cafe. Nothing fancy, but the Steel Town Spuds were addiciting.

My favorite meal of the trip was Wise Guys. It is owned by the same people that own Frankie Bones. It is kind of a "date night" place, but we didn't have a babysitter so we had to bring our 1 year old. They have a few outside seats which would be better with kids, but my DH wanted to sit inside. They are known for their small plates so you can share and try different things. The bbq chicken flatbread was amazing. I wish I had it in front of me right now

As you can tell, I don't diet while I'm on vacation.

Monday Question of the Day

As the weather is getting cooler and winter is getting closer there will be many times when we can't get outside. What is favorite exercise DVD and why? What is the best thing about it? What DVD have you tried that you did not like?

I am a huge fan of Leslie Sansone's walk at home videos. I own the Step that came with a DVD from Cathe Friedrich and she's really good. I also own Tao Bo Amped from Billy Blanks. I like his workouts, because they really kick my butt.

Does anyone have the official Zumba video and if so do you like it? I am thinking about asking for it for Christmas, but I tried Billy Blanks Jr.'s Dance With Me Cardio Fit workouts on On Demand and I hated them. I'm hoping the Zumba DVDs are better.