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

[Connie96]

Wednesday QOTD: We've done all of the really good relevant questions before, so I'm going for an easy peasy one. What is your favorite color.

I don't know if I have a favorite color. I buy a "Greece" calendar every year because I love THAT color of blue. I have lots of colors in my closet, but the most prominent are red, green, blue and purple - and basic black, brown and beige stuff too. I guess the only color that I'm not a big fan of is gray.

I have no real clothes that fit my body size.

Ya know, even when I've been heavy, I've always felt slimmer and more confident in clothes that fit right - not too big and not too small.

MAINTAINERS:
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 2
(congrats 50sjayne & Rose&Mike!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 6 Superstars!!
#10- 0.67% - tggrrstarr
#9- 0.87% - Cupcaker
#8- 0.93% - disneymom2one
#7- 0.96% - Dreamer24
#6- 0.98% - TIE SettingSail & CrystalS
#5- 1.01% - KristiMc
#4- 1.09% - cherry-pops
#3- 1.51% - carmiedog
#2- 1.61% - MickeyMagic
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 6 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.40% - tigger813

Congrats to Tracey and all our losers and maintainers.

And, to all my fellow gainers... Hang in there!

I tried donating blood once, and passed out! Good for you for helping out. Don't know if I shared this before, but Daddy only had one kidney from 1965 on. His other was knicked during surgery to remove kidney stones, Dr. didn't catch it, he had a bleeding disorder and lost a lot of blood. They told mom he would never live to come home. She had 2 boys under 5 at the time. He had a rare blood type with a rare antibody, and they only had one match in the entire US. A police officer from NY. He kept Daddy alive during that time! Otherwise, I never would have been here. So thank you.

I passed out the first two times I donated and then I stopped for about 10 years. I started again when I got to laughing with a colleague of mine because he had a tendency to pass out too - so we signed up for the same time slot for moral support. We both survived and have been faithful participants in our company-sponsored blood drives for a couple years now. I have often had issues with low hemoglobin, so I haven't always gotten to donate, but I think I finally figured out how to manipulate that and I was able to donate this morning. And, hey... It got me away from my desk for a while, so it wasn't entirely selfless!

Jessie and Woody costume ideas:

I sew, but tried to give suggestions for what to do if you don't.

Hats--I bought a cheap straw hat from a costume store and put a couple of coats of high gloss craft paint on them, then used shiny white cording and with a big needle laced it around the outside of the hat. I put sequinned trim around the hat band area. For Woody I found leather cording.

Vest--for woody's vest I found cow print and sewed a simple vest. I'm stuck on what to do for a vest if you don't sew. For his shirt we got a yellow t shirt and a red fabric marker and lined the stripes. For buttons I found wooden circles at Michael's and painted them.

Jessie--for chaps I used the cow print and and sewed white fringe on them that I found at Joanne fabric. I used safety pins to attach them to my jeans. If you don't sew, you could probably glue the trim on. I sewed a lining in my chaps, but if you don't sew there's this stuff called wonderunder which you could use to iron the cow print fabric to felt or something stiffer. I used a white shirt and cut out of yellow fabric an overlay for the top of the shirt. I lined it, but you wouldn't necessarily have to. You could cut it out of felt. I hotglued sequinned trim to the yellow fabric. And used the same yellow fabric to make cuffs. Again, I sewed, but you could probably do the same thing with felt. I also glued red sequined trim to the cuffs.

For the buttons that I painted I bought pin backings at Michaels and glued them on. I had buttons for Jessie as well, but didn't use them. Hope this helps. It was really fun. We went to MNSSHP in our costumes last year and had people stop us to take our picture and lots of cast members tell us how great we looked. Let me know if something doesn't make sense.

Sounds good. I will pass this on to my mom, who is a very skilled seamstress. When she wants to be. One thing I really want to attempt is a red yarn wig. I think that would really complete the look.

DH had a potentially bad meeting about his job this morning, waiting to hear from him about that...I need to clean or exercise right now to get some of this stress out!

Hope everything went okay.

I haven't kept up much but there was one QOTD that really jumped out at me. If I had a vow renewal coming up and I were back at my goal weight, I would wear exactly the same dress I wore 1.5 years ago!

Beautiful!

As for me, I measured my chips last night and counted the points. Dinner was a delicious WW mini cheeseburger, a serving of fat free chips, and a bowl of steamed veggies. Delicious! For dessert, I made a single serving no pudge brownie; I used Dannon light & fit cherry yogurt and it reminded me of a chocolate covered cherry. Warm brownie with some cool whip light -- delicious!

Sounds so yummy!

Today's excitement is that I have a dentist appt. But, thanks to our Healthy Habits, I've been flossing.

I'll also spend some time studying. The week before Thanksgiving is getting closer and closer. Today my goal is to finish the chapter on exponents. It's amazing how little I remember from junior high. But, I know all this studying will pay off. I need to go to the library soon and pick up some books on U.S. History as well.

I admit it. I never floss. I'm trying to do it for the HH points, but I'm only up to once a week so far. But, hey... it's an improvement.

Good luck with the studying. I'm SO glad that I don't have any tests coming up any time soon. I'm a terrible studier - I'm a crammer.

Well, one of the workmen showed up at about 8:30 and he removed the cooktop and the drawer under it. But the granite guy hasn't arrived yet and may not until about 10:45. That is so annoying. Thank God my firm has a remote server so I can work from here, but I know I'd be much more productive at my office desk. Oh,and I haven't had breakfast yet just because it is kind of awkward with someone here, KWIM?

I hope you finally ran them off so you wouldn't starve!

Have my colposcopy scheduled for Fri. after work. Hopefully I won't have to wait long for the results. I would really like to start planning my cruise for next Oct. and not major medical treatment which will mean postponing it. I'm trying to be positive about it as I usually am a positive person, but its just kind of easier to throw myself in a tailspin instead of expecting everything to be fine and going off the deep end later KWIM.

And we'll finish up with am odd note for the moment before I go get some waffles. Was checking my email while deciding how to reply and got 1 from my parish which is organizing a crafts fair in Dec. Apparently, someone has submitted my name for the fair because the email stated they already have an AVON rep and that only 1 will be allowed. Who does this? Honestly, if we're going to submit my name we had better start buying from me, cause I guarantee you whoever submitted it hasn't bought a thing from me.

I hope all your medical stuff works out okay and the cruise will go as planned! And... People are weird. Maybe you weren't "submitted" so much as someone just said "and Maureen sells Avon..."???

If you aren't a frequent thrift shopper, here are a few tips..... check every pocket... sometimes they have cash!

Thanks for the tips. I have never done the thrift shop thing. (I grew up in a small town and, well, who wants to be seen wearing clothes that will be recognized??) But, maybe I should try it these days! DH would probably flip out, though. He's not a big fan of "used" stuff.

I also saw the scale go down today.1.4 to be exact....now I just have to keep it there or lower until friday and then not gain it back over the weekend. Its my turn to coach starting friday so I am hoping that I can follow in others footsteps of loosing big during my coaching week.

Sounds like a good way to kick off a coaching week, too!

I have done nothing so far today. Still in my jammies.

That sounds wonderful! I'm glad to hear your DS is getting his head on straight. I'm hoping for you that it stays straight!

I have SO much to do around here right now, I'm almost paralyzed.... I can't figure out what to do first, so I'm not doing any of it!! I splurged and took some "me" time to relax and watch the rest of last night's BL while I had lunch... but now it is time to get moving again and I can't figure out what to do first! And it is all so exciting.... laundry, dishes, vacumming, sort recycling, clean toilets.....

I get that "gridlocked" feeling often and I hate it!!

I have stuck to my plan since Monday morning at work when I posted it. I've been getting up at 6 the last 2 days and then on the TM. What a difference it makes, I'm less tired and shaky late in the afternoon, and I just feel better in general. We can still leave for work before 8:30, so it's also working on that front. I actually have skipped my snacks today and yesterday because I've been so busy, but I have made sure I got enough WW pts., and I do feel more full and satisfied, I think just because I have been getting 8 hours of sleep and I can process better.

Any plan that includes an full 8-hours of sleep is a pretty dang good plan!!

 

[Dreamer24]

Cam, Jennifer, Pam, Mommyof2pirates, Rose, and Connie – Thank you! It’s amazing what a professional photographer and professional hair and make up people can do!

Cupcake, you really do need to get new clothes. You deserve them and you will feel so much better about yourself!

Rose, I’m glad your son is doing better!

Pam – Congratulations on forcing yourself through that run. Good luck finding a better work out.

QOTD – PURPLE!

Good day so far. I did W2D2 of C25k. It was really difficult after so much time off but I fought through it. I didn’t even check “how much time I have left” on any of my runs, I just ran until my phone alerted me! I got to the 2 mile mark at 26:35 which I think is a pretty good time for walking/running. I am happy with the day.

 

[cclovesdis]

Today has been okay. I still need to journal my food for the day. Keeping track in my head was probably not the best choice. I don't know where the day went. I was very easily distracted today. But, no cavities!

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

I haven't kept up much but there was one QOTD that really jumped out at me. If I had a vow renewal coming up and I were back at my goal weight, I would wear exactly the same dress I wore 1.5 years ago!

I love your dress!

My foot is doing well. Thanks for asking. I have an appt in less than 2 weeks and am hoping that I am boot-free and allowed to exercise, at least a bit.

As for me, I measured my chips last night and counted the points. Dinner was a delicious WW mini cheeseburger, a serving of fat free chips, and a bowl of steamed veggies. Delicious! For dessert, I made a single serving no pudge brownie; I used Dannon light & fit cherry yogurt and it reminded me of a chocolate covered cherry. Warm brownie with some cool whip light -- delicious!

Nice job! How did things turn out in your kitchen?

Thanks for the good wishes!

That’s great jennz!

Maureen: Thanks! It was great to be able to say that I floss. Good luck with your procedure! Sorry about the AVON situation.

I had a dentist appointment yesterday..... but they've given up on reminding me to floss!! Hope you get the "no cavities" award today!!

Thanks! No cavities. Thank goodness. I did get a floss spiel anyway though.

I think spreading out your weeklies is a great idea! I try to mix things up. One week I spread them out, another week I use them over the weekend, or sometimes mid-week.

for a WOG!

I am feeling much better today.

I also saw the scale go down today.1.4 to be exact

to both!

Rose: Sounds like you had very relaxing day! Glad DS is doing better.

I have stuck to my plan since Monday morning at work when I posted it. I've been getting up at 6 the last 2 days and then on the TM. What a difference it makes, I'm less tired and shaky late in the afternoon, and I just feel better in general. We can still leave for work before 8:30, so it's also working on that front. I actually have skipped my snacks today and yesterday because I've been so busy, but I have made sure I got enough WW pts., and I do feel more full and satisfied, I think just because I have been getting 8 hours of sleep and I can process better.

I love when people share these kinds of days! I need your motivation!

50sjayne:

Just have a minute here. I am baking a cake for tomorrow's birthday breakfast at school. Cooking dinner. Later tonight we have to got and listen to our friend. She spent a week in Haiti working with a medical team and is doing a talk about it. She told us about last week and sent an email to us today so I guess we better go.

You are such a wonderful friend and co-worker!

I don't know if I have a favorite color. I buy a "Greece" calendar every year because I love THAT color of blue.

That’s so ! Thanks for the encouragement.

Good day so far. I did W2D2 of C25k. It was really difficult after so much time off but I fought through it. I didn’t even check “how much time I have left” on any of my runs, I just ran until my phone alerted me! I got to the 2 mile mark at 26:35 which I think is a pretty good time for walking/running. I am happy with the day.

on C25K!

 

[lisah0711]

Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our Biggest Loser this week, tigger813!

Just cruising along. Trying to keep up with "mental boxes". Do what you can for the moment, and don't think about the other stuff. What do I need to be doing RIGHT NOW to take control and be productive, healthy, and make someone happy? Otherwise, it all takes over and I can't focus on anything!

Good job cruising along, taking care of what needs to be done and enjoying things along the way!

And for your college dilemma I have two words for you -- dual enrollment! You get to take college classes at the local community college for credit in high school and double dip -- kids here are graduating from high school as juniors in college thanks to dual enrollment. I'm already getting DS ready for that and he is 11 too.

Tracey, hope that you are feeling better soon!

Rose, glad DS is feeling better today and you had a good relaxing day!

Congrats to Tigger for being the biggest loser!

jennz, glad that DH's meeting turned out okay!

dreamer24, that is a beautiful dress and you were a beautiful bride!

Regardless of how we are doing, I really believe the first step toward success is showing up.

Isn't that the truth?!?

CC, hope the dentist treated you nicely!

And we'll finish up with am odd note for the moment before I go get some waffles. Was checking my email while deciding how to reply and got 1 from my parish which is organizing a crafts fair in Dec. I sell AVON in my off hours(not that I do well, but that's another story). Apparently, someone has submitted my name for the fair because the email stated they already have an AVON rep and that only 1 will be allowed. They are sure I think this is fair.

Absolutely, its fair. Its also fair to send me the name of whoever applied on my behalf so I can kick their but. Who does this? Honestly, if we're going to submit my name we had better start buying from me, cause I guarantee you whoever submitted it hasn't bought a thing from me.

Interesting. I'm sure whoever put your name in thought they were doing you a favor.

Lindsay, congrats on the new job even though the money wasn't what you expected.

Wednesday QOTD: We've done all of the really good relevant questions before, so I'm going for an easy peasy one. What is your favorite color.

Blue!

Maria, great job staying OP all week!

Susan,

dona, next time maybe they will let you bring cups instead of having to bake!

So what kind of mean person goes on the maintainer thread and posts a recipe for the famous high calorie pumpkin muffins from Disneyland instead of a link to an artlcle on maintaining your weight?!? That would be me! Luckily, the maintainers were all very nice about it.

Have a great evening all!

 

[tigger813]

Finally home and sitting down for the night. Glad this day is almost over, not that it was bad but I'm just exhausted!

For those of you checking out the weight loss articles, the password for week 6 is cleanse

Been pretty good today. I had 2 mac wraps for lunch so that was the only bad thing I ate all day and that was at lunch time. I had a protein shake for dinner before I went to work and then came home and had a tiny piece of apple pie. It's all gone now so that's not a concern for me tomorrow.

Wellness center is closed for the next several days as the owner is off to LA for an Herbalife conference. I got my container of protein powder today so I will have a shake for breakfast and one for lunch. For supper we are going to have chicken parmesan sandwiches on foccaccia roll.

Thanks for the get well wishes. I'm still fighting this darn cold. Throat is ok right now. Nose is driving me crazy. I have a client at 10 in the morning. Need to head into work early since I didn't have time to clean up tonight. I'll head to work as soon as the DD2 gets on the bus. I have to pick up my coworker so we will stop at Dunkin' Donuts on the way to work. If I get anything it will be a tea. I'll probably come home right after my client to get some rest. I plan on getting up at 5:15 and getting some type of workout in. I only did the workout early this morning and gave a massage. I will probably do the elliptical or a WATP workout in the morning and something when I get home from work after I have lunch before the kids come home. Probably take myself off the schedule for tomorrow night if I don't feel any better.

Think it's time to put my jammies on. I don't think I'll last very late tonight. I may head to bed after Survivor.

TTFN

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

just hoping on to say goodnight. This evening my plans were turned upside down. I had planned on coming home making dinner, running, load of laundry, and some cleaning. Well on the way home dh called and said his nana was really sick and his mom cant even get her out of bed. Its only his mom and himself so he went right over to help her. I ended up having to get the boys which got me home at 630p. by the time I made dinner it was already after 7. dh just got home a few minutes ago. They ended up calling 911 and it turns out his nana has a really bad case of pneumonia. She is admitted and hopefully will get the right meds and feel better soon. I just vegged and watch the goonies with the boys. So nothing got done including running. I will hopefully get a run in tomorrow after work.

Good night!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lisa--I see you got my pm. I loved Corinna's reply of how she would "fix" the muffins.

Mike and I went for a run. We both really needed it. Feeling much better.

Thanks again for all the kind thoughts. I can honestly say that I have never been as scared as I was yesterday afternoon. Even when he was little and had all the weird illnesses, I was never just outright scared. Mike told me today that he was worried, and he doesn't worry about anything. DS checked in tonight after the prelaw frat meeting and said he really wants to go to law school and now he has a reason to work harder in college. He really sounded about the best he has all semester. Hoping we have turned the corner. It's funny last year we were lucky if we talked to him once a week. This year he got very needy. I think I will know he is doing better when he cuts back on the phone calls a bit.

And P, thanks for the idea about the care package. I actually had that on my list to do today, but got distracted with everything else. I finally got dressed and went to target and got him some goodies to mail tomorrow. I must say I am really proud of myself. I did get very upset yesterday, but I'm telling you last year I would have lost it. And I would have binged. And binged. Between my reasonably healthy eating habits, the calm I get from running, and knowing I had lots of support, I don't think I did too bad. I really wanted a Mom or a substitute mom yesterday. It was nice to be able to come here and unload a little. Thank you all.

Ok, talk to you all tomorrow.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lindsey--I'm sorry dh's nana is sick. I hope she is feeling better soon.

 

[corinnak]

Hello again!

Well, this seems to be part of my new pattern - post a bit on the thread, catch up the QOTD archive, then get sucked back into other stuff and neglect for a while. It mirrors how my weight efforts have been going as well, perhaps not coincidentally. It's been a lot of lose-gain-lose-gain lately. It feels like the only difference between this and my previous "relapses" is that it's a shorter cycle. Which is fine, but I would really rather be more on an even keel. Essentially I AM maintaining, right around my original goal weight. I definitely know it is too many little munchy snacks - a handful here, a nibble there, and failing to track all of it. In the moment, it doesn't seem like much. over the course of a couple weeks, it makes a big difference.

Maybe I'll do a QOTD Retrospective, even:

10/14 Thursday QOTD: What is your favorite treat that is healthy for you and fits into staying on track?

I think I like simple things for healthy on-track sacks. Apples. Celery. Almonds. String cheese.

I also like Z-Bars. They are made by Clif and are marketed for kids, but I like them a lot. The Double chocolate ones taste like a brownie (with a slight figginess).

10/15 Friday QOTD: What is one of your weaknesses that you can improve on?

Snacking, especially on little, loose things: Cereal. Small cookies. M&M's. Chocolate chips. Nuts. Raisins. Pretzels. Chips. I could go on, but you get the idea.

10/16 Saturday QOTD: Are you an early riser or night owl and how does that effect your diet and exercise?

I really feel like I am neither - I can do either one happily, given that I don't need to do BOTH in the same night. My DH is a night owl, my kids are evenly split, and more often have to get up in the morning to get everyone off to school. Staying up late is a luxury.



10/17 Sunday QOTD: There has been conversation about how people are experiencing compliments and even advances from the opposite sex. The question is, have you noticed this happening to you and how do you handle it?

Well, it doesn't happen too often, but it's a little weird when it does. I try not to take it seriously and remember that I'm just a boring old married lady. Which may explain why the most inappropriate comments have come from married men 15-20 years my senior.

10/18 Monday: I shared a picture of a wedding gown that I'm considering for my vow renewal in a year and a half. If you were planning your wedding or vow renewal and you were at your weight loss goal, what gown would you pick.


Truthfully, I'm not that into wedding gowns. My original dress was actually a bridesmaid's dress - it was a smaller venue and I didn't want to wear white (Not very slimming!) and I was still losing, so wanted to be able to order closer to the wedding date. At this point, I'd probably just go buy something fabulous from the Special Occasion department at Nordstrom.

10/19 Tuesday QOTD: QOTD for Tuesday: Who is your favorite Disney Character and Why.

Scuttle - He's a totally goofball and might possibly have some brain damage (a kindred spirit??). I know I've shared this quote before, but I gotta post it again:

This... I haven't seen in years. This is wonderful! A banded, bulbous... snarfblatt. The snarfblatt dates back to prehistorical times... when humans used to sit around... and stare at each other all day. Got very boring.

10/20 Wednesday QOTD: We've done all of the really good relevant questions before, so I'm going for an easy peasy one. What is your favorite color.

Today, I am going to say....Green!!

 

[Cupcaker]

Hi everyone. Today I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for all the things Im working on That is totally motivating me. Also, upping all the fruits and veggies this past week has totally made a dent in my weight loss. I will be taking all of your advice and try to buy new clothes. Probably next week since I will be finishing the majority of my work this week. But wearing clothes that fits you well is important. The size 10s and 12s arent cutting it. Ive enlisted my mom who is a super good thrifty shopper to pick up size 8s whenever she runs across them. My ultimate goal is size 6, like back in high school Anyways, hope everyone is having a good day. I cant believe the challenge is already 40% done. WOW.

Taryn- we have so many things in common . I go to my mom too for clothes. But now I passed her size, so Im on my own now. There should be like a clothes exchange for people losing weight. That would definitely help people from having to keep purchasing clothes. Sounds like your night will be fun! I know there have been many great suggestions about college. I wish I would have known about them earlier. One more tip, if you work for a college, you might get discounted/free tuition for you and/or your dependents. Just something to keep in mind. I did this right after my bachelors and it helped pay for most of the cost of my master’s

Tracey- Congratulations!!

Rose- I know most college campuses have counseling offices that are free. It might be something that you want to suggest to your DS if you feel he needs it. They can do anything from therapy to testing for things like ADD.

Dani- you look absolutely beautiful!

CC- yay for no cavities! That is always the best thing to hear. You are so dedicated to studying. And thanks CC

Maureen- PD for your Dr’s visit.

Pamela- Thank you so much for taking the time to write about thrift store shopping. I will definitely be doing that soon. I espcially like the little surprises I might find Hope DDs swim meet goes well tonight. That oatmeal sounds supper yummy.

Lindsay-

Maria- good job on sticking with your plan. Im glad it made a lot of difference for you and you are feeling better.

50sjayne- I think getting things out always helps us in one way or another. Glad it helped you.

Corinna- I also like the Z bars

 

[my3princes]

Today's reality:
Breakfast - cereal, milk, almonds
Morning break - 1 mile walk
Lunch - mom couldn't meet me so I met DH at Arby's - Roast Chicken Ranch sandwich, side salad and ONE tiny curly fry
Quitting time - lunchables
Workout - Ran 5.33 miles; oikos, berries, walnuts

Tomorrow's plan:
Breakfast - peanut butter on toast
Morning break - 1 mile walk; donate blood
Lunch - meet mom some place
Afternoon break - oikos, berries, walnuts
Dinner - again, not sure but need "substantial" after giving blood
No workout

(I'll do some cooking this weekend so that I won't have so many plans next week!)

Nighty night!

You are so organized

QOTD: I love Tiana. I especially like the quote from Tianas dad to her: Yes, you wish and you dream with all your little heart. But you remember, Tiana, that old star can only take you part of the way. I can relate to that a lot.

Today’s feeling: fat. I have no real clothes that fit my body size. I actually went from a size 18 to size 8. Due to time and money, I do not have size 8 clothes. I think its just the memory of wearing the old/big clothes makes me feel fat. My perception of myself also makes me feel like I have not lost enough weight. But this is probably a result of wearing clothes that are too big for me. I am 6 pounds away from my “goal” weight, and Im afraid those six pounds will not make me feel “skinny”. Of course I definitely feel healthier. These feelings are just so weird because yesterday I was feeling skinny. Weird. Anyways that’s my rant of the day.

Got more stuff done today. I am aiming to get lots of stuff done this week. Hopefully if I crank it all now, the stress will decrease. So the strategy is for high stress now instead of prolonged stress. The goal is not to crack!

Deb- that’s so great you are able to do that kind of work. Im sure it comes in handy for many things. And CONGRATULATIONS on the job!!!

Cam- Thanks for the details about freezing food. I have never attempted to do it. I haven’t even froze bread. Im just so scared its not going to taste the same. But now I know it will

The one thing I do is get those little snack size Ziplocs and portion out my snacks. Maybe that can help your snack time?

Shawn- Yay for the pounds almost disappearing. Im sure the one pound will follow soon.

Lisa- I don’t know much about PF but I hope it goes away soon. You are doing great with everything!

Susan- great job on the run. I have seen those barefoot shoes and they seem pretty interesting. I even saw someone wearing them at WDW. Glad the concert was a blast.

Connie- Great idea. Post away!

50sjayne- sorry about the situation youre in. Hope youre able to find what you truly want for yourself.

Rose- sorry to hear about your son. But I think what you have instilled in him will get him through this and finish college.

Dani- Hope the second half of the week is better.

Kelli- Glad to hear that you can still do your walking. Take it slow.

Lindsay- I think its great how you can look at the positive too. I think number 1 positive is a very good positive.

You should check goodwill or the Salvation Army for some size 8's. Around here this is good selection for cheap prices. At least you'd have something that fit and it might boost your morale.

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 2
(congrats 50sjayne & Rose&Mike!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------57!
not reporting in for 1 week------ 13
not reporting in for 2 weeks------ 3
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 6
Excused------------------------- 4
weigh ins----------------------- 30
gains---------------------------- 6
maintains------------------------ 3
losses-------------------------- 21
new or returning members -------- 1


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 6!
This week’s group loss = 14.1 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.35 %
Total group weight loss so far 243.7 pounds!
So close to 250lb!
AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 67 weighins for our start weigh-in on Sept 3)
(30+3+4)/ 67 = 55% (this includes the Losers and Maintainer and Excused people!)

Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of the week? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 6 Superstars!!
#10- 0.67% - tggrrstarr
#9- 0.87% - Cupcaker
#8- 0.93% - disneymom2one
#7- 0.96% - Dreamer24
#6- 0.98% - TIE SettingSail & CrystalS
#5- 1.01% - KristiMc
#4- 1.09% - cherry-pops
#3- 1.51% - carmiedog
#2- 1.61% - MickeyMagic
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 6 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.40% - tigger813

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations tigger813 !!!
What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
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followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

Great Job everyone!!!

 

[Connie96]

We are here again to see those inches being whittled away and to celebrate our successes.

We started our challenge with 21 WINners and 12 have reported in this week.

Collectively, over the past 6 weeks, we have:

• Lost a total of 70 3/5 inches
• Lost an average of 4 1/7 inches
• Lost an average of 2.62%
  

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) mommyof2Pirates . . . -1.63%
4) Dreamer24 . . . . . . . . . -1.75%
3) Lisah0711 . . . . . . . . . .-2.26%
2) tggrrstarr . . . . . . . . . . -2.82%
And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is, for the second time in a row:
1) flipflopmom . . . . . . . . -2.91%

Congratulations to Taryn, Kelli, Lisa, Dani, Lindsay and ALL of our WINners!

Let the WINning continue!

If anyone still wants to report their measurements for this period, please do. I'm happy to help you track your progress whether or not you are able to get your numbers in before the results are posted.

 

[my3princes]

I have 7 minutes. Busy, busy day. I am actually going to a conference tonight for work with 3 other teachers. Should be fun, and the school system is paying for everything! I probably won't get to check in again until tomorrow night, so don't stress over me! I love the girls I am going with, dinner tonight should be fun. Don't know what we are having yet, but.... I don't care. I'm not worrying about it tonight. Is that a bad attitude? Probably! I've eaten veggies for lunches and dinners all week. I am just in the mood. Even though they'll reimburse me, I have to pay for my meal, so not too far out there! We'll walk to dinner and back from the hotel, so that's my exercise for the day.

Just cruising along. Trying to keep up with "mental boxes". Do what you can for the moment, and don't think about the other stuff. What do I need to be doing RIGHT NOW to take control and be productive, healthy, and make someone happy? Otherwise, it all takes over and I can't focus on anything!

I'll get to find out my body fat analysis this am. Hoping I'm not too disappointed.

Time's up! If I don't get a chance to get back on before we leave this afternoon, have a good day today and tomorrow. It's finally Wednesday!
Taryn

I hope your conference was fun.

YEAH ME!!!! I'm the BL!!!!! It's taken me a long time to get back up there!!!!

Taking my daughter to the wellness center for a shake and I will go later this morning with a friend. At least I hope she's coming. If not, I'll get a walk in later anyways!

TTFN

Mike and I went out last night. I had fries and beer, so I was happy. DS called at some point to tell me he was doing better, but I can't remember what else he said, between the beer and being exhausted I was just out of it. I sent him an article about ADD and coping mechanisms. I still don't think he has ADD--but I think he has some of the symptoms, and all of the suggestions are useful irregardless. I read through the whole do you have these symptoms, and based on what I know about him and what he tells me, I just can't even come close to coming up with enough. I think this was all just some growing pains, and he messed up and wants a do over, and realized yesterday he wasn't going to get one this semester. Even though he was starting to get back on track, he was still getting grades back from when he wasn't. So he over reacted and got very upset. I am glad we got in touch with the person at the university, because he said she told him the same things that I did. And now she knows to kind of keep an eye on him.

We were going to run a race in November, but we might drive down and visit DS instead. We'll see how it goes. I am absolutely exhausted. For a couple of hours when his phone was off I was a mess. It turns out it was dead and he was in class, so that was good. I am off today, and I think I am going to do nothing, take a nap or two. I might even skip another workout. I just need to not use all this excitement as an excuse to eat really crappy, which is what I want to do.

Ok, I woke up at 5:30 when Mike got up. I think I am going to go back to bed. Thanks for all the hugs. Have a good day.

I'm glad you went out last night and hope today is even better. My son was diagnosed with ADHD about 9 months ago. He's only 7, but I suspected it from about age 2 or 3. He is on meds and is doing so so well. He's like a new kid. He did not have every syptom, but definitely had some of them. Maybe your son should talk to a doctor to see if he might have it. If he does meds could literally be a life changer for him.

Hi cc!

Congrats Tigger on BL - you're right, it's been a while - glad you're back!

I really don't want to work out today but will do it...I started a new series yesterday, Slim in 6. I can do this for 6 weeks. That's what I keep telling myself.

DH had a potentially bad meeting about his job this morning, waiting to hear from him about that...I need to clean or exercise right now to get some of this stress out!

I hope all goes well with his job

Today is a busy day.

I haven't kept up much but there was one QOTD that really jumped out at me. If I had a vow renewal coming up and I were back at my goal weight, I would wear exactly the same dress I wore 1.5 years ago!

CC, I'm sure I missed an update somewhere but how is your foot doing?

Gorgeous dress. You looked marvelous, simply mavelous Darling.

Just a quick "good morning". I am working from home for a couple of hours while some work is being done in our kitchen but I had to check in here.

Congratulations to all of our losers and maintainers. Awesome job, everyone!!! And congratulations to everyone who reported in this week. Regardless of how we are doing, I really believe the first step toward success is showing up.

As for me, I measured my chips last night and counted the points. Dinner was a delicious WW mini cheeseburger, a serving of fat free chips, and a bowl of steamed veggies. Delicious! For dessert, I made a single serving no pudge brownie; I used Dannon light & fit cherry yogurt and it reminded me of a chocolate covered cherry. Warm brownie with some cool whip light -- delicious!

Now, I have to be good today since tonight is my business dinner. I will probably get to meet Mike Farrell who is the keynote speaker. He is known as one of Hollywood's most prominent activists, though I don't know much about his efforts. It will be very interesting.

Hugs, all! Have a great day!

ETA: Dreamer24 -- You were a stunning bride! You look so happy!

Sounds like an exciting dinner.

CC -- good luck with the studying. I know you'll do great on those exams. Can't wait to hear about your training next week.

jennz - so glad your husband's meeting was better than expected. Those work meetings can be scary.

Well, one of the workmen showed up at about 8:30 and he removed the cooktop and the drawer under it. But the granite guy hasn't arrived yet and may not until about 10:45. That is so annoying. Thank God my firm has a remote server so I can work from here, but I know I'd be much more productive at my office desk. Oh,and I haven't had breakfast yet just because it is kind of awkward with someone here, KWIM?

Sounds like you're getting a new kitchen. I'm soooo jealous.

 

[Connie96]

No time for replies tonight...

Today's reality:
Breakfast - peanut butter on toast, V8Fusion
Morning break - walk 1 mile
Donate blood - granola bar
Lunch - brisket, beans, veggies, melon
Afternoon break - oikos, berries, walnuts
Dinner - modified Annie's Chicken Chedder Pasta, squash, zucchini
no workout - no snack

Tomorrow's plan:
Breakfast - cereal, milk, almonds, V8Fusion
Morning break - walk 1 mile
Lunch - going to Wendy's for salads with friends from work
Afternoon break - not sure because I'm out of oikos... have to think about it
Dinner - leftover chicken & pasta
Workout - sprints and stretching; protein shake or protein snack

I may just skip the afternoon snack, take my dinner to work with me and eat it right before I head out. That way, I'll be ready to run as soon as I get home and maybe not get stuck doing sprints in the dark.

Y'all have a great night and I'll talk to you tomorrow!

 

[my3princes]

Ugh. My compute ate my last group of quotes. I swear I read everything, but I'm exhausted at this point.


Thursday QOTD: What was the worst item that you ate on Wednesday. Would you make the same choice again?

I had a fillo roll filled with bree and raspberries. They were good, but probably not worth the points. We had company and that was what I served for dessert. If I had to own up to the worst thing I ate each day, I'd probably make better choices

 

[tigger813]

feeling really lousy this morning. Nose is congested and I just want to go back to bed. I do need to go into work this morning to clean up from last night. I think I'll take some dayquil and see if that helps any. I should probably really call my client and cancel her. I tried the nose rinse last night so I could breathe. It caused my nose to run like a faucet this morning and during the night.

Time to try and get some bounce into me. I just had my protein shake and 1/2 of DD1s as she didn't want to finish hers.

TTFN (no bouncing Tigger this morning)

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Congratulations to all our WIN! winners, and especially to Taryn for holding the number one spot two rounds in a row!

Thank you, Connie96, for being our WIN! coach!

A big BL thank you to my3princes (Deb) for being our coach this week! And a big BL welcome to our new coach starting tomorrow, mommyof2Pirates (Lindsay)! I know I've said this before, but we really could not do a BL challenge without all our wonderful coaches!

Lindsay, glad things worked out okay and DH's nana is getting treatment. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for her.

Lisa--I see you got my pm. I loved Corinna's reply of how she would "fix" the muffins.

I know -- I felt so bad but it was kind of funny, too. My heart was in the right place.

I'm so glad that your DS is okay and I am so proud of you for the way that you handled the stress and stayed right OP! I think that is a sign that you are truly where you need to be to be a maintainer for life!

Hi Corinna! Nice to see you!

Hi everyone. Today I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for all the things Im working on That is totally motivating me. Also, upping all the fruits and veggies this past week has totally made a dent in my weight loss. I will be taking all of your advice and try to buy new clothes. Probably next week since I will be finishing the majority of my work this week. But wearing clothes that fits you well is important. The size 10s and 12s arent cutting it. Ive enlisted my mom who is a super good thrifty shopper to pick up size 8s whenever she runs across them. My ultimate goal is size 6, like back in high school Anyways, hope everyone is having a good day. I cant believe the challenge is already 40% done. WOW.

for new, smaller clothes!

Friday QOTD: What was the worst item that you ate on Thursday. Would you make the same choice again?

The worst items that I ate yesterday was a mini Milky Way candy bar and a mini Snickers candy bar. 190 empty calories. To make matters worse, I wasn't really hungry when I ate them but there were only a few left and I didn't want to "miss out" in case they were gone tomorrow. In hindsight, I would have left them alone. Isn't it funny how even when a part of your brain recognizes what you are doing, the other part says "so what?!?"

feeling really lousy this morning. Nose is congested and I just want to go back to bed. I do need to go into work this morning to clean up from last night. I think I'll take some dayquil and see if that helps any. I should probably really call my client and cancel her. I tried the nose rinse last night so I could breathe. It caused my nose to run like a faucet this morning and during the night.

Hope that you are feeling better soon! Take it easy on yourself. I know the nose running is annoying but it does help wash all the bad stuff out.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[cclovesdis]

Morning Everyone!

I didn't stick to my plan as well as I would have liked yesterday, so today I'm going to write it out here. Thanks to Connie for the inspiration.

by 9:30 AM: finish replying
by 10 AM: finish breakfast and reading the newspaper
10-11 AM: study math
11 AM-Noon: read and prep for tutoring my neighbor
Noon: eat lunch, continue reading/prepping until finished
until 2:45 PM: relax
2:45-4 PM: tutor

That's all I have to do today. But, it all has to be done before I start tutoring. I cannot rely on having time after my mom gets home from work. She's always coming up with something for me to do. She isn't worrying nearly as much about me and my fractured foot, but she's never liked to leave my sister and I home alone longer than necessary. Sometimes I think she forgets we're older than 12 and oh, I don't know, enjoy the quiet.

Have a great day everyone!

Lisah: Thanks for the good wishes! I actually saw a pediatric dentist . There are multiple other dentists in the practice and the hygienist insisted that the pediatric dentist was the one I had to see. Hope you have a great day today too!

Tracey: Hope you are feeling better as the day goes on. I KNOW this cold (?) will NOT derail you!

Lindsay: on DH’s grandmother. Hope tonight goes much more smoothly.

Rose: Sounds like yesterday was a really good day!

Corinna: Good to hear from you! for maintaining!

Hi everyone. Today I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for all the things Im working on That is totally motivating me. Also, upping all the fruits and veggies this past week has totally made a dent in my weight loss. I will be taking all of your advice and try to buy new clothes

to everything! Thanks to you too!

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) mommyof2Pirates . . . -1.63%
4) Dreamer24 . . . . . . . . . -1.75%
3) Lisah0711 . . . . . . . . . .-2.26%
2) tggrrstarr . . . . . . . . . . -2.82%
And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is, for the second time in a row:
1) flipflopmom . . . . . . . . -2.91%[/SIZE]

Congratulations to our Top 5 WINners! Taryn, you never cease to amaze me!

Connie: Hope you have a great, OP day today! Love your plan for the day!

Friday QOTD: What was the worst item that you ate on Thursday. Would you make the same choice again?

I didn’t really eat anything bad yesterday, but I did have the munchies and nothing really appealed to me. I only went .5 over my points minimum, so that part worked out, but then again, I probably only had 2-3 servings of fruits and veggies combined. I guess yesterday wasn’t as good of a day as I had thought.

 

[dvccruiser76]

We brought our kids at 2 1/2, 6 months and 9 months respectively. I am soooo glad that we did. Every age brings different things to enjoy. At 6 and 9 months they loved all the action happening around them, the colors, music parades. When they got tired they slept in their strollers. We fell in love with Disney in a whole new way I remember DS (now 15) being 2 1/2 on his first trip. We went to the MK on our last day, planning to leave early to pack for our flight home. We told him it was time to go and he cried because he didn't want to leave. DS (almost 13) was just 6 months at the time and completely content to continue going. It got cool that night and we had no sweatshirts with us so we ended up buying the boys sweatshirts just so we could keep going. I remember the rides starting to close and being in line for Peter Pan's Flight. That was the last ride of that trip.

I guess what I'm saying is don't wait unless you have to.

Funny thing, I was soooo excited to book the Fantasy ship this week, but when the points charts were released, it just didn't work out without dropping down cash too, so my DH and I chatted about it and decided to do Disney in 2012 instead when it's all decorated for the holidays. (Yes I do plan vacations faaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr in advance )

We have a trip planned on the Dream this May, so instead of doing cruises 2 years in a row we'll do WDW in between.

At first I was bummed, but now that I can plan things it seems like a better idea and from the sounds of everyone's replies going sooner than later is a must

What movie did you see? (Did you already tell us this? Sorry.)

I love Christmas music! My mp3 player has 3 things: whatever was pre-added to it, C25K podcasts, and Christmas music.

We saw Life as We Know It. It was sad in a lot of parts, but really good.

Yay for Christmas music

I really don't want to but I AM going to weigh-in tomorrow.

I know that I can lose this (AGAIN) if I go all out. There is a part of me that just wants to wait and "start" with the NEXT challenge in January so I don't have to post a big gain. Like, somehow it doesn't count if it happens "off the books". Stupid mind games. Stupid, counter-productive, self-defeating mind games.

You can do it, and if it gets tough even hanging in there a little bit between now and the beginning of the next challenge in January will help you in the long run.

Sophie was 2.5 on her first visit, and it was completely magical. She slept mid day in the stroller much better than napping in room, and LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND of it. I'd plan that trip for next December. Definitely.

Disney during the holidays is sooooo nice

dvccruiser: DD! was 3 when we took her the first time. DD2 was 20 months and had a great time looking at the characters and everything. She was a really easy baby and when she was tired she just closed her eyes and took a nap. We used baby swap a lot that trip. I think it really depends on the kid. I don't think DD1 would've done as well at 20 months as she wasn't a good sleeper.

We went three years ago the same week we are going this time. We did MVMCP that time and are skipping it this time. It was just too crowded for us. My parents are going with us and my dad will probably be using a wheelchair this trip as he has Parkinson's and doesn't get around very well. DH and I really want to do the Sedway WS tour. My mom also wants to do it but she really needs to try out a Segway first to make sure she can control it.

Sorry to hear about your father. Hopefully making great Disney memories will make your trip extra special

I love Christmas music. After Halloween subsonicradio.com will start a Christmas stream of Disney music.

What I need to find this!!!!

to our newest member crabbygal902!

Yay, welcome crabbygal902

I must admit I am pretty pleased with everything I accomplished this weekend. Howard and I saw a movie Friday night and I made sandwiches for both of us beforehand so that we weren't tempted by the food at the concession stand, though we did share a large popcorn with no butter (and I counted the points).

Yay, good job last week

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) mommyof2Pirates . . . -1.63%
4) Dreamer24 . . . . . . . . . -1.75%
3) Lisah0711 . . . . . . . . . .-2.26%
2) tggrrstarr . . . . . . . . . . -2.82%
And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is, for the second time in a row:
1) flipflopmom . . . . . . . . -2.91%

Congrats to all the WINners!!!!! I was surprised to see my name on the top 5 again. Its crazy how the scale is not really moving but that my inches are. I guess I am just forming muscle from running and seeing lisa's picture of the muscle and fat it makes sense. I am loosing the most from my thighs and hips so I know the running is really paying off.

Friday QOTD: What was the worst item that you ate on Thursday. Would you make the same choice again?

Well just for the record today is thursday You had me confused for a few minutes I was like oh wow I forgot today is friday. Then I was like oh no it is only thursday.

So for Thursdays QOTD- Last night I made hard boiled eggs since we got a free dozen at the farm tour this past weekend. My younger DS loves to eat them. I gave him one and since I only eat the yolk....yes I know the worst part I decided to crack one for me and I ate the yolk and gave the dog the whites. Then I cracked two more and put the yolk in a bowl mixed it with mayo (deviled egg filling) and ate them. not a good choice at all and no I would not make the same choice again. I have been thinking about how wrong that was since I ate them.

Have a great day everyone.