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

[dvccruiser76]

DVCCruiser- We go Dec. 1-9!!!!! We're eating at Biergarten, Tusker House, b'fast at Crystal Palace, Yachtsman for DH and me, Artist Point for my parents. I can't remember if there are any others but we like a lot of the QS meals at Epcot and MK.

Well,,,,,DRUMROLL Please!!!!!!!!!!!

50 pounds!!!!

Yahoo on the 50 pounds That is incredible!

You must be so excited about your trip too! Did you see the top section of the diboards where you can register to be on the taping of the Disney Christmas parade? I think it might be while you're down there.

Those food choices are making me hungry. I haven't been to Biergarten or Artist Point yet, but they're on my list of places to try. That and the new Karamelle Kuche place by Werther's Original in Germany. I'd be hard pressed to not put my 50 pounds back on in that store alone

Have a wonderful time

 

[mikamah]

Good morning, and happy weighin day!! I am down 1.4 today, and hope to keep going on the right track. No big weekend plans, so that helps. Michael has a party tomorrow afternoon, and I will do my long run/walk during that time. I'm on call sunday but was supposed to be on call tomorrow too, but a coworker was looking for money, so she took my call tomorrow. I don't mind at all. I only do what I have to do.

Thanks Cam, and everyone who coached last week, and thank you Taryn for coaching this week.

My mother, sil and her kids have done the Polar Express in North Conway. They had a good time, but it was a 2 hour drive to and from so that impacted the fun factor. They enjoyed it, said that the North Pole was well staged and they even wore their PJs.

White River Jct., VT does a much smaller scale version. It is a train ride on an old steam train, they serve a little toffee candy and hot chocolate and sing songs. I think the kids were all given a bell too. When the train gets back to town you walk to a hotel nearby where Santa reads a story to the kids and they get a goody bag. We've done that one several times as it is 10 minutes from home and priced very reasonably.

We're about 3 hours from north conway, so people I know who've gone make it a weekend. I'm sure the white river jct is just as nice, and convenience is key.

Tomorrow night may be his last performance in his high school marching band career. The football season culminates with a game against the archrival school. At half-time, they do a senior recognition ceremony for the band and I know I'll be a sobbing mess. My BF /Andrew's Godmother will be driving 2 hours to come to the performance.

After the game, the drumlines march to the center of the field performing cadences the whole way. They face off at center field and do a drum-off, a la "DRUMLINE". Andrew is the captain of his drumline and they didn't have an instructor, leaving Andrew to the responsibility of running practices, writing cadences, creating visuals, etc. He is taking the drum-off so seriously, and the entire line has acknowledged his leadership with gratitude and typical teenage male backslapping. I'm really proud of him.

He is so outrageously excited about all the events tomorrow night and I am excited that Jenn is coming too to surprise him. And yet, I also know that we'll all be so sad at the end of the night. Being a drummer has been such a huge part of his high school career and it feels like the end of a very significant chapter in his life.

In any event, it was a wonderful evening for me. I selfishly soaked up that time with him. Okay, off to clean the kitchen. Hugs, all!

I can only imagine there will be a few parents shedding some tears tonight. Your Andrew sounds like an amazing boy to take on the captain role, and it's sounds like the whole line appreciates him. Enjoy your special evening, proud momma.

It's funny, I used to plan tons of things all the time and up until now we haven't been doing much since we have the little guy, but now that he's a little older, I've started planning more things for us all to do as a family.

Funny you should mention the blueberry muffins, I'm kind of a foodie and my parents loved those muffins, so years ago after the Jordan Marsh Muffin Company closed, I found it in Brockton where it had moved to. It has since closed, but last year Jordan's Furniture got one of the original bakers to come to their store in Avon to make the muffins, so I'll be curious to see if they have them when we go. If you want, I can grab you one and bring it back to Danvers

It's so fun to do more things as DS is getting bigger and able to enjoy things more. Thanks for the muffin offer, but I think I'm all set with so many other temptations this time of year. I think the memories of all the fun times with my grandmother are probably what I'm missing. She lived in Malden, so we always took the orange line in and that's still the way we always go, and I'll show michael the sights along the way.

Today was exhausting. I left the house for work at 7am and got home from work at 910pm. I am beat. TOM really did me in this week. Eating was not great and somewhat out of control. I blame it on TOM but I know it is really me. I need to stop the excuses. I cant really say it was the whole week, mainly yesterday and today but I feel so gross it makes it seem like I ate bad for weeks. Tomorrow is a new day.

Song: The climb by Miley Cyrus.

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

Tomorrow will be a new battle but I will keep on climbing!!!!!

Keep on climbing, Lindsay. I hope today is a better day and you have some down time this weekend. I love that song too.

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

I would also pay off my mortgage, car payment, reside my house, get a new front porch, redo the bathroom, paint the whole inside of the house, have the yard landscaped, have the drains around the house put in so I don't get water in the basement, refinish the hardwood floors, build new basement stairs, and replace my 19 year old couch. That's all, not too much.

Wouldn't it be nice to have no mortgage or rent, and that weekly paycheck only has to pay for utilities, food, and fun.

To answer the music QOTD. I have many songs that speak to me. On a light note, my favourite happy song is "the Bare Necessities".
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

I'm not surprised, shannon. Must be how your got your dis name.

Bing Crosby's Count Your Blessings
When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings

I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you're worried and you can't sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings

I've never heard this, but it remeinded me of a book I had called Simple Abundance, and you read a page each day and it was about simplifying your live, and kept a gratitude journal where you would write one thing every day that you were grateful for. I should pull that book out again when life gets too stressful.

[BGo the Distance (probably because I am starting my Princess training )

I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a great, warm welcoming
Would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be

I will fiind my way
I can go the distance
I'll be there someday
If I can be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I will go almost anywhere
To feel like I belong

Love this song!! You are going to go the distance, I know it!!

Lisa - During the WDW half and full marathon in January, there is a huge banner on one of the overpasses that you go under (I think it is near the Contemporary) -- it is Hercules and it says "GO THE DISTANCE". I find it so inspiring. I hope they use it during the Princess, too, though maybe not since it is a "Princess" event and Hercules might not necessarily fit in.

That sounds awesome. I have only heard amazing things about the disney races, and still can't believe I'm going to do one. I hope they have Hercules there, after all what princess wouldn't be inspired by Hercules?

Well, I saw the doctor. She did a couple xrays and found no fracture. Since she determined that I had no serious injury, she said I could manage the pain with ibuprofen and "run thru it".

So, first order of business... stop drowning my sorrows in ice cream and left over halloween candy and start treating myself like an athlete again!

This evening, I'm going to start doing some easy hip-strengthening exercises and a lot of easy stretching. I'll probably take a muscle relaxer each night and Advil whenever I need it during the days. Come Saturday, I'll see how it feels to do the 10k - maybe taking it a bit easier than I normally would. Next week - more exercises and stretches and... we'll see how it goes.

I do feel better having seen the doctor. I'm still a little nervous about the races because I do still hurt. But, knowing that it's not as serious as I was afraid of... that helps me feel a LOT better.

That is awesome that nothing is broken and she said you could run through it too. I hope you see improvement every day. Your plan sounds very smart and reasonable to take it easy this saturday and not push too hard.

I haven't been on much lately, I had shoulder surgery last Friday. Everything went really well and I would say that I'm at about 80% movement right now. The stitches will be removed tomorrow so we'll see what the doc says. I am gonna stay home one more week to heal a little more. I'm one of those who will push myself to get better and not stop. But I have to slow down this will bite me in the butt later. It's been real tough staying home. I have been a non stop eating machine since the surgery. The percocet really screwed up my stomach too. Last week I came in 6th place. That's not gonna happen this week. I can't stop eating and it's killing me to stay away from the gym. I went yesterday and walked on the treadmill and did some legs. BORING. All my friends were in one of my favorite classes. I need to liftweights. I just have to take it slow.

Glad the surgery went well. Take the time you need to heal well, and you'll be back to exercising soon. Hang in there.

CANDY CANE COCKTAIL

Ingredients
1 shot vanilla rum
1 shot white chocolate liqueur (recommended: Godiva)
1 shot peppermint schnapps
Candy cane, garnish
Directions
Add all liquid ingredients to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into martini glass. Garnish with candy cane.

This sounds so good. I think I'll serve some to the adults at michael's birthday party as a test run for Christmas eve. My sister always makes some sort of martini, but I can't drink vodka, so I dont like them, but this sounds right up my alley.

Kathy - I am so glad that the magic is still alive in your home. I worried so much because Jenn is 5 years older than Andrew and I feared she'd slip or maybe even intentionally say something but she actually took so much pleasure in helping to cultivate the spirit of Christmas even after she "knew". I took as much pleasure in her spirit as I did in Andrew's belief. Good memories.

It is so sweet to see the older kids keep the magic going for the younger ones. It's like an honor for them to keep the big secret.

Dona- That song is so sweet. You and dh seem to have the love that so many people are looking for.

Tracey- Whoo hoo!!!!! Congrats on 50 pounds!!!!

Have a great day!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I just had a minute to skim, but I'll try to get on later to catch up. I still need to answer the question from yesterday.

Cam--just wanted to send you a .

Maria--I really like that song--The Middle, right?

Tracey--woohoo on 50 lbs!

Connie--glad you saw the dr. and got the ok to run. Good luck with the strengthening exercises.

I ran after work. First I had to come home to get my sneakers because I forgot them! So frustrating. But I decided to go to the park anyhow, cause it was so gorgeous. I ended up doing 4 miles in 39 min. So pretty good. I went 6 total, and ended up jogging my cool down because I was bored with walking. My jog was as fast as my runs were earlier this year. So that was quite exciting, to see how far I have come. Mike got home around 7, so we had dinner and watched a movie. Looking forward to a 3 day weekend. I'll try to catch up later.

Have a great day.

 

[tigger813]

DVCCruiser- We are avoiding MK during the parade taping! I don't want to spend all day just standing around. That's not my idea of a vacation. On the Friday we are going to WWOHP and I can't remember what we're doing the rest of the weekend. I guess I need to type out my itinerary for our trip this weekend! My parents want to know the schedule and DH still has to book our Segway Tour. One of DD2s classmates is going to be there the same time we are so we hope to meet up one day and get the kids photos taken together so I need to send her our itinerary as well.

I washed all the shirts that I need to put iron ons on. I may need a few more shirts. I have to also check how many transfers I have. I need to review all the disigns I've picked out.

Waiting for my client to come at 9:45. I'll probably hang around a while.

Down 1.8 at home and 1.6 at the wellness center. My stuff has arrived so I can have the shakes this weekend as well.

Looking forward to Thai food tonight! It's been awhile. I know I already mentioned it this morning but I'm really excited!

Gotta go check on the hot stones!

TTFN

 

[tggrrstarr]

Please keep posting about the Kiinect. We had planned to buy Wii Fitness at Christmas but are now thinking about the Kinect. Do you know the price difference? Does the Kinect also act as a scale? Thanks

I love it so far. I think the wii fit is $99 by itself with out the wii, while the xbox with kinect is $299. That's if you don't already have an xbox 360. It doesn't act as a scale while the fit does. I guess the best deal depends on what equiptment you already have.

Name your 5 favorite condiments. Condiments are fun and add a lot of flavor without many calories (well maybe mayo and stuff can be overdone) .
Can be coffee syrups, jellies, barbecue sauce etc. Spices don't count as they are totally safe.

Ketchup, soy sauce, lite mayo, non fat ranch, and I can't believe its not butter spray. Not technically a condiment, but at zero calories for 5 sprays, I spray it on everything. english muffin, pancakes, potatoes & veggies.

I think that when I am overeating it is a combination of "I'm not losing anyway, so I might as well eat what I want" and "I deserve this. I've been so good and can have this ____" and "I deserve this because I am overwhelmed/sad/frustrated/overworked/tired, etc." Trying to get all of that under control and get back to where food is nutrition and fuel and NOT a mood enhancer or medication or reward or consolation, etc.

My last two weeks have been so up and down and especially slow, I've almost started feeling this. Its been an excuse to grab a handful of m&m's or peanuts. Good to see it in words to stop it before it gets out of hand. Now my mentality is, if I want that drink from starbucks, I can have it after I get past this plateau.

One of the most inspirational quotes I know is Walt Disney's "If you can dream it, you can do it." So here is my Wednesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney-inspired quote? It can be from Walt, Roy or any Disney characters. I googled "Disney quotes" and realized how many great quotes there are out there!!

My all time favorite quote, from Lilo:

Its sandwich day. Every day I give Pudge the fish a peanut butter sandwich. But today we were out of peanut butter. I asked my sister what to give him and she said a tuna sandwich. I can't give Pudge tuna! Do you know what tuna is? Its FISH! If I gave Pudge tuna, I'd be an abomination!

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

We started our challenge with 21 WINners and 9 have reported in this week.

Collectively, over the past 9 weeks, we have:

• Lost a total of 82 3/5 inches
• Lost an average of 4 3/5 inches
• Lost an average of 2.84%
  

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) mikamah . . . . . . . . . . .-0.56%
4) mommyof2Pirates . . . -0.83%
3) Dreamer24 . . . . . . . . . -0.89%
2) Lisah0711 . . . . . . . . . .-1.77%

And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is:
1) tggrrstarr . . . . . . . . . . -2.91%

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

Let the WINning continue!

Awesome! That is so wonderful to see. I was feeling frustrated at how slow its been the last two weeks, but that shows different results than my scale. This was a great idea to track both ways!

The quote I personally love most is the one Lisa posted. For our family, it's
"SQUIRREL!" from UP! With all the ADHD running around, someone is yelling that all the time whenever a train of thought jumps track around here.

Great Quote! We love that one and in fact, randomly burst out with "Squirrel!" all the time!

Time to go in to work, I will try to finish catching up later this afternoon.

Despite all my frustrations on my slow two weeks, I managed to lose what I gained last week, So I am back to my all time low of 201. I just can't seem to hit that milestone of dropping under 200. I think it could be because I am just so focused on it. I will just keep treking on, and keep reminding myself the only clock that is ticking is the one I set for myself. So why can't I reset it if I need to?

 

[SettinSail]

Just popping in to say Have a Great Weekend Everybody!

It is 4:20 here and I am waiting for DH to get home so we can start the drive to Thionville, France. He told me he would be coming home early but he was mistaken. I wondered how he would be able to leave work early today after being out of town all week. Oh well, hope we can get on the road by 5:30 or 6:00. It is a 3-4 hour drive but we were all warned to be on the road by mid afternoon so not sure how long it will take us

Connie Good news from the Dr! Google the yoga "pigeon pose" if you don't already know it. A great hip opener and you don't have to put your back foot on your head, you can just leave it on the floor Hope that area recovers quickly!

Tracey Congrats on 50 pounds gone!!! How long did it take you? Wow, you must feel so great!

Tggrrstarr I am exactly the same weight as you right now and in a little lull myself. We should challenge each other! We are so close to a great new number We already have both the Wii and the Xbox so I guess we will try both at the store and see which we like. Maybe if both are on super duper sale we can get both


I went to yoga class today and also did 25 mins on the elliptical. It's a great feeling to feel just a little more fit each day. Next week I will start Week 8 of C25K and I believe it's 3 28 minute runs. I do need to do better on my eating though. I'm going to try and be careful this weekend but not depriving myself! Thinking about making a very specific food plan on Monday and continuing that through the end of this challenge. If I want to lose 5 pounds in 5 more weeks I am going to have to work hard. It would be so awesome if I could lose 10 pounds in the last 5 weeks though. We come home to the USA on Dec 18th and I have my annual physical Dec 30th so I would love to have lost 30 pounds by then instead of "just" 21.

Sorry I don't have more time to respond to everyone. I have loved reading all the quotes and song lyrics! Have a great weekend and I'll be back here Monday!

Shawn

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

I needed a break from studying. I'm working on the 5 Themes of Geography right now. I wold love to get through this and some science today, plus finish up grammar/editing. I said I wasn't going to schedule so much studying today, but I scheduled 8.5 hours for today. Yeah, that so won't happen. I don't know what I was thinking with TOM making his apperance today. And, I completely forgot that the grocery store we almost always to go just renovated and is having a "all-finished" ceremony today. It was open during the renovation, but it wasn't exacly shopping . The event is supposed to be very helpful for making future shopping trips much easier so I definitely want to go to that. So, I'm hoping for about 4 hours today. Overall, for the 12 days I really focused on my studying, I would like to have averaged at least 4 hours a day. So far, I am pretty close. Yesterday ended up being a pretty low day. I tutored for a while and spent some time organizing for today's studying sessions. That pretty much ate up my time after 2 PM. The Veteran's Day celebration was nice. Simpler than I had expected, but still moving.

On that note, thank you to Jude and all those who serve and have served our country!

Have a great day and weekend everyone!

Oh, and I am down .9 for the week. I don't know where the weight is coming off from...my big toe , but I'm not complaining.

CC

ETA: Cam: Work starts soon. Maybe the Monday after Thanksgiving, but that hasn't been confirmed. Hope DS "beats" everyone tonight.

 

[flipflopmom]

Of course we are slighty on the obsessed side with HP.

Can you believe we've never seen any of them?

I haven't been to Biergarten or Artist Point yet, but they're on my list of places to try.

We did Artist Point on our honeymoon. . Brad is having a fit to do Biergarten!

Good morning, and happy weighin day!! I am down 1.4 today, and hope to keep going on the right track. I would also pay off my mortgage, car payment, reside my house, get a new front porch, redo the bathroom, paint the whole inside of the house, have the yard landscaped, have the drains around the house put in so I don't get water in the basement, refinish the hardwood floors, build new basement stairs, and replace my 19 year old couch. Wouldn't it be nice to have no mortgage or rent, and that weekly paycheck only has to pay for utilities, food, and fun.

That sounds awesome. I have only heard amazing things about the disney races, and still can't believe I'm going to do one.

Not only are you going to do it, you're going to ROCK IT, LADY! Good job on the loss! My list would have looked more like yours if I had taken the time to think about the home improvements that need doing!

My jog was as fast as my runs were earlier this year. So that was quite exciting, to see how far I have come. Mike got home around 7, so we had dinner and watched a movie. Looking forward to a 3 day weekend

Sounds like a nice evening! Enjoy your long weekend!

I guess I need to type out my itinerary for our trip this weekend! My parents want to know the schedule and DH still has to book our Segway Tour. Looking forward to Thai food tonight!

I had my trip in Excel about, oh, 4 months before the trip. BY THE HALF HOUR! I can't wait to hear all about it! Never had Thai food either! Enjoy!

I can't believe its not butter spray. Not technically a condiment, but at zero calories for 5 sprays, I spray it on everything. english muffin, pancakes, potatoes & veggies. I will just keep treking on, and keep reminding myself the only clock that is ticking is the one I set for myself. So why can't I reset it if I need to?

Awesome attitude! We use that spray on everything, I don't think Sophie knows that "butter" isn't a spray.

Just popping in to say Have a Great Weekend Everybody! It is 4:20 here and I am waiting for DH to get home so we can start the drive to Thionville, France. We come home to the USA on Dec 18th and I have my annual physical Dec 30th so I would love to have lost 30 pounds by then instead of "just" 21

What great adventures you are having!!! Are you coming back for good on the 18th, or just for Christmas?

I needed a break from studying. I'm working on the 5 Themes of Geography right now. Yesterday ended up being a pretty low day. I tutored for a while and spent some time organizing for today's studying sessions. That pretty much ate up my time after 2 PM. The Veteran's Day celebration was nice. Simpler than I had expected, but still moving.Oh, and I am down .9 for the week. I don't know where the weight is coming off from...my big toe , but I'm not complaining.

You sound like me, gotta get organized first!!! Good luck hon! And your big toes are looking so skinny!

Assembly was easier this year, thank goodness. Probably my last post of the day - ENJOY!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

Debt free sounds good to me too. No mortgage, No car loan, No CC, No personal loans. I would be on

today will be very emotional.

I hope your day goes ok. Its a horrible reality of what is happening in the world that most people often over look.

I am hoping the rest of the day is quiet.

I am hoping you have some relaxing time this weekend.

50 pounds!!!!

Great Job. Congratulations

Well, I decided to weigh in quickly this am. Um... lost another pound. How strange! I'm down 3 since I stopped running and trying.

Dont ya love it Taryn! Good job on not trying.

My jog was as fast as my runs were earlier this year. So that was quite exciting, to see how far I have come.

Great job rose. That is so cool to see how much you have improved.

we can start the drive to Thionville, France.

Hope you have a great weekend.

 

[50sjayne]

Talk about stress eating. Today I was presented information that would get a fellow employee fired and quite possibly worse. And I'm obligated to report it. I want to keep eating until I vomit. NOT a good night.

Do you have a union? If it was something that was illegal and a threat to place of business than I would definitely report it. I might go to the union first though if I were concerned for the person. Sometime they won't ask for help. As a union steward our job is to look out for the employees and leave the judgement for the hereafter.

Hey everyone. Cam, you did a fabulous job of coaching today! That recipe sounds like something I need to have the recipe for.

Well, everyone, I will be your coach this week, and I will needs lots of help. You are all so great at coaching each other, I have no qualms. I have a Pampered chef show at my house tomorrow night after school, and I'll be gone most of the day Saturday for training. Please jump in and support and encourage each other as you already have been!

I will probably be posting mostly "fun" questions this week, it seems that we're all in need of a little encouragement.

Since I'll be cleaning like Taz in the morning, I'm going to go ahead and post tomorrow's QOTD tonight.

DON'T FORGET TO WEIGH IN AND REPORT TOMORROW! GOOD LUCK ON THE SCALE! REMEMBER, YOU ARE MORE THAN A NUMBER!

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

For me, I would use it to become totally debt free - house, cars, credit cards, etc. Then chunk the money we've been putting towards that for the girls' college and retirement!

Night everyone!
Taryn

First thing I thought of was getting the cats all updated on vaccines and just a complete work up. They are all pretty healthy and I make a concerted effort to keep up on vaccines--there's a lot of controversy over how long they are really good for and many people think people over vaccinate but if money weren't an issue I'd just have them all done yearly. I have an Old girl too who is doing very well right now but I am concerned about her, kind of always in the back of my mind. I would have our entire back yard enclosed (could I pay someone to knock off the old bb gun toting b**** that lives next door who won't let us touch her side of the property line?) It's an odd situation where our yard is actually part of her yard because they didn't want to have to fence in the telephone pole that's back there or we might have done something like this with the backyard already. It's ridiculous. She doesn't want the cats in her yard-- I get that but then the woman goes and turns half of her yard into a litterbox...fresh gorgeous bark mulch--super fine. And you would think she'd like the idea of us keeping the cats enclosed but she won't let us put up special fencing to do it. Granted we'd look a bit like a prison yard but I have heard it does the trick.
Rant over. It's raining and cold now anyway so the cats will stay inside and not wander far.
I'm down to 129 which means I've lost 46 pounds since I started coming here January almost 2 years ago. I haven't seen 120's since highschool and I'm not counting my bout with anorexia or my younger years when I tangoe'd with meth. I really don't care if I keep this weight, but I do want to stay under 135 as opposed to going over.

**If you notice the new pics in my sig, I finally got a pic of my 3 lil' kittens all together and sitting still. They were wanting my breakfast lol. Fig and Wally's mom is sitting on top of my truck-- she is truly gorgeous now.

 

[tigger813]

Busy boards for a Friday!!!!

Shawn- It's taken me about 23 months. I lost the first 30 very easily but the rest has been a long haul.

Thanks everyone! I'm very excited to finally see that number. I've been going back and forth between the 40 and 45 clippie for several months so it was nice to get a new one.

Off to pick up my Herbalife stuff!

TTFN

 

[goldcupmom]

Didn't get a chance to WI today. Back at a hotel. Last night's hotel was HORRID! But, no place else within about 20 miles with rooms due to sports at HS. We could have stayed here, but no hot water & can't cook. Will be back in here on Monday. Tile is getting grout today, Next week will get carpet & start floor upstairs. I am hoping to have furniture by thanksgiving, but not overly optimistic.

Will WI next week again. I THINK I should be down about a pound this week based on yesterday morning, but no telling with me.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Thanks to all our coaches of the day last ween and, Taryn, thanks for being our coach this week!

Please be sure and PM those weigh in numbers to LuvBaloo today.

I was a samer today but feel lucky not to have a gain after company last week-end. Princess training and a re-commitment to get back on track should take care of that.

Lisa - YAY! for being done CLE. I have all my credits I need by this December but I am still trying to schedule a 3.5 hour videotape CLE of a seminar that I actually WANT and NEED to attend. I've had to cancel 3 times due to unexpected "expedited" matters. UGH! Maybe I'll try to schedule it for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving since I could then leave from the video viewing site and get home early.

That is a great idea -- and turn off your phone and email!

And for the end of the high school marching band phase of your life. Good luck to Andrew tonight.

, Maria! Hope you can get some rest after your busy week!

CC, great job on the practice test! Don't forget to schedule in some rest so you don't get sick for the test.

carmiedog, .

Unfortunately he doesn't sleep at all unless he's in the car, at daycare during nap time, or in bed. I once took him into Boston and he missed 2 naps b/c he was too interested in everything and everyone around him to sleep. He has only fallen asleep in his stroller 3 or 4 times. It's nuts, if someone was pushing me around, I'd be happy to nap

Isn't that the truth?!?

Lindsay, sorry for your long, busy day.

Since I love to live vicariously, any good dining plans?

Don't we all?

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

Payoff the house, debt, re-do siding, add a family room, replenish the savings, and somehow I would squeeze a little Disney trip out of it!

Shannon, I have to agree with whoever said that they aren't surprised that you would name "Bare Necessities" as a favorite of yours!

dona, hope things calm down for you -- those meetings are the pits!

Well,,,,,DRUMROLL Please!!!!!!!!!!!

50 pounds!!!!

Woo! Hoo! Tracey!

jennz, .

Kathy, I don't do vodka either but peppermint schnapps is another story.

Rose, glad you got your run in and Mike is home safely.

tggrrstarr, congrats on your new all time low! You'll be in ONE-derland before you know it!

Enjoy your trip, SettinSail!

Susan, love the new kitty pics! :kitty:

Julie, I hope that you will be able to enjoy your home again soon.

Ready to have a relaxing week-end and recouperate from our visitors. We do get to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Spokane on Sunday. We've seen them before so have to remember to bring ear plugs. Guess I'm getting to old to really rock n' roll!

Have a great day all!

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

I would buy all new furniture. I am so sick of all of this old worn down, mismatched junk in my house! Aside from my coffee table and new bed, everything else has to go!

Tggrrstarr I am exactly the same weight as you right now and in a little lull myself. We should challenge each other! We are so close to a great new number We already have both the Wii and the Xbox so I guess we will try both at the store and see which we like. Maybe if both are on super duper sale we can get both

Great idea! I really want to get back to c25k, but I need to wait for the doctor's ok next week. My knee feels better, but I don't want to screw it up worse with my trip less than 3 months away.
To be honest, I barely use the wii fit balance board. try them out in the store, you really might prefer the kinect!

 

[jimmduck]

Hi guys. I am not part of the challenge this time around and couldn't begin to try to catch up on the thread. But I did want to say hello.

Will keep my eyes out for the next one.

It has been a timultuous year for me - some of which I have shared previously - with my illness, emergency surgery, the subsequent long recovery (three week hospital stay in itself) the death of my father in law and now my sister has been diagnosed with throat cancer. She is doing pretty well though - the cancer is stage 2 and pretty localized - treating with 6.5 weeks of daily radiation.

Also had some MCL damage - curtailing plans to do half at Disney - again!

But my sister in law and I are going to Disney in January anyway. We will do the 5k and then spend three days at the park. Just hoping to get around the parks on my legs and not in an ECV.

About 20 -30 pounds was lost this year due to the illness and mostly kept off, which is good.

Still, I want more.

Still hopping along and hope everyone else here is well.

Linda

 

[my3princes]

Hey everyone. Cam, you did a fabulous job of coaching today! That recipe sounds like something I need to have the recipe for.

Well, everyone, I will be your coach this week, and I will needs lots of help. You are all so great at coaching each other, I have no qualms. I have a Pampered chef show at my house tomorrow night after school, and I'll be gone most of the day Saturday for training. Please jump in and support and encourage each other as you already have been!

I will probably be posting mostly "fun" questions this week, it seems that we're all in need of a little encouragement.

Since I'll be cleaning like Taz in the morning, I'm going to go ahead and post tomorrow's QOTD tonight.

DON'T FORGET TO WEIGH IN AND REPORT TOMORROW! GOOD LUCK ON THE SCALE! REMEMBER, YOU ARE MORE THAN A NUMBER!

QOTD Friday, November 12th - If you were presented with a blank check, that had to be used on you or your household, no holds barred, what would you do with it?

For me, I would use it to become totally debt free - house, cars, credit cards, etc. Then chunk the money we've been putting towards that for the girls' college and retirement!

Night everyone!
Taryn

I would pay off all of our debts and obligations. We could live very well on our incomes withouth all the debts. What a feeling that would be.

 

[flipflopmom]

Debt free sounds good to me too. No mortgage, No car loan, No CC, No personal loans. I would be on

AMEN!

I'm down to 129 which means I've lost 46 pounds since I started coming here January almost 2 years ago. **If you notice the new pics in my sig, I finally got a pic of my 3 lil' kittens all together and sitting still. They were wanting my breakfast lol. Fig and Wally's mom is sitting on top of my truck-- she is truly gorgeous now.

That's GREAT! You are such a good kitty mama! They are so cute! How many do you have now? Sorry you have such an unfriendly neighbor!

Didn't get a chance to WI today. Back at a hotel. Last night's hotel was HORRID! But, no place else within about 20 miles with rooms due to sports at HS. Will be back in here on Monday. Tile is getting grout today, Next week will get carpet & start floor upstairs. I am hoping to have furniture by thanksgiving, but not overly optimistic.

So sorry you are having to go through all this. What a nightmare! Hang in there!

Ready to have a relaxing week-end and recouperate from our visitors. We do get to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Spokane on Sunday. We've seen them before so have to remember to bring ear plugs. Guess I'm getting to old to really rock n' roll!

Brad really wants to go see them sometime, he absolutely loves them!

I would buy all new furniture. I am so sick of all of this old worn down, mismatched junk in my house! Aside from my coffee table and new bed, everything else has to go! I really want to get back to c25k, but I need to wait for the doctor's ok next week. My knee feels better, but I don't want to screw it up worse with my trip less than 3 months away.

My furniture is that way, too! Glad you are following dr.'s orders with your knee. I am a firm believer that you have to take care of your body and rest it so that it can do what it is supposed to for a LONG time!

It has been a timultuous year for me - some of which I have shared previously - with my illness, emergency surgery, the subsequent long recovery (three week hospital stay in itself) the death of my father in law and now my sister has been diagnosed with throat cancer. She is doing pretty well though - the cancer is stage 2 and pretty localized - treating with 6.5 weeks of daily radiation. But my sister in law and I are going to Disney in January anyway. We will do the 5k and then spend three days at the park. Just hoping to get around the parks on my legs and not in an ECV.

Linda, thanks for checking in. So sorry about your sister. I hope you have a great trip!

I would pay off all of our debts and obligations. We could live very well on our incomes withouth all the debts. What a feeling that would be.

AHHHH, dreaming big!


Morning all! I was very down last night, I had a terrible, terrible headache all day, and really just wanted to go to bed! Then, 4 people cancelled coming, and 3 more, right at the end of the day, said "I'm going to try to make it". So the 10-15 I was going to have ended up being 3! I understand, they all had valid reasons (husbands/bf's changed plans, funerals, kids sick, etc.) Most all have given me an order, or will via email today, so as far as sales go, it was okay. The low numbers, coupled with the headache, subsequent pain meds, and the cran-raspberry fizz drink I made, did not leave me in a very professional mood. I ended up just kinda cooking what I had planned, throwing in a few "do you guys have this, I love it" sharing tips as we talked. All 3 were close teacher friends, and we ended up just "talking work" most of the night. I actually sent them an apology letter this am for my unprofessionalism!

SO, today I'm off to training, almost 2 hours away. I have to leave at 7, hope to be home to watch kickoff for VT/UNC game on tv at 3:30. Hokies have several hurt, sick players, so it might not be a great day!

My remorseful mood this am is prompting today's QOTD, which is a soul searcher.

QOTD Saturday, Nov.`13: Is there something in your past that affected your weight/health NOW that you would like to do-over?

For me,
1. I wish my father had been less "clean your plate". His family's ONLY job was the farm, and their livelihood was very unsteady (weather, bugs, etc.) He was raised to be thankful for what you had, eat it all, b/c you don't know what tomorrow will bring. I heard "be thankful you have it, don't waste it, eat to keep from getting hungry" a lot. You all know I LOVE my Daddy with all my heart, but that was big to overcome. I have serious portion distortion issues.

2. I wish there had been less "bad" foods accessible to me, and I was taught the importance of eating healthy from a young age. I had to re-learn an attitude about food.

Along those lines, I had an "ah-ha" moment in the past few weeks, that will be instrumental in what I teach/pass on to my kids. I have always associated "meals" with feeling good. Want to celebrate? Go out to eat. Want to get away? Go out to eat? Want good times with friends? Go out to eat. Growing up, many of my memories are centered around the kitchen. It was the heart of my home, my grandparents' homes. Since starting my PC business, the girls are excited, and want to be in the kitchen, helping me. THAT's what I want them to get out of a "food attitude". Like Cam was saying about Andrew, sharing time in the kitchen is GREAT. I want it to be about the experience of cooking, eating together, sharing, enjoying each others' company, NOT about the food itself. The food gives your body fuel, the time with family gives your heart and mind fuel. If it's a eat and run night, then give your body the fuel it needs to do that. Otherwise, make the family time the experience, not so much the food. They'll remember the time together much more than what we ate. I can't really express it well just yet, but I know what I am feeling.

Okay, book complete for the day. Hope I can get back to you by the afternoon!

HAVE A FABULOUS SATURDAY! Love yourself and the ones you are with!
Taryn

 

[dvccruiser76]

Morning fellow losers! Hope everyone has a great Saturday

Hi guys. I am not part of the challenge this time around and couldn't begin to try to catch up on the thread. But I did want to say hello.

Will keep my eyes out for the next one.

Hi Linda, I look forward to having you joining the next challenge It's always nice to meet new people and make new friends.

Have a wonderful trip in January.

tigger813 - I agree, sitting around for hours doesn't seem like it's worth it. Maybe if I didn't have a little one and there was a performer that I really wanted to see, but other than that I'd enjoy my time at the park.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi all....Sorry I have not been on and getting my replies out there as much as usual. I think its my turn to be grumpy and miserable and fell sorry for myself. It really must be the time of year because it seems like all of us are having such difficulties with these feelings this challenge.

Mine mostly Im sure is from TOM still....adding in my dh and his job dilemma. His boss his miserable to him and he can never do anything right. Dealing with this for awhile now, but this week he found out he would not be getting any raise this year. There was a guide put out for giving raises and for a 1 % raise it said the employee goes 25-40% above and beyond for the organization. My dh was mortified that they did not even think he went above and beyond as little at 25%. He never says not to doing extra, covering at places that are not even in his job title, he has left numerous times in the middle of the night when he gets calls from the security team for their buildings....instead of waking up his boss if he knows its nothing important. There is even more but I wont bore you with it. Its just really sad. At this point its not even about the money all though it would be helpful but its the acknowledgement. This week he saw 2 openings for positions with a different company and applied. A previous co worker knows the HR people there and gave a great recommendation for him. This was on thursday. Last night he went on the website and the 2 jobs he applied for are now taken off. We are thinking they forgot to pull them and the positions are filled. He is very down about it. In his field (Early Childhood Education) There is not that many jobs to choose from to make the $ he is currently making.
I am also stressing about buying xmas presents this year. Not sure where the money is going to come from.

Sorry to burden you with my problems, just feels better to talk to someone (or type). Thanks for listening.

Todays QOTD- It was always a big thing in my family if you ate alot. Like wow look how much she ate. "your a good eater". I guess same idea as the happy plate although your happy plate could be unending. I find myself doing it sometimes with the boys. I try to make a bigger deal for them when they eat something healthy. I also limit them to normal portions.

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone gets to relax and do something fun today.

Great idea! I really want to get back to c25k, but I need to wait for the doctor's ok next week. My knee feels better, but I don't want to screw it up worse with my trip less than 3 months away.
To be honest, I barely use the wii fit balance board. try them out in the store, you really might prefer the kinect!

I developed plantar fasciitis after using the Wii Fit Balance Board barefoot -- never again.

Hi guys. I am not part of the challenge this time around and couldn't begin to try to catch up on the thread. But I did want to say hello.

Will keep my eyes out for the next one.

It has been a timultuous year for me - some of which I have shared previously - with my illness, emergency surgery, the subsequent long recovery (three week hospital stay in itself) the death of my father in law and now my sister has been diagnosed with throat cancer. She is doing pretty well though - the cancer is stage 2 and pretty localized - treating with 6.5 weeks of daily radiation.

Also had some MCL damage - curtailing plans to do half at Disney - again!

But my sister in law and I are going to Disney in January anyway. We will do the 5k and then spend three days at the park. Just hoping to get around the parks on my legs and not in an ECV.

About 20 -30 pounds was lost this year due to the illness and mostly kept off, which is good.

Still, I want more.

Still hopping along and hope everyone else here is well.

Linda

Nice to see you, Linda! What a year you've had!

You know it's NEVER too late to join a BL challenge so you could join now if you don't want to wait. Also, we welcome you chatting with us whether or not you are part of the challenge so don't be a stranger.

In December there will be a BL alumni thread from 12/17 to 12/31 -- watch for that thread to be posted next month.

I'm so glad that you popped in -- I wondered how you were doing.

I would pay off all of our debts and obligations. We could live very well on our incomes withouth all the debts. What a feeling that would be.

What a wonderful world that would be!

QOTD Saturday, Nov.`13: Is there something in your past that affected your weight/health NOW that you would like to do-over?

I wish that there would have been an emphasis on exercise and activity on a daily basis as an everyday part of life. It would have made a world of difference to me to have that be a lifelong habit from the beginning.

I wish that there would have been more fruits and vegetables and variety in our diets. My sister was very picky and my Mom refused to cook more than two meals -- who can blame her?

Last, but not least, I wish that the lifetime of "helpful" comments that were in actuality quite hurtful would have been left unsaid.

This question makes me want to wake up DS, give him a big hug, and march him around the block a time or two!

Taryn, I'm sure that you did better than you thought you did last night. Enjoy your training! :

Morning fellow losers! Hope everyone has a great Saturday :

Hope that you have a great Saturday, too!

Hi all....Sorry I have not been on and getting my replies out there as much as usual. I think its my turn to be grumpy and miserable and fell sorry for myself. It really must be the time of year because it seems like all of us are having such difficulties with these feelings this challenge.

, Lindsay, you've had a crazy busy week, too.

I was thinking that we all need a little extra TLC when I realized how many of us needed and lately. So here is some for all of us!

I'm going to buy new running shoes today as the shoes that I have been using are making my knees sore. And speaking of do-overs, this is more like something that I never dreamed of doing!