Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge--for Losers and Maintainers

[donac]

Good morning Teams Happy Friday.

Tracey Sorry you are going through this. Your mother will be in my prayers.

It is a bittersweet day here. Ds2 has been home for a week and leaves to go back to campus for the summer. He is working with a professor on a project. It is a paid position. He needs to check in at 4. He is hoping to get a little early because he is picking up his gf and coming back home. We are all going to see a show tonight at a local theater. They will be spending the night and go back to school tomorrow.

we are going to see Whose Live is it Anyway. Some of the guys fromthe Drew Cary show will be doing improve. It should be a fun night. My sons and their gf's are all going. We gave the guys tickets for Christmas.

Another crazy day of at school. we are almost over with AP testing but juniors have an assembly all morning and then they will never be able to concentrate since junior prom is tonight. My first two classes are half juniors so I don't know what we are going to do. Days like this make for a very long day.

Off to get breakfast. Rose is our coach for this last week. Let's make it good one.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[tigger813]

Morning all,

I slept ok last night. Brian and I watched tv in bed for awhile and just held hands and hugged. Just what I needed last night. Ashleigh was actually awake when I got up so she is getting dressed now. She asked what I was talking to Aunt Terri about last night on the deck. I just told her that Grammy hasn't been feeling well. That was my sister's suggestion for now. I spent a lot of time on my deck on the phone last night. That's not normal for me.

Talked to some other friends last night and my co-worker sent me an encouraging text sometime late last night.

Izzie can't go to school due to the fever rule since it was up in the afternoon over 100. If she is ok this morning we may run back up to Costco. She's snoring quite a bit. I told her she could sleep as late as she wants. I do have to go to work early this afternoon and then we are going to run to TJ's.

TTFN

Time to fix Ash's b'fast and lunch.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

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For me it has been a combination of a bunch of things including the wonderful support I have received. But I think the biggest thing is that I have realized that when it comes to food/weight loss I don't have to be perfect. One bad meal, bad snack, bad day is not going to derail me. And the nice thing is, that by learning this, I am slowly starting to realize I don't have to be perfect in other parts of my life as well. I just have to do the best I can--and to keep swimming.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thank you so much to Dona for coaching this week! I am your coach for this final week of the challenge. Are you all getting sick of me?

Thanks everyone. I do feel a huge difference in the way I feel and how much energy I have. I can actually go to the park with DD and climb and play on the equipment with her and run around without almost dying lol.

Isn't that a great feeling--to have more energy?

Laundry is caught up, suitcases are just waiting for a trip to the attic, groceries are bought.

This is really impressive to me! We are not very good at unpacking. Eventually one of us will get tired of tripping over things and put it all away. I think it's cause lately we've been coming back at midnight and going back to work the next morning. This time we come back at midnight Tuesday, but I am off until Wedneday afternoon--I have to go in for an event. Maybe I'll get it all put away quicker!

Hi Cam! I have been thinking about you. Hope you are hanging in there. I hope you are enjoying all the senior stuff. Did I ever tell you that my estranged dad died four days before Tom's senior awards ceremony--which is a pretty big deal at his high school? He lived in NC--about 500 miles away. The funeral was on the day of the awards ceremony. I didn't go to the funeral. It was a really tough decision, but the right one. Anyhow, enjoy all the senior stuff. It is over so fast.

During the school year, I have a very structured schedule, but we are a week away from being done for the year, and I am getting a little scared about whether I can keep up the good habits I have made. I want to, and feel like I can, but I keep hearing this little voice tell me, "You never did before!" So for the QOTD, YES, I will be here for the next challenge, trying to reach a goal I haven't hit for a very long time!!!!

Last year I thought--oh summer will be so much easier to lose weight cause there are so many great food choices with all the fresh produce. But the more laid back schedule does make things a little more challenging. But YOU CAN DO IT! It's ok if you never did it before. Just take it one day at a time--one meal at a time--one bite at a time.

Best of luck on the recert! My 5K is Saturday and I would love to do it in 45 minutes....I'm hoping Sending you running

Where did this week go??? Training went really well last night. Turns out my knee issue was just muscle tightness...YEY! After my trainer I went for a walk with my mom...she was itching to use the Runkeeper app on her iphone. We decided to walk up and down a local street and before you know it we had walked 3.3 miles!! She was so proud of herself and I was so proud of her too! She may even consider doing a 5K in the future!

Can't wait to hear about your 5k! And I'm so glad the knee is ok.

Well this is what running 13 miles by yourself makes you do....get all sappy with yourself.

This is sooooo true.
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Ok I have a new found appreciation for anyone who can complete an entire yoga class. Tonights P90X dvd was yoga. 90mins long. lets just say I did a half hour and the rest is still upstairs playing while I am typing this. Oh my I am not one to quit but holy moly I can barely hold my arms up to type this. I am just done. I am hoping and thinking that the more I do it the better I will get and the longer I can go. Wow this was a big wake up call.

You are going to have some fabulous muscles, Lindsay! Mike told me last night my arms look better at 43 than they did at 23. That's a pretty fabulous feeling.

Morning all,

I slept ok last night. Brian and I watched tv in bed for awhile and just held hands and hugged. Just what I needed last night. Ashleigh was actually awake when I got up so she is getting dressed now. She asked what I was talking to Aunt Terri about last night on the deck. I just told her that Grammy hasn't been feeling well. That was my sister's suggestion for now. I spent a lot of time on my deck on the phone last night. That's not normal for me.

Talked to some other friends last night and my co-worker sent me an encouraging text sometime late last night.

Izzie can't go to school due to the fever rule since it was up in the afternoon over 100. If she is ok this morning we may run back up to Costco. She's snoring quite a bit. I told her she could sleep as late as she wants. I do have to go to work early this afternoon and then we are going to run to TJ's.

TTFN

Time to fix Ash's b'fast and lunch.

Tracey--I hope Izzie feels better today. And I'm glad you had an ok night.

Dona--enjoy the play tonight.
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So last night we went out. I don't eat out too much anymore--and I didn't eat anything last night. I had two drinks, but in my defense they were on the rocks and I had her put some fruit in them. We know the server pretty well and she told Mike that since I gave up gluten I have become a cheap date. It was a nice night. Tom went along and then he went to a friends house for a bit.

I did not run in the pool yesterday--I needed a day off. This morning I'm going to the Y and then getting a hair cut and running errands. I need to get organized--we leave for our trip next Thursday.

I'll check on you all in a bit. Have a great day and a great weigh-in.

 

[dvccruiser76]

dvccruiser- Ash didn't really pick a theme. She picked sky blue plates, cups and napkins. We got some little goodies for the goody bag (candy and games). She was going to do Star Wars but the girls coming don't like Star Wars so she felt funny doing that. We'll probably watch a movie and they can play a game or two.

Bummer that she didn't feel comfortable doing Star Wars, but sky blue is just as nice. How many people are coming?

Just a quick hello, my friends! I have been missing all of you, but the stress levels in my life are even greater if I take time away from the task list to "play" with my internet friends.

I understand completely. During tax season I often found myself stressing b/c work was too busy so if I took time to catch up with the DIS I'd fall behind, yet if I didn't keep up I felt stressed b/c I was falling behind with the boards. It felt like a lose lose at times

Hello everyone. I am sending up prayers for all of you that are going through tough times right now ( medical issues, family issues, work issues, etc...) It is so easy to "forget" to take care of yourself during stressful times. (there have been times I have looked at an empty bag of chips in my hand and thought who ate them all? - duh!!)

Thanks, you're right, I think everyone can use a hug

we had dinner at tommy bahamas last night that was outrageously expensive but SO delicious. i had macadamia nut crusted snapper. omg. amazing! we got thomas a bowl of buttered macaroni and it was NINE bucks! holy geez i should have just brought something from home. i mean, what did that cost them? 50 cents? oh well.

we're going to a luau tonight which should be fun! i think my cousin is enjoying herself too! she and DH are going to go on a snorkeling trip next week. i'm not good on boats and i don't want to take the little guy on a 3 hour boat ride so i'll stay behind and hit up the beach or pool with him.

Sounds like you're having fun so far, enjoy every last bit

I just got the news that my mom has bone cancer. She will be having a biopsy on Monday. She doesn't know how bad it is yet. I will be talking to my sister later who will give me the details. I'm a mess right now. Thankfully Brian had just gotten home from work when I got the call. He, unfortunately, went through this with his dad 10 years ago. I will let you all know when I hear more! I just don't know what to say right now!

Oh no, so sorry to hear the bad news, I'm praying for you and your family. Hugs to everyone

Sunday we're going to kick back and relax and get to bed at a a decent hour. The car service will be here at 9am to take us to the airport. We'll be departing at 11am and landing in Florida around 2pm. Hoping to be to the resort around 3. We'll then grab a light lunch and then kick back at the pool and relax. We have dinner reservations at Ohana at 8:15pm. I'm excited, this will be our first trip to Ohanas and the Polynesian.

It'll be here before you know it

Last time I lost weight (which was a couple of years ago) I only walked for exercise. I did not have shin problems, but the outsides of my hips really bothered me at the end (before I fell off the wagon.) This was probably the beginning of itbs for me, in retrospect. Anyhow, the key is to catch all this stuff before it becomes a problem. Walking will probably be easier on your shins--but do you want to walk?

I do not like stretching--I mean really, how many people do, but if you exercise frequently, it becomes pretty important. It helps in injury prevention and if you incorporate any kind of core stuff it helps with aging. Our strength instructor last night was talking about what happens to bones as we age. It was interesting.

You could also think about getting a "stick" which really helps with tight calf muscles. I am much better at using the stick than stretching sometimes.

Last night I talked to someone who was 58 and just ran her first 1/2 marathon and she is scheduled to run another one in the fall. She just started running several months ago and she loves it. Another lady in the conversation who was probably in her late 50s/early 60s has literally just started running. She runs 5 houses and then takes a walk break. I get you on the feeling your age, because sometimes things just ache! But I hope I am still doing this for a long, long time.

I have no idea what knee clicking means, but if it is causing pain (not just soreness) I would definitely look into what's going on. Knees are really important! There's just something about knee pain, too. Hang in there!

Thanks for the advice Rose. The shin pain is gone, now it's just thigh pain, which I'm used to from actually working out for once. The knee has stopped clicking for now. Luckily it's just annoying sounding and there isn't any pain. I do love walking, so maybe I'll still go out alone since I can walk much faster without DH, DS and the stoller

Healthy Habits Week 18 Results

Congratulations to our participant and prize winner keenercam!

I owe you your last prize still (I apologize) so I'll send you two.

Congrats Cam!

Ok I have a new found appreciation for anyone who can complete an entire yoga class. Tonights P90X dvd was yoga. 90mins long. lets just say I did a half hour and the rest is still upstairs playing while I am typing this. Oh my I am not one to quit but holy moly I can barely hold my arms up to type this. I am just done. I am hoping and thinking that the more I do it the better I will get and the longer I can go. Wow this was a big wake up call.

90 minutes wow Are all the P90X dvds 90 minutes long?

Izzie can't go to school due to the fever rule since it was up in the afternoon over 100. If she is ok this morning we may run back up to Costco. She's snoring quite a bit. I told her she could sleep as late as she wants. I do have to go to work early this afternoon and then we are going to run to TJ's.

Hope Izzie is feeling better today

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

I don't like to quit and it's fun keeping up with everyone and getting to know everyone. I feel like I've done a better job of that this time around.


Well, time to get dressed. I'm having my car serviced this morning and need to get DH (who's still in bed) to drop me off

 

[mikamah]

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

I am still here because if I was not, I am afraid I would ballooned way up and beyond my highest weight ever. Though I haven't lost much weight in the past 2 years, the support here has been invaluable to me, to bring me back on track after a binge, or get me moving after a lazy week. A big partof my healthier than I've been in a longtime lifestyle is checking in here and offering support when I can, and knowing I am not alone in this journey. Would I love for 40 pounds to fly off in 4 months like it did when I was 25, sure, but there's so much more involved, and I am trying to look deeper into myself, and figure out why I do keep back sliding. Definitely emotional eating is a huge part of my issue. Am I afraid to be successful? I haven't been in the past, I have lost the weight, and I should be able to lose it again. I think there is a lot going on in my head, and sometimes it's easier to ignore rather than face our issues, and I think that's what I've been doing. Too much to do though mental health is so important, but I feel like there's too much in there, and if I let it out, I won't be able to deal with it. Maybe I should see a therapist. But I'm scared. There was a long, bad relationship, and I do think I hide behind my weight. I'd like to get out and date again, but again it's a big time commitment, and it's scary. For the past year, the running has been different, and a good motivator, stress reliever, though I thought it would have been a better motivator than I've let it. I know my running would be faster if I was lighter, yet there goes that bag of chips. Well, I'm rambling, and the long and short is, I love it here, and i love all you guys and the support and inspiration I see here every day is unbelievable.

For me it has been a combination of a bunch of things including the wonderful support I have received. But I think the biggest thing is that I have realized that when it comes to food/weight loss I don't have to be perfect. One bad meal, bad snack, bad day is not going to derail me. And the nice thing is, that by learning this, I am slowly starting to realize I don't have to be perfect in other parts of my life as well. I just have to do the best I can--and to keep swimming.

Thank you Dona for coaching last week, and thank you Rose for coaching this week.

I can't believe this challenge is almost over, and again, through another challenge, I'm only down a couple pounds. Oh well, I know why, and I need to work on it. I will not buy crap, I will not buy crap, I will not buy crap. If it's not here, I can't eat it.

CC-Thanks for hh this week. I will finish this week strong, journal every bite, exercise my 20 min every day, and relax a bit every day.

Tracey-So sorry to hear about your mom's diagnosis. My heart goes out to you all, it's so overwhelming. Sending prayers for all of you.

Pamela- So glad you had such a wonderful time. You must be exhausted. I'd love to read a trip report and live vicariously through you. we usually find some canobie coupons too. Six flags is fun, but we stay with my brother usually for a night since it's such a long drive. Some years the hospital has discount tickets too, usually less than 30$. We may try funtown/splashtown when we're in maine. Have you been?

Lindsay- we do the snack bar on game nights too. Guess more people don't want to spend an extra night at the park. We usually split into 30 min shifts, so we all get to see some of the game. Enjoy your bingo tonight. Nice job on the yoga. I only ever tried yoga when I was pregnant with my sil, and let me tell you, there were lots of laughs, not as relaxing and zen as we anticipated, all of us big pregos trying to do what the 90 pound teacher was showing us. I hear it is a great workout.

Sue- sorry about the knee clicking. Is it any better today? For my and my elderly joints and muscles, I have found that stretching makes all the diffference. If I stretch faithfully after all my runs, I don't get that stiffness, and my joints don't get as achey.

Cam- Hope the tummy is better soon. We miss your posts, but totally understand and we don't want to add stress to anyone's life. I think WISH is stress-free zone. Hope all is going well with the future graduates.

Karen- So glad your knee is ok. It's great to have a time goal to work toward for the races, and it can motivate you to train a little harder. Hope you can make your 45 min this weekend.

Shawn- hope the house hunting is going well. It's got to be so hard to have limited time here, and feel that pressure, and not have dh here to see it all too. I hope that the most perfect house shows up soon.

Guess I should get to work now. Hope everyone has a great day!!

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

I just got the news that my mom has bone cancer. She will be having a biopsy on Monday. She doesn't know how bad it is yet. I will be talking to my sister later who will give me the details. I'm a mess right now. Thankfully Brian had just gotten home from work when I got the call. He, unfortunately, went through this with his dad 10 years ago. I will let you all know when I hear more! I just don't know what to say right now!

Lots of prayers for you Tracey!!! Hang in there

Afternoon teams!

Going to be a busy evening in this house. Alan is still at the shop but will be leaving within the next 30 - 45 minutes to head home. We've got to run to the bank, walgreens, Dillards, and hit up wal-mart on way back to the house. Somewhere in that mix we'll grab a bite for dinner.

Tomorrow, I'm going to finish straightening up the house. Then the vet will be here at 630pm to give Taylor her laser treatment for her paws. Saturday morning we're going to take Taylor to the vet and the head home and finish up packing.

Sunday we're going to kick back and relax and get to bed at a a decent hour. The car service will be here at 9am to take us to the airport. We'll be departing at 11am and landing in Florida around 2pm. Hoping to be to the resort around 3. We'll then grab a light lunch and then kick back at the pool and relax. We have dinner reservations at Ohana at 8:15pm. I'm excited, this will be our first trip to Ohanas and the Polynesian.

If I don't get back on between now and when we leave everyone have a great weekend and I'll post something when we get to Florida. I'm taking the laptop with so we can download pics from the camera each night.

I am jealous!! I LOVE the Poly and Ohana Take lots of pics!!

Last time I lost weight (which was a couple of years ago) I only walked for exercise. I did not have shin problems, but the outsides of my hips really bothered me at the end (before I fell off the wagon.) This was probably the beginning of itbs for me, in retrospect. Anyhow, the key is to catch all this stuff before it becomes a problem. Walking will probably be easier on your shins--but do you want to walk?

I do not like stretching--I mean really, how many people do, but if you exercise frequently, it becomes pretty important. It helps in injury prevention and if you incorporate any kind of core stuff it helps with aging. Our strength instructor last night was talking about what happens to bones as we age. It was interesting.

You could also think about getting a "stick" which really helps with tight calf muscles. I am much better at using the stick than stretching sometimes.

Last night I talked to someone who was 58 and just ran her first 1/2 marathon and she is scheduled to run another one in the fall. She just started running several months ago and she loves it. Another lady in the conversation who was probably in her late 50s/early 60s has literally just started running. She runs 5 houses and then takes a walk break. I get you on the feeling your age, because sometimes things just ache! But I hope I am still doing this for a long, long time.

I have no idea what knee clicking means, but if it is causing pain (not just soreness) I would definitely look into what's going on. Knees are really important! There's just something about knee pain, too. Hang in there!

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I love Thursdays--mostly because I don't work on Fridays! My part-time job is getting a little stressful and I am not liking it too much. We are helping to test the beta version of a new database and it's getting a little difficult to get all my regular work done and do the extra stuff. My boss is really nice about it. It's mostly me putting pressure on myself. I need to think about that a little bit. I like my job, so I need to find a way to not let all this overwhelm me, cause I really don't want to work anywhere else.

I hope everyone has a good evening. I am going to try to catch up a little bit tomorrow.

Rose, so sorry your job is stressing you out The last time I had that feeling I left that job and got a much better one...at least stress wise! Hang in there!

Good morning Teams Happy Friday.


Another crazy day of at school. we are almost over with AP testing but juniors have an assembly all morning and then they will never be able to concentrate since junior prom is tonight. My first two classes are half juniors so I don't know what we are going to do. Days like this make for a very long day.

Off to get breakfast. Rose is our coach for this last week. Let's make it good one.

Have a happy and healthy day.

I can't wait for APs to be over!! I never know who is in what test and who I have to chase down to see me! Grrrrrr!!

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

I think I am here because I love the support I receive from all of you and I feel like I have a sounding board when things are not going my way. You all have shown me that I am not alone and stumbling does not make me a bad person. Thank you dear friends!

So last night we went out. I don't eat out too much anymore--and I didn't eat anything last night. I had two drinks, but in my defense they were on the rocks and I had her put some fruit in them. We know the server pretty well and she told Mike that since I gave up gluten I have become a cheap date. It was a nice night. Tom went along and then he went to a friends house for a bit.

I did not run in the pool yesterday--I needed a day off. This morning I'm going to the Y and then getting a hair cut and running errands. I need to get organized--we leave for our trip next Thursday.

I'll check on you all in a bit. Have a great day and a great weigh-in.

Ha! So funny that you were classified as a cheap date! Best of luck finishing up the odds and ends before your trip!

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Happy Friday!!!!
I'm so excited this week is over! Another quiet day at school so I can get some reading done for my book club meeting next week. I was a lazy girl last night which resulted in poor eating: popcorn, 3 string cheese and nutella on a deli round. It was not the most healthy dinner but I did have a pear for dessert and drank most of my water for the day. I skipped my walk/gym time due to my hips being a little sore from my walk with mom on Wednesday. I plan to do 1.5 miles today since I have the race tomorrow as well as hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!! Brian is doing a half on Sunday and he was having tightness in his lower back and calf after he did a 9 mile on Wednesday I just hope he doesn't over do it tonight (I know him too well!!) with his run and decides to ice it and stretch instead. I can't make him do things that he doesn't want to do!

Other than my 5k, I have plans to paint pottery with a few of the ladies on Saturday night for Patty's Birthday and then dinner at Charlie Browns. Sunday I have mass for the anniversary of my grandpa's death 17 years ago. It seems like it was yesterday....I still miss him very much. Looks like rain for most of the weekend so I hope to get some cleaning done.

Have a wonderful Friday and I hope the scale is kind to everyone!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Morning all,

I slept ok last night. Brian and I watched tv in bed for awhile and just held hands and hugged. Just what I needed last night.

Im so glad you have a good hubby. I think you made the right decision with not telling ash too much yet.

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

another challenge almost in the books. Although I would have liked to see a different number on the scale by the end of this I am still proud that I am here. I only can attribute that to all of you. I know for sure I could not do this on my own. I truly believe I would have gained back all I lost plus some if it was not for all of my new friends I have met on here. It has helped me to not give up. I hope to see better results during the summer challenge for myself. Its been a year since I joined the biggest loser challenges and even though I have gained back 10lbs. I still lost 25lb and ran 2 half marathons so I have to remember to still give myself the pat on the back.

Are you all getting sick of me?

NEVER ROSE!!!

You are going to have some fabulous muscles, Lindsay! Mike told me last night my arms look better at 43 than they did at 23. That's a pretty fabulous feeling.

I sure hope so!!! That was a great complete to get from your husband.

We know the server pretty well and she told Mike that since I gave up gluten I have become a cheap date. It was a nice night.

Thats too funny. Glad you had a nice night with your boys!

90 minutes wow Are all the P90X dvds 90 minutes long?

No it varies. Some are 30-40min, some 60, and this was the first I came across that was 90. I am aiming for 45 minutes the next time I do the Yoga. Its amazing I already feel a bit stronger.

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Our warm and sunny streak has now been broken. Today is 71 and cloudy with a chance of rain and the rest of the weekend is predicted to be the same. I hope it doesnt derail any of our plans.

I hope your all doing well and are having a good Friday the 13th!

 

[lovetoscrap]

Good morning!

I got a bunch of my paperwork organized yesterday and have just the 2 biggest piles left for today. Have a Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at the Elementary school today-- I may just eat before I go. They usually have salad and fruit but not sure I want to take a chance on anything tempting that I might not be able to resist!

We are in the last 4 weeks of school so things are getting crazy-- programs and events and start of Swim Team so I need to make some better plans for groceries and meals so I can keep on program.

Have to run and get some things done before I have to be at the school.

 

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone. Just another quick hello to tell you all I am thinking of you and reading whenever I can. Your support means the world to me. That is why I am still here. Since I checked in at the hospital for my surgery last year on May 24, I have lost about 25 pounds. I wouldn't have been able to accomplish that if it weren't for the support I have from my WISH friends.

Having said all of that, I must confess that though I've been "good" all week, last night just before midnight when I was still here at work and feeling sorry for myself as well as feeling hungry, I ate too many crackers. That's the first binge I've had since Sunday. I immediately felt lousy, both emotionally and physically. I won't be doing that again.

I've been working since 6 a.m. and the weekend is going to be crazy busy. I can only control what I put in my mouth. I am a control freak. I must control what I can and accept that I can't control the rest. So, I am determined to stay on track.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[SettinSail]

Tracy so sorry to hear about your Mom. She and you are in my prayers.


Happy Friday everyone! I set a new PR in my 5K time this morning, 46.56, I shaved off 25 seconds! I managed to hang on to the 1.5 lb loss I saw last Sat morning when I got here. I hope it's not just because I'm using a different scale !

Sorry if I missed it, but how long are you here for and when do you come back for good? Is everyone back with you or is DH still in Germany?

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I'm here in the States by myself this week. DS is on a school field trip to Salzburg so the timing was good. I just wish DH could have come too. He's coming the first week of July with DS and DS has camps the whole month of July. I think I will have to come back in July with DH and DS since I didn't find anything this trip. Then I will probably be home for good. I'm going back to Germany tomorrow.

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I have been having horrible stomach cramps since Monday and have had no interest in eating food beyond what is necessary to get me going in the morning and then a salad and some protein mid to late afternoon. I had a fever for a couple of those days, too.

Hope you feel better soon Cam!

hi we're going to a luau tonight which should be fun!

Enjoy the luau and everything else in Hawaii! I'm glad you are able to steal in a few mins to tell us about everything!

Honestly he should know better by now just to do what I ask him to do and not argue with me. Right.

Our scheduled P90X dvd for last night wasnt working. It kept skipping. After fiddling around with it for a half hour we called it quits. We probably should have just used a different workout but we were both very tired. I am a bit disappointed in myself but we will just pick up where we left off tonight.

I need to leave work a little early for tball tonight. Its my night to work the snack stand. I will miss ryans game. I have no idea why they dont schedule us on an off night so we dont miss our kids game.

Ha ha , YES HE SHOULD

Sorry the DVD didn't work but sounds like the yoga one was a KILLER!

It's hard to miss the game but I think they schedule that way because parents do not want to drive over and be at the ballpark on a night they didn't have to be there anyway, right?

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

Of course it is the wonderful support and ideas I get from this group but more than anything else, I think it has become a habit for me. I still have to change more habits but the more of these healthy habits I adapt the better I am getting. I am doing things I never thought I could and I always have this group and the things "we" believe in in the back of my mind. I couldn't do it w/o all of you

Have a great weekend all!

Shawn

 

[pjlla]

Pamela I went to a special program set up for a class I took last summer. It was at the Museum of Natural History in NYC. I can't wait to go back and see the rest of the musuem.

Wish DD and I had hit that last year when we were in NYC. Maybe next year. How is it compared to the Museum of Nat. History in DC??

DS14 was just there Tuesday with his paleontology class. He loved it soooo much. We are meeting DIS friends in NYC this summer so we are going to go back.

How lucky that you are so close to the city! I'll have to ask DD to ask your DS to text her about it.... I'm sure she'd love to hear about it.

I just got the news that my mom has bone cancer. She will be having a biopsy on Monday. She doesn't know how bad it is yet. I will be talking to my sister later who will give me the details. I'm a mess right now. Thankfully Brian had just gotten home from work when I got the call. He, unfortunately, went through this with his dad 10 years ago. I will let you all know when I hear more! I just don't know what to say right now!

Hugs and prayers for you, your sisters, your daughters, and your Mom. Take care of yourself during this time. That will help you stay strong for your Mom and your girls.

Sunday we're going to kick back and relax and get to bed at a a decent hour. The car service will be here at 9am to take us to the airport. We'll be departing at 11am and landing in Florida around 2pm. Hoping to be to the resort around 3. We'll then grab a light lunch and then kick back at the pool and relax. We have dinner reservations at Ohana at 8:15pm. I'm excited, this will be our first trip to Ohanas and the Polynesian.

If I don't get back on between now and when we leave everyone have a great weekend and I'll post something when we get to Florida. I'm taking the laptop with so we can download pics from the camera each night.

I hope your trip as marvelous!! Safe travels.

Good morning Teams Happy Friday.

It is a bittersweet day here. Ds2 has been home for a week and leaves to go back to campus for the summer. He is working with a professor on a project. It is a paid position. He needs to check in at 4. He is hoping to get a little early because he is picking up his gf and coming back home. We are all going to see a show tonight at a local theater. They will be spending the night and go back to school tomorrow.

I'm sure you will miss him, but how fortunate for him that he found a paid position for the summer. I know of a few kids who are struggling to find employment for the summer.

we are going to see Whose Live is it Anyway. Some of the guys fromthe Drew Cary show will be doing improve. It should be a fun night. My sons and their gf's are all going. We gave the guys tickets for Christmas.

We saw that show (or something like it) last year. DH thought it was great (I'm not such a fan, but it was funny and actually CLEAN). He wanted to go again this year and I suggested he take DS.... that is their kind of humor, not really mine.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

Where else would I be?? All of my friends are here!! Honestly though.... the support and encouragement and just general chit-chat is so great! You all are my Weight Watchers leader, my personal trainer, my life coach, my therapist, and my best friend..... all rolled up in one little computer screen!

I'm POSITIVE I would have the continued weight loss/maintenance success that I have had, without this group!!

Thank you so much to Dona for coaching this week! I am your coach for this final week of the challenge. Are you all getting sick of me?

Umm...NO! Of course not!

This is really impressive to me! We are not very good at unpacking. Eventually one of us will get tired of tripping over things and put it all away. I think it's cause lately we've been coming back at midnight and going back to work the next morning. This time we come back at midnight Tuesday, but I am off until Wedneday afternoon--I have to go in for an event. Maybe I'll get it all put away quicker!

My personal "rule" is that the suitcase must be unpacked within 24 hours of returning from a trip. I was a bit slower this time.... and in fact, I still have a ziploc baggie in the bathroom that hasn't been emptied. But that is it.

Mike told me last night my arms look better at 43 than they did at 23. That's a pretty fabulous feeling.

That is terrific!

So last night we went out. I don't eat out too much anymore--and I didn't eat anything last night. I had two drinks, but in my defense they were on the rocks and I had her put some fruit in them. We know the server pretty well and she told Mike that since I gave up gluten I have become a cheap date. It was a nice night. Tom went along and then he went to a friends house for a bit.

I did not run in the pool yesterday--I needed a day off. This morning I'm going to the Y and then getting a hair cut and running errands. I need to get organized--we leave for our trip next Thursday.

I'll check on you all in a bit. Have a great day and a great weigh-in.

Next Thursday will be here before you realize it!! I can't believe we have been back from our trip for 4 days now!!

I am still here because if I was not, I am afraid I would ballooned way up and beyond my highest weight ever. Though I haven't lost much weight in the past 2 years, the support here has been invaluable to me, to bring me back on track after a binge, or get me moving after a lazy week. A big partof my healthier than I've been in a longtime lifestyle is checking in here and offering support when I can, and knowing I am not alone in this journey. Would I love for 40 pounds to fly off in 4 months like it did when I was 25, sure, but there's so much more involved, and I am trying to look deeper into myself, and figure out why I do keep back sliding. Definitely emotional eating is a huge part of my issue. Am I afraid to be successful? I haven't been in the past, I have lost the weight, and I should be able to lose it again. I think there is a lot going on in my head, and sometimes it's easier to ignore rather than face our issues, and I think that's what I've been doing. Too much to do though mental health is so important, but I feel like there's too much in there, and if I let it out, I won't be able to deal with it. Maybe I should see a therapist. But I'm scared. There was a long, bad relationship, and I do think I hide behind my weight. I'd like to get out and date again, but again it's a big time commitment, and it's scary. For the past year, the running has been different, and a good motivator, stress reliever, though I thought it would have been a better motivator than I've let it. I know my running would be faster if I was lighter, yet there goes that bag of chips. Well, I'm rambling, and the long and short is, I love it here, and i love all you guys and the support and inspiration I see here every day is unbelievable.


And we are SO glad you are still here.... no matter what the reason.

Pamela- So glad you had such a wonderful time. You must be exhausted. I'd love to read a trip report and live vicariously through you. we usually find some canobie coupons too. Six flags is fun, but we stay with my brother usually for a night since it's such a long drive. Some years the hospital has discount tickets too, usually less than 30$. We may try funtown/splashtown when we're in maine. Have you been?

Yup... exhausted would describe it perfectly! I don't bounce back like I did when I was younger!! Haven't been to Funtown/Splashtown, but we hit Water Country in Portsmouth, NH for the first time last year or the year before. The kids both loved it! Lots to do for all ages. And I felt reasonably safe letting them wander off with friends, as long as they reported back periodically. It can be expensive, but they do allow you to bring in your own food and there are discounts available from time to time.

Guess I should get to work now. Hope everyone has a great day!!

Happy Friday!!!!
I'm so excited this week is over! Another quiet day at school so I can get some reading done for my book club meeting next week. I was a lazy girl last night which resulted in poor eating: popcorn, 3 string cheese and nutella on a deli round. It was not the most healthy dinner but I did have a pear for dessert and drank most of my water for the day. I skipped my walk/gym time due to my hips being a little sore from my walk with mom on Wednesday. I plan to do 1.5 miles today since I have the race tomorrow as well as hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!! Brian is doing a half on Sunday and he was having tightness in his lower back and calf after he did a 9 mile on Wednesday I just hope he doesn't over do it tonight (I know him too well!!) with his run and decides to ice it and stretch instead. I can't make him do things that he doesn't want to do!

Other than my 5k, I have plans to paint pottery with a few of the ladies on Saturday night for Patty's Birthday and then dinner at Charlie Browns. Sunday I have mass for the anniversary of my grandpa's death 17 years ago. It seems like it was yesterday....I still miss him very much. Looks like rain for most of the weekend so I hope to get some cleaning done.

Have a wonderful Friday and I hope the scale is kind to everyone!

Sounds like your dinner wasn't that bad (mmmm.... Nutella!) And you did plenty of walking!

The anniversary of my grandfather's passing was this past April.... 15 years ago. I still think of him so often and even dream of him. He was an amazing man. Sounds like you had a great grampa too.

Good morning, everyone. Just another quick hello to tell you all I am thinking of you and reading whenever I can. Your support means the world to me. That is why I am still here. Since I checked in at the hospital for my surgery last year on May 24, I have lost about 25 pounds. I wouldn't have been able to accomplish that if it weren't for the support I have from my WISH friends.

Having said all of that, I must confess that though I've been "good" all week, last night just before midnight when I was still here at work and feeling sorry for myself as well as feeling hungry, I ate too many crackers. That's the first binge I've had since Sunday. I immediately felt lousy, both emotionally and physically. I won't be doing that again.

I've been working since 6 a.m. and the weekend is going to be crazy busy. I can only control what I put in my mouth. I am a control freak. I must control what I can and accept that I can't control the rest. So, I am determined to stay on track.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

And that (bolded statement) is the KEYto this! I hope Tracey reads this.... TRACEY.... You need to remember this statement with all you having coming up in your life right now!

Cam.... We are SO glad you are sticking around with us here.... even if things have been super busy, we are happy to have you pop in when you can!!

Happy Friday everyone! I set a new PR in my 5K time this morning, 46.56, I shaved off 25 seconds! I managed to hang on to the 1.5 lb loss I saw last Sat morning when I got here. I hope it's not just because I'm using a different scale !

WOOHOOO!!


Of course it is the wonderful support and ideas I get from this group but more than anything else, I think it has become a habit for me. I still have to change more habits but the more of these healthy habits I adapt the better I am getting. I am doing things I never thought I could and I always have this group and the things "we" believe in in the back of my mind. I couldn't do it w/o all of you

Have a great weekend all!

Shawn

Again, we are a GREAT group, aren't we??!!


***** Happy Friday friends! I am at work today and I am out of time here on the computer.

I have lost a bit of my Disney weight, but not as much as I would have thought.... but oh well. It will come off eventually. I started up the South Beach/WW combo diet again on Wednesday morning (I didn't start Tuesday cause I had Bible Study Brunch that day). Hopefully by next Friday I will be down a bigger number. Plus TOM never did make an appearance, so I might be experiencing some issues from that. Getting old STINKS!

Busy day with work and swim meet tonight and then swim meet tomorrow and church/errands/chores on Sunday, so I won't be around much this weekend, but I will pop in whenever I can!..........................P

 

[tigger813]

Back from shopping with Izzie. Her temp is still in the 99s. Apparently there are 4 kids out sick in her class and 2 more were heading home. Glad I kept her home.

Had a successful trip to Costco this time. Got my Magic Bullet!!! Got a few other things. Went to Target for a couple of things as well. They are converting it into a Super Target!!!! I love super Target! Got Izzie lunch at McDonald's and I got myself another salad at Chipotle! It tasted sooooo good!

My client postponed until tomorrow at noon so I will miss Ash's soccer game again. Izzie and I are snuggled on the couch under a quilt watching Tangled. May watch Deathly Hallows part 1 after this or take a nap or both. I'm home for the rest of the day. Got a headache so I'm glad he postponed! Izzie and I are having a relaxing day which is what I need.

Down 4 pounds for the week! Didn't exercise yesterday but I guess I kept within my calories and drank enough water!

Time for cuddling with my baby girl!

TTFN

 

[lovetoscrap]

I think my mojo is back! Managed to pass up the cake at lunch, even when someone realized I was the only one at the table that didn't have any and very helpfully got me a piece and waved it under my nose.

I haven't been feeling "it" the last few weeks, don't know why but for some reason starting yesterday I am back to the dedication Had a garden salad at lunch and a deconstructed sandwich -- meaning I left the bread and put the meat and cheese in my salad to make it SB on program.

Kid are home early today so not sure what we are going to do the rest of the day.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Once Alan gets here (should be momentarily) we are heading to the bank to get cash to give my friend for watching Dublin. Then grabbing some lunch, grabbing last minute things at wally world (didn't go last night), and then coming home and getting more of the house in order. Then later this evening we're going to Red Lobster with my best friend for dinner.

I've called Disney and booked the dining plan, reserved my wheelchair online through Randy's Mobility, and double checked to make sure our DVC lockers are going to the correct spot.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I just got the news that my mom has bone cancer. She will be having a biopsy on Monday. She doesn't know how bad it is yet. I will be talking to my sister later who will give me the details. I'm a mess right now. Thankfully Brian had just gotten home from work when I got the call. He, unfortunately, went through this with his dad 10 years ago. I will let you all know when I hear more! I just don't know what to say right now!

Hugs and prayers being sent your way!! We will keep you and mom in our prayers daily. Let us know if there is anything we can do.

Wish DD and I had hit that last year when we were in NYC. Maybe next year. How is it compared to the Museum of Nat. History in DC??

How lucky that you are so close to the city! I'll have to ask DD to ask your DS to text her about it.... I'm sure she'd love to hear about it.

Close but not that close, it's a good 2 1/2 to 3 hour drive.

I'm sure DS texted DD about it. He misses her!! I know they "talk" often.
He wants me to drive up there to get her for his birthday and take her to a local burger joint, back here!! I'm like uh no, I am not driving 4 hours so she can eat burgers with us, then take her back home.

 

[ScubaD]

Congratulations!!! If you are reading this you have made it to the 20th week of this challenge. Having said that:

QOTD-Friday, May 13th Why are you still here? What has been different this time to encourage you to stick with it?

*******
For me it has been a combination of a bunch of things including the wonderful support I have received. But I think the biggest thing is that I have realized that when it comes to food/weight loss I don't have to be perfect. One bad meal, bad snack, bad day is not going to derail me. And the nice thing is, that by learning this, I am slowly starting to realize I don't have to be perfect in other parts of my life as well. I just have to do the best I can--and to keep swimming.

I am still here because I have enjoyed bieing part of a team and accountable to my teammates. I have made new friends and I appreciate them all.

Dave

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good Morning Friends.

I had a great evening last night. Basket bingo at ryans school with my mom an nana. I was able to relax with no kiddos to tend to and I had peace knowing they were having a blast at the baseball game with their daddy and pop pop. The best part was my mom won a basket and I won the 50/50 drawing and got $100.

Today is rainy. I had wanted to get alot of the clean up done outside..weeding, mowing, etc. Guess that will have to wait. Instead I am being a bit lazy around the house this morning. We have our friends daughters bday party today, and then if it stops raining we are going up to the horse track/casino tonight. I usually dont spend any money I just enjoy watching the horses and we can take the kids along and they love it even more. We took them once last year and my dad won 15$ on a race and bought a big plate of fries and nachos. The kids said they hope he wins again so he can buy us dinner.

I hope you all enjoy your weekends!!!!!

oh and ps....I will get my exercise in somewhere today too.

 

[my3princes]

Good Morning. We slept in the camper last night in our yard The kids have been wanting to do a couple of weeks. It was pretty comfy out there, not exactly my own bed, but still comfy. The weather is very overcast with storms predicted for the day. I think we are planning to go to the varsity game this afternoon, but other than that it should be a quiet day.

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD-Saturday, May 14
What has been your biggest challenge during this BL challenge? How have you handled it? Do you think you have been successful?