Biggest Loser 4 Week 1

[larry's girl]

First Name: Susan

Nickname: Al or Pij (short for Pigeon, but if you type p-i-g that's not the right nickname!!)

Birthday: 02/08/65

Home State: Born and raised in NC, lived in GA for the last 9 1/2 years

Marital Status: Married for almost 24 years

Number of Siblings: Two, 1 sister (postesf here on the WISH boards) and 1 brother

Number of Children (include names and ages): One, Tara - age 19

Pets: Dogs (3): Rottweiler, Coco -- Terrier mix, Benji -- Chihuahua, Sprocket
Cats (2): Jack and Baby

Occupation: legal secretary

Favorite Part of your Job: Editing the long, involved documents that most people find intimidating to work on

Favorite Season: Winter (love the cold)

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Can't have most of my favorite foods anymore - guess I will settle for Cape Cod potato chips

Favorite Movie(s): All of the Back to the Future movies, any movie that starred Don Knotts and almost all of the Disney animated movies

Favorite TV Show(s): Monk, Don't Forget the Lyrics, any medically-based reality show

Favorite Bands and/or Singers: Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, KC & the Sunshine Band

Favorite Song(s): Dude Looks Like a Lady, He Lives in You, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Favorite Sports Team(s): Not into sports

Favorite Holiday: I like all of them because they usually involve time with my family

What are your health/weight loss goals?: Lose 191 pounds, lessen the need for medication for diabetes and high blood pressure, be able to get rid of my sleep apnea (CPAP) machine, run the 5K at Disney in May without totally embarrassing myself!

Who is your biggest supporter?: My sister

How do you gain motivation?: Talk with/e-mail my sister; watch reality shows about super obese people and reinforce how much I don't want to be like them because they are practically helpless and their lives are cut short so dramatically; journal here on the WISH journals board

Who are your heroes and why?: My dad - because he is the wisest person I know

What people, past or present, would you like to meet?: My natural mother, who died when I had just turned 3 years old

What is a random fact about you?: I have celiac disease and can't eat wheat, barley, rye, oats or any foods made from them. Have also been found to be allergic to dairy products and will no longer be eating them after I get rid of the last cheese in the house!

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! I am so happy to be getting through my third day of "being good" successfully! I am seeing the weight drop off pretty quickly from my holiday indulgences, just by drinking more than 8 glasses of water a day and by keeping within the calorie range that sparkpeople suggests.

I am so happy to be using the resources available on that website, while also following weight watchers. I hadn't realized that I was eating way too many carbs on some days but most days overdoing on protein. Especially now, in the homestretch to the marathon, I have to be fueling my body with a good balance of both AND hydrating.

I really appreciate the WISHers who started this challenge and the effort that goes into sustaining it. I know it is a lot of work, and I hope you know how many people your efforts are helping. Thanks bunches!

 

[mom2minniemouse]

Anyone know when we're getting our "buddies?" I'm so excited... and I've been so GOOD today!

 

[lynnielou]

First Name: Lynn

Nickname: lynnie lou or twinner (I have an identical twin, so the twinner comes from when I was a child with 3 older brothers)

Birthday: June 21, 1956.

Home State: MI

Marital Status: Married (celebrated 26th anniversary at WDW Sept/07 - best vacation ever).

Number of Siblings: 4

Number of Children (include names and ages): 1 (Abby, 24)

Pets: 3 bettas right now, grew up with dogs, have had 2 cats in the past, but now have a "grandkitty".

Occupation: Full time - Medical Transcriptionist, also serve as an assistant/system coordinator in medical record department for a local hospital. There are a fair amount of medical people here, cool.

Favorite Part of your Job: I absolutely love my job and cannot imagine doing anything else at all. I am so lucky that I enjoy what I do and just so happen to get paid for it!

Favorite Season: I really like all seasons, as being in Michigan the weather changes constantly. I do believe that I have experienced all four seasons in one 24 hour period.

Favorite Color: Blues, greens, teals

Favorite Food: I enjoy a lot of cuisines, if I had to pick one, I would say Italian.

Favorite Movie(s): Rocky series, Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever, lots of Disney.

Favorite TV Show(s): Currently ER and Grey's Anatomy.

Favorite Bands and/or Singers: Music tastes are wide-ranging, I have also been in a hand bell choir in the past. Bagpipes, too.

Favorite Song(s): Too may to mention.

Favorite Sports Team(s): I am absolutely a HUGE sports fan. I watch anything on T that is sports related. Pro teams are detroit red wings, detroit tigers, detroit pistons, not the lions, ugh!. College teams include University Tennessee Vols, especially the Lady Vols and Pat Summitt, and U of Michigan
football and Michgan State Spartans basketball.

Favorite Holiday: Christmas.

What are your health/weight loss goals?: Lose 30 pounds.

Who is your biggest supporter?: My hubbie and daughter.

How do you gain motivation?: By thinking how much better I would feel by losing 30 pounds.

Who are your heroes and why?: My mother, who passed away from breast cancer 23 and a half years ago now. Way too soon, wish I could talk to her and see her now.

What people, past or present, would you like to meet?: I feel like Princess Vidja, would love to meet Jesus, I have a lot of questions.....

What is a random fact about you?: I have an identical twin, my best friend, and she is only 1 minute older than me. I am so glad that when we were adopted we were not split up!

 

[mackeysmom]

My accomplishment for the day was resisting temptation in the form of a drive-thru. After a long day of work and school - I was driving home and passed Checkers, Wendys, White Castle, KFC, McDonalds and my favorite local taco place. It took a lot of willpower, but I steered my car directly home knowing that I had a pre-planned dinner in the fridge. (Peppers and onions over brown rice with shredded chicken - yummy )

Good job to everybody who did something positive today - no matter how big or small

-- Laura

 

[ReAnSt]

Molli I love that you love blood and guts murder books. I have the Disney villian poster in my class room. One of my students asked me why? I told them that I love the villians. One students piped up "Mrs. Coffey we never knew you had a dark side."

I love the villains as well.

Where are all of my fellow PA peeps from? I am from the Berks County area.

 

[acourtwdw2]

I made lasanga(sp) for dinner with eggplant total calories per serving 413. It turned out great. I am also doing the sparkpeople.com diet. I need to go grocery shopping to follow thier plan but am keeping within the plan. I excercised yesterday and today.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Anyone know when we're getting our "buddies?" I'm so excited... and I've been so GOOD today!

Stay tuned! I will post them tomorrow. I have had several requests for buddies still come in today, so I appreciate your patience, and I am sure the people that are still joining us appreciate the opportunity for a buddy. But I know everyone is excited so I will post them tomorrow. If anyone joins after the buddy list is posted, I will then pair up the buddies that join in sequential order.

thanks guys for your patience!

 

[JOANNEL]

Well I didn't make it passed day 2. My youngest decided to cook dinner for the family, how could I turn down his attempt at a strawberry cake. It was yummy, but back to the lettuce tomorrow.

 

[sweetmonkey]

Ok, I am so glad to join! I have been heavy (technically obese, but I carry it pretty well- or so I like to think ) more of my life than I was thin. That is sobering. I will be 30 in Oct and I started gaining weight when I was 15 following series of orthopedic surgeries. I lost about 65 lbs 4 yrs ago (where does the time go) but then got pregnant. Ok no problem, I was nursing and didn't gain all that much. . . then we (DH, DD and I) had an 80 mph head-on collision three weeks postpartum. We were completely debilitated- couldn't walk, had DMIL and DM living with us to take care of us and infant daughter. It was awful. . . and I ate. And I sat. And I was ANGRY. And frustrated and in pain. So I ate. . .

Now I am ready to lose the weight and let go of the reminders of bad times and embrace living. . . Let the Good Times Roll!!!

First Name: Beth

Nickname: BethAnn

Birthday: 10-03

Home State: Texas (though I'd rather claim OK)

Marital Status: Happily married

Number of Siblings: 2

Number of Children (include names and ages): Molly - 3yrs

Pets: 2 large mainecoon mix cats (very furry, intelligent)

Occupation: Cosmetic Chemist, but currently teaching high school science

Favorite Part of your Job: Being with people!

Favorite Season: Winter

Favorite Color: RED

Favorite Food: Mom's homemade wheat rolls (Can you say carb heaven?!)

Favorite Movie(s): Steel Magnolias, though Enchanted could be a new one

Favorite TV Show(s): The Office

Favorite Bands and/or Singers: HART (It's Old School)

Favorite Song(s): ???

Favorite Sports Team(s):

Favorite Holiday: Christmas

What are your health/weight loss goals?: I want to be a size 12-14.

Who is your biggest supporter?: DH!

How do you gain motivation?: By achieving goals


Who are your heroes and why?: ???

What people, past or present, would you like to meet?: ???

What is a random fact about you?:[/QUOTE] I make skincare products.

 

[sweetmonkey]

Oh, and I need a partner!!!

 

[AlreadyexcitedGrammy]

Originally Posted by ohMom
appreciates the fabulousness of the Princess Bride....

First Name: Molli (yes it's legally with in "i"...my mom will love to elaborate)



OK Bev, please elaborate!

Well, the spelling of Molli is really not that interesting, BUT my DH wanted the name Mollie, Molly, Molli and he, of course, had no objection as to how it was spelled. Basically, I chose Molli with an “I” and Kristine with a “K” because I liked the way it looked for her monogram! Truly, I never gave it a thought (I did have a c-section and was on “drugs” so my thinking probably was a bit “altered”) that spelling her name that way would cause her the “trauma” through life that she claims! (NEVER had a "store-bought" license plate for her bike, a pencil printed with her name, etc) Though, now I am wondering is this the REAL reason she as turned to "blood and guts" reading

by MOLLI (ohMom) i love intense murder books, blood guts and all

When the spelling of her name becomes topic of conversation, I always just respond “it looks so CUTE that way- don’t you agree??????


Day #3 for me AND I already know I will be OP today - why - because I am on a "roll"! I went to a retirement party last night and planned throughout the day knowing I would have dinner there. Well - I just couldn't bring myself to actually eat anything! Sandwiches were on croissants and "fried" chicken, chips, cake I think I did see some veggies but I was just like -eh- so I came home had some cottage cheese and a couple of graham crackers and hot tea(honey vanilla chamomille- YUM). Now, it was past my 7:00 PM time of eating but I knew I needed to have something and so I feel like I made a "decent" choice and then I -high-tailed it out of the kitchen

I have lots of reading to "catch up" on the Q & A posts but wanted to WELCOME everyone and MelC - good to see you back here

I was thinking it might be a day off for me but DH just annouced he was "off the TM" guess that was his hint - go get busy nice to have "support" - so I won't really complain!

Here's to a great day everyone - and be strong on the weekend (that is a reminder to ME too!)

 

[MercoBear]

I love the villains as well.

Where are all of my fellow PA peeps from? I am from the Berks County area.

I live in Lancaster County, though I'm originally from Lehigh.

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone. I see that I am not the first one on this morning.

I have been doing a lousy job that last two days but I think I am back on track this morning. I have planned out my day, packed my lunch and worked out. I am now at work getting ready for the day.

Hope everyone is has great day.


Question of the Day: What exercise do you really enjoy doing?

For me it is yoga and walking. The yoga gives me the energy I need to get through the day. The walking takes me away. I often imagine myself walking in MK or Epcot to give myself some incentive.

Next?

 

[BigMama]

Good morning! I have to say I enjoy riding my exercise bike.I would like a treadmill but i don't have the room,my sons music equipment and computer/recording stuff has taken over the house.So for now the bike will have to do. Everybody have a good day.

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning! My favorite exercise is walking! When the weather was nicer I would go out for a two mile walk at lunch each day. However living in Chicagoland that weather hasn't been good enough for that the last couple of months which is why I kind of stalled. So I've taken my walking indoors. I have a treadmill that I need to get back on and I also have the WATP DVD's to follow. That's what I did yesterday and plan to do tonight.

 

[postesf]

Good Morning! I don't really like to exercise! lol! I make myself do it, but I probalby like classes the best. I really like step class, but can rarely make it. I do try to get to aquacise once a week too. Right now my focus is running (althought I really don't care for it..). I'm doing my first 5K here one week! Actually, by this time next Friday, I just have just run throught the Animal Kingdom!!!

Stacie

 

[VernRDH]

Question of the Day: What exercise do you really enjoy doing?

For me it is yoga and walking. The yoga gives me the energy I need to get through the day. The walking takes me away. I often imagine myself walking in MK or Epcot to give myself some incentive.

Next?

For me it is running on the treadmill. Once I hit my stride, I feel like I can run forever. Its therapeutic. I can feel it making a difference in my body.

 

[jimmduck]

Good morning everyone!

I like to marathon walk - well, right now, it is 5k and 10k.

As big as I am I really like to "race" - lol, usually DFL with just me an the ambulance driver, but I do it and have never been in the ambulance yet.

Can you believe that I put myself on the start line at the Disney half in 2006 at nearly 350 lbs! Utter madness to ever think I could do such a feat, and I must have been crazy, but something did awaken in me.

I am still chasing the Disney donald (or even more), but going more slowly this time.

Racing at this size is really hard though, so I am hoping to lose 80lbs before I complete my half at the Spacecoast marathon event on November 30th.

Am really happy that I only gained .2 pounds over Christmas.

Have a great day.

Linda

 

[ohMom]

good morning

What exercise do you really enjoy doing?

dona again we have commonalities! yoga and walking are my picks -- yoga b/c it's so mentally relaxing and refreshing and i feel so much better when i practice yoga consistently (flexibility feels great!) and walking b/c i can just go in my zone and go! someday the music gets me going...other days i just love being outside and away from the chaos of the day

stacie!! i'm so excited and i'm not even going! you will have such a great experience!

i too am struggling with getting my exercise back into routine after the holidays and slacking...

mom -- do you remember that denim backpack you had specially ordered/made with my name embroidered in pink? i do i guess you made up for the drug-induced misspelling of my name but folks think of me when you consider a 'unique' spelling for your child one day i'll be on a panel on Oprah of adults who never had personalized rulers or stickers as a child.

joannel -- i have been there! it's hard to resist a cute face and their effort but no more cake!!

Laura -- GREAT JOB!! feels good to be in control!

off i go......