Biggest Loser 4 Week 12

[MercoBear]

I was on a cruise last week with a stop at WDW on the way down and back. I have a sensitive stomach and was really worried about eating down there, but I didn't have any problems until we were coming home and stopped at Perkins.

Also, I tried Yoga and Spinning while I was gone. Yoga was nice and relaxing, but I don't know if I could stick with it. Spinning was intense - you could literally see the sweat dripping down off of everyone there!

 

[acourtwdw2]

Congratulations to the challenge winners. Well done! Especially for being dedicated.

With a special and a for my buddy Dona! and a big and a for #1 Joanne. Way to go you guys.

Lisa

And Vija, thanks. I'm a lazy you know what when it comes to these things, these challenges. But regardless I do appreciate you and your dedication to keeping us going with the buddies and the challenge points.

Thanks Vija, Thanks Dona, Thanks Molli, Thanks Brenda (I'm dazed with flu sleeping meds so if I missed someone...I'm sorry). Thanks for keeping us all afloat. I should only speak for myself but I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I say it means a lot - your commitment, your dedication and your hard work. A lot.

Lisa i agree with you. I am also lazy when it comes to the challenges. I think every week i will commit to them but then forget they exist until after i see the the reminder to send in the points.

I also love the commitment of those who manage this thread. I dont know if i would still be on the top 10 if it wasnt for this thread. I probably would have stopped when i was having the bad time and was gaining. Thank you everyone for your support.

This weeks challenge: Our family . We used to have so many and we always said dont mess with tradition but i'm not sure we do any of them anymore.

The only one that still sticks is we always go to mom and dad for christmas evening to play games and christmas morning for breakfast and presents.

Amanda

Happy spring everyone. We got 4 inches of snow last night

 

[JOANNEL]

Woo Hoo! I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in 2nd place behind. Congrats Joanne!

Congrats to you too. I hope to see our name on the loser list this week. I have been very good. I played Easther bunny at work yesterday and only ate one egg. Which is amazing for me!!

QOTD- I also think more about what I eat. I shop better too. So this has really helped even if the scale isn't moving as much as I would like.

Happy Easter all.

 

[JOANNEL]

Family traditions- most are holiday related.
Christmas- boys pick out tree and of course mom decorates, dinner/ playing games to stay awake/midnight mass,
Easter- coloring eggs, egg hunt/dinner.

Summer- always try to take a family vacation- getting harder with these older kids.

With DH in the Air Force we had to make our own since we never lived near family.

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Good Saturday afternoon everyone! Hope everyone is doing well so far this weekend.

I am going to struggle food-wise this weekend because there are a lot of bad food centric things going on. But I am trying to find balance and limit my portions. I also MADE myself go to the gym this morning. I had planned to go to the yoga studio for an hour of yoga, but the instructor didn't show. I was not dressed for the gym and had to go home and change. But, I knew I needed to get a workout in SO I actually did it I spent 30 hard core minutes on the elliptical. It said I burned about 265 calories and went 2.1 miles

I also wanted to tell you guys about my wonderful new buddy, Amanda (WDWorBust)! I was really in need of some extra motivation and knowing that someone was checking up on me. Amanda stepped up to the task and has really helped me to kick it into gear this week! Hopefully, I am helping her to stay on track also. Thanks, Amanda!

OK, everyone, I know tomorrow is Easter and for a lot of us that means we will be surrounded by chocolate and sugar. Do you have a plan for how you will deal with that? What will you do to stay in control?

For myself.... I'm hoping to actually NOT be surrounded I have no children to do baskets for and I'm old enough that I don't think my parents will get me anything. Now, I just hope my cousin's kids leave their baskets at home!

Have a Great Saturday everyone!!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Shoot! I forgot to put my family traditions down!

At Christmas we always get together with my dad's side of the family for dinner and a gift exchange. This has expanded to include my MIL and a cousin from my mom's side because they don't have other extended family to spend the holidays with. Well, my cousin's DH had a family tradition that he brought with him when he joined our family. So, as/after every one opens gifts we ball up the wrapping paper and begin a massive paper ball fight! It becomes major chaos w/ 16 plus people in one room throwing paper everywhere. It is a lot of fun though and makes you feel a little less bad about all that one-use wasted paper We live in the south where it doesn't snow, so in a way it is our version of a snowball fight

I can't really think of any other traditions that we have. Makes me think DH and I need to create a few as we grow our family

 

[goldengourd]

challenge winners!!!!​

We only had 4 people reporting in this week. Thanks to you 4 ladies for your commitment! Way to go!


1st place with a score of 55!
JOANNEL

2nd place 50 points
WDWLVR

3rd place 25 points
donac

4th place 55 points
whgrn


Congratulations challengers! JOANNEL, you can now claim your clippie and wear it proudly!!! WAY TO GO!

Woot! Way to stay committed! You rock!

 

[JOANNEL]

Don't have to worry about all the candy here either. It all went back to college last weekend. I just have to pay attention to portion contol at dinner. We are doing dinner early 1pm so I am hoping to get a good walk on the beach in after.

Happy Easter to all and have a great day.

 

[donac]

Happy Easter to all.

I just put three loaves of bread into the oven. I fried some bread dough this morning for breakfast. This is a recipe from my grandmother and I make it about 2 times a year. I used to make it on Thanksgiving but I have not had the time the last couple of years since I cooked the turkey for dinner. I have some veggies to cut up for veggies and dip that I am bringing. I also have to cook a lasagna (Premade not my choice but it is not my holiday to cook). When I get to my dmil house I have to cook the potatoes and the veggies for dinner. My sister in law is not a great cook ( I know that she never cooks for herself.) My other sister in laws don't cook at all. MY mil is not in the best of health so I end up doing a lot of cooking for parties like this. I don't know what they are going to do next Thanksgiving We will be going to my mother's since it will be her birthday. The only reason we are going to dmil's this year for Easter is that it is her 80th birthday tomorrow.

This week I have to make homemade ravioli for my dad's birthday which is APril 1st. We are getting together next Sunday. SInce I have the week off I can a make a couple dozen each day and willl be ready to next SUnday. I need to make at least 250 of them for the party. I am going to get started tomorrow so that I don't have a lot of work to do next Sat.

Dinner is at 2 and we should be home by 5. So after 5 I probably won't have too much to eat. Dinner at dmil's is pretty simple so it is easy to keep on track.

HAve a great Sunday everyone.

 

[jakenjacksmom]

Hi everyone, I just got back from my cruise today.. It was very fun but scary all that food.. We will see how good I do this week.. I did workout every morning so when I had something extra I was OK with it. It was the first time in about 13 years my husband and I did something without our kids it was great!!!! I am really scared to weight in this week, but it was worth it. Wow I can not believe all the great things that have been going on. It is all so wonderful.. Congratulations to everyone

 

[ohMom]

Happy Easter my friends i have a few moments before the fam gets here to eat, i'm ready! but tomorrow i pledge to resume back on Sparkpeople and hopefully this week my life will settle back to a more normal routine where i can look to all of you for the motivation i need!!

 

[jakenjacksmom]

Happy Easter!!!!!

 

[lisaviolet]

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!


Have a wonderful day!

Lisa

 

[acourtwdw2]

Don't have to worry about all the candy here either. It all went back to college last weekend. I just have to pay attention to portion contol at dinner. We are doing dinner early 1pm so I am hoping to get a good walk on the beach in after.

Happy Easter to all and have a great day.

I am so jealous. We have snow here instead of sand.

Happy Easter to all.

I just put three loaves of bread into the oven. I fried some bread dough this morning for breakfast. This is a recipe from my grandmother and I make it about 2 times a year. I used to make it on Thanksgiving but I have not had the time the last couple of years since I cooked the turkey for dinner. I have some veggies to cut up for veggies and dip that I am bringing. I also have to cook a lasagna (Premade not my choice but it is not my holiday to cook). When I get to my dmil house I have to cook the potatoes and the veggies for dinner. My sister in law is not a great cook ( I know that she never cooks for herself.) My other sister in laws don't cook at all. MY mil is not in the best of health so I end up doing a lot of cooking for parties like this. I don't know what they are going to do next Thanksgiving We will be going to my mother's since it will be her birthday. The only reason we are going to dmil's this year for Easter is that it is her 80th birthday tomorrow.

This week I have to make homemade ravioli for my dad's birthday which is APril 1st. We are getting together next Sunday. SInce I have the week off I can a make a couple dozen each day and willl be ready to next SUnday. I need to make at least 250 of them for the party. I am going to get started tomorrow so that I don't have a lot of work to do next Sat.

Dinner is at 2 and we should be home by 5. So after 5 I probably won't have too much to eat. Dinner at dmil's is pretty simple so it is easy to keep on track.

HAve a great Sunday everyone.

Dona will you pm me your ravioli recipe. I would love to learn how to make it.

Hope everyone had a great EASTER!!!

I did ok for Breakfast and Dinner. We eat really early so it was like eating lunch. My cousin asked me today if i was interested in training with her for a 5k in October so we are going to start that this week. I think i probably will maintain this week unless i can lose tomorrow with a last minute workout.
Amanda

 

[JOANNEL]

Amanda- you guys are really having a rough winter. It was beautiful here. We got to the beach after dinner. Sat my mother in the shade and walked for an hour. Spring and fall are wonderful here. The water was a little chilly, but he crazy tourists were in it.

Hope every one had a nice easter.

 

[acourtwdw2]

It was a long crazy winter and spring came in like a lion. Friday we got 4 inches in about 3 hours. Saturday and today were nice though it got to 40 and everything is melting and then icing over at night. The good thing about all the snow is the lakes will be up when they melt and so will the water tables for the people with wells. Last year we didnt get any snow so people had to have their wells redrilled to get water.

Tomorrow should be nice and i plan to walk the park.

Amanda

 

[whgrn]

Happy Easter to all.

This week I have to make homemade ravioli for my dad's birthday which is APril 1st. We are getting together next Sunday. SInce I have the week off I can a make a couple dozen each day and willl be ready to next SUnday. I need to make at least 250 of them for the party. I am going to get started tomorrow so that I don't have a lot of work to do next Sat.

250 raviolis?!?! Better you than me, my friend!

I skipped the PEEPS this morning, and ate my potato with just salt tonite becuase I forgot my margerine and DMom only uses butter, which I can't eat. Not too bad! I'm proud of me for making good choices today!

I was thinking on the way home tonite about the challenge and about people who have impacted my life. So many, for good or bad, over the years. And a few who really have made me the person I am today. Guess I'm gonna start writing those letters...

Happy Easter everyone!

 

[donac]

Good Monday morning. I h ope everyone had a great weekend. I did have some candy and a piece of pie but other wise I did pretty good in terms of food. Besides I never stopped when I was at my inlaws house. I was on my feet almost the entire time except when we had dinner and a little while when mil opened her presents. Two of my sil's did dishes but I I had to put all the food away. I have 4 sil's who were there. I came home feeling sorry for my fil and mil because we will not be there for Thanksgiving (my mother's birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year). Well that is their problem as my dh said last night.

Today we are off to take ds2 to the college he is going to in Sept so he can do testing. I wish they would do it on line. We will drive 3 hours (there and back) for what might be a 1 hour worth of testing. Then the rest of the week is free. I might be taking my care in because the blower decided to stop working yesterday.

DOn't forget that weigh in is tomorrow. Good or bad we should know where we stand.

THe challenge is still on the 2nd page. I wish it was last week when it was my nornal time to go give communion at the nursing home. It is a good time to write a letter. A friend is turning 60 the beginning of May maybe I should write that letter so I don't have to rush it.

Have a great Monday everyone.

Have a magical losing day

 

[goldengourd]

Good or bad we should know where we stand.

This made me think of a song in the Court Jester that goes "And Stand....And Stand...And Stand".

Good morning everyone. I haven't been too good at doing the challenges last couple times, life is, umm - distracting - right now. I was trying to think of a family tradition that we ALWAYS follow, but I just can't think of one. We have things that we often do, but it bends and changes as rhythm of family life changes. What we might do for Christmas -or any other holiday- depends on when we'll be home, or going to my parents , or going to his parents, or on a vacation trip. But whoever we are with, whereever we spend a holiday, or whenever we get to celebrate, we always share love. Guess that will do.

 

[jakenjacksmom]

Our family tradition when I was a child to be with our whole entire huge Italian family and extended family. Now our family tradition is to be just with our family my husband and Two kids at home, if parents or family would like to join us that is fine but that have to come to us..