BIggest Loser 4 Week 4 -- challenge posted page 8 post #110

[tmfranlk]

I'm very happy to report a 5lb loss this week! I'm not sure what the difference was, though I have been using the recumbant bike more than walking so I'm sure that is burning more calories. Plus, I've been trying to stay in the lower half of my calorie range.

Congrats to everyone here! Both the losers and those who gained/maintained. Your attitudes are what will bring you though to another week and you're all are doing great!

As to my dis name...when I was in college, the school assigned me tmfrankl for my email. There was an 8 character limit so they used first initial, middle initial and last name up to 6 characters (Franklin became frankl). That just became habit to use everywhere so I used it on the DIS. Unfortunately, my fingers typed a little fast and reversed the last two letters so I became tmfranlk. I didn't figure it out until I tried to log in the second time and couldn't get in. For some reason it never dawned on me to re-sign up. Like many of you, I wish now that I could change it to something a little more fun.

 

[ekball]

Hi guys!

Great job to all...for the losers, the maintainers, those who may be struggling - but we are all 'here' and all sticking with it to make our goals! That's always the struggle for me - to stick with it and not give up.

Happy to report that I am down 2 lbs. this week. Had a 'social' weekend with a dinner out, dinner guests, and a birthday party, so I was worried. But I guess I did OK overall last week to show a loss.

My username....BORING! First initial, middle initial, first 4 letters of my last name. I know, I'm a creative genius.

I haven't checked in on the thread for a while, and kind of fell by the wayside with the challenge last week, but the comraderie of the BL challenge and my great buddy (we faithfully check in with eachother) has been very helpful in staying on track. Thanks to all!!!

 

[Mickeefan]

I am happy to report I am down 3bls, the most I have lost since BL4 began I really kicked up the exercising this week, I just hope its not a fluke... It seems when I lose a big amount I gain the next week, but onward and downward

Congrats, buddy! Keep up the good work!

 

[DisneyDawnNH]

I am thrilled to be down 4lbs this week! 10lbs total so far! Wahoo!

I didn't put much thought into my name when I joined - I signed up to get info for a trip....then I just kinda never stopped coming back.

 

[lisaviolet]

I'm up .5.

And I'm laughing because "ask and you shall receive".

That half a pound is big for me because I don't deal with maintaining or gaining very well. I know, I know everyone doesn't. But I mean I'm really bad at it. And that is actually the reason I signed up for BL4! To deal with it in a somewhat rational manner.

So here I am. Still 8.1 down in three weeks. Just reminding myself. And still here. And trying desperately not to be an irrational twit!

My username is funny. Obviously it's my name. But the only reason that I put it in that way is when I found the DISboards I got so excited and just ran to register, never gave it a thought and didn't look at people's posts and names. I didn't realize that I couldn't change it. Oh well, I joined the other 60s/70s "Lisas" here.

Have a good day everyone.

 

[lisaviolet]

And....

Congratulations to all the losers, kudos to the maintainers, and good thoughts to all my gaining comrades. We're all here!

 

[disneychrista]

My user name is not that unique it is just my name with disney in front of it.

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

I'm happy to report that I'm down 2 pounds this week! I think I'm finally on a roll and determined to lose this weight.

As for my name, it's pretty self-explanatory. I'm a big fan of Mickey Mouse, so, Mickeefan!

Way to go Buddy

I know you can do this!

I have to say this is the longest I have stayed with a new way of life, I am so impressed with myself and everyone her on the WISH, being held accountable has been a HUGE help

 

[I'mWong]

Congratulations to all you Biggest Losers out there and if you didn't lose, or even gained a little, you are here and that is what will make the difference in the long run. It is not the day to day, but the big picture we have to look forward to. My husband tells me that everytime I am not happy with my progress.

This week I lost 5.2lbs. That gives me a total of 13.2 since starting. I am thrilled! I have been cooking at home Sun-Thursday and am being more careful on the weekends when we do go out. I also bring point controlled lunches everyday. I was a little off Saturday, but was pretty good on both Friday and Sunday for lunch. I have also been tracking my points on the WW website's etools. That has been very helpful for me. I get great motivation knowing I am going to be checking in with all my fellow DIS wishers. I am glad to be a part of this group. Thanks for the encouragement! It is interesting to me that people post here and I hope everyone knows how much what they write, whether it was a gain, loss, or maintain, always encourages another person that is struggling with their challenge as well. That is what makes this so nice, the support from each other.

This weekend, I played on the DDR with my son. It was fun! I was terrible, but I did enjoy it. A funny...when there was a part where I had to jump out to the side with both legs, my son said, "Hmm, that is the first time I have ever seen you jump." He is eight and it made me laugh so hard I had to stop for a second. He didn't understand what was so funny. It was his tone of voice and his matter of fact attitude. It cracked me up!

My DIS name is my last name with I'm in front of it. When I married my husband, it was such a joke in my family to say things like, when you have a baby are you going to name them, What's and That's, so I decided, I'mwong would be perfect! I love my name, but it does give me some strange looks by the unsuspecting crowd!

Have a great week everyone!

 

[CharityLynn]

Well I'm down 1 pound this week, which officially puts me under 200lbs!

Screen name is just my first and middle name Charity Lynn

 

[lisaviolet]

which officially puts me under 200lbs!

Oh congratulations CharityLynn. Congratulations!!!!!! Celebrate good times.......

Must feel fantastic. Good for you.

Lisa

 

[WDWLVR]

Well I'm down 1 pound this week, which officially puts me under 200lbs!

Screen name is just my first and middle name Charity Lynn

Congratulations! That is my short term goal and I hope to get there soon!

 

[mackeysmom]

I'm down 1.6 this week for a total of 6.6 since we started

As for my screen name - I'm the proud mother of a fat cat named Mackey

You can see him in all his glory to the left. (Maybe he needs to join this thread )

-- Laura

 

[goldcupmom]

Down .5 here. wish it were more, but happy it's not a gain, given that I've not journaled & eaten everything in site since Saturday ( when a FRIEND gave my DS18 a siberian husky puppy - 6 wks old - & the household went NUTS!!!! - more in my WISH journal. guess I have a walking buddy now! )

 

[poohluv2u]

It is much harder to get excited about posting a gain, but here I am
I'm up .2lbs this week ... no excuses I just ate more than I should this week.
I'm still psyched though as I have been keeping up my exercise .. even through that time of the month .. which is a new concept to me

Way to go losers, you give us hope that we can do the same
hugs to gainers and maintainers .. we can, and shall, overcome

 

[goldengourd]

Sigh, grump and complain. I'm the same AGAIN. I've stayed on program, exercised regularly (and more than usual), and still the scale isn't moving. I know, i know, it will. It sure helped to read others posting their staying the same too. And a big congratulations to all the losers!
How did you pick your Dis Name?
Not long before I had joined Dis, I had won an art contest. I'm a gourd sculpture artist. It was called an Iron Gourd Competition, where we had to create a sculpture during a weekend art show with their provided gourd & materials (as well as we could add some of our own). The 'trophy' was a gold colored gourd barbells. (the real prize was cash). So the Golden Gourd trophy was in my mind when I was trying to think of something to put in. It is also the title of a character I run on the game VMK.

 

[poohluv2u]

Oops .. forgot the QOTD
I really wanted something Mickey Mouse for the Disboards but I guess I was not creative enough to find a name not in use.
So I went for Pooh my second favorite character .. hence pooh love to you - poohluv2u
.. also a little play on the words "true love" / "pooh love" get it?

 

[whgrn]

I aj so far behind I may never catch up!!!

I lost 3.8 pounds. FINALLY a reasonable loss!!

QOTD--well, my license plate is WHGRN and every email address I've ever had has been whgrn@xxxxxx, so whenever possible I use it as my user name or user ID. What does it mean? Simple--it's my initials (WHG), plus RN (registered nurse) which is what I am!!

Congrats to everyone--lose, gain, or maintain. It's the trying that counts! (OK, so the pounds matter too....)

 

[r3ngels]

I was up .5 this week but that actually wasn't too bad. I went out of town and it was tough to stay on track this weekend. It will be a better week this week.

As far as my screen name I have 3 girls and the are angels (sometimes ) DH and I used to joke about "our 3 angels" so I changed it slightly to r3ngels.

 

[poohluv2u]

Hi golden .. have you checked to see if maybe you are losing inches instead of pounds?