Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge -- thread closing -- see new thread Part 2!

[pjlla]

DD is getting ready for her upcoming championship season for swim and she has been SUPER about making smart eating choices. I am thrilled that after 2 years of continuous talk about nutrition and making smart food choices, she seems to have taken some of it to heart. Twice this week she chose fruit over ice cream (we don't have it in the house very often any more, so this was a big sacrifice).

She checked a nutrition label before grabbing a snack one morning (I could have told her which would be the better choice, but better for her to read it and learn for herself). She has been eating from the salad bar at school instead of just automatically eating hot lunch... and she is bringing her own light vinagrette dressing from home (from my stash, but that's okay). My only concern is that I don't think she is getting enough protein at lunch time, so by 3pm she is RAVENOUS.

Hopefully she will learn something and create some habits that will last beyond the championship swim season.... it would be FABULOUS for her to have an award winning swim at one of the competitions because that wouuld be SURE to spur her on to continue to eat healthier. She doesn't have a weight problem because she so active with swimming, but during the off season she needs to be REALLY careful. Last summer she did gain quite a bit of weight because she wasn't swimming, but most all of it came off during this past swim season. I hate to see her continue that up/down weight cycle because I know that isn't healthy.

Just wanted to share that because I know many of us struggle here with setting a good example for our kids. ...............P

 

[NancyIL]

I need to get a better scale! I do my best to read the needle, but it moves depending on how I stand. So - I picked the best reading this morning, and I am down 2 pounds since my last weigh-in two weeks ago. (I was at WDW last week.)

 

[Cinderella Girl]

i'm SO happy. for the first time in years I AM IN ONE-DERLAND!! i know some of you have never been this big and i am happy for you, but i am SO thrilled i can't explain it! that has been my invisible wall, and i just walked through it. i have to keep walking and keep going or i will put myself back on the other side of the wall.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

What is working for me? This time I pulled out all of the stops and used every piece of information I have. I am going to my doctor so he can yell at me or give me high fives. I am tracking every piece of food. I started with a gradual program and have been building rather than expecting myself to be perfect in everything from day one. I started with counting calories and aiming for the goals set by my doc. I then added exercise 3 days a week for 1/2 hour. Then increased by 6 days a week for 1/2 hour. Then I increased by 3 of the days I exercise for 50 min while the other 3 at 1/2 hour. Then up to 6 days for 50 min each day. By following a plan of steadily increasing the challenges to my body, I have helped to avoid the nasty plateau that has derailed me for the past years.

I don't have big loses, but i'm safely, steadily rebuilding my body in hopes of fixing some damage done by having my 4 wonderful children. i'm just super-de-duper happy. i couldn't have done it without your daily encouragement and suggestions. i thank you all.

CONGRATS TO YOU!!!!! That is such a wonderful accomplishment!!!
I understand what an a wonderful thing it is to be in one-derland!
I can't wait to get to get there myself. I haven't been there in 3 years! I am so looking forward to it!
Keep up the great work, you are doing AMAZING!!!!

Molly

 

[MaryAz]

Congrats to all the losers this week, yay for the maintainers and good luck next week to the gainers.

Hit a goal for me today, under 150
Have not been there for a long while. Diet is the key for me and adding exercise. Feeling good!

 

[debf]

Down another pound this week. It is coming off very slowly,but I'll take it. What works for me is tracking everything I eat. Also, I exercise every day and I drinks lots of water. I can't give up the diet Coke though. I only allow myself one soda a day. Usually when I get home from work. We were out for a couple of days and the other night I called DH and begged him to stop at the store for me on his way home so I could have a diet soda.

 

[LuvBaloo]

CONGRATS to ALL of us who have made it through 1/3 of the WEIGH through BL9!
Last couple challenges I posted some halfway stats, and I will not do that this time. Since its a 15 week stat, there is no true half-way week, so instead it'll be the 1/3 and 2/3 stats.

Thanks to Pamela for coaching last week!
Thanks to Melanie for coaching this week!

Now to answer the QOTD:
What's working for me:
When I exercise well and eat well, I lose.
What's not working for me:
Exercising consistently and eating well consistently.

Doing better after getting rid of some junk food. I'm not buying the baked chips for a while, as when I have them I don't portion them out very well.
Trying recipe books for new meal ideas, some are more successful than others.
Doing better at staying away from McDonalds and A&W. We did have McD last Friday, but I just had the Thai chicken salad and NO fries, so it fit in the plan, and now I'll just stay away from there again.

Did manage a loss this week of 1.4lbs which isn't enough to get rid of all of last week's gain, but I am still down overall for the challenge, and I am feeling fairly motivated right now. We are staying in town this weekend, so I'll be getting my exercise in

Very well said...I think everyone on this thread is making a commitment to better themselves, their lives and showing good examples to those around us. It doesn't matter if you have over 100lbs to loose or 10lbs. The fact is that we are all making the effort...you wouldn't be here if you weren't making the effort! You recognize that a change must happen, and are working toward that change. We all must look to the future, the future of ourselves. Let go of any shame or bad feelings of ourselves. Focus on what is going to come next, how we are going to better ourselves. We are doing this for ourselves-first and foremost. Then for our families and friends..so that we can enjoy life with them as long as we can. You all have no idea how many lives we touch, and becoming a healthy active person is not just good for ourselves, but for everyone around us.

so well said, I had to quote it!


lecach - a few drops of lime juice in your water is a natural aid for keeping things moving

And now off to enter some of your weigh-ins

 

[beansf]

Is anyone else getting sick of the Valentine's Day candy ads yet? PLEASE, I don't need to be looking at pictures of candy all the time! I think about chocolate enough as it is!

 

[MelanieC]

Finally...again..I have reached the next level. 129.4! Ug...I seem to go up, then it takes WEEKS to get back down. Why? I get stressed, some kind of road block gets in my way, and I over eat or have more than my 2 drink min. and blow it! sooooooooo, now here I am again...129, haven't been here since last year really. 9.4lbs to my goal..and my back and legs are feeling so much better. I haven't had any shooting pains in my discs area or my sciatic isn't acting up. I know it is the loss of pounds, it is tightly intertwined. I know that staying under 130 is key to not having pain. I have seen it before, I know it to be true...I am tired of loosing the same pounds over and over again. I am excited to share this with all of you! I plan to get on the treadmill after my kindergartner goes to school, and kill 5miles on it, then do the weight loss Yoga DVD with Bob...awesome for my abs. I have 11 days to go then I am at WDW!

Way to go on getting to the next level. Break the 9 pounds up into smaller goals. Hang in there - it's the last 10 that are the hardest!

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?


What's working for me is regular exercise -- on a good day I'm doing 1/2-hour in the morning on my little trampoline, then jogging 2 miles later in the day. I try to do the trampoline 5 or 6 days per week, but the jogging only about 4 days.

Coupled with that is watching what I eat. I try to make healthy choices overall, but I follow Paul McKenna's program which is very simply listening to your body! It's SO easy to snack mindlessly, while reading or watching tv or the like. But if you stop and think about it, are you really feeling hunger during that time? Most of the time the answer is no! When I eat only when I actually feel hungry, and stop when I feel comfortably full (NOT stuffed!), it works great for me. It's a lifestyle change, not a "diet," so it's something I can stick with for the long haul.

So true about the listening because I know a lot of times I want to eat just because something tastes good or I'm feeling stressed.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

I'm not on track. I can't find my groove. Maybe because we've hit illness road blocks or something. Maybe I'm just lazy, who knows.

What is working is being here. I hit the grocery store yesterday and as I walked up and down the aisles I was thinking to myself:
"What would the girls on the DIS say about you buying that"
"you know the girls would be proud if you bought A instead of B."
"If you buy crap, you will eat crap"
I am pleased to say I walked out with no junk food. I bought yogurt, oatmeal, and fruit. I stuck to the perimeter of the building.

I agree - Participating on the boards puts everyone on your shoulder. Keep working at it, and putting one foot in front of the other. That is what is helping me - just worrying about one day at a time.

Oh and I'm not weighing in today. With all the pain I was in working out didn't happen.
Took DS13 to the High School last night for the curriculum fair and I was hurting pretty bad when we left.

Hope you get feeling better soon.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

I feel like I am finally getting back on track! I have had nothing but drama, chaos and stress at my job right now and I am really trying to deal with it without snacking. I purchased some new workout dvd's this week and got them in the mail yesterday. They are the new Leslie Sansone Walk at Home, Eat, Move Lose. I am excited to try it!!!!!!!

Glad you are back on track!

i'm SO happy. for the first time in years I AM IN ONE-DERLAND!! i know some of you have never been this big and i am happy for you, but i am SO thrilled i can't explain it! that has been my invisible wall, and i just walked through it. i have to keep walking and keep going or i will put myself back on the other side of the wall.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

What is working for me? This time I pulled out all of the stops and used every piece of information I have. I am going to my doctor so he can yell at me or give me high fives. I am tracking every piece of food. I started with a gradual program and have been building rather than expecting myself to be perfect in everything from day one. I started with counting calories and aiming for the goals set by my doc. I then added exercise 3 days a week for 1/2 hour. Then increased by 6 days a week for 1/2 hour. Then I increased by 3 of the days I exercise for 50 min while the other 3 at 1/2 hour. Then up to 6 days for 50 min each day. By following a plan of steadily increasing the challenges to my body, I have helped to avoid the nasty plateau that has derailed me for the past years.

I don't have big loses, but i'm safely, steadily rebuilding my body in hopes of fixing some damage done by having my 4 wonderful children. i'm just super-de-duper happy. i couldn't have done it without your daily encouragement and suggestions. i thank you all.

Way to go on getting into Onederland You are doing great on the exercise.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?


I do feel on track, today..and usually. When I am off track, I know it is due to stress, or letting myself indulge to much..knowing full well I will pay for it on the scale. The screw-ups usually happen on the weekends. So, to get back on track I start again Monday, fresh, and look to Friday and how much better I will be by then. I don't let the set back be permanent. I think a lot of people let a mistake done today stick with them for years, I use to believe that..well, I ate the whole 5lb bag of peanut m&ms, might as well have more of whatever. That is something I stopped doing...choosing to break that cycle. Yes, I screwed up, how am I going to change it. What am I going to do to be better. This leads to my routine over the past 4 years.

What works for me:

Recognize everyday is a choice to live healthy. This is what I choose to do.

Drinking 90ozs of water everyday..even weekends

Walking 3-5 miles every other day 5 days a week, giving myself a break from official workouts, but if we, as a family, do something active such as geo-caching or kayaking..then a bonus for me!

Forgiving myself when I screw up

Having a good friend to bounce weigh-loss accomplishments and failures with

Having people who support me

Lifting free weights every other day for my arms. I am finally comfortable in tank tops

Knowing that every time I make a healthy choice I am giving myself more time to live and enjoy life!

Seeing that all my hard work is paying off, in small and large ways. Seeing that my kids are respecting their own bodies and learning to make good choices. Seeing friends and family recognize the hard work that I do, with the permanent injury I do have, and work through it. Giving them hope that they too can change. If I am as screwed up as I am, and am having success, then they can too.

When I go out, I try to make reasonable choices, restaurant wise and drinking wise. I am still enjoying, but not over indulging.

Being on this blog, sharing my information and receiving encouragement.

Thank you everyone!

Great post!!! I agree getting back on track and not making the setback permanent is key.

I'm down 1.8 pounds this week!!

I'm happy with this, last Saturday I twisted my ankle and it was swollen like an orange..couldn't walk or do my treadmill, spent all weekend with frozen lima beans on it...by Tuesday I was able to get on the treadmill and do 4 miles that day, took Wednesday and Thursday off...so it's the longest I've gone without doing my regular 26+ miles a week, afraid I would not have lost....so back to my walking, ankle is still tender but not swollen, I think as the weight comes off, my joints/tendons will be much happier!

so shooting for a big loss for next week...I am hoping to get 15 pounds off a month...

I'm giving up sugar for lent, had 2 doughnuts this week b/c with me on ankle rest it was eat what was available...I did pass up 3 opportunities for waffle fries this week, so that was HUGE in changing my eating dynamics!!

Keep up the motivation everyone, it's just the first 1/4 of our challenge...let's make it to the midpoint with great steam!!!

Tara

Yeah on the loss.

QOTD - What is working for me is some sort of exercise every day. Stopping the diet soda. I think it was making me crave sweets more and when I stopped it things have been improved. I am trying to do WW on my own and it is going pretty well. Changing my frame of mind this is not a diet but a change in lifestyle. I could go on and on so they are my biggies.

What is not working for me is going out to eat something I only did in Disney and since I live close by it is hard. Also snacking at night is still a bit to much.

I managed to actually lose .5 this week even with my 2lb spike early on and the stress of my doggie. So I am pretty happy about that.

Thanks to everyone and our coaches it has been a great 4 weeks for me.

Wow - I'd be in trouble if I could go to Disney often to eat - Having it that close would be BAD, lol!

I'm down 1.2 and it's a two week WI. . Okay, that's what works for me. Accepting any loss with open arms. Come to me baby losses (trust me they add up folks). And giving maintaining the respect it deserves. We don't respect it enough. And not freaking out about gains. Moving on. (The hardest issue for me. Still working on it)

What else works for me. Eating all foods. In fact, only ones I ADORE with all my heart. For some people - and me - excess weight came on eating everything but what you really want because it's "better" and then probably eating what you wanted in the end. So ridiculous. So my entire loss has been from eating foods I love.

What isn't? The Bulk Barn. It's Canadian. You get the picture. Bulk candy. Bulk nuts. I'm beginning to accept that I WILL eat everything that I buy. As in not saving for a rainy day. I WILL. Time has shown that little lovely fact. So I now remember that as I'm filling my bags in absolute glee.

And sometimes not getting a good balance between compassion for myself and kicking my a$$. Hard to get the best balance.

Love that you are losing eating what you want!! That is what it is about in the end. Something you can live with long term!

Hit a goal for me today, under 150
Have not been there for a long while. Diet is the key for me and adding exercise. Feeling good!

Woo hoo - Under 150!!!

 

[50sjayne]

We had 12 people participate during COW4. Congratulations everyone who sent me numbers. You are all winners.

with 23 out of 28 points
NC_Tink
Ronda93


With 24 out of 28 points
donac



With 26 out of 28 points
HappySmyly
redwalker


with 27 out of 28 points
bouldertcr
jenanderson


With 28 out of 28 points
cclovesdis
maiziezoe



Welcome to COW 6

You do not have to participate but it is there to help you build good habits. Each week we will have two to four habit suggestions for you to do. At the end of the week you report your points to me.

It has been said that if you do something for 30 days it will become a habit. We will start off easy with two habits that have been known to help weight loss. As the weeks go by we will add to these habits. We will never have more than 4 habits to work on each week since that seems to be the number that most people could do without a problem.

COW 6

Do at least 20 minutes of exercise every day
Eat 2 fruits each day (1 point for each day)
Floss your teeth once a day (I know everyone hated this but we must do it)
Do something for someone everyday no matter how small

When you send me your points please post your total in your RE and then in the main part of the pm list your points as follows:


XX days of exercising for 20 minutes per day
XX days eating 2 fruit
XX days flossing
XX days doing something for someone else

This challlenge runs from Friday Feb 5, 2010 to Thursday Feb 11, 2010. On Friday Feb 12, 2010 pm me your points for the week. The COW results will be posted the same day the weekly totals are posted.

HAve fun with the COW.

Don't forget to send me COW5 points tomorrow.

Donac--I know I'm not doing the cow but that's just because I've never figured out the points system--maybe someday it will click. It took me 5 years to learn how to fillet a salmon-- once I did though there's no stopping me--I love it! I'll have you know too this was the first time I've gone to the dentist in years without them hounding me about flossing--didn't say a word about it so it must have showed

DD and DS8 had Fifth's so I'm going to assume it was. I finally got DS13 in today to see the Dr so I'm going to ask him about my joints while we are there.

Yes, fat suit! I was watching a movie on Lifetime the other day with Poppy Montgomery about 3 friends who make a Cinderella Pact to get into shape. One of the girls "put on a fat suit" to protect her from sexual harassment from a co worker. When she said that it just clicked, this isn't me, this is something I'm wearing that I need to shed.



If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

If it were just me I'd park my butt on Main Street and people watch. If it's me and DH we would be in Epcot all day just walking around. With the kids, we would be running around like crazy hitting all their number one rides!

Yep, petite clothes do not fit. Especially if you have girls. Shirts never fit right, ever.
Ditto can is a good response. there are times when someone will post something and I'm like "exactly!!"
See my above quote as the where I got the Fat suit from.


Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

I'm not on track. I can't find my groove. Maybe because we've hit illness road blocks or something. Maybe I'm just lazy, who knows.

What is working is being here. I hit the grocery store yesterday and as I walked up and down the aisles I was thinking to myself:
"What would the girls on the DIS say about you buying that"
"you know the girls would be proud if you bought A instead of B."
"If you buy crap, you will eat crap"
I am pleased to say I walked out with no junk food. I bought yogurt, oatmeal, and fruit. I stuck to the perimeter of the building.

I'm glad you're going to the doctor, that wasn't right. You're not lazy-- that is just a misconception about overweight people. And congrats for going healthy!

Yes! Congrats on your ring!!!!
I just got my wedding ring and my engagement ring re sized back down to a 6 this past weekend. I had it enlarged 6 years ago. I finally accept and realize I am not going to need it as big as I had it, and if I didn't do something I would loose it off my hand. We can't afford to replace either one, so I made it smaller! It feels good!

I had my ring re-sized too- I love it. They cleaned it too-- looks like a whole new ring.
I am finally back down to my goal weight. I am going to try hard not to slack. I am allowing myself free reign on movies this weekend! I have figured out something I never really took seriously before-- I really do reward myself with food. That's not any good. I feel great that I had a great week even with having a huge plate of home made cookies in the house. I did cut down on the butter in them using some karo syrup.

 

[tigger813]

Not sure what I'll get in for workouts today. Just feeling lazy I guess. Do plan on playing some Wii later with the family. DH bought me the Just Dance game but I can't have it until Valentine's Day. We got each girl a DS game for Valentine's Day and I also bought myself a Bejeweled game for the DS for when I get to play it.

DH and I had a nice day today. We got a new toaster at BB&B, then ate a fajita burrito at Chipotle. Very yummy! It was our first time there. Then we went to Best Buy and got the games above and a new cordless phone set as our other was dying. Then we visited the liquor store and grocery store for our alcohol and then went to Target and bought a new Electric Water kettle and pillows. I think we have our necessities for the month too!

About to head out and pick up DD2 at preschool and then wait for DD1 to get home so we can watch tv and play Wii games and other games. Wanted to go out to the movies to see Avatar but the IMAX was sold out for all shows today and tomorrow! Maybe we'll go next week!

I am going to enjoy my weekend but not too much. I just had a cup of green tea and will have another one again later while watching tv. I think I'm a bit run down though feeling ok. Think my body is telling me to take it easy. It's just a feeling but I'm going to follow it so I don't get hurt or sick. Always listen to your body!

Have a great weekend!

 

[maiziezoe]

I even got down to a normal weight range and my doc still wouldnt take me off of it. I was completely fit walking 5 miles a day wearing a size 6 and on WW maintenece. So I dont know if it matters what my weight is. The only time I was off of it was when I was pregnant because my b/p naturally dropped. So ho hum. That is funny you are also 41 alot of podcast peeps are all that age we were all born the same year. It is really werid.

I'm pretty sure my bp will always be high. Bad genes and lupus.

The podcast rules!

I just wanted to share some of my great news... if you don't know yet I am trying to run the 2011 DPHM and of course you know that you have to have a 16 min per mile pace well today I got under 16 min a mile for my pace... my actual pace was 15'46" per mile... I am so thrilled about it... I just hope that I can continue this progress...

EXCELLENT!!!

I've had high blood pressure since I was 18 -- didn't matter what I did, how much I weighed, it is a genetic thing. I resisted medication for a long time but my doctor said "You have the disease. You need to decide if you are going to treat it." Do you take your b/p at different times of the day and on different days? That may give you a better idea how it is doing. I've been on betablockers for years -- even while pregnant -- and my blood pressure is normal now but only when I take my medication. It's a process to figure out what will work for you. Luckily a lot of the meds are on the $4 a month WalMart prescription list.

Because of my Lupus, I have a higher chance of having a stroke so I used to take my blood pressure 4 times a day. I just haven't been doing that lately because I am afraid to look at the numbers. I had my youngest son 3 weeks early because of my bp and my youngest daughter 3 and a half weeks early because of my bp.

Sometimes I am like an ostrich... I stick my head in the ground to avoid knowing bad things. That's probably how I got fat.

Can you tell I'm excited???!!!!!

I have reached my lowest weight once again! I am at 157.2 this morning 1.6 less than the end of the last challenge!!!! 42.8 pounds total since last Christmas!

That's 2.8 for the week. Could've been a little more if I didn't sleep in this morning and get in 2 workouts but I'm thrilled anyways!

Just did the 2 mile WATP! I just need to keep that metabolism rolling to help me out with this weekend's eating opportunities that are too large to go into!

Awesome job!!!

How is your aunt doing? I felt so sad when dd started 1st grade, and then 3rd grade too. But you'll always be her mommy!!

My aunt is doing pretty good. She had 4 nodes taken out of one breast and 2 taken out of the other. They were all clear of cancer, which is a good thing. She is resting comfortably today and gets to go home to recover tomorrow. My cousin said she is in good spirits. We are waiting for more test results to find out what stage she is but it looks like it will be 1 or 2. Thank you so much for asking.

I cried my eyes out every year my oldest son started school... then he left for collage. I thought for sure I would cry but I didn't. By the time he went to college, I was happy he was leaving.

 

[Rose&Mike]

I need to get a better scale! I do my best to read the needle, but it moves depending on how I stand. So - I picked the best reading this morning, and I am down 2 pounds since my last weigh-in two weeks ago. (I was at WDW last week.)

I switched scales two weeks into the challenge. I'm really glad I did it, becasue my new scale is much more consistent. If you do decide to switch scales be prepared for ugliness. I had to add 6 pounds back into my original weight. It made for a rough week, because I had to deal with the fact that I was even heavier than I thought I was.

Kimara- onthe one-derland. That's awesome!

Qof the Day--what's working? Exercising--I love to exercise. I just forget some times. Also, eating smaller portions. When I am comtemplating eating something that I know is a bad choice, I ask myself--do I really want to come on here and type that out for everyone to see? You all are providing positive reinforcement without even knowing it. I am also still really glad that I gave up the diet soda.

What's not working--I am still eating too much "white" food. But I'm doing better. For instance this week dh was out of town and one night (after a long day at work) I really just wanted a box of mac and cheese. In the past I would have made it and sat down and ate the whole box. Instead I made it with skim milk, a tiny bit of butter, a can of beans and some diced tomatoes. Sprinkled a little mozzarella on top and baked it. I ate it for four meals!! So, not good with the white flour noodles, but I'm getting there. I need to start making the switch to more whole grains. Do you think they'll ever make Kraft mac and cheese with whole grains?

 

[princessbride6205]

I can't believe that I lost 4 pounds this week! I had gained 2 last week in WDW, then lost that and more. Maybe some of that gain last week was water? I don't feel like I exercised enough or ate light enough to see that big of a loss this week. I suppose I did forgo desserts a few times this week. Now my big challenge is maintaining or losing more next week. After a really big loss I usually gain a little. Being only a few pounds from goal is a constant yo-yo for me.

I splurged a bit this morning. With DD sick, it's like having a newborn again - not much sleep! Without my REM sleep I am a total monster - to the point of practically needing anger management. After 2 nights in a row of getting up every 1-2 hours, I was having a rough morning. DH suggested taking it easy and going to Starbucks to get some coffee and DD breakfast. So DD and I bundled up and went over there. DD is not eating or drinking anything, so I thought getting her a donut and her special milk might work. *sigh* It did not, but I ended up eating 2/3 of an apple fritter as my breakfast. I took my screaming and kicking child to the doctor's office after that. She and I had both calmed down by the time we got there, and she just wanted to snuggle up on me. So other than being really stressed about her refusing to keep hydrated, we are doing okay. We have tried everything with the liquids - I let her pick out a color of Powerade this morning, giving straight juice (which she never gets), juice boxes, etc. The only thing she has agreed to is popsicles.

 

[maiziezoe]

Weighed in this morning... down 1.3 pounds. I was a little miffed because when I weighed myself on Tuesday, I was down 2 pounds... so I actually gained weight during my weight loss. Does that make sense? I cranked up my work-outs this week by adding my C25k training to my hour a day workouts. I think I am gaining muscle. I also think I need to eat more because I am working out more.

I did Week 1/Day 3 today of the C25k. My pants stayed up almost the entire time,thanks to the magic of 7 safety pins!

We had a great day yesterday celebrating my daughters 3rd birthday. She LOVED Disney on Ice. She was so surprised! I bought a teeny tiny birthday cake for her and while the rest of the family ate it, I had a skinny cow. It was really a nice day.

Today my 21 year old came home to visit for the weekend. Another surprise for the b-day girl. He walked in and said, "holy cow! Your face is thin!!" I LOVE that kid!! I have a pork roast in the crock pot... I'm going to shred it and take it to my moms house for dinner and another b-day celebration.

Tomorrow night my hubby and I are going to Bonefish Grill for dinner to celebrate our 6th Anniversary.

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

Working for me: Working out. Logging everything I eat. Having a great support system.

Not working for me: I need to eat more.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Is anyone else getting sick of the Valentine's Day candy ads yet? PLEASE, I don't need to be looking at pictures of candy all the time! I think about chocolate enough as it is!

I'm decided to become a chocolate snob, and only eat the really good chocolate, that way I can tell myself most of the Valentine's chocolates aren't good enough for me!

tigger813 - I enjoy Bejewelled too! Hope you enjoy your relaxing day so you don't end up sick!

Do you think they'll ever make Kraft mac and cheese with whole grains?

They do! and it does not taste good Actually it might only be whole wheat, not whole grain, but it is like eating a cardboard box! Why does regular KD taste so good? That is something I could eat a whole box of


PrincessBride - hope your DD feels better soon, and you can get a good nights sleep!

MaizieZoe - Happy Anniversary a day early

Off to eat a good lunch now while I'm still feeling positive and motivated.

 

[tigger813]

Thanks, LuvBaloo! Bejewelled is fun. I play it on FB all the time so I thought this would be a good game for me when I get to play with the DSi!

Enjoying my 2nd cup of green tea and we're all watching Project Runway!

Think I'll even go put my jammies on! SO glad I'm home for the rest of the day! Girls are having waffles that I made in our new toaster. I guess that's their dinner! They each want a 2nd one!

Don't know what DH and I will have I'm not hungry yet. We do have some frozen pizzas. Something easy!

Looking forward to my weekly drink in a few hours!

 

[corinnak]

I had an interesting NSV this week -- I had to temporarily retire my wedding ring because it is too big. I don't wear my wedding ring all the time so I'm okay with it. DH is getting me an anniversary ring and I will have my other ring resized later this summer -- when I go below 200.

Congratulations on your consistently strong losses this challenge! And on your NSV as well!

I am going to admit that I actually have 2 wedding rings. There is the one that I wore on my wedding day. And then there is the one that I got for my 11th anniversary. Who even knows why - we were just inspired that year for some reason. They are very different rings. The anniversary band is larger and has diamonds and is very pretty. The original is plain white gold and I love it, too. I am currently wearing the original. I will get the fancy one resized after I've maintained a while, and probably in the summer. My fingers are very different sizes in the summer vs. winter, so it may well serve me to have a slightly larger one in summer and smaller one for winter. I'm not wearing either one right now! Even the smaller one sloshes around too much when I'm on the TM.

You all have no idea how many lives we touch, and becoming a healthy active person is not just good for ourselves, but for everyone around us.

Brilliant, Redwalker, and so true. I don't think we even know how many people's lives we may unwittingly influence.

I am excited to share this with all of you! I plan to get on the treadmill after my kindergartner goes to school, and kill 5miles on it, then do the weight loss Yoga DVD with Bob...awesome for my abs. I have 11 days to go then I am at WDW!

Congratulations on getting under 130! That's got to feel amazingly light!

I did Bob's Yoga DVD the other day - I'm still feeling it in my obliques days later, I am not kidding. That ab workout is a good one, for sure! Have fun with the last-minute prep for your trip!

i'm SO happy. for the first time in years I AM IN ONE-DERLAND!! i know some of you have never been this big and i am happy for you, but i am SO thrilled i can't explain it! that has been my invisible wall, and i just walked through it. i have to keep walking and keep going or i will put myself back on the other side of the wall.

Welcome to the Ones! Regardless of anyone's highest weight, I think we all have those invisible walls. Fantastic that you have made it through yours! Keep on going - you've GOT this!

Hit a goal for me today, under 150
Have not been there for a long while. Diet is the key for me and adding exercise. Feeling good!

Hooray for under 150! Great job!!!

I can't believe that I lost 4 pounds this week! I had gained 2 last week in WDW, then lost that and more. Maybe some of that gain last week was water? I don't feel like I exercised enough or ate light enough to see that big of a loss this week. I suppose I did forgo desserts a few times this week. Now my big challenge is maintaining or losing more next week. After a really big loss I usually gain a little. Being only a few pounds from goal is a constant yo-yo for me.

Those vacation pounds are almost always illusions, I think. Water binds to salt and sugar and I think air travel makes you retain as well. I know what you mean about that bounce after a big loss. Mentally, it can be easy to relax a little when you're down that much in a week. Keep doing what you've been doing - it's obviously working great for you!

I sure hope your DD feels better soon. Nothing wrong with popsicles when liquid is a non-starter for those little guys. She must really be feeling off. Hang in there.

2/4 Thursday QOTD: If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

I love to travel with the kids, but would also love this day with just me and my DH: We'd start the day with rides on Rock-n-Rollercoaster and Tower of Terror, plus also some streetmosphere, please! Then lunch at the Brown Derby. I am in love with their tofu veggie noodle bowl. LOVE. The kids are not fans, however. After lunch, we'd go over to Epcot and just bounce from show to show to show in the world showcase.
Then I'd head over to Jellyrolls and stay till close!


2/5 Friday QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

I am in maintenance, but truly I am just muddling along as well. Working out. Tracking my food (mostly). But I can feel those old habits wanting to creep back in and given that I am at goal and maintaining, there is less to stand in the way than there was when I was striving to lose. This week, there was a box of Kashi Good Friends cereal that had my name writtten all over it. I know there are worse things, but for me, eating cereal straight out of the box is a big red flag. I am very aware that I am standing at the edge of a very steep, very slippery slope.

And I was a gainer this week - +.4. Now, technically, that puts me still firmly in the "Maintainer" zone, but tell the truth - if you're losing and you get a +.4, it doesn't feel good and you think "well, I'd better get it together for next week! As a maintainer, though, I don't quite know how to react. Is it "well, I'm still within 2 lbs of my goal weight, so no need to worry yet" or is it "ack, I'm up. Better watch myself this week!" I'm leaning toward the second one, I have to say, but maybe that's premature. It's definitely a learning curve.

 

[lovedvc]

At this mornings weight loss I remained the same. I know in the past I heard your body can't lose and shrink at the same time. So that's what I'm gonna believe to get through this, this is my shrinking week, I can live with that. Tomorrow DH and I are going out to dinner for my b-day depending on the amount of snow, but I'll do whatever I have too to get out because I have a babysitter for the entire night. I'm pretty much planning on sushi, I can get a lot for less points and not feel guilty that I ate something bad for me and I also won't really have the sodium issues that I usually do.

 

[donac]

I am the same as last week but that is okay with me. I hurt my knee on Tuesday/Wednesday and it is just feeling better. I did some exercises this morning but mostly on my arms and abs so that I don't move the leg too much. Advil is doing a good job. I had some this morning and nothing since. I will take some this evening before bed.

I am sitting here waiting for the snow to come. Ds2 is at college and was going to get stuff after his last class and sit and watch dvds in his room all weekend. Ds1 is going up to visit with his girlfriend. So it is just dh and I with the dog and cats to sit out the storm. Dh just got back from the store to get an extra shovel. We have one that is good. The second one kept falling apart during the last storm so he had to replace that one. Now we each have one. He got the last one in Home depot. I guess I am going to get my work out this weekend.

I have some grading to do and some math work but I should be able to make time for something I want to do. Maybe even sew, but I have to get my machine out of the car.

Take care everyone. Be careful if you are in the way of the storm.

 

[carmiedog]

We had 12 people participate during COW4. Congratulations everyone who sent me numbers. You are all winners.

with 23 out of 28 points
NC_Tink
Ronda93


With 24 out of 28 points
donac



With 26 out of 28 points
HappySmyly
redwalker


with 27 out of 28 points
bouldertcr
jenanderson


With 28 out of 28 points
cclovesdis
maiziezoe

I sent you cow 4 points, but you must have decided not to publicly embarrass me since I was sick/hurt and on the bottom of the list.

week 5 wasn't much better. Teeth flossing, the easiest thing on the list, did me in.