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

[redwalker]

Tuesday's QOTD: Do you have a reward for reaching goal? Or mini-goals?


The biggest reward would be not to have any more pain in my left leg or get those NASTY charlie horses! That would be reward enough..but if I were to do or get something, it would be to buy new clothes...maybe a pretty tank top.

 

[redwalker]

Tuesday's QOTD: Do you have a reward for reaching goal? Or mini-goals?

I'm going to buy 3 pairs of Lucky Brand Jeans as my reward. And of course I'm going to need to buy all new shorts since the ones I bought this summer won't fit.

I'm getting ready for work now, Hopefully I'll find some time this morning to catch up on everything since yesterday. I was too busy to really get on and read at work yesterday.

Keep at it everyone, Friday will be here soon!

I love Lucky Brand! If only I could afford to buy more of their clothes! I actually bought my very first string bikini before our families Disney Cruise last April! I have never tried on any of their jeans..I have seen them as I walk by the store at the mall..they look great! I bet you will look fantastic in them soon!!!!! Keep it up!

 

[cclovesdis]

Today's QOTD: I already wrote my rewards out about a week ago, but, that being said, I've gained a few pounds since I first wrote them, so I'm going to add another reward into my plan. When I get back to 30 pounds lost, I'm going to treat myself to some music downloads that will be great to listen to when I'm on the treadmill.

Yesterday's QOTD: Water, C25K, exercise, WW, this thread, this thread, and this thread. Thanks fellow WISHers.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow! Hoping to get in some exercise tomorrow-probably from shoveling!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

If anyone is looking for music suggestions -- Corinna posted a question in the Monday Mixer thread on the WISH events section (I can't link sorry!), where people are posting the music that motivates them. I'm getting lots of great ideas!

Maria

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

QOTD - I usually do rewards every 10 pounds. It keeps me focused. When I get to 20 pounds off I am treating myself to a tshirt I have been wanting.

On a side note. Today was my off C25K day and I walked 5 miles. Well my legs are so sore because I threw some of my running in with it. I wonder if I am gonna be able to run tomorrow because of my stupidity today. Oh well off to take a hot bath and try and see if that helps.

Oh and over the top news we got a huge rebate for buying our home in November. I think we are splurging on a hottub and screening in our lanai. Whoo hooo.

 

[jbm02]

If anyone is looking for music suggestions -- Corinna posted a question in the Monday Mixer thread on the WISH events section (I can't link sorry!), where people are posting the music that motivates them. I'm getting lots of great ideas!

Maria

Thanks so much for letting us know about that thread - I was looking for some good music to update my iPod!!!

BTW, this is another crazy week for me. I will be lurking in and out. But I am determined to get me exercising in!!!

Have a good night everyone!!
Jude

 

[redlight]

QOTD: I bought new clothes after losing weight last fall. I don't know what I will do when I lose the rest. I'd like to do something special other than clothes.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Me too! I always have a hard time with rewards b/c I don't want to spend the money. But this I can do! Ooh and maybe I'll use the money for a massage - Tracey's posts always make me want one! That or a new cricut cartridge.

I'm thinking of saving it for the scrapbook weekend at Disney in August. That is my goal date.

 

[tigger813]

Did a few crunches while watching BL. I am drinking my water religiously. I had turkey sliders for supper and a piece of coffee cake for dessert. I was good for the most part today.

I am only going to do mild workouts the next several days until I am feeling a lot better than I have been. I should be home for the day by 11:45 tomorrow as we are getting a Nor'easter tomorrow afternoon. I plan on doing the Wii Fit Plus once the girls and I get home.

DD1 has a half day and I will be at her school all morning helping her teacher pack for a move to another part of the building. The building is being renovated and they are ready to start the other side during vacation next week. When we leave at 11:30 we will head over to the other school to pick up DD2 as it is supposed to be snowing by then. I don't want to have to go out again and she doesn't need to be out in nasty weather with her chronic cough. She was complaining of a sore throat earlier so I don't even know if she will go to school.

I may do a 1 mile workout at some point or just stick to the Wii Fit PLUS. We'll just see how I feel I just don't want to wear myself down. I will also try and eat right all day. Green tea and yogurt and any other light foods! Gotta work the food part of my journey the rest of the week. I really missed my workouts today! It's become a healthy addiction for me lately!

Enjoy the rest of your evening!

 

[my3princes]

I have been off plan for several days now and can't seem to get back on track. I wouldn't be surprised if I've gained back everything that I've lost Between the virus I had last week and my month visitor I just fell apart. Tomorrow is a new day. Just keep swimmin...just keep swimmin.

 

[Octoberbride03]

My new workout set came this evening, and I jumped right in and tried it out. I have to say that its the first workout I've ever done that does not leave me tired afterwards. It will definitely take time to get the form on some of the steps, but overall I felt really good when i was done. Its almost hard to believe that this will work me because I felt so good after it was done. But this was the intention from the start for the set. Its more a work smart instead of hard set type of thing. So we'll see how it goes.

Each disc has rather interesting combinations too. Today's disc was all about shoulders and legs, tomorrow's will be cardio, number 3 is chest, triceps and butt, #4: back, biceps and thighs(OMG do I need this 1). #5 is a core fusion. Each disc(I want to call them tapes. Does anybody else still call them that) is 20 minutes long and it came with a resistance band. I still want to work in my ball routines in there too somewhere. But I'm very glad to have something new to do for working out.

The instructor is Stephanie Huckabee if anybody's interested. I picked it up from QVC last week.

 

[ladytink75]

Well I started PT today for a knee injury that I have had for some time and the doc put me on a NO carb diet and NO running... Those are big bummers for me because I am trying to train for the DPHM in 2011 and I enjoy my carbs... I can eat carbs up until 3:30 in the afternoon but after that I have to put it aside. As for no running he wants me to do the bike and rowing machine to get my legs stronger... I just hope that all this will work for me b/c if it does not I have no idea how I am going to manage to train for this half-marathon.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
Reporting in this week: 2!
Congrats to Corinnak & 50sjayne for successfully maintaining!
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------127
not reporting in for 1 week------20
not reporting in for 2 weeks------10
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 7
Excused-------------------------3
weigh ins-----------------------84
gains----------------------------13
maintains------------------------18
losses--------------------------53
first time weigh-ins---------------0

Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Week 5!
This weeks total group loss 61.3 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.36%
Total group weight loss so far 790.3 pounds!
We passed the goal of 750 pounds, now lets aim for 1000!

Retention Rate (compared to the 135 weighins for our start weigh-in on Jan 1st)
86/ 135 = 64%


Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 5? This week I’ve went with a simple TOP 9 LIST which actually has 11 people because there’s two ties! That criteria will change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Week 5 Superstars!!
#9-tie at 1.37% - MJonesMBA2001 & redwalker
#8- 1.39% - carmiedog
#7- 1.46% - wezee
#6- 1.58% - Eeyores Butterfly
#5- 1.59% - Riverhill
#4- TIE at 1.73% - kimara & Rose & Mike
#3- 1.75% - tigger813
#2- 2.22% - LeaderoftheClub

and now

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge
Week 5 Biggest Loser!!

#1- 3.08% - PrincessBride6205


Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!

Congratulations PrincessBride6205!!! As the last weigh in to come you really made it “saving the best for last!”:thumbsup
What a great week you have had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser.

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[LuvBaloo]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!

How this works: you set your goal for what to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.
Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.
Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know. This is something new for BL9

We have done 5 out of 15 weeks, so the challenge is 33% complete.
3TinksAndAnEeyore 53.6
A Little Pixie Dust 47.3
beansf 48.7
bouldertcr 57.5
CanuckCruiser 0.0
chskover 21.7
debf 20.7
denise 12.9
DisFam95 26.1
disney mommy 10.0
DisneyFam5 55.3
Double 39.2
happysmyly 57.3
heatherlynn444 26.7
IWISHFORDISNEY 38.9
jbm02 33.3
jenanderson 48.3
JFrey4240 50.5
jimmaher69 23.2
Jimmy (Denise's DH) 7.9
joy@disney 20.0
kimara 77.5
kimwim8 30.0
Kitchensinkguy 63.6
leamom2princesses 33.3
LegoMom3 21.4
Life is good 25.0
lisah0711 55.0
lisaviolet 6.7
LittleSeacow 22.7
lovedvc 57.0
LuvBaloo 17.0
maiziezoe 44.1
mandac -2.9
MaryAz 63.3
MickeyMagic 26.7
mousemom11 20.0
MrIncrediDad 51.7
my3princes -5.0
NC Tink 31.3
Nicholfamily5 23.3
Peace.love.mickey 23.0
pgumiela 13.2
Piglet18 16.6
poohlove 26.0
PRINCESSVIJA 2.2
redwalker 8.0
Riverhill 13.3
Rose&Mike 50.7
sahbushka 20.7
shellynn24 22.6
StitchIsOurHero 30.5
talytam 22.5
Tasha+Scott 32.0
tigger813 51.1
wezee 41.7
Worfiedoodles 22.0
zacem'smom 45.2

 

[LuvBaloo]

Biggest Loser 9: 1/3 of the way results!

Total Losers still active at the end of Week 5 = 117
(note the people who were removed after the week 5 results are NOT included)

Average % loss = 3.07%
# of gains = 6
# of maintains = 3
# of losses = 108

As Corrina would say:
Finished last is better than did not finish is miles better than did not start!
We are all successes for trying!

And now for the competitive part. Let’s see who are the 1/3 of the way, top LOSERS!
I’ve decide to go with everybody over 6% loss!

#11- 6.05% - 3TinksAndAnEeyore
#10- 6.16% - stace208
#9- 6.21% - jbm02
#8- 6.26 % - goofypete
#7- 6.55% - MrIncrediDad
#6- 6.85% - lovedvc

#5- TIE at 7.23% - kimara & happysmyly (isn’t it cool that sisters got the same #!)
#4- 7.32% - jenanderson
#3- 7.87 % - DisneyFam5

#2- 8.09% - carmiedog

#1- 9.05% - Kitchensinkguy

 

[donac]

I got a call last night at 7 that I had no school today. It seems that the entire state has closed down. Ds has to go to work but that's not for a couple of hours yet so we shall see. Dh is also out. We both had a rotten night sleep. we tossed and turned all night. We don't understand it. On a snowy day we always sleep poorly since we don't know what the day is going to bring but we knew before we went to sleep so we don't understand. I guess we are just going hang around the house and then shovel out.

Congrats to all the losers this week. Keep up the good work

 

[tigger813]

Overslept this morning. Alarm went off at 6 and next thing I know DH says "It's 6:45!" Luckily I didn't have to make lunches this morning as there is a half day today. Not because of the snow though it would've been. We have 1-2 half days each month and this happens to be one. I'm picking up DD2 when I bring DD1 home so I don't have to go out in the snow again. Nothing here yet. Expecting anywhere from 3-8 inches.

Gonna do the Wii Fit later today. May try a 1 mile WATP. Throat is really sore still but I don't have the headache I had yesterday.

Gotta prepare for the rest of my day. We will work on the girls Valentine's cards this afternoon so those are ready for Friday.

Can't believe I finished 3rd last week! Congrats to all!

 

[corinnak]

It has been a crazy couple of days! It was the last weekend for the play I was working on, so there were parties and striking the set and somehow my long run got crowded out of the weekend. Then on Monday, the snow. I think we got 10 inches, which normally would not even be worth a mention to me, except that as high as the snow is already piled, it turns into twice as much shoveling for me as I shovel the drive and then shovel off the top of the snow pile, moving the snow further back so I'll be able to put the snow somewhere next time. So I had about 2.5 hours of shoveling and throwing snow around on Monday and and 85 minutes yesterday. The cool part: I am not even sore today. The not-cool part? Shovelig snow does not get nearly as many AP as running for the same amount of time. It's about half. Phooey on that!

And on top of it all, my weight has really crept up this week. I am not entirely sure why - my food has not been perfectly perfect, but I am within points. And in fact, given that I was up a tiny bit last week, I actually set my points target down to "losing" again. I'm going to hope it's water-related, cause otherwise, this is not good!

I can't believe I even got behind on the QOTD. The archive is all caught up now, at least.

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 don't feel like I'm off track, really, but as I said, the scale indicates otherwise (to the point where I'd be back on the losers team if Yesterday were a weigh-in day, so I am being extra-vigilant on the food until I'm closer to that goal weight again! I also need to hit the treadmill today. Seriously.


2/6 Saturday QOTD: What is something you have learned from reading a book, watching a tv show, heard from someone, etc. that really clicked and helped you in your weight loss journey?

There have been many things, but the one that jumps to mind now is from the book "The End of Overeating" and it is basically about the addictive power of some of the foods we encounter all the time - specifically foods with sugar, fat and salt all in one package - layered foods, he calls them. Our brains react to this food in the same area that is activated by heroin, which explains why they are so....addictive.

2/7 Sunday QOTD: Today is Superbowl Sunday - What is your plan to succeed today?

We didn't watch the game, didn't have a party, didn't go to a party. It wold have been better if I'd come home and run that night, but I was still feeling fatigue in my legs from the spin/body pump double whammy Saturday morning.


2/8 Monday QOTD: What are the tools that you use most in your weight loss journey?

The Microwave! Ha ha ha - seriously, it's probably true. I also love my food scale and measuring tools. WW etools have been great as well. Not to forget my running shoes and treadmill, YMCA and workout DVD's. And finally something I call "visioning" and something WW seems to call "Winning Outcomes." I imagine where I'm going next and how I will look and feel when I get there.

2/9 Tuesday QOTD: Do you have a reward for reaching goal? Or mini-goals? I have not been so much about the rewards. I have been thinking about one of those Tiffany key charm necklaces once I get to "Lifetime" but so far have not even managed to choose one. There have been clothes and a few race trips along the way, as well.

For me, being at (or around) goal weight, I feel like I enjoy the rewards every day. Pants that fit and look actually pretty good. Healthy food that I feel confident is nourishing my body. Faster race times and more enjoyable training. Catching sight of a little muscle under my soft exterior each morning. Knowing that there are clothes for every occasion in my closet and at the store that fit me and look OK. Peace of mind about my health and that I am doing what I need to do to maintain it.

 

[tigger813]

Actually down a pound from yesterday so maybe I can get down to being a maintainer this week. Just had some coffee cake for breakfast. Gonna drink water all day and eat lightly for lunch. We're going to have steak tips and carrots for supper so I'll save my calories for them. Snacks will be microwave popcorn and yogurt!

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Congrats to all our Biggest losers!!!!!!!!!!! I have a long way to go if I am going to catch up with you guys!! LOL.