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

[lisaviolet]

Up .1. And yes I want to call that a maintain.

I haven't been posting at all. to all the BLs.

 

[my3princes]

I'm home with a sick son today. Actually he seems fine now, but he wasn't during the night. I'm putting the time to good use and doing cleaning. First my email box, now I'm hitting the laundry pile and bathrooms. These were on tap for this weekend so I'm getting a jumpstart. Since the sun is shining I think I'll eith walk or jog to the post office when the older kids get home. I'm sure middle son will go with me.

 

[maiziezoe]

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

I do WW online and get 28 points a day... until today, that is. On Fridays I get a pop-up asking me for my weekly weigh in. After I entered my weight today I got a little notice that I am losing weight too fast and it had me retake the "points quiz" and it changed my points from 28 to 29. WHY???

I'm cleaning out my closet today and getting rid of anything that is above a size 18.



Cream of Asparagus Soup

Servings: 6 ~ Serving Size: 10 oz ~ Points: Less then 1 ww point

2 lbs asparagus (2 bunches)
1 tbsp butter (I use Brummel and Brown)
1 onion, chopped
6 cups fat free chicken broth or veggie broth
2 tbsp low fat sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

In large pot, melt butter on low heat. Add onion and saute on low for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Snap the ends off the asparagus and throw away. Chop the asparagus into 2 inch pieces. Add to the pot with the onions. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper. Cover and cook about 20-25 minutes or until asparagus is very tender. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Using a hand held blender, puree until smooth. If you don't have a hand held blender, use a blender by adding a little soup at a time.

This soup was fantastic! My 3 year old ate 4 bowls!

 

[50sjayne]

I'm not much of an M&M fan, but I hear rumours of a mystical coconut M&M. If I were ever to find such a golden fleece, I might turn into an M&M gollum somewhere in a cave hoarding coconut M&Ms and muttering "my precious" all the while.

Hah! I always think of myself as gollum with my kitties....

Well... difficult evening. Had to give DS some "tough love" about his constantly forgetting bits and pieces of homework and study stuff. He has been crying off and on for a few hours now because of it and he is SURE that DH and I both hate him... he wants to move away... etc, etc, etc. I gave him a break (he was told to sit in the kitchen until he wrote a 3 paragraph paper that he forgot his notes for) to take a shower. Hopefully DH will let it go when he returns and DS can just go to bed. He won't be happy, but at least the evening will be over. He only wrote about 5 sentences instead of 3 paragraphs, but I can't FORCE him to remember the stuff that was on the notes he forgot. But hopefully this "forgetting" will improve now (with continued reminders from Mom, of course!!)

It's tough because he just doesn't CARE about school work or homework. He is incredibly bright... he scores in the "proficient" and "proficient with distinction" on standardized tests for both reading and math. However, that doesn't translate to his school work. I think that sometimes he forgets on purpose to avoid work he doesn't want to do... and sometimes he just truly forgets and loses things... he is a disorganized mess in his desk and backpack.

It's not like he is failing classes... he tends to either make the honor roll or almost make the honor roll. His most recent progress report had a few 90's, a few high-80's and one 78 in reading (which definitely is NOT acceptable). But I am trying to make him understand how important it is that he complete his homework... he is heading toward his late middle school years and things are just going to be getting tougher and teachers will be less forgiving about the "I forgot" excuse. He needs to develop better habits NOW! I'm just worried about him. Sorry to rant.

TTY tomorrow................P

I used to go ballistic at a bad report card....I wish I hadn't now but it was so hard to get through to them how important it was....their friends were the worst--if it didn't matter to them why should it matter to our kids? Bah.

Cooking has begun! Don't know why but I just have the urge to get some meals ready for the remainder of the week and the weekend! Just put 1 big and 3 tiny meatloaves in the oven. Next up, 2 bacon double cheese quiches made with healthy ingredients-turkey bacon, egg beaters, lite cheddar cheese. Soon, time to get the cleaning done. Dd I mention I'm also on my 2nd load of laundry?!

Going to be a productive day if it kills me! LOL!

Thank you for motivating me.

Am getting excited about the Oscars. I found some lobster tails for under $3.50 a piece at Costco on clearance and when I asked our friends what to bring that's the one thing that was mentioned--mostly I'm sure because we just had them on sale at my store for $4.99 each. So Score! I finally get to watch the Biggest loser tonight at 9 on the style network. Husband did tape some shows I like but usually miss for me the next night (after he forgot the Biggest Loser) so is forgiven...sort of. Wish we had a dvr but comcast is so stupidly expensive as it is....
Went to the pool yesterday with my son and stepdad joined us and I swam a good 1/2 hour. Spent 45 minutes in the jacuzzi also. Really needed it as I was installing Norton...
I love Norton but there has Never ever been an easy uninstall/install for me. It is generally 24 hours of pure frustration. Of course it is horrible on my back..so good jacuzzi good. It's nice and sunny again today so I'm going to get out on my bike and maybe try out my new camera-- we live in a neighborhood where there are a lot of tulip trees just starting in and they are so gorgeous...

 

[jbm02]

THE SCALE FINALLY MOVED!!!!! Wooohoo. I am down 1 pound. It has been a tough 4 weeks so I am thrilled, thrilled with a 1 pound loss. Hopefully that's the start of more moving (down, not up!) for the month of March.

Good morning just wanted to check in before I went off to work. I feel good so far with working and my running I am fitting it in. I will be in Epcot Saturday to see the Flower and Garden opening so if any wishers are there keep an eye out for other DISers. And good luck with your runs!


I did pretty awesome this week I lost 3lbs. That is huge for me.

Congratulations!! Have a great time at WDW!!

Hi Folks....my name is SarahMay and I will be your coach for the week. I did not weigh in this week because I was in Disneyland but I am pretty sure I gained a bunch so I am excited to be your coach as it always helps me get back on track! I will be back on later today with the QOTD (hopefully).

Have a great day all and remember to drink your water!

SarahMay

Hi SarahMay! I was reading your post and just about to reach for my diet soda..changed my mind and am sipping water right now....

Now for the big news. Because the Biggest Loser 9 finale is in May we have extended the challenge four weeks. Our new ending date for this challenge is May 14th. That means we have four more weeks to get closer to our goals!




Have a great day all!

I need all the time I can get!! That works great for me!!!

Carys - I laughed so hard at you M&M "Gollum" comment. That is me to a T. I had to beg our secretary to stop buying M&Ms because I have no will power when they are around. And she kept filling a really big bowl of them, every day....

Jen - LOVE the nonrunner's marathon book. I am taking notes...

I have drill this weekend, which screws up my exercise schedule. But my food intake has been good this week and I was able to get 18 miles of running in. (that's a sentence I never thought I would write. LOL). Hopefully I'll be able to keep it together during the weekend. Did I mention that my NCO keeps a big jar of chocolate candies out?? ...I will be trying to avoid his desk like the plague.

Have a great weekend everyone! Good luck to everyone who is running the Princess!!
Jude

 

[tigger813]

Good afternoon LOSERS!

Busy day! DH and I ran around Nashua all day getting supplies that we needed! Bought a new grill that we'll have to put together tomorrow! Good day for it! Went to BJ's, Costco, Target, Liquor store, Lowe's, Home Depot and had a nice lunch at Olive Garden. I got the soup, salad and breadsticks. Hadn't even eaten breakfast so when we got there I was famished. Had 2 bowls of soup (the one with the spicy sausage), 4 breadsticks and the entire bowl of salad! Going to have some chips and a raspberry white Russian now. Meatloaf is on the menu for supper tonight. Picked up Where the Wild Things Are so we are gong to watch that shortly.

I also picked up a new Leslie Sansone DVD that came with a step counter and I also bought the BL Yoga for Weight Loss with Bob as it was only $6.99! Can't wait to try it this weekend. Need to step it up again so I can buy a new bathing suit in 10 days!

Ended up going into work for a reflexology client, ended up doing 60 minutes instead of 30. And another client stopped by and will call next week for another massage. So, knock on wood, things may be starting to pick up. The client I had plans on coming once a month as she really loved the treatment.

Enjoy the rest of your evening! I hope it is wonderful for all of you! It's beautiful here and supposed to be all weekend so the girls and I will take a bike ride tomorrow!

 

[Carys]

Lisa, that's good news re: extending the challenge four weeks because I'm going to need it I've truly been a good girl, but despite dropping three pounds early in the week, the scale crept up five pounds for an overall GAIN of two pounds this week - cruel. I'm thinking I might take the day off today, regroup, and start afresh the next. I also just recieved a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, so maybe that'll have some strategies I can apply

 

[redlight]

After a mini-stall, I had a great scale day. I'm down three pounds for the week and am under 150!

 

[cclovesdis]

After a mini-stall, I had a great scale day. I'm down three pounds for the week and am under 150!

Congratulations!



I had a pretty good day. I'm down .6. I'll take it! Any loss is better than no loss and best of all, that means I managed to maintain my huge loss from last week. I managed to get in 8 glasses of water today too. I can't say it enough. Drinking water helps me lose. Not a great day for exercise. Only 28 minutes. Still, better than nothing. It was also a good workout- all cardio, some of it with weights. I'm hoping for more exercise tomorrow. Hoping to make it to the gym. I haven't been there since Monday. I really shouldn't complain too much as I barely ate all 21 of my POINTS and I earned 4 APs for the day. Got to run, I'm so ready for bed.

CC

 

[redwalker]

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went. I did get the norovirus for the second week we were at Coco Beach. OH well...it was still fun! Now back to business. I only gained a few pounds being away for almost 2 weeks...not to bad. Need to get back to my water intake of 90oz. I hope you all have a great weekend!

 

[tigger813]

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went. I did get the norovirus for the second week we were at Coco Beach. OH well...it was still fun! Now back to business. I only gained a few pounds being away for almost 2 weeks...not to bad. Need to get back to my water intake of 90oz. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Welcome back, BUDDY! Missed you! 2 weeks and counting until our weekend at the Cape!!!!!! 4-6 miles on the treadmill! definitely!

 

[jenanderson]

Good friday morning everyone!! Hope you all see good numbers on the scale. Thank you for having me as your coach all week, though my computer time was lacking in the past couple days, I really enjoyed coaching.

Thanks so much for coaching us this past week! I really appreciate all the work the coaches have to do!

I did pretty awesome this week I lost 3lbs. That is huge for me.

WOW! Good for you! 3 pounds in one week is huge!

Since this has been 2 1/2 months now I've gotten a little "sloppy" and need to tighten up. Here's what I think I need to adjust:
1. Daily exercise, not 3 or 4 times/week - also this does not need to be sweaty til I fall on the floor exercise, movement counts! Get my steps in!
2. Write down every little bite - 1/8 of dd's ww frozen pizza before cheer practice is 40 calories. And I think I must have missed counting some of those pesky little Kisses.
3. Calories aren't equal - chocolate calories count more than strawberry calories when it comes to where they land on my body!
4. Crystal Light is NOT the same as water...drink my water straight!

Now I need to print this out so I can remember it! I do feel more in control having written it out.

I am right there with you. I had gotten very sloppy and have been working hard at getting back to the basics. It is so helpful to identify some steps you want to take to get back on track. Print it out and keep it close...the little things are so important!

Hi Folks....my name is SarahMay and I will be your coach for the week.

Hello SarahMay! Thanks for being our coach this week!

Now for the big news. Because the Biggest Loser 9 finale is in May we have extended the challenge four weeks. Our new ending date for this challenge is May 14th. That means we have four more weeks to get closer to our goals!

I am excited for the extra weeks! I will say that this challenge has been the thing that has allowed me to be so successful with my weight loss. I had tried a couple of times last year to start a diet or exercise program but each time gave up. Coming here, reading posts, posting my own thoughts and getting encouragement is what I really needed to get me going and keep it going long enough that I feel like I have really made some changes in my life that will keep going. THANKS!

I'm trying to wrap my mind around my 2 pound gain this week. I really don't completely understand it. But I'll be heading to Costco some time this weekend and will be refilling the fridge with lots of healthy fruits and veggies, so that should give me a GREAT start for next week. I'm also going to try and plan out some family dinners that are light on points so I can plan my intake better.

Anyone have any great recipes/meal ideas to share??..............P

Isn't it so frustrating when you really can't pinpoint why you have gained? I go up and down several times throughout the week. I think it is great that you are so positive and are already planning for the week ahead!

I have a great low point WW chow mien if you are interested - you can eat tons and still stay low in points (no crunchy noodles but I do sometimes have some brown rice with it). Let me know and I can send it to you!

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

YEAH! I am so excited for you! 3.7 is incredible!!! Keep up the great work!

 

[heatherlynn444]

wow some of you are doing so well!

 

[jenanderson]

THE SCALE FINALLY MOVED!!!!! Wooohoo. I am down 1 pound. It has been a tough 4 weeks so I am thrilled, thrilled with a 1 pound loss. Hopefully that's the start of more moving (down, not up!) for the month of March.

Jen - LOVE the nonrunner's marathon book. I am taking notes...

I have drill this weekend, which screws up my exercise schedule. But my food intake has been good this week and I was able to get 18 miles of running in. (that's a sentence I never thought I would write. LOL).

Have a great weekend everyone! Good luck to everyone who is running the Princess!!
Jude

Jude - So glad to hear that you had a loss this week! Funny thing is that I loss the same amount...1 pound! It is fine though. I will take any loss as long as I don't gain at this point!

Glad you like the book! I am in the process of reading my copy again slower...writing in it, highlighting and circling things. It makes me laugh as hard on the second read as it did the first time I read it! I tried to call you tonight to talk about the book (and just chat a short bit) but your DH said you weren't home...imagine you were doing drill stuff already. Just so you know - you can resist the chocolate!

WOW! 18 miles in one week! Way to go! I think I will have 12-14 miles in this week. Paul and I are going to try a "long run" tomorrow before the weather here changes for the worse.

Chat with you soon!

I'm thinking I might take the day off today, regroup, and start afresh the next. I also just recieved a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, so maybe that'll have some strategies I can apply

Love your attitude about starting fresh! It is so important to realize that sometimes we just need to start fresh the next day and that it is not all bad.

Have you had any good quotes in your journal lately?

After a mini-stall, I had a great scale day. I'm down three pounds for the week and am under 150!

Another great loss! That is a huge amount for the week!

I had a pretty good day. I'm down .6. I'll take it! Any loss is better than no loss and best of all, that means I managed to maintain my huge loss from last week. I managed to get in 8 glasses of water today too. I can't say it enough. Drinking water helps me lose.

I love that - you are so right about any loss is great! I always look for the big number but I am beginning to realize that it is not always going to be a big number and that is still okay. It is so good to look back and see how much the total weight loss is and be happy it is not coming back.

I am going to work hard on more water this week - drinking water is a huge help to me as well.

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went.

Welcome back! Glad to here you had a great 5 days!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

I do WW online and get 28 points a day... until today, that is. On Fridays I get a pop-up asking me for my weekly weigh in. After I entered my weight today I got a little notice that I am losing weight too fast and it had me retake the "points quiz" and it changed my points from 28 to 29. WHY???

I'm cleaning out my closet today and getting rid of anything that is above a size 18.



Cream of Asparagus Soup

Servings: 6 ~ Serving Size: 10 oz ~ Points: Less then 1 ww point

2 lbs asparagus (2 bunches)
1 tbsp butter (I use Brummel and Brown)
1 onion, chopped
6 cups fat free chicken broth or veggie broth
2 tbsp low fat sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

In large pot, melt butter on low heat. Add onion and saute on low for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Snap the ends off the asparagus and throw away. Chop the asparagus into 2 inch pieces. Add to the pot with the onions. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper. Cover and cook about 20-25 minutes or until asparagus is very tender. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Using a hand held blender, puree until smooth. If you don't have a hand held blender, use a blender by adding a little soup at a time.

This soup was fantastic! My 3 year old ate 4 bowls!

That sounds fantastic I am making this!!! Thanks.

 

[pjlla]

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

I do WW online and get 28 points a day... until today, that is. On Fridays I get a pop-up asking me for my weekly weigh in. After I entered my weight today I got a little notice that I am losing weight too fast and it had me retake the "points quiz" and it changed my points from 28 to 29. WHY???

I'm cleaning out my closet today and getting rid of anything that is above a size 18.



Cream of Asparagus Soup

Servings: 6 ~ Serving Size: 10 oz ~ Points: Less then 1 ww point

2 lbs asparagus (2 bunches)
1 tbsp butter (I use Brummel and Brown)
1 onion, chopped
6 cups fat free chicken broth or veggie broth
2 tbsp low fat sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

In large pot, melt butter on low heat. Add onion and saute on low for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Snap the ends off the asparagus and throw away. Chop the asparagus into 2 inch pieces. Add to the pot with the onions. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper. Cover and cook about 20-25 minutes or until asparagus is very tender. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Using a hand held blender, puree until smooth. If you don't have a hand held blender, use a blender by adding a little soup at a time.

This soup was fantastic! My 3 year old ate 4 bowls!

Sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it. I'll be buying asparagus at Costco this weekend. Hopefully DH will also like it. I won't hold my breath for the kids to like it, but you never know.

Nice job getting rid of the 18's! You won't need them ever again!

Good afternoon LOSERS!

Busy day! DH and I ran around Nashua all day getting supplies that we needed! Bought a new grill that we'll have to put together tomorrow! Good day for it! Went to BJ's, Costco, Target, Liquor store, Lowe's, Home Depot and had a nice lunch at Olive Garden. I got the soup, salad and breadsticks. Hadn't even eaten breakfast so when we got there I was famished. Had 2 bowls of soup (the one with the spicy sausage), 4 breadsticks and the entire bowl of salad! Going to have some chips and a raspberry white Russian now. Meatloaf is on the menu for supper tonight. Picked up Where the Wild Things Are so we are gong to watch that shortly.

I also picked up a new Leslie Sansone DVD that came with a step counter and I also bought the BL Yoga for Weight Loss with Bob as it was only $6.99! Can't wait to try it this weekend. Need to step it up again so I can buy a new bathing suit in 10 days!

Ended up going into work for a reflexology client, ended up doing 60 minutes instead of 30. And another client stopped by and will call next week for another massage. So, knock on wood, things may be starting to pick up. The client I had plans on coming once a month as she really loved the treatment.

Enjoy the rest of your evening! I hope it is wonderful for all of you! It's beautiful here and supposed to be all weekend so the girls and I will take a bike ride tomorrow!

I'll be heading to that same Costco in Nashua... probably tomorrow afternoon. Wish there was one closer to us. Where did you find the new DVDs??

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went. I did get the norovirus for the second week we were at Coco Beach. OH well...it was still fun! Now back to business. I only gained a few pounds being away for almost 2 weeks...not to bad. Need to get back to my water intake of 90oz. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Sorry to hear you were sick during vacation. Glad you were still able to enjoy yourself.

Evening all!

I am still having trouble wrapping my mind around this week's 2 pound gain. I can't believe how it hung in my mind all day. But hopefully it will motivate me to really stay on track this week.

I took DD out for some "retail therapy" tonight after swim practice. She had a bad day at school so I thought a little bit of fun time was in order. She was needing new jeans anyhow, so it was a good excuse.

I only had 6 points left for the day and our mall doesn't have a really large food court. I ended up sharing a plate of chinese with DD. I actually ate very little and was still extremely hungry... but I figured I had used all of my remaining points so I stopped. It was SO tempting to grab a pretzel at Aunt Annie's or a latte at Dunkin Donuts or an ice cream at Dairy Queen..... but I didn't. I hit McDonald's down the road from the mall on the way home for a decaf coffee with skim milk and used my one remaining point for a half a bagel thin with a half a Tb. of Better N Peanut Butter... that was my 20th point for the day so I am going to bed hungry. I guess that is the price I am paying for using my dinner points so unwisely.

Getting late so I will say good-night............P

 

[Carys]

Ok, so had pop tarts for breakfast, then realised I'm not ready at this early stage to take an entire day off in weight-gain self pity so I'm stopping the decline before lunchtime - thanks for the encouragement guys But I think I'm finding very low carb just too hard to maintain, even though I've had success with it in the past.

So since I'm already paying for WW online, I thought I might actually start using it We'll see how it goes for a little while, and if it doesn't work for me then I'll switch back again. I find all the points counting irritating, but sometimes you just need a small piece of chocolate cake without it literally preventing you from losing weight for a week. Has anyone on this thread made the switch from low carb to WW?

 

[Carys]

I do like the WW website - it is so much better than it was even a year ago - I love the community and blogs over there.

Are there any blogs that you recommend?

Hi Folks....my name is SarahMay and I will be your coach for the week.

Hi SarahMay, thanks for coaching this week

I'm trying to wrap my mind around my 2 pound gain this week. I really don't completely understand it. But I'll be heading to Costco some time this weekend and will be refilling the fridge with lots of healthy fruits and veggies, so that should give me a GREAT start for next week.

Unexplained weight gain is tough, stocking on easy good choices sounds like a great plan to help kick off this week's success!

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

I do WW online and get 28 points a day... until today, that is. On Fridays I get a pop-up asking me for my weekly weigh in. After I entered my weight today I got a little notice that I am losing weight too fast and it had me retake the "points quiz" and it changed my points from 28 to 29. WHY???

That's a great result for the week - seems mean that WW wants to "punish" you for your success by making you eat more

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went. I did get the norovirus for the second week we were at Coco Beach. OH well...it was still fun! Now back to business. I only gained a few pounds being away for almost 2 weeks...not to bad. Need to get back to my water intake of 90oz. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Welcome back, sorry to hear you got sick but jealous of your DIsney trip Hope you have a great weekend too!

 

[Carys]

Ok, anyone else who is looking for inspiration might enjoy this thread from the Community Board: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2411636 about a DIS member who lost 100+ in the last 1.5 years

(Also someone asked about my journal quotes, I forgot to mention before, it turns out the page designs start recycling at a certain point so there were only a few more unique quotes before I had ongoing deja vu )

 

[sahbushka]

Great job with the 3 pounds!!



I will say a prayer for your son's safe travels. Exercise can help with stress, so get moving and you will feel better!



That is terrific to go from nothing to running in just a month. Glad you feel like you are building muscle. It is great to feel strong, isn't it!?



How was DL?? Love to hear more about your trip. Thanks for coaching this week!

I have just a quick minute to come say hi! I am working for a 2nd grade aide today and have been hopping from class to class, so not really any screen time. But they have speakers from the Parks department here with some taxidermied animals to show the kids.... it is really neat.

I'm trying to wrap my mind around my 2 pound gain this week. I really don't completely understand it. But I'll be heading to Costco some time this weekend and will be refilling the fridge with lots of healthy fruits and veggies, so that should give me a GREAT start for next week. I'm also going to try and plan out some family dinners that are light on points so I can plan my intake better.

Anyone have any great recipes/meal ideas to share??..............P

Hi, Disney with the Divas was great....though I ate way too much. The scavenger hunt we had was a blast...my team got 3rd. Even though it was raining that day it was good.

Up .1. And yes I want to call that a maintain.

I haven't been posting at all. to all the BLs.

I know all about the not posting thing...I am just so busy that I barely ever get a chance to even read let alone post.

I'm home with a sick son today. Actually he seems fine now, but he wasn't during the night. I'm putting the time to good use and doing cleaning. First my email box, now I'm hitting the laundry pile and bathrooms. These were on tap for this weekend so I'm getting a jumpstart. Since the sun is shining I think I'll eith walk or jog to the post office when the older kids get home. I'm sure middle son will go with me.

Glad you are having a productive day and that your son seems to be feeling better.

The scale was very good to me this week. I'm down 3.7 pounds.

I do WW online and get 28 points a day... until today, that is. On Fridays I get a pop-up asking me for my weekly weigh in. After I entered my weight today I got a little notice that I am losing weight too fast and it had me retake the "points quiz" and it changed my points from 28 to 29. WHY???

I'm cleaning out my closet today and getting rid of anything that is above a size 18.



Cream of Asparagus Soup

Servings: 6 ~ Serving Size: 10 oz ~ Points: Less then 1 ww point

2 lbs asparagus (2 bunches)
1 tbsp butter (I use Brummel and Brown)
1 onion, chopped
6 cups fat free chicken broth or veggie broth
2 tbsp low fat sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

In large pot, melt butter on low heat. Add onion and saute on low for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Snap the ends off the asparagus and throw away. Chop the asparagus into 2 inch pieces. Add to the pot with the onions. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper. Cover and cook about 20-25 minutes or until asparagus is very tender. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Using a hand held blender, puree until smooth. If you don't have a hand held blender, use a blender by adding a little soup at a time.

This soup was fantastic! My 3 year old ate 4 bowls!

Did you change what you put down for activity level? That might have given you an extra point.

Hah! I always think of myself as gollum with my kitties....


I used to go ballistic at a bad report card....I wish I hadn't now but it was so hard to get through to them how important it was....their friends were the worst--if it didn't matter to them why should it matter to our kids? Bah.


Thank you for motivating me.

Am getting excited about the Oscars. I found some lobster tails for under $3.50 a piece at Costco on clearance and when I asked our friends what to bring that's the one thing that was mentioned--mostly I'm sure because we just had them on sale at my store for $4.99 each. So Score! I finally get to watch the Biggest loser tonight at 9 on the style network. Husband did tape some shows I like but usually miss for me the next night (after he forgot the Biggest Loser) so is forgiven...sort of. Wish we had a dvr but comcast is so stupidly expensive as it is....
Went to the pool yesterday with my son and stepdad joined us and I swam a good 1/2 hour. Spent 45 minutes in the jacuzzi also. Really needed it as I was installing Norton...
I love Norton but there has Never ever been an easy uninstall/install for me. It is generally 24 hours of pure frustration. Of course it is horrible on my back..so good jacuzzi good. It's nice and sunny again today so I'm going to get out on my bike and maybe try out my new camera-- we live in a neighborhood where there are a lot of tulip trees just starting in and they are so gorgeous...

I love tulip trees!

THE SCALE FINALLY MOVED!!!!! Wooohoo. I am down 1 pound. It has been a tough 4 weeks so I am thrilled, thrilled with a 1 pound loss. Hopefully that's the start of more moving (down, not up!) for the month of March.




Congratulations!! Have a great time at WDW!!



Hi SarahMay! I was reading your post and just about to reach for my diet soda..changed my mind and am sipping water right now....


I need all the time I can get!! That works great for me!!!

Carys - I laughed so hard at you M&M "Gollum" comment. That is me to a T. I had to beg our secretary to stop buying M&Ms because I have no will power when they are around. And she kept filling a really big bowl of them, every day....

Jen - LOVE the nonrunner's marathon book. I am taking notes...

I have drill this weekend, which screws up my exercise schedule. But my food intake has been good this week and I was able to get 18 miles of running in. (that's a sentence I never thought I would write. LOL). Hopefully I'll be able to keep it together during the weekend. Did I mention that my NCO keeps a big jar of chocolate candies out?? ...I will be trying to avoid his desk like the plague.

Have a great weekend everyone! Good luck to everyone who is running the Princess!!
Jude

Glad that scale moved for you! You are doing great!

Good afternoon LOSERS!

Busy day! DH and I ran around Nashua all day getting supplies that we needed! Bought a new grill that we'll have to put together tomorrow! Good day for it! Went to BJ's, Costco, Target, Liquor store, Lowe's, Home Depot and had a nice lunch at Olive Garden. I got the soup, salad and breadsticks. Hadn't even eaten breakfast so when we got there I was famished. Had 2 bowls of soup (the one with the spicy sausage), 4 breadsticks and the entire bowl of salad! Going to have some chips and a raspberry white Russian now. Meatloaf is on the menu for supper tonight. Picked up Where the Wild Things Are so we are gong to watch that shortly.

I also picked up a new Leslie Sansone DVD that came with a step counter and I also bought the BL Yoga for Weight Loss with Bob as it was only $6.99! Can't wait to try it this weekend. Need to step it up again so I can buy a new bathing suit in 10 days!

Ended up going into work for a reflexology client, ended up doing 60 minutes instead of 30. And another client stopped by and will call next week for another massage. So, knock on wood, things may be starting to pick up. The client I had plans on coming once a month as she really loved the treatment.

Enjoy the rest of your evening! I hope it is wonderful for all of you! It's beautiful here and supposed to be all weekend so the girls and I will take a bike ride tomorrow!

It's supposed to be pretty here as well tomorrow...hoping to get out into my flower bed and get it cleaned up!

Lisa, that's good news re: extending the challenge four weeks because I'm going to need it I've truly been a good girl, but despite dropping three pounds early in the week, the scale crept up five pounds for an overall GAIN of two pounds this week - cruel. I'm thinking I might take the day off today, regroup, and start afresh the next. I also just recieved a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, so maybe that'll have some strategies I can apply

I think I will need to change my BL goal with LuvBaloo to reflect the extra weeks.

After a mini-stall, I had a great scale day. I'm down three pounds for the week and am under 150!

Way to go! You are so close to goal! Keep up the great work!

Congratulations!



I had a pretty good day. I'm down .6. I'll take it! Any loss is better than no loss and best of all, that means I managed to maintain my huge loss from last week. I managed to get in 8 glasses of water today too. I can't say it enough. Drinking water helps me lose. Not a great day for exercise. Only 28 minutes. Still, better than nothing. It was also a good workout- all cardio, some of it with weights. I'm hoping for more exercise tomorrow. Hoping to make it to the gym. I haven't been there since Monday. I really shouldn't complain too much as I barely ate all 21 of my POINTS and I earned 4 APs for the day. Got to run, I'm so ready for bed.

CC

I am finally getting back to the gym tomorrow after about 2 weeks away! I am really looking forward to burning off some of these Disney calories!

Hi everyone, I am back from Disney. Had a great time with the family for the 5 days we went. I did get the norovirus for the second week we were at Coco Beach. OH well...it was still fun! Now back to business. I only gained a few pounds being away for almost 2 weeks...not to bad. Need to get back to my water intake of 90oz. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Sorry to hear you were ill. Hope you are all better now.

Sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it. I'll be buying asparagus at Costco this weekend. Hopefully DH will also like it. I won't hold my breath for the kids to like it, but you never know.

Nice job getting rid of the 18's! You won't need them ever again!



I'll be heading to that same Costco in Nashua... probably tomorrow afternoon. Wish there was one closer to us. Where did you find the new DVDs??



Sorry to hear you were sick during vacation. Glad you were still able to enjoy yourself.

Evening all!

I am still having trouble wrapping my mind around this week's 2 pound gain. I can't believe how it hung in my mind all day. But hopefully it will motivate me to really stay on track this week.

I took DD out for some "retail therapy" tonight after swim practice. She had a bad day at school so I thought a little bit of fun time was in order. She was needing new jeans anyhow, so it was a good excuse.

I only had 6 points left for the day and our mall doesn't have a really large food court. I ended up sharing a plate of chinese with DD. I actually ate very little and was still extremely hungry... but I figured I had used all of my remaining points so I stopped. It was SO tempting to grab a pretzel at Aunt Annie's or a latte at Dunkin Donuts or an ice cream at Dairy Queen..... but I didn't. I hit McDonald's down the road from the mall on the way home for a decaf coffee with skim milk and used my one remaining point for a half a bagel thin with a half a Tb. of Better N Peanut Butter... that was my 20th point for the day so I am going to bed hungry. I guess that is the price I am paying for using my dinner points so unwisely.

Getting late so I will say good-night............P

Hope the retail therapy worked. I remember one week I was doing ww and was completely on plan and had a gain. I almost quit then and there but I was reminded that this is a lifestyle and a journey...It won't be a straight path that I travel. I have had many ups and downs so far in my journey...some explainable and some not, but I have kept with it and have a huge loss to show for it. Put it behind you and move on. You can't change yesterday or even explain a number, but you can make good choices today and effect great change in the months to come!

SarahMay