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

[Graciesmom77]

Good morning all!

Today is a beautiful day here in Ohio. I am sooooo excited to have some nice weather. I think I have that SAD disorder because winter really gets me down and by January, I feel hopless. Today reminds me, yes spring and sun and fresh air all are on their way.

I am going to start the C25K today. I am nervous, but if I can't do the 60 seconds, I will do what I can and try again in a day or 2. My mom is going to do it with me, though not together, and report our aches and pains to eachother!

I sent my weight in on Tuesday of this week and since then I have lost 5.4 pounds! I am very happy, even though some of its water weight, I don't care!

My 10 month old is getting over a yucky cold and my 6 year old now has it, so it looks like much of this weekend is going to be spent nursing sick babies. Luckily DD6 doesn't feel to bad, no fever or anything. We taped FLN's suprise vacations Disney edition and I think we are going to watch that tonight. I bought a LC pizza at the store and I think I will let the girls eat their frozen pizza and have my LC one instead of ordering one.

I have been working on drinking more water this week. I usually HATE water, but we got a new fridge with ice and filtered water in the door and thats all I have been leting myself have to drink other than some FF milk and I realize it hasn't bothered me too much. A small victory, but a victory none the less!

Thanks for being so great! Your stories are always a pick me up and knowing others are feeling the same as I do is reassuring. I hope everyone has a great healthy weekend!

 

[redwalker]

Good morning all!

Today is a beautiful day here in Ohio. I am sooooo excited to have some nice weather. I think I have that SAD disorder because winter really gets me down and by January, I feel hopless. Today reminds me, yes spring and sun and fresh air all are on their way.

I am going to start the C25K today. I am nervous, but if I can't do the 60 seconds, I will do what I can and try again in a day or 2. My mom is going to do it with me, though not together, and report our aches and pains to eachother!

I sent my weight in on Tuesday of this week and since then I have lost 5.4 pounds! I am very happy, even though some of its water weight, I don't care!

My 10 month old is getting over a yucky cold and my 6 year old now has it, so it looks like much of this weekend is going to be spent nursing sick babies. Luckily DD6 doesn't feel to bad, no fever or anything. We taped FLN's suprise vacations Disney edition and I think we are going to watch that tonight. I bought a LC pizza at the store and I think I will let the girls eat their frozen pizza and have my LC one instead of ordering one.

I have been working on drinking more water this week. I usually HATE water, but we got a new fridge with ice and filtered water in the door and thats all I have been leting myself have to drink other than some FF milk and I realize it hasn't bothered me too much. A small victory, but a victory none the less!

Thanks for being so great! Your stories are always a pick me up and knowing others are feeling the same as I do is reassuring. I hope everyone has a great healthy weekend!

Hey, here is an idea on the water front...while on the Disney Cruise I would go down to the gym. They always had regular water, but also water with sliced up limes, and another judge with sliced up lemons. It really tasted quite good, refreshing! give it a try.....way to go with the C25k!

 

[redwalker]

no it would not be a "proudy pants" moment. We need to see that for motivation for ourselves!!! I'd rather know that people like Jillian were fat at one time, it shows me that they really do know how we feel instead of giving us lip service.
My BFF's sister has gastric bypass and we were at a party once and talking to the hostess. She was talking about how skinny my friend was and she was like I hate people like you, you don't have to do anything. blah blah blah. Well, my friend pulled out a before pic and her drivers license, the hostess was shocked! Friend weighed well over 300 pounds before surgery, now she's down to 160 ish.

That is awesome! I think when you get close to your goal weight people don't understand how DARN hard we work to get there...the behind the thin person story. It frustrates me to no END when I hear you are so thin it must be easy for you....NO....I work my butt off. I have 2 disks out in my back and a foot drop I will live with the rest of my LIFE! I guess I am doing a good job since I get responses like that often...people shouldn't judge, there is always a back story...why I got fat..why I got thin...how I am where I am today..either way no one knows what we go though. I just feel like people shouldn't be bitter about how someone else looks...If you don't like how you look or what shape your body is in..get off the sofa and do something about it!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Making time to jump on here!

I am happy with my weigh-in this morning, as I finally reached 5lbs lost since BL9 started, and its now 25lbs lost since starting my journey back in Jan 2009. I had hit 20lbs by last May, and its taken a long time to finally get another 5 lbs lost. I kept floating between 20 and 24lbs lost. Feels great to leave on vacation on a positive weigh-in. I expect to gain a little on vacation, but I KNOW that I can knock it back off and get there. I broke through my wall

Lots of for those who aren't feeling well, or who have loved ones not feeling well.

for those who are seeing scale and non-scale victories!

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

I like some of the frozen meals. I keep rice cakes, Kashi bars in my desk at work. I also like to raw veggies available. I've really noticed that I get my best weight loss weeks, when I have little bags of raw cauliflower ready for snacks. I also like having raw sweet bell peppers, carrots, cucumber, rutabaga as healthy snacks.

 

[pjlla]

No, bring the picture in, I'm sure they'd love to see it. And like you said, it'll give them some inspiration.


And I'm super jealous you are going to SB. My poor scrap room hasn't even had the door opened since the week before Christmas. Makes me super sad. I'm going to get so far behind but my school work has to come first now.

Find some scrapping time! You deserve it! I love my scrapping time.... it makes me really feel like I've accomplished something... not like housework that needs to be done over and over and over!

I hope everyone is having a good day. I have been on a streach of doing 10 miles a day this week. Well, 3 out of the 5 days I have done 10 miles. Tues 5 Thrus 2. I watched BL on Tuesday and was impressed with Lance and his words of wisdom regarding his 300lb wall. I have had a wall for a while. I think I have let it gain reinforcements in the past year or so. I come close to going through 130, maybe get to 129,then go back up to 133. I loose the same pounds over and over and over again. It is so annoying. I feel like I need to some how let it go. Stop thinking about it. The last time I broke through it was 3 years ago when I actually hit my goal weight. Now, I am grateful for being where I am, and I am trying to look at these past years as I have learned how to maintain this current weight, which I have little experience in doing. Here I am through the holidays and stress still sitting in a range which is acceptable...maybe on the high end, but acceptable. I think we all put so much stress on a number, even saying that I get a funny feeling in my stomach like I NEED to be 129..I have to...I am thinking...I am going to try to blow off that stress. I know I am doing the right things. I know I am eating well. Eating more organic foods, exercising, drinking water. Let me be. This week was a good example of that, I didn't weigh myself for 4 days, I had gone up to 135 last weekend. The stress of my husband traveling to Australia for 2 weeks for business always gets to me. Today, 130.8. I am planning on doing more weigh loss yoga with Bob's dvd. I am trying to relax, get better sleep. I sleep terrible when he is away, but sleep is so key to weight loss. I need to let that wall go. Has anyone else had this same feeling? How do you handle it? I could use some tips!
A happy Healthy Friday to you all!

Well... my "wall" is definitely between 136 and 138-ish. I have been stuck here for MONTHS now! I am beyond frustrated with it, but I try to keep reminding myself that it is better than being stuck at 200, which I was for a while. I hit 135.? Christmas Eve morning and haven't made it back there since! If I can do it once, I can do it again!!

Redwalker.... I had a SUPER week this past week with food and exercise.... I made myself a mental goal of two pounds off this week and it worked. I am making myself another mental goal to get to 135 even this coming Friday. And I know it will take work.... and lots of it. But I will just keep muttering to myself... "135, 135, 135.... it is worth it" everytime I am pounding the treadmill and every time I walk past the snack cupboard without opening it.

Maybe some mini-goals to get to a certain point and then some rewards for staying there? I know you are at/near goal, so you will need some maintenance rewards!

Make a public committment here to something and you might stick with it better. Sorry I don't have any other ideas..............

I definitely think you should share your picture with them -- in fact, I think you should dip your toe in the water by sharing them with your WISH friends! Pretty please!

Okay... I must admit, you got me thinking. And I was SO impressed with Corrina's pictures from last weekend, that I decided after many years here on the DIS, that I would finally post a few pictures.

Granted, these aren't the best. In looking for a recent "after" picture I discovered that I am RARELY in pictures... usually behind the camera. So my "After" picture is from last August... and I am down just a bit from there, but it gives you an idea. Not the best picture of me, but at least it showed all of me! DD took it during our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore.

For the "Before" picture...well, at that size the ONLY time I got in pictures was at Disney! And this is a DOOSIE! I am SO horrified by what I see, but it certainly "tells it like it was"!

Here goes.............

Me (and DH and DS) in 2002

And in front of "Charm City Cakes" (from the Ace of Cakes show on Food Network) this past August 2009.......

........................P


ETA: I can't believe how scary it is to post these pictures... especially the "before"!

 

[lisah0711]

Awwww! Thanks you brave girl you!

I actually think your before picture was not as horrible as you were making it out to be. Those fanny packs might not have been the best fashion choice . . . But what really made me chuckle is seeing you and your DH do what we regularly did when DS was little -- fight to be the one to hold him -- they are such good camouflage. Now DS is too tall to hide behind so we have to use things like signs!

Seriously, Pamela, you have worked so hard and you look wonderful. You look so much happier now. You deserve to enjoy and to show off your success so don't be so shy! Toot your own horn, you deserve it!

What an inspiration you and corinnak are!

 

[NancyIL]

Okay... I must admit, you got me thinking. And I was SO impressed with Corrina's pictures from last weekend, that I decided after many years here on the DIS, that I would finally post a few pictures.

Granted, these aren't the best. In looking for a recent "after" picture I discovered that I am RARELY in pictures... usually behind the camera. So my "After" picture is from last August... and I am down just a bit from there, but it gives you an idea. Not the best picture of me, but at least it showed all of me! DD took it during our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore.

For the "Before" picture...well, at that size the ONLY time I got in pictures was at Disney! And this is a DOOSIE! I am SO horrified by what I see, but it certainly "tells it like it was"!

Here goes.............

Me (and DH and DS) in 2002

And in front of "Charm City Cakes" (from the Ace of Cakes show on Food Network) this past August 2009.......

........................P


ETA: I can't believe how scary it is to post these pictures... especially the "before"!

Your after photo is amazing! You should definitely bring BOTH to your Y class!

My "wall" is getting back into the 150s, which I last saw briefly in 2004. I am close, and if I watch what I eat the next 5 weeks before I go to WDW, I should be there, and possibly below! My goal weight is 135-140.

You have inspired me to get my butt to the basement to exercise!

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Well, another Friday morning cometh and goeth without me being able to sit with my morning Starbucks and catch up on the boards! It's been a very busy couple of days. First work (just normal business for this time of the school year) and then illness. Not mine, buy my youngest DD.

I got a call from her daycare yesterday afternoon after she started vomiting and running a 101.5 temperature. I could see as soon as I got there that my normally bouncy little girl was definitely not feeling well. She slept on my lap most of the afternoon and was just miserable, poor little bug. My DH and older DD went out to a Mexican restuarant for a friend's birthday (I'd been saving calories all day for that dinner!) and I ate leftovers from the couch while DD slept. She was complaining about her stomach hurting all afternoon and evening, but then started to really complain right after DH and DD left (of course!). I was worried it might be her appendix, so we went to urgent care and they didn't like the sound of her breathing so we got sent to the ER. Long story short - we were there until 3:00 AM (thus the foggy brain and rambling sentences) and she's been diagnosed with a kidney infection AND pneumonia.

She got an injection of antibiotics at the hospital and is on oral here at home. She seems to be actually feeling better than I am at this point...or at least she seems to have more energy then me. I'm hoping she wants to take a nap in a little while so I can take one, too, before picking up my other DD from school this afternoon.

Hoping to catch up on the last two days of the thread later today or tonight! Good luck with everyone's weigh-ins. I'm down a pound. Eh. I was expecting more, but to top everything off, Auntie Flo came to visit today.

 

[princessbride6205]

Thanks! I actually dowloaded the livestrong app to my itouch yesterday, but I haven't gotten to mess with it yet. I should try to up those calories some, and just deal with whatever comes my way. My body really does some crazy stuff with water weight, TOM, etc, so I've just got to remember this is a lifestyle, not just a race to ideal weight.

I am this morning, because my body was good to me this week. I am down 5 pounds, which makes for a 22 pound loss since Jan. 18!!!!

Congrats on your big loss! Sounds like you're on the right track with figuring out a good calorie intake.

Morning Everyone! It is an early one for me and I will have to be off the boards most the day because I have conferences all day today. Just had to check in and share good news...despite the funk I was in (that I am out of), I worked hard all week and was down 4 pounds today! That means I have loss 26 pounds total!!! It made me feel good enough to finally add a clippie to my signature. I think that in some ways being in a funk about losing weight this week actually helped me. I had to really think about what I wanted and work extra hard. The whole diet and exercise change is not going to come easy to for me and all my thoughts this week were focused on going back to the basics and seeing what I can do.

Congrats on your loss this week! That's great!

Just posting before work. I am wanting to run so bad but the weather is horrible here. Thunderstorms hail biblical rain. I did great this week down 2.5lbs. Thanks again everyone for all the support and encouragement on this thread. I surpassed my goal and have added a new one. I am down 23lbs but want to hit 30lb mark by Easter so that is my new goal. I dont know if I will make it but I am sure gonna try!! Have a happy friday everyone!!!

Congrats on being able to set an even bigger goal. I'm itching to get back to running myself, but my body is still wanting a break after the race.

I'm down today 2.2 pounds. I wish it was more of course but I'll take it. Even better - I measured today - 1.5 inches gone from my waist!! And 1/2 from my rear!

Congrats on the inches lost - that's the best!

Good morning! I'm Corinna and I will be your coach this week!

I'm a SAHM to two great boys, I volunteer in several local theater organizations and I just completed my 4th Half Marathon last weekend. I've been participating in the Biggest Loser challenges since last January and have found it to be a huge part of my ongoing success. I am so glad to be a part of the maintainer's team so I can keep on going with my healthy habits as I continue to manage my food addiction.

I will be back later with some shout-outs, but before I take the kids to school:

This week on The Biggest Loser, we saw Koli nearly get into trouble because he didn't bring along his lunch. Fortunately he was rescued by a product placement spot for Subway!

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

Hi Corinna! Glad to have you as our coach.
For a super-portable meal, I like Clif Chocolate Chip bars. When I'm having a day that's too crazy to get a healthy lunch, I pack these. I've been doing the Progresso Light soups (despite the crazy sodium) because they are only 0-1 point and have a serving of veg. I'm trying to get away from so many Lean Cuisines because the only ones I like have white pasta or white pizza crust. Their Roasted Veggie pizza is a fave, though. Almonds and raisins were my GO TO snacks on my WDW trip last weekend.

QOTD: I like WW and LC meals but need a microwave available for those. I love the Chocolate Peppermint Stick LUNA bar and we just discovered the Fiber Plus Antioxidant bars. I like the Dark Chocolate Almond. I usually keep one in my bag that I take everywhere with me so I always have it available in a pinch. Pretzels and crackers I also find helpful to have with me in a pinch.!

I just discovered the Choc Mint LUNA bars - really liked them!

***NSV REPORT*** Gotta share this with you all. Sorry if it sounds like bragging, but I KNOW you all can appreciate this story.

I've been taking a circuit training class at the Y for about two weeks now.... just twice a week. I don't know the other 3 women in the class, although they all seem to know each other. It is only about a 30 minute class but the workout is really good. I've kept up with the exercise pretty well. I've noticed I'm the only one who does real push-ups (as opposed to the girlie kind... no offense meant). And our trainer had us do a 1.5 mi "sprint" before class started last night to get a good idea of our cardio condition. I think I finished with the fastest time... and I am the oldest in the class by 5 years.

ANYHOW.... after class the ladies were chatting amongst themselves as I was stretching and one of them asked me how many years I had been working out. I replied "off and on for two years, but pretty steadily for the past year or so". She made a comment about me being (get this..... are you ready for this??)..... "one of those naturally skinny people"!! When I told her that a little over two years ago I weighed almost 220 pounds, they were all FLOORED. She thought I was just naturally "small and skinny"! I FLOATED out of that gym on She will probably never realize how that comment MADE MY DAY!!

Congratulations! An NSV can really mean so much more than the scale!

Granted, these aren't the best. In looking for a recent "after" picture I discovered that I am RARELY in pictures... usually behind the camera. So my "After" picture is from last August... and I am down just a bit from there, but it gives you an idea. Not the best picture of me, but at least it showed all of me! DD took it during our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore.

For the "Before" picture...well, at that size the ONLY time I got in pictures was at Disney! And this is a DOOSIE! I am SO horrified by what I see, but it certainly "tells it like it was"!

ETA: I can't believe how scary it is to post these pictures... especially the "before"!

WOW! You look almost like a different person. And even though you're smiling in both photos, you can just see that you are happier in the AFTER pic. Congrats!

I got a call from her daycare yesterday afternoon after she started vomiting and running a 101.5 temperature. I could see as soon as I got there that my normally bouncy little girl was definitely not feeling well. She slept on my lap most of the afternoon and was just miserable, poor little bug. My DH and older DD went out to a Mexican restuarant for a friend's birthday (I'd been saving calories all day for that dinner!) and I ate leftovers from the couch while DD slept. She was complaining about her stomach hurting all afternoon and evening, but then started to really complain right after DH and DD left (of course!). I was worried it might be her appendix, so we went to urgent care and they didn't like the sound of her breathing so we got sent to the ER. Long story short - we were there until 3:00 AM (thus the foggy brain and rambling sentences) and she's been diagnosed with a kidney infection AND pneumonia.

She got an injection of antibiotics at the hospital and is on oral here at home. She seems to be actually feeling better than I am at this point...or at least she seems to have more energy then me. I'm hoping she wants to take a nap in a little while so I can take one, too, before picking up my other DD from school this afternoon.

Hoping to catch up on the last two days of the thread later today or tonight! Good luck with everyone's weigh-ins. I'm down a pound. Eh. I was expecting more, but to top everything off, Auntie Flo came to visit today.

Oh my goodness! I hope you're able to get your nap and that DD gets better soon!

I had a loss of 0.2 pounds this week. I'll take it!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

My favorite portable meal is a single serving of hummus with baby carrots and red, orange and yellow peppers, a bag of 100 cal cape cod reduced fat potato chips (no preservatives, just potatoes and salt), and an organic yogurt. My favorite snack is grapes and a babybel cheese.

Thanks to SarahMay for being our coach last week, and to Corinna for tackling the coaching this week!

I'm waiting until tomorrow for my official weigh-in, but it just seems to be falling off of me this week! I'm making up for those 3 weeks when it just didn't move. This makes two weeks of doing my planned exercise every day, and sticking to my points target (well, mostly ). I took Corinna's advice to heart and I've been extremely careful with the WW points most days, and definitely limiting the 100 cal treats. I'm running 10K tomorrow for the IWISH for St. Patrick's Day virtual race, I'm excited to see how it feels to run just a little lighter!

Maria

 

[maiziezoe]

For our 24th wedding anniversary I came downstairs to find 24 balloons floating around the living room and 23 roses in a vase in the dining room (the 24th was in our bedroom). Through out the day there were a total of 24 presents. The last one was a lenox heart that said "Happy 25th ANniversary" Inside was a note saying "Will you marry me again?" SO that night we started planning our vow renewal. The next year we had it in our backyard with all our immediate family and a few select friends. A friend's husband is a deacon and he did the ceremony for us. It a was a beautiful day.

Awwwww.... that is sweet!!!

No running for me today. Boooo. We are having thunderstorms and hail with tornado warnings. I am doing well so far with the work and exercise balance. Hopefully this will continue. Just checking in. I have to get to the dinner dishes. I have been reading daily just not able to post. I miss everyone.

We miss you too!!!

This is hysterical! I hope you are writing some of this stuff down!

I did an early weigh in today and got my 25 pound clippie so I am a very happy camper -- next up one of those fabulous golden clippies!

Have a great evening all!

I try to write them all down... yesterday he fell and screamed "Owww... I just squished my GOLF bladder." I almost wet my pants.

Your new clippie looks fabu on you!!

Hey all, sorry I wasn't on much this past week. I wanted to be such a good coach but alas, life got in the way. Yesterday we got a call from my daughters child care that she had a 104 degree fever! DH went and got her and took her home since the doctor couldn't see her till later in the day. Luckily her fever broke and they found she had an ear infection, again, so they have her on antibiotic. My mom stayed home from work today to take care of her. So between work, my father in laws car wreck, my daughters illness and trying to get back in the grove from being on vacation it has been a crazy week! Hope you all have a good one!

SarahMay

I hope your little girl is feeling better soon!

Jumping on to post a happy memory for the QOTD.
This is my most recent funny memory.
When I picked my girls up from daycare yesterday, the teachers showed me the card my oldest (8) had made for the new young teacher. It said:

Happy St Patrick's Day!
I hope you get lucky!​

she doesn't think of that phrase the way I do

Baa haa haa!! That is funny!!

I will likely be able to get on her for coffee break or lunch break tomorrow, but I'm not positive, so I better get this posted tonight.

I will not have my computer with me on vacation.
The week 10 results will be put out a week late, probably on the same day as the week 11 results.

I'm empyting out my inbox before I leave, and I think it should be okay for the 2 weeks of weigh-ins, but if you get a message next week that's its full:
you can just hang onto it, and send it when I get back and empty out my PM box
OR you can forward to Lisah0711 and she'll forward it onto me when I get back.

Have a wonderful, fantastic vacation!

Morning Everyone! It is an early one for me and I will have to be off the boards most the day because I have conferences all day today. Just had to check in and share good news...despite the funk I was in (that I am out of), I worked hard all week and was down 4 pounds today! That means I have loss 26 pounds total!!! It made me feel good enough to finally add a clippie to my signature. I think that in some ways being in a funk about losing weight this week actually helped me. I had to really think about what I wanted and work extra hard. The whole diet and exercise change is not going to come easy to for me and all my thoughts this week were focused on going back to the basics and seeing what I can do.

Thanks also to everyone here! Every single post helps me learn something new, or encourages me to keep going, or makes me laugh, or motivates me to try something new and so much more. I would not have reached this point without everyone here!

I hope everyone has a great day!
Jen

Woooo Hooo!! Nice clippie!!

Just posting before work. I am wanting to run so bad but the weather is horrible here. Thunderstorms hail biblical rain. I did great this week down 2.5lbs. Thanks again everyone for all the support and encouragement on this thread. I surpassed my goal and have added a new one. I am down 23lbs but want to hit 30lb mark by Easter so that is my new goal. I dont know if I will make it but I am sure gonna try!! Have a happy friday everyone!!!

Great job on your 2.5 pound loss!!

I'm down today 2.2 pounds. I wish it was more of course but I'll take it. Even better - I measured today - 1.5 inches gone from my waist!! And 1/2 from my rear!

GREAT Job Jenn!!! Goodbye inches!!!

I love these. Kids say the darndest things. So funny. I tried to write down funny thing my son said along the way. My favorite was at a b-day party when he was about 3, a little girl with long blond hair walked in and he said, "When I'm a girl, I"m going to have hair like that." They are so cute.


Have a great day everyone.

Too cute!

QOTD: I like WW and LC meals but need a microwave available for those. I love the Chocolate Peppermint Stick LUNA bar and we just discovered the Fiber Plus Antioxidant bars. I like the Dark Chocolate Almond. I usually keep one in my bag that I take everywhere with me so I always have it available in a pinch. Pretzels and crackers I also find helpful to have with me in a pinch.

Didn't do the 2 miles at 7:30 as my tummy was really angry. Just dropped DD2 off at school and I have to think about taking a shower and getting ready for the day. Hope I don't get called into work later as despite going to sleep early again last night (10pm) I'm still feeling tired. I woke up at 4:30 this morning but fortunately went back to sleep until 5:15 and got up at 5:23.

TGIF! Enjoy everyone!

I love the Fiber One Bars... especially the dark chocolate almond. Delish! I hope you're feeling better soon!

Good morning all!

Today is a beautiful day here in Ohio. I am sooooo excited to have some nice weather. I think I have that SAD disorder because winter really gets me down and by January, I feel hopless. Today reminds me, yes spring and sun and fresh air all are on their way.

I am going to start the C25K today. I am nervous, but if I can't do the 60 seconds, I will do what I can and try again in a day or 2. My mom is going to do it with me, though not together, and report our aches and pains to eachother!

I sent my weight in on Tuesday of this week and since then I have lost 5.4 pounds! I am very happy, even though some of its water weight, I don't care!

Great job on your loss this week!

Okay... I must admit, you got me thinking. And I was SO impressed with Corrina's pictures from last weekend, that I decided after many years here on the DIS, that I would finally post a few pictures.

Granted, these aren't the best. In looking for a recent "after" picture I discovered that I am RARELY in pictures... usually behind the camera. So my "After" picture is from last August... and I am down just a bit from there, but it gives you an idea. Not the best picture of me, but at least it showed all of me! DD took it during our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore.

For the "Before" picture...well, at that size the ONLY time I got in pictures was at Disney! And this is a DOOSIE! I am SO horrified by what I see, but it certainly "tells it like it was"!

Here goes.............

Me (and DH and DS) in 2002

And in front of "Charm City Cakes" (from the Ace of Cakes show on Food Network) this past August 2009.......

........................P


ETA: I can't believe how scary it is to post these pictures... especially the "before"!

YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!!! Wow!!!

Well, another Friday morning cometh and goeth without me being able to sit with my morning Starbucks and catch up on the boards! It's been a very busy couple of days. First work (just normal business for this time of the school year) and then illness. Not mine, buy my youngest DD.

I got a call from her daycare yesterday afternoon after she started vomiting and running a 101.5 temperature. I could see as soon as I got there that my normally bouncy little girl was definitely not feeling well. She slept on my lap most of the afternoon and was just miserable, poor little bug. My DH and older DD went out to a Mexican restuarant for a friend's birthday (I'd been saving calories all day for that dinner!) and I ate leftovers from the couch while DD slept. She was complaining about her stomach hurting all afternoon and evening, but then started to really complain right after DH and DD left (of course!). I was worried it might be her appendix, so we went to urgent care and they didn't like the sound of her breathing so we got sent to the ER. Long story short - we were there until 3:00 AM (thus the foggy brain and rambling sentences) and she's been diagnosed with a kidney infection AND pneumonia.

She got an injection of antibiotics at the hospital and is on oral here at home. She seems to be actually feeling better than I am at this point...or at least she seems to have more energy then me. I'm hoping she wants to take a nap in a little while so I can take one, too, before picking up my other DD from school this afternoon.

Hoping to catch up on the last two days of the thread later today or tonight! Good luck with everyone's weigh-ins. I'm down a pound. Eh. I was expecting more, but to top everything off, Auntie Flo came to visit today.

Awww... your poor little bug. I sure hope she is feeling better soon. My DD-3 had a kidney infection almost a year ago and ended up in the hospital for 3 days.

 

[maiziezoe]

Down another 2.9 pounds this week bringing my total weight loss to 29.6 pounds since Christmas day. That darn .4 just couldn't come off this morning! Arg!

I walked a total of 30 miles since Monday. I ran some of those miles but not enough to count.

For the last three nights I have had the same dream that I am shopping... in a regular store... with regular clothes. In my dream, I try on dozens of outfits but I am not happy with anything and I leave the store without buying anything. Almost the same exact dream for three nights in a row. I need to find out why I dream of shopping.

I just looked... this is what it said...

Shopping
To dream that you are shopping, indicates your needs and desires. It also represents opportunities that you come across in life. Consider what you are shopping for and what needs you are try to fulfill. In particular, to dream that you are shopping for food and groceries, signifies your hidden attempt to buy the attention of others.

To dream that you cannot find what you are shopping for, suggests that you are trying to find a solution to some life problem.

Okay, that's plain crazy.

Anyway....

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

I always carry a Fiber One Bar in my purse and I keep a box of South Beach Diet Bars in the car (I might want to take them out of the car now that the weather is getting warmer).

I also keep little baggies of fat free pretzels (39 pretzels is 2 points) and I have little baggies of blueberries in the fridge.

 

[pjlla]

Well, another Friday morning cometh and goeth without me being able to sit with my morning Starbucks and catch up on the boards! It's been a very busy couple of days. First work (just normal business for this time of the school year) and then illness. Not mine, buy my youngest DD.

I got a call from her daycare yesterday afternoon after she started vomiting and running a 101.5 temperature. I could see as soon as I got there that my normally bouncy little girl was definitely not feeling well. She slept on my lap most of the afternoon and was just miserable, poor little bug. My DH and older DD went out to a Mexican restuarant for a friend's birthday (I'd been saving calories all day for that dinner!) and I ate leftovers from the couch while DD slept. She was complaining about her stomach hurting all afternoon and evening, but then started to really complain right after DH and DD left (of course!). I was worried it might be her appendix, so we went to urgent care and they didn't like the sound of her breathing so we got sent to the ER. Long story short - we were there until 3:00 AM (thus the foggy brain and rambling sentences) and she's been diagnosed with a kidney infection AND pneumonia.

She got an injection of antibiotics at the hospital and is on oral here at home. She seems to be actually feeling better than I am at this point...or at least she seems to have more energy then me. I'm hoping she wants to take a nap in a little while so I can take one, too, before picking up my other DD from school this afternoon.

Hoping to catch up on the last two days of the thread later today or tonight! Good luck with everyone's weigh-ins. I'm down a pound. Eh. I was expecting more, but to top everything off, Auntie Flo came to visit today.

I can't imagine how miserable she must have been feeling, the poor thing. Hope she is better soon...........P

 

[redwalker]

Find some scrapping time! You deserve it! I love my scrapping time.... it makes me really feel like I've accomplished something... not like housework that needs to be done over and over and over!



Well... my "wall" is definitely between 136 and 138-ish. I have been stuck here for MONTHS now! I am beyond frustrated with it, but I try to keep reminding myself that it is better than being stuck at 200, which I was for a while. I hit 135.? Christmas Eve morning and haven't made it back there since! If I can do it once, I can do it again!!

Redwalker.... I had a SUPER week this past week with food and exercise.... I made myself a mental goal of two pounds off this week and it worked. I am making myself another mental goal to get to 135 even this coming Friday. And I know it will take work.... and lots of it. But I will just keep muttering to myself... "135, 135, 135.... it is worth it" everytime I am pounding the treadmill and every time I walk past the snack cupboard without opening it.

Maybe some mini-goals to get to a certain point and then some rewards for staying there? I know you are at/near goal, so you will need some maintenance rewards!

Make a public committment here to something and you might stick with it better. Sorry I don't have any other ideas..............


Hey Pjlla,
Yes, the mini goals are good. I strive to loose 1-2lbs a week. I have been doing that for a while. I believe for me it is all mental. I am in my own way. I have seen 120 before 3years ago. I am only 10lbs off...I just have to relax and let it happen. I think more strength training is key. Walking is great..but I think getting my muscles reved up is the key to success. The only reward I can see for getting down there is no pain in my back or nasty charlie horses. That is reward enough for me...but maybe I could use some incentive to get there..like a new dress..when I did reach that goal it was winter, so no one really could see what I had done. NOw, when I get there it will be summer.....maybe a new outfit will do the trick. Thanks for the suggestions!

OH, and I LOVE your before and after..I will have to dig up some of me and post them too. You look fab! BE PROUD of all the hard work....you deserve it..and I bet you will inspire people in ways you could never think of. Go for it and flash those photos around!

 

[redwalker]

I have pledged a 5lb loss to the pound for pound challenge at the Biggest Loser website. I would like to see me at 120-125 by the end of this challenge. I think my back will feel better for it. IT is a 10 lb loss I need to make. So, today I have walked/run 8 miles so far. I will finish up the last 2 later today plus do the Yoga DVD with Bob...thanks! now it is official!

 

[Graciesmom77]

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

Today we went to an outdoor shopping plaza with a beautiful fountain and had a picnic. It was beautiful! I made a wrap with a whole wheat tortilla, 1 wedge of light garlic and herb laughing cow cheese, lettuce, radish and tomato and I loveed it!!!! I can't wait to have another one and I think will be my new fav for on the go. I am a vegetarian, so I didn't have any lunch meat, but my sis did and loved hers too!

 

[NancyIL]

My butt is back from the basement after 60 minutes of cardio - all on the Nordic Track for the first time ever! I had been splitting my time between the Nordic Track and exercise bike, but the NT is harder for me. I had planned to take the next 5 week to gradually increase from 46 minutes NT/14 minutes bike to 60 minutes NT - but decided to push myself and do all 60 on the NT today.

My weight has dropped only 9 pounds since Jan. 1, and I hoped to lose 22 pounds by the original April 16 end of the challenge - 5 weeks from now. On the other hand, my February and (so far) March workouts have been great, and I can see quite a difference in how I look.

 

[Graciesmom77]

Pjlla,

Seeing pics like yours gives me hope that maybe I can do this. You are amazing!!!!! I am very proud of you and congratulate you on all your hard work!!!

 

[tigger813]

Still not feeling great. Don't really feel like eating much. I had some diet root beer and a few pretzel/crackers. The root beer helped me belch so I may just drink that the rest of the day. It's diet and no caffeine! Been lying on the couch this afternoon in my snuggly jammies catching up on my shows. Dozed a few minutes until my mom called and then I got hooked on one of my shows.

Just made DH some fish for supper and the girls are having chicken. I'll probably have some more crackers and maybe some egg and a bagel thin later. Just not interested in eating. Gotta take DD2 to a birthday party tomorrow so I hope I feel better in the morning. DH is on call so it would be hard for him. Hopefully the root beer will continue its effect!

Enjoy your night everyone!

Congrats to all the losers this week! I'll do my weigh in tomorrow or Sunday morning depending on how I feel!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

3/12 Friday QOTD - What are some of your favorite portable snacks and/or meals? Do you have any "brown bag" success stories to share?

What I have been doing for the parks to stay on track is. Pack 3 or 4 pieces of fruit so I wont run out, pop those mini bags of popcorn and throw them in the lunchbag, ww 1 point cheese sticks, carrot sticks, hard boiled eggs. All healthy things that will fill me up and stop me from wanting bad stuff. I love grapes for a snack so I always have them on hand. Plus those sf packets for the water bottle are great. My favorite brown bag healthy lunch salad is:
WW core taco salad:
Iceburg lettuce chopped, 1/4 cup salsa, 1/2 tomatoe, ff cheese. Then I heat up a morning star farm black bean veggie patty crumble that on top and use ff ranch dressing. Then I have taco salad completely core on ww. Everyone at work loves it and I never told them it was diet and no one knew.

I am really getting into greek yogurt to. It is so thick and creamy like pudding I mix whole fruit and splenda with plain yogurt it is awesome.