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

[jenanderson]

QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

I have 3 small goals that I am starting with.

#1 - Diet = Record EVERYTHING that goes in my mouth in my WW log.
#2 - Exercise = Get to a point where I am exercising 5 days a week.
#3 - Weight Loss = Lose the first 10 pounds.

I have been doing really good at #1. I have been able to stay strong and not eat things that I know would sabotage my efforts. I have also recorded every little thing that I have eaten.

I have not started #2. Tonight I plan on setting up our Wii in a different room so that I can start with the Wii fit. I am also considering getting the Wii EA Active. Anyone have that one? Do you like it?

I am not worrying about #3 yet. I am only a couple of days in and I don't want to obsess over the scale yet.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

i LOVE panera bread, I really do. And the last time i was trying to get my weight down I wanted to follow the biggest loser rules and go to the website before i went so i could make an educated choice. after i found this, i was very hesitant to go back there...

http://www.panerabread.com/pdf/nutr-guide.pdf

I don't by any means want to discourage anyone from going there, b/c they do have good food, but i definitely started watching what i ordered from there.


ETA: oh and when i did go - my panera didn't offer any low fat salad dressings, even though there is one listed on there

Darn!! guess I don't need dinner tonight, I had the mac and cheese for lunch. But man was it good!
I've been craving mac and cheese, I think my dairy has been low because we were at WDW and didn't drink enough milk. We've gone through 4 gallons in less then a week. Thankfully milk was delivered today!

 

[maiziezoe]

Jen and Colleen ~ I'm ready to protest the snow we're supposed to get tonight. Maybe I will burn my bra!


I made the family Toad in a Hole and bacon for dinner (we eat breakfast for dinner once a week). I made myself a 3 egg-white omelet with onion and a tiny sprinkle of cheese (so the omelet would hold together) and a low fat blueberry bagel. It took everything I have not to grab a slice of bacon. Every ounce of willpower. I *heart* bacon.

 

[ziggystardust]

Darn!! guess I don't need dinner tonight, I had the mac and cheese for lunch. But man was it good!
I've been craving mac and cheese, I think my dairy has been low because we were at WDW and didn't drink enough milk. We've gone through 4 gallons in less then a week. Thankfully milk was delivered today!

i really liked the mac and cheese too, though it was slightly salty for me. but i could sooo go for it right now

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

i really liked the mac and cheese too, though it was slightly salty for me. but i could sooo go for it right now

it is good, but honestly it was beyond filling. I didn't even finish it and I'm not hungry just thirsty.

I need to feed the kids, I think it will be a cereal night. I'm such a bad mom. LOL!!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

and during BL last night, when they did the beginning and end weigh-ins I kept hearing the phrase "man taa-taa's" in my head. I don't remember who first used the phrase yesterday, but it got stuck in my head. It was motivating to keep exercising for a full 60minutes as I want my taa-taa's to look better than theirs.

I know I kept thinking the same thing. Too funny you made me spit my tea out. I did day two of that program and I think my husband is Jillians male counterpart. He is so fit it is crazy that he is still in love with fluffy me... he he he... I guess quitting smoking and having a baby rank higher than my butt size in his book. LOL.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

That Panera menu is scary. I found the WW points a while back and was shocked at how bad it was. Here is a ww point site if anyone is interested. Just scroll down there are hundreds of places and their points.

http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html

 

[pjlla]

QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

Every day is like a small goal to me. I definitely try to take it one day at a time. TODAY I will work out. TODAY I will eat the proper amount of calories to encourage weight loss.

I couldn't get out of bed this morning, so that means I have to do my workout after I get home from work. Yuck. I much prefer the morning, but my bed was just too cozy today.

In other news, I have coerced my hubby into letting me book a couple of days at WDW before our next cruise! I am so excited. It will be our first trip to the World. Although, it will be brief, I am very excited.

ONE DAY AT A TIME is just the way to do it. No sense in worrying about tomorrow or stressing about what we did wrong yesterday. Concentrate on today.... or even just the next few hours if a full day is too much. Great thought... thanks for the reminder! And WTG on your first trip to the World! I'm envious.

Believe me I have NO fitness level. I literally stopped exercising when we moved and prior to that is was bad to say the least. I can not do most of the stuff I tried but did what I could. I figured it is worth a try and me and hubby get time together while our son is at school. Wish me luck. LOL

Good luck... don't hurt yourself!

Just made the best sandwich for lunch. I made a hot chicken patty sandwich but used all diet stuff and it was great!

1 Arnold sandwich thin, 1 morning star farm chicken patty, lettuce, 1/2 tsp mayo and pepper. I reminded me of the burger king chicken sandwich. WOW that was good!! Only 4 ww point and counted as a veggie since it was a veggie patty and the lettuce.

Just thought I would share.

How many points in the chicken patty? I buy the Boca "chicken" patties for DS because he is allergic to chicken. They are 3 points.... I'd rather eat a veggie Gardenburger because they are just 1 or 2 pts, depending on which one you have. I'm guessing about 3 pts, since the Sandwich thin would be one point... not sure about the mayo.

Jillian appeared just after the segment where Kim Kardashian and Jay made deep-fried Oreos! You can imagine what Jillian said about THAT! There wasn't enough time for her to say much, but she LOOKED great.

Back to the BL show...I didn't realize the final weigh-ins weren't on a real scale. Are the contestants told their weight when they weigh-in with the doctor that morning? Of course the huge rate of weight loss on that show is unrealistic for the average person to achieve at home, but it's still very inspiring to see their transformations.

Ashamed to say, but last summer I tried a deep fried Oreo while away on a trip with my DS. It was FABULOUS... in fact, DS liked them so much that we actually made a few after we returned home! Just as yummy at home! But I'm trying to forget about them. But they were fun for a "once-a-year" treat!

Eric and his wife were on one of the tabloid shows, I think Access Hollywood, saying after the show they forget about you and its their fault he gained the weight back. I believe its his fault for not maintaining the principals they teach you on the show. If he blames them, maybe he should give all that money back. I personally don't want to see him back at the end of this season. There are lots of people who have maintained and even lost a few more after the show. If these people can do it anyone can.

So should I call ALL of my previous Weight Watchers leaders and blame them for when I stopped attending the meetings, stopped tracking my food, and gained my weight back???????? I know we would all like a scapegoat to blame when things go wrong, but does he (Eric) have any IDEA how ridiculous it sounds for him to blame the BL people for his weight gain? Did his weight loss (and prize money) come with a GUARANTEE?? I doubt it. It is called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and he needs to take some. That said, I am sad for him and I feel badly that he regained his weight.

You do supply your own materials and make a blanket. I think most of the Linus groups are letting people make them at home. Some are having people deliver them (each donor present) to the organization while others are letting you mail them in. The closest office to us allowed us to make them here and mail them in. The only guidelines were that the blankets had to be handmade and new. They can be knit, crocheted, sewn or the no sew fleece.



I must say that the process was very different than what you see on tv. The volunteers do 99% of the work, then the "stars" come by and shoot a scene showing them working. That being said the house came out beautiful even though it wasn't finished for the reveal. It looked great on camera, but things were still needing to be done over the next week. It was really fun. I was even shown in the episode for a second or two How long does it take to make one brush stroke on a door casing



My mini goal is to start exercising. When I start my "weight correction cycle" as dh prefers to call it, I like to get my food intake in place for a week before I start exercising. That means that Friday I need to get moving. This will be the most difficult part for me as I hate exercise. Unfortunately just watching what I eat keeps me at a maintainance weight, but I don't lose.

"Weight correction cycle"... just struck me funny!!

Afternoon!

I watched BL last night and loved it. I already have a favorite team (orange). My biggest problem with the show is that I would like to see less working out and more of what they are eating every day. A little less product placement and a little more cooking.

I worked out for 64 minutes today. I'm feeling better and better every day!

Yesterday I signed up for 3 months of WW online. I also put the app on my iPod Touch so I can enter stuff during the day without having to sit at the computer.

QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

This is actually my second week of my new lifestyle (I started on Christmas Day)... my goal is to lose something this week. Everyone says the second week is one of the harder weeks when it comes to weight loss, so I am really hoping to lose 1 or 2 pounds.

As soon as I reach 10 pounds down, I am going to reward myself by getting my hair colored back to it's natural color. I've been getting my hair colored a reddish color for so long... I'm excited about bring back my dark brown hair. I want to do something nice for myself every time I lose 10 pounds. I NEVER do anything for ME, so this will be the biggest challenge for me. Taking "me" time.

Have a wonderful day everyone!! We're supposed to get 10 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. Looks like I am stuck in the house for a few more days!

I agree that I would like to see a bit more of their cooking and meal planning (without the obvious product placement).

Good job planning some ME time as a reward!

Oh...I love Panera. I love it too much. I should have never tried the macaroni and cheese. But they do have a really good vegetarian sandwich and some good whole grain breads. It's just so hard not to order the mac and cheese. Without giving out tmi I am having a not so fun girl week, and had panera mac and cheese and a half a veggie sandwich yesterday instead of binging on potato chips and dip. Which is what I really wanted to do. I worked yesterday, and I'm really good about not snacking at work, so I'm hoping I didn't do too much damage.

I am a little behind on the Qof the Day. As for today's question, my short term goal is to start menu planning again. I was home today and I planned out the next three days! I got a new cookbook yesterday, so I'm really excited. I set up an excel workbook for menus and grocery lists. That part was a lot more fun than figuring out what to cook, but I'm getting there! We talked about it last night and DH and I decided we're going to plan on eating at home at least 4 nights a week. Since our only child (DS) went to college this fall we have been doing a lot of take out and eating out. Which was ok, because I had just gone back to work and was really worn out at the of the day. Well, I'm job sharing now (part-time) so not more excuses. I'm really looking forward to cooking and even to leftovers!

I also wanted to say how much I am enjoying this thread and the WISH board in general. What a wonderful group of people.

YOu are so lucky to have a DH who will share in the cooking! What new cookbook did you get??

OMG I feel like my legs are going to fall off. That is what I get for being lazy for so long. Geez that workout was hard it felt like I was in bootcamp.

On a side note. Does anyone have favorite healthy recipes. I get sick of eating the same old thing. Any suggestions would be great.

No time right now, but I will try to come on later this week and share some recipes/meal ideas. Hopefully others will too!

I'm tired today as the home alarm was having battery problems and decided to go off last night at midnight and then again at 1am It sounds like a smoke alarm, so that's quite the adrenaline rush when it wakes you up. The second time I spent 30min on the phone with them trying to get it to stop. I can't believe my kids slept through it

They watched the first 1/2hour of Biggest Loser with me last night while they were having a snack before bed. It was interesting the questions they would ask. It led to talks about how important it is to be healthy, not just skinny.


First goal is to break through to 25lbs lost. I got to 20lbs last May and have since bounced around between 20-24lbs lost. I want to hit 25lbs!
In the last 6 months I've learned more about what works and doesn't work for me, and I have seen changes in my body, (down a size in my jeans!) but have to stay focused and see some changes in the scale!



and during BL last night, when they did the beginning and end weigh-ins I kept hearing the phrase "man taa-taa's" in my head. I don't remember who first used the phrase yesterday, but it got stuck in my head. It was motivating to keep exercising for a full 60minutes as I want my taa-taa's to look better than theirs.

Your house is really giving you a hard time lately. First the furnace, now the alarm system. Hope things smooth out soon.

Nice job, making your tv time together an excellent teaching moment! I keep trying to remind my kids (especially DD) that it is less about the WEIGHT and more about the HEALTHY FOODS that we need to consume. Eat the healthy foods (and avoid the garbage) in the right portions and the weight will take care of itself (sort of... need to throw in some exercise too!).


You go ahead and get those "taa-taas" pretty and perky!!

I was typing really fast and didn't proof as I was preparing to run out the door!

It should say 2 or 3 more miles!
My DH got a kick out of that and said a marathoner could do it in one day if they could keep up the pace! LOL

Heading down in a few to do the 3 mile WATP! Haven't done it in a while and I need a challenge tonight to feel successful! I had a 2nd protein drink while at dancing with DD2 so I didn't chow down on something totally BAD!

Work tomorrow! More working out and anything else that comes to pass! Gotta start coming up with my questions for my week of coaching! Think I'll actually have a decent loss for the week despite the slow start! WOOHOO!

Parents left today so I have my workout room back. Will get up at 5:30 tomorrow and get a workout in before getting DD1 up. Hoping to try the EA Sports Active More Workouts too sometime this weekend. No plans as of yet for Saturday. Friends coming over on Sunday to watch the Patriots game. Have to think of some healthy things to eat!

Have a good night everyone! Almost time to visit my BFF Leslie Sansone!

She CAN'T be your bff... she's mine. Otherwise why would she visit me so often??

Well... I've now spent all of my "me" time on the DIS tonight. So much for getting another scrapbook page done. But I was glad to have some time to chat with you all!..................P

 

[tigger813]

Did 2 Leslie Sansone workouts: Walk and Kick and the 30 minute walk! Also did the BL Last Chance Workout! That was really hard and my legs were really hurting afterwards! Can't wait to do it again tomorrow! Yes, I am a glutton for punishment especially when it comes to workouts!

I could scream! I was searching ALL over my house this afternoon and tonight for my 3 pound dumbbells. I like to use these during my workouts, especially the WATP! Guess where they are? In a car outside of a hotel in Maryland! My mother "accidentally" grabbed them when she was packing today! AHHHHH!!!! She's going to send me a check so I can replace them! I also have a box of clothes that they couldn't fit on their suitcases or their car to mail to them so she will send me money for that as well! I do still have my 1 pound dumbbells but I really prefer the 3 pounds! I guess I will run to KMart after work tomorrow to buy a new set. I've become quite attached to those things! Of course I was at a Target today and could've got some there! Also could check the TJMaxx and More that's near the KMart!

Good night all! Time to tuck my girls in bed and watch tv with DH!

 

[donac]

Oh...I love Panera. I love it too much. I should have never tried the macaroni and cheese. But they do have a really good vegetarian sandwich and some good whole grain breads. It's just so hard not to order the mac and cheese. Without giving out tmi I am having a not so fun girl week, and had panera mac and cheese and a half a veggie sandwich yesterday instead of binging on potato chips and dip. Which is what I really wanted to do. I worked yesterday, and I'm really good about not snacking at work, so I'm hoping I didn't do too much damage.

I am a little behind on the Qof the Day. As for today's question, my short term goal is to start menu planning again. I was home today and I planned out the next three days! I got a new cookbook yesterday, so I'm really excited. I set up an excel workbook for menus and grocery lists. That part was a lot more fun than figuring out what to cook, but I'm getting there! We talked about it last night and DH and I decided we're going to plan on eating at home at least 4 nights a week. Since our only child (DS) went to college this fall we have been doing a lot of take out and eating out. Which was ok, because I had just gone back to work and was really worn out at the of the day. Well, I'm job sharing now (part-time) so not more excuses. I'm really looking forward to cooking and even to leftovers!

I also wanted to say how much I am enjoying this thread and the WISH board in general. What a wonderful group of people.

Dh and I have an older son who moved back after college and younger one is off to college so I thought we were going to have that problem also. Older son sometimes goes out with friends or meets up with his girlfriend so he is not always home. I really have made an effort to eat at home. I just have to have something simple in the freezer or the closet to make on a night I don't want to cook. I do sit down once a week and try to make up a sketchy menu. Dh did get me a big Cooking Light cookbook for Christmas. I haven't tried any recipes yet but I plan to do so next week. He also gave me Prevention's Slow Cooker Recipe book. I will definitely try one of those on Sunday.

Good luck everyone who is getting snow tonight. We are supposed to get an inch or two on Thursday night but that isn't enough to get us a snow day.

Very busy this afternoon. I threw out some things. I baked the rest of the cookie dough that was in the freezer to bring into school tomorrow so that is out of the house as of tomorrow.

I guess I was really busy this afternoon because when I sat down to DIS I was at 15000 steps for the day. I am still in shock about this. But I am very tired this evening so I guess I did put in the steps. I want to go to bed but then I would be up at 2 in the morning.

 

[cclovesdis]

Good day today. Still need to log into eTools and find out how well I did, but I've earned so many APs this week, that I still have at least 35 "extra" points to use if I need to do so. Today was supposed to be my off day for exercise, but I went to the gym anyway and used the TM to burn a quick 100 calories. Nothing major, but still enough for an "off day." I also got in over 6,500 steps without the TM. Tomorrow, I'm hoping for at least the same, but it's supposed to be a sitting day at work, so I doubt it'll happen. That's ok. Anything is better than nothing. I have to remember to keep telling myself that.

QOTD: My short-term goal is to reach 32 pounds lost. That would be my highest loss since I joined WW in Sept. 08. I have about 3 pounds to go to reach that. I've been working on this goal for about a year now, so I think it's time I achieve it.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

ziggystardust--thanks for posting the link to panera's nutritional guide. I am so over the mac and cheese. If I'm going to splurge on mac and cheese, I think I'll make it at home. At least then I can control the ingredients. I knew it would be ugly, but couldn't bring myself to look it up before today.

DH is usually the cook's assistant. He rarely cooks anything on his own, except for an egg in the morning, but he's happy to stir and chop. He does do the grocery run if I ask, which is awesome. I am not a big fan of the grocery store.

The cookbook I ordered from Amazon is How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. I am still overwhelmed with what to do with beans and have no idea how to cook tofu and this book really simplifies things. It tells you how to do everything from how to sharpen knives to how to prepare an avocado. It also gives lots of variations, for instance 25 Fast and easy ways to spin tomato sauce. With the index it's close to a 1000 pages.

And everyone who's getting snow tonight, I feel your pain. We're supposed to get several inches tomorrow. Our city just doesn't do snow well. There will be a million accidents tomorrow, because folks just don't get the "you really need to slow down in bad weather" rule. But on a positive note, think of all the calories we will burn shoveling snow!!

Have a great evening everyone!

 

[Piglet18]

Hmm... Short term goal...
I want to stop being tempted by fast food, except maybe once a week. And I would like to cut pop down to once a week too (I used to do minimum one a day, now I am down to 1-2 a week). I would like to re-lose the weight I put back on during Christmas season, and I would like to fit into some specific items of clothing (namely, the new nightie I got for Christmas - maybe by Valentines?). Although, come to think of it, I would LOVE for all of my mother's hand-me-downs to be WAY too big for me again. She has good style, but when I think of me being almost that size, I almost cry. So, although I appreciate the clothes, I look forward to the day when I put something on and have to take it right back off and toss it into the charity bag.

 

[Leader of the Club]

No exercise at all day. I had a doctor appointment and she recommended surgery--yuck! Got my monthly--yeah, I know TMI! So I just feel drained. I came home and ate half a bag of mini marshmallows. I suppose it could have been worse, I could have eaten the whole bag!

My DS5 has a swim lesson tomorrow at 10:00. We'll just leave the house early and I'll exercise before his lesson.

Oh, and the only thing I will eat from Panera from now on is a bagel with low-fat cream cheese!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hmm... Short term goal...
I want to stop being tempted by fast food, except maybe once a week. And I would like to cut pop down to once a week too (I used to do minimum one a day, now I am down to 1-2 a week). I would like to re-lose the weight I put back on during Christmas season, and I would like to fit into some specific items of clothing (namely, the new nightie I got for Christmas - maybe by Valentines?). Although, come to think of it, I would LOVE for all of my mother's hand-me-downs to be WAY too big for me again. She has good style, but when I think of me being almost that size, I almost cry. So, although I appreciate the clothes, I look forward to the day when I put something on and have to take it right back off and toss it into the charity bag.

Good for you on cutting out the pop! I have given up soda too many times to count, so I know how hard it can be. Sounds like you are almost to that goal of once a week.

 

[CptJackSparrowsGirl]

Well I'm back again trying once more to keep on track and lose weight. I'm determined to lose the weight I've gained since high school and lose more then I've ever lost before. I want to actually weigh an average weight and be able to wear things I'd never dreamed of. My inspiration is the Twilight Series and the wonderful girls of The Hillywood Show. I pray that my stay on track and that I'm able to continue it into the beginning of the school year.

 

[Craftydawn]

Good Morning Ladies!!!

SO...I cried so hard during BL because I saw myself in some of these people and I thought.this can't be ME!!!! SO..I'm going to do something about it and soon!!

First...I started by joining this WONDERFUL group of ladies!!!

I SO agree with you about identifying with the people on BL. I know that what they do while at the ranch is not practical for people in the "real world" but hearing them tell their stories and knowing that they also have so much to overcome is so inspirational.

So is coming here and reading all of the threads from everyone here. Truly, being a part of this challenge has helped keep me on track!

Have a wonderful day everyone!! We're supposed to get 10 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. Looks like I am stuck in the house for a few more days!

WOW! Enjoy staying in! I live in California and we get no snow so 10 inches sounds like 10 FEET to me

No plans as of yet for Saturday. Friends coming over on Sunday to watch the Patriots game.

GO PATRIOTS!!!

I don't really watch TV, just Dexter and Lost (and Lost I watch on ABC.com because its actual air time doesn't work for me), but this challenge has got me interested enough in BL that I'll check it out online this season.

I LOVE Dexter.


Good evening everyone. Haven't has much of a chance to post since the challenge started, but I am doing well! I am enjoying just following the thread each day to read how everyone is doing.

For yesterday's QOTD: I am taking my goals in 5 pound increments. I just want to get healthier and have my clothes fit better. Eventually, I would like to get smaller clothes. For now I am happy just wearing what I have now, only less snug.

Keep up the good work everyone! Time for me to bundle up. It's no snowstorm here, but the temps are dropping quickly!

 

[pppiglet]

Short term goal at least 10lbs and better eating habits.

Got home late again tonight so didn't walk, but DH had dinner waiting for me when I got home and it was steamed fish and a little rice w/veggies. I was still starving, so I had a couple crackers and tea. I'm really hungry again now, but going to tough it out.

 

[corinnak]

One more invitation to everyone to come join the Biggest Loser Show Chit-Chat thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2287356&page=11


QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?


Right now, all I can really focus on is the half marathon on Saturday. I am eating and training and thinking with that goal in mind for a few more days. I can't think about the number on the scale too much this week. So long as I stay under goal weight, I am good. Which is not to say that I'm not trying to lose this week, but I feel like the number is just not the most important thing right now. I'm weighing in and sending my weight to Shannon tomorrow since I am leaving early Friday.

The other smaller goal is this: Don't go to WDW and eat like crazy and come back with pounds to lose. It's totally doable, but is not what you'd call guaranteed. I am travelling with people who live to eat. We will be there 3 nights. They have 5 table service reservations. Sensibly enough, I don't think I'm joining them for any of them. I'm also, perhaps foolishly, signed up for the WISH Illuminations Dessert Party. My thinking on that one: Great to spend time with WISH people, awesome to have access to an amazing location for watching Illuminations. There will be fruit, as well as chocolatey things. I am not worried about this, just thinking ahead.

The thing I have learned about eating while travelling, whether it be at Disney or elsewhere is that the question is not what do they have that I might WANT to eat, but rather how can I get what I NEED to eat. I had this revelation in the POP Century Food Court in October when I was there for the Race for the Taste. It was my last morning and I needed breakfast before I headed off to the airport. They had scrambled eggs. They had pancakes and waffles. They had...maybe some kind of breakfast pizza? But at home I always eat oatmeal for breakfast. Food Court oatmeal is never the best, but I did ultimately decide that it was the best OPTION for me that day. And you know, it wasn't bad. It didn't make my soul sing, but it didn't really need to, you know?


I need to do some packing, but there was one quote from earlier that I really wanted to respond to:

Originally Posted by jennz View Post
On that note - I've been feeling guilty about spending 1 - 1 1/2 hours each day working out. Adding to that is my work - I just increased my hours from 15 up to 25 week. This means I have to work out or do "house stuff" when dd is home. She's 11 1/2 and pretty self-sufficient but I still feel bad like I'm not being a good mom. Mom/parent guilt.

Jennifer, It's OK to do house stuff when she's home! It's good that kids not think that stuff happens by magic before they're out on their own, right? And for goodness sake, don't feel guilty about working out!! It benefits her in so many ways, too. Even if you do it when your daughter isn't with you, you are modeling healthy living for her by making room for it in your day. She is more likely to take care of her body as she grows if she sees you taking care of yours. You are potentially adding years to both of your lives.

When I first started running, I felt guilty about doing it when my kids were home. Sometimes I'd bring my DS downstairs with me and we'd watch Scooby Doo while I was on the treadmill so he wouldn't be unsupervised upstairs. Well, that boy now jogs around the house "for exercise," he said, when I asked him about it. And just the other day, he said to me "Mama, when can I run a half marathon with you?" It's a ways off, but he already has fitness aspirations - I had absolutely no fitness aspirations until the age of 33! The things we do influence them, and it sounds like you're doing a great job for BOTH of you.

(OK - sheepishly climbing off of my soapbox...)


And my favorite things at Panera:

Vegetable Soup or Black Bean Soup, half a Greek Salad with dressing on the side and some portion of a whole grain baguette. Mmmm. Also, their Ginger something herbal tea is zippy and delicious!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I was going to weigh in today, but the snow was coming down fairly heavily. It is like a blizzard out there right now. My plan is to weigh in tomorrow if a.) I can get there and b.) They are open. Stupid Missouri and it's stupid weather. I miss Florida. At least shovelling is good exercise.