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

[tmfranlk]

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

I've learned that each go at this is different. Just because I did something one way last time doesn't mean it will work for me this time. I've got to find goals and plans that fit with my life as it is today and be adaptable.

 

[MaryAz]

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

I agree with the PP who said that as you eat less sugar/junk, you will crave it less. I also learned that I can take a class all by myself at the gym-used to feel I had to have a friend. I'm at 24 fitness and took the 24 SET class-great workout but going up and done my stairs today is hards-quads are screaming!

 

[jenanderson]

QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

I have learned that the amount of food I can eat on WW is enough. I thought I would be hungry but I am not. I think that I have been eating until all the food is gone instead of eating until I am full. It has been interesting to think about the feeling of being full versus the felling of being stuffed.

It has been snowing all day in Minnesota and the temperature is COLD (suppose to be -20° wind chills by this evening). I am going to attempt some exercising tonight but it will have to be inside!

 

[LuvBaloo]

I have been working hard all week and I think I have gained weight! So sad...

I know how you feel. I did a quick check this morning to see how I'm doing and was up too! I'm hoping it was too much salt yesterday and tomorrow will be better.

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

To get the holiday goodies out of the house! I may end up with a gain tomorrow from too many goodies at the start of the week. I'm hoping that the exercise and being good for the end of the week will work out. If not, lesson learned and I will do better next week

I know we're not supposed to feel guilty about taking time away from our families to exercise, but I need some advice. My DD is 2 and cries every time I go to the gym, leaving her with DH. DH and I both work full time and have moderately long commutes, so we're away from DD over 50 hours a week. She's definitely a mommy's girl. Once I get home in the evenings we only have 2 hours until bedtime. We usually eat dinner, then have some play time, then the whole bedtime routine, ending around 8:30pm. A few days a week I try to get to the gym by 8pm and DD bawls. I feel awful because we don't get to spend that much time with her as it is, and I'm shortening it. Also, it's hard to know if DD is just upset because she's not getting her way or if she really does need more Mommy time. I've been thinking about trying to work out in the mornings, but I'm really a night owl and I'm not sure I could stick with getting up over an hour before the sun! I don't mind working out at home a few days, but I really want to get my jogs in 3x a week. Any ideas or advice?

That's a tough one to deal with. Is this something new for DD and she just needs a week or 2 to get adjusted? or is this a long-term problem. The only advice I can give is when you go out, to say good bye happily, give one hug&kiss and go. Long goodbyes bring more tears. Also is there something special that is can become something she just gets to do with Daddy when you're not there? Maybe have a special show or book that is just done with Daddy.

I sure hope I remember to weigh myself tomorrow morning. My old weigh-in day was Sunday, so this is a bit of a change for me. It is hard for me to remember my own name at 4AM when the alarm goes off, let alone what day it is or anything else!

If Sundays work better for you, just weigh in and send your weight on Sunday. As long as I get all the weights over the weekend, I'm happy! In fact if everyone remembers to send them on Friday, my PM box will overflow since it can only hold 120 PM's and there's currently 138 active participants!

Is it to late to join? If not, I'm on the Loser list.

 

[shellynn24]

Would it be ok if I join? I need to be accountable in order to be successful!

 

[jennz]

I know we're not supposed to feel guilty about taking time away from our families to exercise, but I need some advice. My DD is 2 and cries every time I go to the gym, leaving her with DH. DH and I both work full time and have moderately long commutes, so we're away from DD over 50 hours a week. She's definitely a mommy's girl. Once I get home in the evenings we only have 2 hours until bedtime. We usually eat dinner, then have some play time, then the whole bedtime routine, ending around 8:30pm. A few days a week I try to get to the gym by 8pm and DD bawls. I feel awful because we don't get to spend that much time with her as it is, and I'm shortening it. Also, it's hard to know if DD is just upset because she's not getting her way or if she really does need more Mommy time. I've been thinking about trying to work out in the mornings, but I'm really a night owl and I'm not sure I could stick with getting up over an hour before the sun! I don't mind working out at home a few days, but I really want to get my jogs in 3x a week. Any ideas or advice?

Since you're a night owl anyway would you be willing to sneak out to the gym after dd goes to sleep? I'm guessing that jogging outside with her in a jogging stroller isn't an option January in MN!

 

[donac]

Good afternoon. I will be posting the new COW in a little while so look for it.

We got an email the other night that ds is in Africa so I am happy about that.

I am only at 8000 steps so far for today. I still have some time to get in the last 2000 steps so I better get busy. I still have a sink full of dishes to get rid of also. That should be good since my hands are freezing and it is not that cold out here in jersey today. Unlike what they tell us is coming for the weekend.

QOTD I am having a hard time staying away from some foods. I just cleaned out all the cookie dough that was hanging around since Christmas and most of the candy is gone also. DH finished the potato chips last night so it is getting better around here.

Well off to get a couple of things done before I post the new COW. Then off to yoga. It starts back up tonight.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Would it be ok if I join? I need to be accountable in order to be successful!

We're always happy to a new participant!

Weighin day is Friday! Send me (LuvBaloo) your weight on Friday and a goal to lose in the challenge (if you want to use the optional goal tracking!)

 

[TinkerBean]

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

I realized that I *need* to write everything down (I do points) in order to keep myself accountable. I need to have a plan for dinner (otherwise we end up ordering out - like last night's BLT wrap). I also need to dig out my pedometer.

Rhonda

 

[princessbride6205]

Since you're a night owl anyway would you be willing to sneak out to the gym after dd goes to sleep? I'm guessing that jogging outside with her in a jogging stroller isn't an option January in MN!

About half the time I do head to the gym after DD is in bed - but by the time I get in a 30-45 min workout, get home & shower, it's 9:30 or later. For me that's getting to be just a little too late to be able to wind down before bed.

That's a tough one to deal with. Is this something new for DD and she just needs a week or 2 to get adjusted? or is this a long-term problem. The only advice I can give is when you go out, to say good bye happily, give one hug&kiss and go. Long goodbyes bring more tears. Also is there something special that is can become something she just gets to do with Daddy when you're not there? Maybe have a special show or book that is just done with Daddy.

Thanks for chiming in. This has been a long-standing issue, just getting to me more lately I guess. You're right about the short goodbyes and the special time with Daddy. I have to remember that.
Maybe it's a matter of alternating. Both of your input has helped me formulate a plan. If I'm just trying to get to the gym 3x a week, I can do 1 late night after bedtime, 1 night where I leave before bedtime, and 1 on the weekend.

Is it to late to join? If not, I'm on the Loser list.

Would it be ok if I join? I need to be accountable in order to be successful!

Just send your starting weight to LuvBaloo. We love having new participants! You may also want to read some of the info on the first page of this thread. Welcome to you both!

 

[sahbushka]

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

That when I am working out almost every day I need to make sure to up my food intake slightly or my body thinks it's starving and won't lose the weight.

Sarah

 

[maiziezoe]

Perhaps you should make friends with lecach whose mother gives bacon for Christmas.

That is the gift that keeps on giving!!

Do you like turkey bacon?

I do like turkey bacon but I didn't buy it this week when I went to the store. I bought the already-cooked-just-throw-in-the-microwave stuff because I knew I wasn't going to eat it.

 

[maiziezoe]

Happy snowy afternoon!!

We've gotten about 6 inches of snow so far today and it isn't showing any signs of stopping. All the schools in our area were canceled except our district. They let the kids out 15 minutes early. So odd.

I did an hour of step aerobics today. My daughter just gave me an old pedometer that she found in her room. Exciting!!

I've made a new goal for myself. I want to be in more of our family pictures. I homeschool my kids and we are talking about the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear... I was looking for a picture of myself for the end of the book they made and I couldn't find any from the last 2 years. So, my new goal is to be IN the pictures... not taking the pictures when we go on our cruise in December.

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

I have learned that there are foods that I thought were "healthy" that really are not all that "healthy". For example: Cottage Cheese.

 

[ShortyNBug]

For all of you wii fit plus users.....

Do you count it as part of your workout? Like record your calories burned from it? I have been even though I beat myself up over it all night. I have the, "your heart rate isn't up, you don't break a sweat, it's not REALLY working out" thing running through my head. I always make sure I do something else but now I find myslef wanting to get done sooner so I can get to something easier. So should I truely count it? I set up a nice strength training circuit last night and it went strsight from one exercise to the next so it was really nice. I feel it in my core and stuff when I do those things. I just don't know if I should count it? I think I'm over thinking it.

That said, I love my Wii fit. I just look at it more like a game and I'm having a hard time thinking of it as a workout. Help me out. It's not like the Biggest Loser game where I feel it more, like a workout dvd. I don't know. Tell me your feelings.

 

[jbm02]

Today's QOTD is what is one thing that you have learned from the first week of the challenge that you can use next week to help you?

...not to neglect drinking water!! If it wasn't for this week's COW, I don't know if I would have made as big an effort on this. Now it will be part of my routine. I just wish I was as successful in getting 2 veggies a day in.

This is my first time with this thread. I am curious, some people have member/leader of red/blue/black team, etc as part of their identity. Did you run it differently in previous threads? Do you break us into teams at some point?...just wondering....

 

[corinnak]

I have learned that there are foods that I thought were "healthy" that really are not all that "healthy". For example: Cottage Cheese.

I'm so confused - I thought Cottage Cheese was a good source of calcium and protein. Are you concerned about rBST? I like to have about 1/3 cup of 1% cottage cheese sometimes. What am I missing???

 

[donac]

Welcome to COW 2

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

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

COW 2

Drink 8-8 oz of water each day (1 point for each day) ( 2cups of coffee or tea counts)
Eat 2 vegetables each day (1 point for each day)
Spend 10 minutes a day doing something just for yourself (this has been a hot topic this week so I think we need this. YOu can use some of your exercise time for this)


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

XX days drinking water
XX eating 2 veggies
XX spending time doing something for yourself

This challlenge runs from Friday Jan 8, 2010 to Thursday Jan 14, 2010. On Friday Jan 15, 2010 pm me your points for the week. The COW results will be posted the same day the weekly totals are posted.

HAve fun with the COW.

 

[tmfranlk]

For all of you wii fit plus users.....

Do you count it as part of your workout? Like record your calories burned from it? I have been even though I beat myself up over it all night. I have the, "your heart rate isn't up, you don't break a sweat, it's not REALLY working out" thing running through my head. I always make sure I do something else but now I find myslef wanting to get done sooner so I can get to something easier. So should I truely count it? I set up a nice strength training circuit last night and it went strsight from one exercise to the next so it was really nice. I feel it in my core and stuff when I do those things. I just don't know if I should count it? I think I'm over thinking it.

That said, I love my Wii fit. I just look at it more like a game and I'm having a hard time thinking of it as a workout. Help me out. It's not like the Biggest Loser game where I feel it more, like a workout dvd. I don't know. Tell me your feelings.

I do count mine. While I don't usually sweat, I do usually get my heartrate up some at least. I do about 5 min of balance games to warm up, 30-50 of aerobic games and then a series of strength training things. I also try to add movement to my aerobic games (if that makes sense) - I add extra bounce to my step aerobics, some walking in place in the boxing demos, etc. I don't ever just stand still while in between the more busy parts of the activities.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Happy snowy afternoon!!

We've gotten about 6 inches of snow so far today and it isn't showing any signs of stopping. All the schools in our area were canceled except our district. They let the kids out 15 minutes early. So odd.

I've made a new goal for myself. I want to be in more of our family pictures. I homeschool my kids and we are talking about the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear... I was looking for a picture of myself for the end of the book they made and I couldn't find any from the last 2 years. So, my new goal is to be IN the pictures... not taking the pictures when we go on our cruise in December.

I think that's a really nice goal.

We got about 4 inches at our house. It's cleared off the driveway for now, but it's supposed to blow a lot tonight. I know 4 inch isn't much, and I'm not complaining, it could have been worse. But I must be getting old, because I don't remember shoveling snow as being so tiring.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

QOTD - Week one has taught me that I can do this. Also to take time off to recoup. I am pretty sore today so I am not going to exercise and take the day off. It has also taught me that having a support group like this is very important to staying on track!!