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

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

Welcome Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Participants!

This will be our home for the challenge FIRST PART of the challenge. [/COLOR]Here you will find the QOTD (Question of the Day), the COW (Challenge of the Week), and a list of our participants as well as the results from the weigh ins and the COW.

Anytime that you want to review the detailed information about our challenge check the sticky at the top of this page or use this handy link:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34666127&postcount=1

Our first weigh in is Friday. This is a 19 week challenge that ends May 14th!

OUR THREAD HAS A NEW HOME. PLEASE CLICK THIS HANDY LINK TO COME AND JOIN US http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35957321&postcount=1

IN AN EFFORT TO MATCH THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 SCHEDULE THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOUR WEEKS TO MAY 14TH. LOTS OF TIME TO MAKE SOME MORE PROGRESS!

Thank you LuvBaloo for being our weightkeeper! Thank you donac for running the COW (Challenge of the Week)! Thank you to all of our coaches! And thank you to all our participants who make our challenge a great one! Good luck to all and may we all be losers (until some of us switch to the maintainer team!)

Our new clippie is here! A big, BIG thank you to corinnak for designing our challenge clippie!

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

LOSERS TEAM:
LuvBaloo
donac
lisah0711
pjlla
corinnak
ShortyNBug
tigger813
Eeyores Butterfly
Cinderella Girl
MelanieC
TammyNC
Worfiedoodles
mikamah
sahbushka
PrincessBride6205
disney_mommy
jennz
DisneyFam5
SabrinaMouse
iluvtig2
ziggystardust
mrsschlep
MickeyMagic
mandac
heatherlynn444
ucfsweetie82
TammyAlphabet (winner of BL8 challenge )
cclovesdis
Tasha+Scott
My2Pixies
Lucky'sMom
NancyIL
seashell724
DisFam95
Riverhill
NCRedding
jimmduck
rgrutland
Derby
pakaramom
LegoMom3
Craftydawn
Conway733
ohMom
JordansMommie
RutgersAlum
goldcupmom
lisaviolet
ktaggie
wezee
mullysisters
mstinson14
PRINCESSVIJA
talytam
anut4disney
dthogue
CinderellasSister
StitchIsOurHero
jbm02
krisleee
mousemom11
lmhall2000
mthompson22
tea pot
Cruisin
NC Tink
3TinksAndAnEeyore
disneylove69
maslex
lacrosse lady72
LittleSeacow
lecach
kimblebee
MickeySP
claudia
IWISHFORDISNEY
pamperedlori
PeterPan09
kimwim8
My3princes
tbachelor
lovedvc
Christine & family
TAKitty
beansf
Life is good
CharityLynn
leamom2princesses
Disney Yooper
BernardandMissBianca
JFrey4240
denise
creativeamanda
Hollie
stace208
auntlynne
pppiglet
lornak
carmiedog
MrIncrediDad
KerBear
Southerngirl71
HomeSchoolMama
baby1disney
chskover
bumbershoot
tmfranik
kimara
clomahony
DisneyMommy-O
DisneyDaddy-O
mic&min
CindyBeth
Mom2JPL
jenanderson
peace.love.mickey
3 disprincesses
Where'sPiglet?
kitchensinkguy
Grammie3
bouldertcr
Ronda93
drinkme
chrisula
happysmyly
MaryAZ
double
omama
ajb1969
MJonesMBA2000
Colleen27
PedroPete3
kidsrfun
50sjayne
Rose&Mike
ElizaK
MissKelly
TIGGERmetoo
Piglet18
aurora23
goofypete
jimaker69
jimmy
joy@disney
maizezoe
pmama
TiknerBean
LeaderofthePack
catinthehat35
ALittleBitofPixieDust
zacem'smom
CptJackSparrowGirl
debf
AlreadyexcitedGrammy
Poohlove
*seanaci*
shellynn24
soozay
memy26
MissRee
KermitRocks
pgumiela
ladytink75
Octoberbride03
hyerpraise
flipflopmom
flamestardust
carys

all sticky
thru 2/27/10

Please forgive me if I spelled your name wrong or forgot to add you to the list -- just PM me and I will fix it!

MAINTAINERS TEAM:
PaulaSue
corinnak

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

Coaching schedule

Many thanks to everyone who has volunteered to coach during this challenge. Coaches act as hostess for our thread, post QOTD, reply to posts, and help keep our conversation moving. We couldn't have a challenge without you!

1/1 - 1/7 lisah0711
1/8 - 1/14 tigger813
1/15 -1/21 Eeyores Butterfly
1/22 -1/28 Cinderella Girl
1/29 -2/4 pjlla
2/5 - 2/11 MelanieC
2/12 - 2/18 jenanderson
2/19 - 2/25 Worfiedoodles
2/26 - 3/4 mikamah
3/5 - 3/11 sahbushka
3/12 - 3/18 corinnak
3/19 - 3/25 ShortyNBug
3/26 - 4/1 PrincessBride6205
4/2 - 4/8 tigger813
4/9 - 4/15 my3princes
4/16 - 4/22 cclovesdis
4/23 - 4/29 50sjayne
4/30 - 5/6 jenanderson
5/7 -5/14 jennz

Wow! Thank you so much to all of you who have volunteered to coach, especially after adding the extra weeks. If you want to try coaching and your name isn't on this list, just let me know and we can do some sharing -- it's a lot of fun -- don't be shy!

LOOKING FOR THE QUESTION OF THE DAY? OR WANT TO CATCH UP ON QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED? CHECK OUT THIS HANDY LINK http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35031934&postcount=1 WE WILL ALSO USE THIS SPACE FOR SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND FOR AN ARCHIVE OF QOTD TO HELP OUR COACHES AND PARTICIPANTS -- THANK YOU CORINNAK FOR MAINTAINING THIS THREAD!

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

Looking for the NEWCOW?

PLEASE SEE THE COW POST IN OUR NEW THREAD FOR THE LATEST COW AND RESULTS -- I CAN'T EDIT ANYMORE WITH A CLOSED THREAD

Each week I will post links to the COW (Challenge of the Week) so they are easy to find and report. Thank you donac for being our COW keeper! :goodvibes

donac · Dec 30, 2009

Good morning and welcome to the Biggest Loser 9. I am Dona and I have been with this group for a while. It has been a great place to get encouragement and sympathy with the weight loss journey.

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

donac said:
Good morning and welcome to the Biggest Loser 9. I am Dona and I have been with this group for a while. It has been a great place to get encouragement and sympathy with the weight loss journey.

Good morning, donac! Thanks for being our keeper of the COW (Challenge of the Week). :flower3:

You hopped on the thread before I finished fixing up the post for the link to the COW -- will do that next.

jennz · Dec 30, 2009

Good morning losers! Thanks for the new thread Lisa. My goal this time is to not just have the COW floating in my head but to actually log and report...good luck to me! :laughing:

First weigh in on the day after the snackiest day of the year for me - yikes! Well that's okay, bigger loss for the next week right?

We always have friends over and I'm planning on making some healthier snacks this year - still have to watch how much though. And DH wants those weenies wrapped in crescent rolls - those are so addicting! I'll have to step away.

Welcome everyone!! :banana:

Sabrina_Mouse · Dec 30, 2009

Hi Everyone!!

I'm Sabrina and this is my first challenge. I am following the WW online plan. I need to lose about 40 - 45lbs overall and I think this challenge is a step in the right direction.

I look forward to getting to know you all!! :cool1:

kimwim8 · Dec 30, 2009

I'm here and ready to start my first challenge! :thumbsup2

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

jennz said:
Good morning losers! Thanks for the new thread Lisa. My goal this time is to not just have the COW floating in my head but to actually log and report...good luck to me!

First weigh in on the day after the snackiest day of the year for me - yikes! Well that's okay, bigger loss for the next week right?

We always have friends over and I'm planning on making some healthier snacks this year - still have to watch how much though. And DH wants those weenies wrapped in crescent rolls - those are so addicting! I'll have to step away.

Welcome everyone!!

So do you think DH would notice if you used turkey weenies and light crescent rolls? I agree those things are addictive. :rotfl:

You'll like the COW, jenn. I have been kind of missing it these last couple of weeks. :hippie:

Sabrina_Mouse said:
Hi Everyone!!

I'm Sabrina and this is my first challenge. I am following the WW online plan. I need to lose about 40 - 45lbs overall and I think this challenge is a step in the right direction.

I look forward to getting to know you all!!

Welcome, Sabrina! I am glad you found our chat thread. :goodvibes

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

Welcome BL 9 participants!

I thought I would do a warm up QOTD (Question of the Day) for the next couple of days while we wait for our challenge to officially start. As you chime in on our new thread -- so we know we didn't lose you -- please introduce yourself.

If you are new to our challenge it can be a little daunting at first because we have a lot of folks signed up. Remember all you need to do is PM your starting weight to LuvBaloo on Friday 1/1. Chatting on the thread and answering the QOTD is optional but we hope that you will join us. :goodvibes

I think that we are going to have a great challenge!

lisah0711 · Dec 30, 2009

kimwim8 said:
I'm here and ready to start my first challenge!

Welcome, kimwim8! We're glad that you're here and ready to go! :thumbsup2

lisah0711 said:
I thought I would do a warm up QOTD (Question of the Day) for the next couple of days while we wait for our challenge to officially start. As you chime in on our new thread -- so we know we didn't lose you -- please introduce yourself.

Oops! Forgot to answer the QOTD . . . I am Lisa and the hostess and coach hostess for this challenge. You can PM me if you have any questions about the challenge or want to try coaching. I am married and have a 10 year old son. In the real world I am a real estate attorney which means I have a lot of responsibility but I have a lot of flexibility, too. It is a good thing. :goodvibes

I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!

corinnak · Dec 30, 2009

to so many new and returning participants! We are so going to rock this challenge!

A special welcome to my good friend Kimwim8!!

QOTD:As you chime in on our new thread -- so we know we didn't lose you -- please introduce yourself.

I'm Corinna, 36 year old mom of 2, husband of 1.

I started the Biggest Loser challenge for the first time last January, right around the time I ran my first half marathon.....with 50 pounds to lose. I vowed I wanted to be smaller for the half marathon in 2010, and the Biggest Loser Challenge has definitely helped me on my way to fulfill that vow. Right now I am a little below my WW goal weight, but am struggling to decide if I want to continue my efforts to lose or be happy where I am and maintain!

I'm so looking forward to this new challenge and am excited to get to know this amazing group!

PaulaSue · Dec 30, 2009

First time also here.

I want to be on the Maintainer team (I think I signed up on the right place, the sticky thread?)

I had a BC scare at 35, a friend and a few GP died. Well it motivated me to change my life. I lost 70 pounds over 2 years ago, (first time in my life at a healthy BMI) put back 5 but really need to tone it all up.

With a BIG family beach trip coming this summer I am more determined to feel better in my own skin.

So I decided NOT to wait until the 1st and focus on me now. (Dh's GP just has been really sick and just passed this week, me and Mom have been sick the last few weeks, kids acting up, etc...) Life is so crazy lately I am afraid I am going to forget about me and keeping my goals.

kimblebee · Dec 30, 2009

First time for me as well. I'm Kim, single mom to a dd9 and about to be 34 in a few weeks. My weight has slowly been rising every year but now I feel like it is out of control. I have 100+ to lose so it feels a little overwhelming. I am going to try and take it 5lbs at a time and see how that works. My biggest issue is portion control so I hope if I can get that under control everything else will fall into place. I am so excited for this to start.

I should warn everyone that I have a tendancy to share everything when I'm on a long term chat like this so I'm warning you, you will know me very well by the end of this. Some stuff you may not even want to know but I'll tell you anyway :lmao:

Kim

TAKitty · Dec 30, 2009

Hi, I'm Tracie. I'm 35 years old. I'm a teacher by day and a writer at night. This fall I submitted my first WDW "educational" book for kids to several publishers. I'm still waiting to hear back.

I am only five pounds overweight but those pounds have been hard for me to get ride of! I'm only 5 foot 3" so even a couple of pounds makes a huge difference on me. I am very excited to get in shape.

ziggystardust · Dec 30, 2009

Hi, my name is Eileen. I'm 28. Im the heaviest I've ever been right now and I plan on getting back to my goal weight (funny/sad thing is, that when i was at that weight, my goal weight was even lower). I sit at a desk for 9+ hours a day and it totally screws with my metabolism not to mention that by the time I get home after an hour commute, i'm so drained. But NO MORE EXCUSES!!. I have about 20lbs to lose and can't wait to start.

I got the best cook book for christmas. the tag line is, for people who say they don't have the time to cook healthy meals. I've already cooked one recipe and it was super easy and soo good. Even my bf loved it.

HomeschoolMama · Dec 30, 2009

Lisa said:
I thought I would do a warm up QOTD (Question of the Day) for the next couple of days while we wait for our challenge to officially start. As you chime in on our new thread -- so we know we didn't lose you -- please introduce yourself.

I'm Dawn. I'm a SAHM to 3. I was formerly a homeschool mom, but this fall everyone went to school. I hoping to finally take the time to take care of myself now. :cutie:

donac · Dec 30, 2009

Welcome everyone. I signed in before but I haven't answered the QOTD

I am a 54 year old, wife, mother and AP calc teacher. Dh and I have been married for over 31 years. OUr sons still live at home Ds1 is 24 and works full time at a local department store but is hoping to get a job in a research lab. Ds2 is a sophomore engineering student at Rowan University in NJ. He leaves for Africa on Sunday to work on a road in Gambia with Engineers Without Borders. (Keep your fingers crossed that his Visa comes today or tomorrow)

My weight has been in about the same 25 pound range for the last 5 years and I really want to do something about it this year before I hit 55.

I love all sorts of needlework, reading and just started a yoga class in Nov.

I have been teaching at the same school for 32 years and now mostly teach AP calc classes. I love working with the top kids in the school. It has really kept me on my toes.

I had foot surgery in June and I am still pretty careful about it but I am getting in more and more exercise each day.

Good luck everyone.

my3princes · Dec 30, 2009

Hi, I'm Deb, Mother to 3 boys ages 14, 12 and 7 and wife to Chris. We've been married for 17 years. Chris is also planning to lose weight with us, but he probably won't join the official challenge. We've lost before and done fairly well keeping it off. My goal is to lose those last 10-15 lbs. I don't exercise and actually hate the thought of it. I know that I need to do that to finish with the weight loss, I'd rather give up food than exercise :rolleyes1

We have a big family trip coming up in July, a week at Disney, a week western caribbean cruise then another week in Orlando. I want to look and feel good about myself. Those pictures will certainly tell all. I am a waitress by occupation at least until the kids are grown a bit more. Until recently I was also an early morning life guard at a local aquatic center. I do love to swim, just can't seem to find the time to fit it into my day. I want to establish good habits and routines now as I would like to get back into the business world in September. I'm ready to restart my career and like it or not appearance effects job prospects.

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