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

[Peace.love.mickey]

I sucked bad today, can't even say what I ate while sitting on the couch!....okay tomorrow I promise! !!!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I am also going no soda this year! We can do it!

I was like a zombie yesterday. I took a 3 hour nap from 4-7 and then went to bed at 10.

I'm still drinking my morning coffee, but I gave up both my lunch and dinner soda. I can tell you when it's 11 just by the soda headache.

 

[sahbushka]

I was like a zombie yesterday. I took a 3 hour nap from 4-7 and then went to bed at 10.

I'm still drinking my morning coffee, but I gave up both my lunch and dinner soda. I can tell you when it's 11 just by the soda headache.

It will get better soon! And since there is absolutely no nutritional value in it and makes us go through withdrawls without it we know it is NOT good for us to have! It is worth it to give it up!

Sarah

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I was like a zombie yesterday. I took a 3 hour nap from 4-7 and then went to bed at 10.

I'm still drinking my morning coffee, but I gave up both my lunch and dinner soda. I can tell you when it's 11 just by the soda headache.

Have you thought about trying tea? It sounds like you are having a caffeine headache and tea could help that. It is also very high antioxidants and has zero calories. If you get a good one, you can drink it without adding sugar or milk.

Tealeaves.com has some really great tasting teas, they are the brand that the Garden View Tea Room at Grand Fla was using the last time I was there. I highly recommend Cassis, that is a black tea with blackcurrant. It has a nice smooth flavor.

 

[3_disprincesses]

Ok so yesterday was a pretty good day. I wrote down everything that passed through my lips - my meals went great but it's the few little snacks I had that put me over for the day. BUT it was a learning experience - I luv, luv, luv my chocolate and I will definately budget for it better daily. The best part was seeing the almost instant results from the COW...drinking water instead of soft drinks makes my skin glow! Always has and I know it but my other addiction is Diet Coke. Did walk for 40 minutes yesterday but legs are a little sore today - only walked 20 mins a couple of days earlier in the week so jumping up to 40 made a difference. But it was such a beautiful day and my youngest daughter went with me and we didn't want to quit!

I do want to ask those of you that have bodybuggs, how do they work? What do they tell you?

Last day of the "Holidays" - back to work tomorrow! Everyone have a great Sunday!

♥ Theresa

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Yay I have been doing great and following my goals. House is stocked with good foods, I have kept within my points, drank my water and ate all my fruits and veggies. I am just walking the dog around the neighborhood and walking myself to get back into gear. I have to ramp up the exercise I know. So I will start working on that next week as my goal for the week. Just found the Wii Fit in my mound of boxes in the garage and will play that today too!!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

My new gift this year was a Kuerig coffee pot thing. I just got my order and some of the flavors are awesome they feel like dessert. Also the hot chocolate is only 1 pt on ww and a nice sweet treat instead of something worse. Just had to share my new find.

 

[jennz]

Pppiglet - some of the rest have great meals you can choose from. My current favorite is Dragon Fire Chicken at TGI Fridays, it comes w/brown rice and brocolli. Yum!!!

Okay all you non-soda drinkers...I might have to join you. I kinda want to but kinda don't - I love my diet coke. I know it's not good for you, and when I drink too much my calcium gets low (I'm on meds for calcium) - but if I drink a few a day why should I quit? Seriously - inform me please!!!

 

[lisah0711]

I don't know how I missed subscribing to this thread...but I did so now I have to go back and read all 19 pages! I'll be catching up tomorrow! I have a big goal for this year, and I'm eager to get the scaling moving onward and downward!

In the meantime, I hope everyone is excited and ready!

Maria

Glad that you found us and good luck at the half marathon next week!

I'm going to reach my goal by counting calories and tracking on my iPhone. I'm going to use the treadmill and my new Wii Fit to work out.

Which app are you using on your iPhone?

Just jumping on to say good evening. I had a HORRID day eating wise. I was a total out-of-control eating machine! I didn't have a good plan for the day because I didn't totally know what was being served. I had a plan for the pizza (started with two helpings of salad and restricted myself to three small slices of veggie)... but after that it was a full afternoon of chips, dips, snacks, etc, etc etc followed by ice cream. It was the picky stuff that DID ME IN!!! Well... back on plan in the morning. I'm going to go get in a 20 minute WATP that I hadn't originally planned on.... but I definitely need. I am passing up tonight's Boggle tournament to exercise, but I know in the morning I will be happier.

Sorry about your rough day but it sounds like your plan worked pretty well most of the time for you -- I am sure it could have been much worse.

Hi - newbie here and a couple of days late but I'd like to join the losers group. I'm married with 2 grown sons. 3 years ago I was able to lose 50 pounds and maintained for the 1st yr but last year put most of it back on. Was at the "world" in December and had a heck of a time keep up with DH. I really need to lose so I can do better in March. Good luck to all of us.

Terri

TIGGERmetoo! Please PM your starting weight to LuvBaloo if you haven't already.

For those participants who are going to be in WDW for Marathon weekend:

Just wanted to invite everyone to the big WISH meet Friday afternoon, 4:30 at POP Century food court. I know I'm planning to be there - it might be fun to grab a Biggest Loser photo if there are a few of us there. Feel free to PM me with questions or just show up! The WISH racing team is one of the most friendly, fun groups I've ever had the pleasure to be a part of. Hope to see you there!

Here's a recentish picture of me with my shorter hairstyle - my hair is not quite SO red as it was that day:

Sounds likea fun meet! Please tell us all about it when you get home. I love your new hairdo.

As I read this, I realized that the BL9 challenge for me is really more of a stepping stone toward black belt testing. When BL9 is done, I still will be training for black belt, so my goals are related to that, and my plan is in place. I bought a calendar and broke down what I need to accomplish into small, hopefully manageable steps. So by the end of each month I have a plan for how many push ups I need to do, how long to be in the plank position, how long to be in the horseback riding position, and how long to do my side kick balance. I feel better having broken it down into pieces.

Sounds like a great plan!

What's hard for me is all the chocolate we have here in the house right now.

Everyone at work knows I eat chocolate and I always have some in my desk. I eat Dark Chocolate only and account for it in my calories, fat, and carb totals. It's got lots of antioxidants and really does keep me healthy. This is the one thing I don't give up when dieting.

So everyone at work gave me chocolate for Xmas. (and not all dark) Plus DH brought a lot home. We have so many snacks and popcorn people gave us also. I would love to just throw it all away, but DH says no.

Today, I took it all off the counter and put it away in the cupboard where I won't be tempted. Out of sight, out of mind.

It's a lot easier to diet when you don't have junk in the house!

Now, the next challenge is all the restaurant gift certificates we got. I have made up my mind we will use them, but I am going to order fish or chicken and my sides will be vegetables.

Could you put some that stuff in the freezer and dole it out later?

Hi Everyone Wow what a prolific thread I LOVE IT

I'm sitting next to my Christmas tree ( I really hate to take it down ) and I'm trying to think of realistic goals for this challenge, the New Year and Life in general.

Yesterday's QOTD My goal for this challenge is to

first Stick to it and as I mention before I tend to start strong and stop.

second to make exercise a consistent part of my life

third I would like to loose 25lbs I hope my body can do it It's been a long time since I lost this much weight

Yesterday's bonus QOTD as far as a group goal I really can't say this is my first challenge and you all would know best.

Today's QOTD
First would be to plan and prep meals ahead of time as much as possible esp over the weekends.

Second is to keep a Healthy Habit Journal a sort of expanded food journal to include exercise, rest etc also this will be a good place to track the COWS.

Third to keep up with this thread. I feel so encourage and not alone when I'm reading all the stories and support expressed here.

Thanks so much

Now time to read back

P.S Great chatting with VWL Groupie friends,TammyNC and lisah on this very special thread

It's always nice to chat with you Tea Pot!

My throat is feeling better today. Not great, but better. I did not have a great eating day today unfortunately, and I'm not working out until my throat is better. Tomorrow is a new day.

Today's QOTD:

My plan is as follows:
-Only eat out one day per week
-Start exercising 3 days per week, gradually work up to 5
-Prepare more fresh food and less processed food. I plan to keep at least 3 days worth of meals ready so that way I don't have an excuse not to eat something that is good for me.
-Use my Bodybugg to calculate my deficit and to help me keep moving and count all my points on WW.

Glad that you are feeling better!

My plan to achieve my goal is to follow ww point system and to go to the gym at least 3 times per week! I have been to the gym twice so far this year so so far so good!

Sarah

Are you still training with DH?

So happy to be back on this thread! I started out with BL last fall, but towards the end of the season things went quite wrong, and I gained back almost ALL of the weight I spent all year losing. So now I am determined to lose 35 pounds. It is quite a bit, but I know I can make a good start of it right now.
As for the QOTD, I think that the biggest part of my plan is to NOT keep it to myself. DBF bought me WiiFitPlus as part of my Christmas gift, and he has sworn to help keep me on track; part of my problem is that we live together, and when I see him able to eat cheeseburgers and whatever else he wants, my willpower goes out the window. But he is going to help me this year, and when spring comes we are starting Cto5K together. I think, by having realistic expectations and a realistic timeframe, and a strong support system, I will be able to do it.

Piglet18! Glad to see you found us!

Just want to say "thanks" to all that have mentioned SparkPeople. I enrolled, it's free, and I am using it to log what I eat. I even downloaded the app for my ipod touch (also free)
My DH laughs when I eat something and take the package to the computer to log all the info.
Had only 1256 calories today!!!

Just got to get moving..
.....did order a new water heater and new fridge. (since both a almost dead) Get them this next week...so glad 12 months no payments at Sears...(I guess they knew I was saving for the Baltic in July)

Tomorrow will not be so stressful on which appliance to buy..we just got them both.

Hope that your appliance woes are behind you now!

 

[wezee]

Ok gang.....I think I still need some tech. help. I'm still not receiving my instant emails from this thread. Any advice would be appreciated.

But the good news is, I had a good day yesterday. Healthy food and a great WATP workout.

 

[lisah0711]

I sucked bad today, can't even say what I ate while sitting on the couch!....okay tomorrow I promise! !!!

Peace.love.mickey. We all have good days and bad days but as long as you get right back on track you will be fine.

I was like a zombie yesterday. I took a 3 hour nap from 4-7 and then went to bed at 10.

I'm still drinking my morning coffee, but I gave up both my lunch and dinner soda. I can tell you when it's 11 just by the soda headache.

Can you have another cup of coffee or some tea like Jessi suggested to get over the headache hump?

Pppiglet - some of the rest have great meals you can choose from. My current favorite is Dragon Fire Chicken at TGI Fridays, it comes w/brown rice and brocolli. Yum!!!

Okay all you non-soda drinkers...I might have to join you. I kinda want to but kinda don't - I love my diet coke. I know it's not good for you, and when I drink too much my calcium gets low (I'm on meds for calcium) - but if I drink a few a day why should I quit? Seriously - inform me please!!!

, jennz. That might be a reason right there if it goofs up your medication. Could you cut it down to 2 a day? That is what I did and I am really enjoying my water with lemon slice plus sleep better at night.

Yay I have been doing great and following my goals. House is stocked with good foods, I have kept within my points, drank my water and ate all my fruits and veggies. I am just walking the dog around the neighborhood and walking myself to get back into gear. I have to ramp up the exercise I know. So I will start working on that next week as my goal for the week. Just found the Wii Fit in my mound of boxes in the garage and will play that today too!!

Sounds like you are off to a great start! There is nothing wrong with slowly working on your goals -- you don't want to do too much at once and get overwhelmed.

Ok so yesterday was a pretty good day. I wrote down everything that passed through my lips - my meals went great but it's the few little snacks I had that put me over for the day. BUT it was a learning experience - I luv, luv, luv my chocolate and I will definately budget for it better daily. The best part was seeing the almost instant results from the COW...drinking water instead of soft drinks makes my skin glow! Always has and I know it but my other addiction is Diet Coke. Did walk for 40 minutes yesterday but legs are a little sore today - only walked 20 mins a couple of days earlier in the week so jumping up to 40 made a difference. But it was such a beautiful day and my youngest daughter went with me and we didn't want to quit!

I do want to ask those of you that have bodybuggs, how do they work? What do they tell you?

Last day of the "Holidays" - back to work tomorrow! Everyone have a great Sunday!

♥ Theresa

Sounds like you are off to a great start, too, Theresa!

The bodybugg helps you to measure the calories that you burn during the day. If you input your food it helps you to make sure that you have a calorie deficit -- burned more than you ate. I had one but I had a lot of trouble with it and sent it back. I've found I can do just as well with a pedometer but as you have read there are lots of folks who love them.

You can tell from the posts from the folks who have been doing this for awhile and have been very successful, like pjlla and corinnak, that this journey to good health thing is a process and it takes time to figure out what works for you -- doing exercise that you enjoyed so much that you didn't want to stop -- now I would call that a huge success!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning BL 9 participants!

It is a real treat to come read everyone's excited and motivated posts every time I turn on my computer.

Today we will take a little break from talking about our challenge and think about something fun!

If you were at Disneyworld or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?

If I was at Disneyworld right now I would be at Animal Kingdom riding Expedition Everest. If I was at Disneyland right now I would be waiting for the park to open since it is only 7 a.m.!

Have a great OP day all!

 

[LegoMom3]

Ok gang.....I think I still need some tech. help. I'm still not receiving my instant emails from this thread. Any advice would be appreciated.

But the good news is, I had a good day yesterday. Healthy food and a great WATP workout.

Go into your User CP (link is at the upper left of the menu bar at the top of this page)....click open "View All Subscribed Threads." Then find this one and check off the box next to it....then scroll to the bottom of that page and in the drop-down menu you have options for delete, instant e-mail notification, no notification, etc. and just choose e-mail notification.

If you did that and that's not working, go to the Tech board at the bottom of the main DIS page and let them know!

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[LegoMom3]

Good morning BL 9 participants!

It is a real treat to come read everyone's excited and motivated posts every time I turn on my computer.

Today we will take a little break from talking about our challenge and think about something fun!

If you were at Disneyworld or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?

If I was at Disneyworld right now I would be at Animal Kingdom riding Expedition Everest. If I was at Disneyland right now I would be waiting for the park to open since it is only 7 a.m.!

Have a great OP day all!

LOVE it!!....

If I were at Disney World right now, I would be in MK riding Pirates of the Caribbean!


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[3_disprincesses]

Good morning BL 9 participants!

It is a real treat to come read everyone's excited and motivated posts every time I turn on my computer.

Today we will take a little break from talking about our challenge and think about something fun!

If you were at Disneyworld or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?


If I was at Disneyworld right now I would be at Animal Kingdom riding Expedition Everest. If I was at Disneyland right now I would be waiting for the park to open since it is only 7 a.m.!

Have a great OP day all!

Oooooh, Sundays is our MK day! But seeing as how we like to sleep in on vacation, I would probably right now be begging DD18 to wake up and get going LOL. We would be boarding the bus in about 40 minutes...

 

[wezee]

If I were at WDW right now, I would be wandering around Epcot, waiting for the World Showcase to open. I just love wandering the World!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Good Morning eveyone!!!

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY!!!!! WHY????? Because I am officially done with ON CALL status for surgery!!!! I am an RN and started a new job in November, but I had to keep my surgery oncall days until the rotation was done. Yesterday was my last day!!! I AM SOOOO HAPPY!

I feel very motivated and energized today! I am going to use that to my advantage and get things done, and workout.

Thanks to auntlynne, posting about saying things outloud... so for todays healthylifestyle goals...
#1 avoid chips today
#2 brush teeth at bedtime (I am bad about this, I do it in the am, but always forget to do it at bedtime)


QOTD: If I were at Disneyworld, I would be Probably be watching Spectromagic! I just LOVE Spectro Or I haven't had the chance to see the Osbourne lights yet, so I would be waiting to see that!

If I were at Disneyland, I would be in the front row of California Screamin' !!! I fell in love with that ride this past summer... "OK SCREAMERS...."

per Quirkology.com/UK

(http://www.quirkology.com/UK/Experiment_resolution.shtml


For women:

Go public
- Many people keep their New Year's Resolution to themselves. Unfortunately, this makes it all too easy to simply forget about them. Instead, go public. For example, write down your resolution on a large sheet of paper, sign it, and place it somewhere prominent in your house. Tell your friends, family and colleagues about your resolution, and ask them to provide you with helpful nudges to assist you in achieving your goal. Either way, do not keep your resolution to yourself.

Thanks for posting this, I think I will do this and publicly post my goals!

So happy to be back on this thread! I started out with BL last fall, but towards the end of the season things went quite wrong, and I gained back almost ALL of the weight I spent all year losing. So now I am determined to lose 35 pounds. It is quite a bit, but I know I can make a good start of it right now.

I am in the same place as you, I gained back all the weight I lost last spring. Ughhh, if only I had maintained! Oh well, we can do it again, and be smarter this time and keep it off!

 

[my3princes]

QOTD

If I were at Disney World right now I would be enjoying the sunshine. It's only 15 degrees here and windy.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: If I were at WDW I would probably be at Epcot riding Test Track after doing the Soarin' dash and riding it twice and eating breakfast at Seasons Food Court. I would also anxiously be awaiting World Showcase to open so I could get a DRINK! LOL!

More snow here! Gonna play more PS3 and Wii games with the family and watch some movies. Oh and I can't forget to watch the Patriots game! GO PATS! Love Wes Welker!

Today will be my last day of eating crap as I feel today is the official last day of the holiday! Woke up with a stomach ache this morning so I'm having a little caffeine free coke to help settle it. It is feeling somewhat better but I don't really feel like eating anything. Must've been the chili last night. Will just have to take it easy on the food today. No gain yesterday so that's good but plan on doing at least 2 workouts at some point today.

DD2 still has a slight fever but is not complaining about her ear today. Good thing as I don't think I could get to the Drs office or CVS.

Things should be back to normal here by the end of the week with time to exercise and plan out better meals for the family. Was able to get some Lean Cuisines yesterday for DH. Sale ended yesterday so I don't know if they'll still be on sale or not. Oh well, I'll just have to check around.

Time to shower so we can start having some fun!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

As for the soda headache, I don't want to replace it with something else. I'm tired of being dependent on caffeine mid-day. I started cutting back the last week in December, so the headaches are already not as bad. I have a headache anyways from my sinuses so I'm just trudging through it. I'm a teacher so I timed it so the headaches shouldn't be bad by Monday.

If you were at Disneyworld or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?

Oooooh....dreaming....

If I was at WDW, I'd love to be on Toy Story Mania. I've only been on it one time. Id I was at Disneyland, I'd love to be on Toy Story Mania, OR Pirates of the Caribbean or Space Mountain. Both of those rides have much better versions at DLR. Just as long as I wasn't on the Sun Wheel of Death. (That thing is terrifying in my opinion! )

I'd be content at WDW just relaxing in a hammock on a beach at one of the resorts that has one. That sounds blissful.