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

[jennz]

Steal which ever siggie you need!

Done Might have to grab that no spending one too...

 

[lisah0711]

I watch very little TV, but The Biggest Loser is one show I do watch when I am home. I enjoyed the first episode of the new season tonight, and then I watched Jay Leno afterward because Jillian Michaels was one of his guests.

Did she have anything interesting to say?

Re: QOTD, darn, I missed the premier of BL, but I have never really watched it regularly, just an ep here and an ep there. Each time I watched, though, I was moved to tears. It's powerful. I hope to watch it more this season.

Decent exercise day (did Wii BL it was Challenge Day, I came in second), but I was slightly bummed that I hadn't lost weight since the first weigh in on 1/1. Oh, and I had a spot-on eating day, yay!!!

Not worried yet about the not losing. More concerned with making new habits stick.
Michele/Rutgers

With all those healthy new habits sticking that will happen in no time!

We had a nice relaxing day because school was called off, and we're out again tomorrow. It's been too long since I've hit the gym, and my hand is better so I'm going to go work out and talk to my trainer about getting back on schedule. I'm slowly but surely improving my eating habits. It's definitely a work in progress.

Yay! Snow days! Glad your hand is better.

Missed BL tonight. I had to work late. Didn't get home til 7pm and then was starving from dieting all day. We went to the chinese buffet on the corner and I did pretty good. I didn't eat as much as usual, skipped dessert, and ate mostly fish and veggies and just had water. Did well today and yesterday while at work and have been tracking my calories, fat, and carbs on my excel spreadsheet. We walked the past three nights, tonight too tired and going to bed early. I don't expect to lose weight this week, just establish some good habits!

QOTD yesterday? This board moves fast....other goals would be paying off credit cards, at least one vacation, and getting the foster kitties out of my office so I can get back to scrapping!

Kudos to you and all who foster pets!

I watched BL and it was sad the boys had to be split up but what results he has had so far. WOW.

Just did my first workout of P90X (my husband does this) and needless to say it whipped my butt. But I will keep trying it.

What is P90X?

All right, start a new job and ask for vacation. Priorities are in order.

Yes, I watched Biggest Loser. I have watch all but the first seasons. I would love to meet Bob. I just saw Season 3 winner Eric and his wife are bashing BL. He's doing a reality show on some cable channel. When you have an opportunity to be on this show, you then have to take the lessons you learn and use them in everyday life. The BL can't hold your hand for the rest of your life. I am trying to use what the show tells people. I am hoping this time I can stick to it.

Is this the same Eric that was a winner and gained all the weight back? Doesn't he get that the blaming everyone but yourself thing is what got him there in the first place?

I know what you mean. Last season I was going to throw my TV out the window if I saw them hawking that gum one more time!

Come on over the BL chat thread to see what we all have to say about the product placement thing!

Good morning everyone! I'm feeling better this morning, glad to say. But I did decide to skip my morning workout - well I should say my "official" workout because I did a cleaning frenzy this morning before I started work and worked up a sweat! And it's supposed to get up in the 20s today so dd and I are going to walk the furs when she gets home from school. Unless it starts snowing by then! Tomorrow I have changed my hour in anticipation of a snow day and dd being home, so I only have a few hours, then I can get a work out in after lunch.

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.

Good luck to all you marathoners!!! Post pictures!

Oooo! Mom guilt! Is there anything worse? There is nothing wrong with you taking time for yourself. In fact you are setting a good example for your daughter showing her the importance of putting herself first!

Nope, I'm not allowing you to feel guilty!! You are not taking care of your family if you are not taking care of yourself!!

Yeah, what she said!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning BL 9 participants!

Glad that everyone is doing so well and staying motivated! I hope that we are all just as motivated every single week of this challenge!

We talked about our big goals for the challenge and our other goals in life. And we've all heard that one of the best ways to reach those big goals is to break them down into steps and have smaller goals. So the QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

(and don't worry this is the last goals question from me, really. )

My first goal is to get my 15 lb clippie back that I lost when I went on vacation -- I'm just .5 pound away from that. My next goal is to get my 20 lb clippie and then to be at 10% loss since my all time high. With luck and a lot of hard work, I should get all those goals knocked down by the end of the month. I also have a goal to lose at least 2 pounds every week -- I know that if I do that week after week that I will have a great loss this challenge!

Have a great OP day all!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Done Might have to grab that no spending one too...

sure! I way over spent last year and barely scrapped. I need to do a small addition on the house this year so I have got to stop spending money!

Did she have anything interesting to say?

Kind of, she talked about being a fat kid and how she was inspired to get healthy by her martial arts instructor. Which explains why she gets tough, cause he got tough with her. Loved hearing about that. She was 14 and weighed 175 and was 5 feet (approx) she's 5'3" now.
She yelled at Jay for eating fried oreos in the segment before her. And they talked about motorcycles (I guess they both ride).
Also talked about previous contestants a little. Didn't talk about her new show though, at least that I saw. I changed the channel when it went to commercial.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

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

To start and finish the COWS. I have not done well this week.
To get into an exercise routine.
To lose 5 pounds
To get back down into the 100's. I'm sooo close!

 

[lisah0711]

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

To start and finish the COWS. I have not done well this week.
To get into an exercise routine.
To lose 5 pounds
To get back down into the 100's. I'm sooo close!

Go, Buffy, Go! Thanks for telling me about the Jillian thing. I'll go to the NBC website and watch it!

to our three newest members!

zacem'smom
CptJackSparrowGirl
debf

Have to be extra careful today. DS is home sick again. I stayed home with him yesterday and did a reasonably good job of not eating anything extra because of close proximity to the kitchen all day. The scale didn't show a gain today but it didn't show a loss either. DH and I will tag team at work and home today so I need to be sure and get some extra activity in to ensure a great weigh in on Friday.

 

[disney_mommy]

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

I want to go to Panera today and order my lunch without saying "Oh, and I'll have a slice of the coffee crumb cake, too."

All morning, I psych myelf up and convince myself I don't need it, it will make me feel guilty, yada yada yada. But standing there at that register, it's like I'm compelled. I forget everything I've convinced myself. And when I'm eating it I'm telling myself, this is the last one. Then there I am a day later...

 

[3_disprincesses]

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.

I think you're being a great mom! You are setting a good example for your daughter and you will be showing her how important it is to take care of yourself - how much more you can do when you're in better shape. Why not involve her with you? Get her to workout with you - go for walks/runs, play games, WII workouts or whatever you have. My daughters enjoy our outside time together and both will join in when I do a workout DVD or Game.

 

[jennz]

Thanks Lisa and 3_disprincesses! Got to let go of those guilty feelings and tell myself I'm doing something good!

QOTD: My first smaller goal is to get back my 15 pound clippie!!! My second is to keep up w/the cows...those daily veggies ugg I've been having salad instead of dessert to get them in!

 

[ziggystardust]

i'm on day 2 of the 30 day challenge on my EA Sports wii game, my goal is to complete this (and hopefully reap some rewards in the process)

i can't really keep up on this thread during the day at work (some days are easier than others) so I tend to miss a lot. But regardless, i'm sticking to it. I'm doing the wii fit now and trying to keep my calories to 1200 a day. and drinking my water. so far so good. hopefully i'll be able to stick to it.

i was kind of let down today, i weighed myself, which i probably shouldn't have done b/c its not the weekly weigh in. but i haven't dropped any weight. it used to be (and i say used to be as in 6months ago) that i have a good day of eating and i would automatically see the results the next morning. I'm really hoping that i see even a pound on friday. Its motivating me to work harder at it and not give up. hoping to not be disappointed on friday...

 

[baby1disney]

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!!!

Second...I gotta get my motivation up more. Like today is going to be hard because I went to bed at 5:45 this morning..only having to be up at 7!!! Then..once I leave school...I have to go to work. UGH!! It's going to be a loooong day!!

Third..just gotta remember to take it one day at a time. I'm too down on myself sometimes. But, it seriously helps to know that I have friends on here that are going thru the same thing!!! Knowing that I'm not alone helps me out greatly!! Once again, thanks ladies for being my support. You'll never know just how much this means to me...even if I may never meet any of you!! I Love You all and I hope to meet at least one or two of you this year!! That's one of my goals!!!

 

[baby1disney]

Good morning everyone! I'm feeling better this morning, glad to say. But I did decide to skip my morning workout - well I should say my "official" workout because I did a cleaning frenzy this morning before I started work and worked up a sweat! And it's supposed to get up in the 20s today so dd and I are going to walk the furs when she gets home from school. Unless it starts snowing by then! Tomorrow I have changed my hour in anticipation of a snow day and dd being home, so I only have a few hours, then I can get a work out in after lunch.

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.
Wezee - I have a similar pedometer to Corrina, it's the next step up where I can connect it to the computer. It doesn't really give you an advantage that way, I'm just a very visual person and a numbers geek so I like uploading it and seeing the graphs. If that doesn't "do it" for you save $10. It's an awesome pedometer!

Julie - 40 by 50!

Maria - oooooooooohhhhhhh I get the "cousins" now!

Good luck to all you marathoners!!! Post pictures!

Don't do that to yourself!!! This is how I got into the situation I'm now. I was constantly putting others ahead of myself instead of taking care of me. I finally decided that this year would be the year for me!! I'm going to put myself first, because I can't be the full Mommy/Wife I need to be without taking care of me first!! I feel your pain..but I'm sure your daughter will understand and is understanding about it!!

QOTD: I want to feel more comfortable in my clothes soon. I have a certain pair of pant that I want to wear soon and I just need to lose some inches and maybe like 3-4 lbs and I'll be ok!!

 

[jennz]

baby1disney.. congrats on taking your first three steps!!! The people on this thread are excellent support and great cheerleaders! One day at a time, one meal at a time...stay in the present.

Thanks for your words of support...you are right and I need to change my viewpoint on taking time for myself. I will do this!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

What is P90X?

This is some workout synergistic system. It used to be called beach body. You may have seen the infomercials on TV with Tony Hornton. It is more a man kind of thing but I will give it a go for my hubby. It is really hard. If you go on beachbody.com they have info on there about it.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

A few things that hit home last night. I can not do a full situp. I have done cruches for so long that I cant come all the way up. How embarassing that was. Luckily just hubby was here to witness it.

I was humbled by the P90X workout I did last night. There are some things I just can not do like decline push ups but hopefully I will be able to do them some day. My upper body strength sucks bad. My abs are non existant and I have real trouble since I had a c-section.

OK enough boo hooo the good news is I did work out yesterday for 60 min and did what I could do. I love the Spark people nutrition page too. Thanks for that tip. It lets me know where everything is coming from and what needs to change in my diet.

QOTD My smaller goal: To loose the 22 pounds I gained moving in the past 5 months. Too much fast food and lack of exercise has really gotton me in a bad place. Now that we are finally settled and not commuting 3 hours per day I can get back in gear. After that I can work on the other 50 pounds I had to loose prior to moving.

 

[kimwim8]

QOTD: I want to fit more comfortably in the clothes I currently wear. THEN I'll worry about fitting into smaller clothes I own.

 

[Northern_Julie]

QOTD My smaller goal: I want to fit into the next size down jeans and continue to cook all my meals even if I am tired

 

[TinkerBean]

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

My smaller goal is to lose 20 and then tackle the bigger number. Also to get up with my children in the mornings and start my day with them...

 

[MelanieC]

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.

Hi Jenn,

I'm sorry your feeling guilty, but I hope you can try not to. Trust me, I have a DD17 and a DS12 and once those girls get to be teenagers, they don't feel guilty going off and doing stuff without you, lol. My DD17 is going away to college half way across the country, is driving and taking my car (I had to rely on her to give me a ride home yesterday, but it was in our car, lol), she gets good grades, for the most part doesn't have a smart mouth and is an all around good kid who works, cheers and volunteers with the middle school cheerleaders. I used to feel guilty that I worked outside the home, but we always did lots of family stuff together. She turned out wonderful despite me working and not being home with her after school. So please, don't beat yourself up. Before you know it she will be a teenager and you need to make sure you take care of yourself so you don't end up at that time having to start taking care of yoursel for the first time. You deserve YOU time!! Take it and enjoy it. She will do just fine!!

 

[pjlla]

QOTD: So in honor of the new season starting today's QOTD (Question of the Day is: Do you plan on watching Biggest Loser this season? Have you watched it before and do you like it or not?

Oh yes, I'll be watching. I'm definitely hooked. I also dislike the barfing in the workouts, people weighing-in without shirts, the beep, beep, beep of the scale (Which, incidentally, isn't a real scale - it's a set piece. They weigh in in the mornings with their doctor), the way the show can bring out the worst in some people, the way they often do irresponsible things like having a bunch of obese people who have not been training AT ALL suddenly run a mile on the beach in warm weather under a hot sun or the way they have people run a full marathon from out of the blue. I also think it shows an incredibly unrealistic rate of loss for anyone who isn't having the stuffing beaten out of them by Jillian for 6 hours a day. Us people in the real world have a hard enough time accepting a rate of loss from .5-2 pounds a week without watching people complain about a loss of 6 pounds in a week not being "enough."

Oh man, rant over. Here's what I DO like. I like watching the transformation these people go through. I like watching their confidence and friendships grow. I love it when Jillian stops shouting and gets to the heart (literally the HEART) of someone's weight problems. I love seeing people dig in and change their lives for the better right in front of our eyes. Oh, and my favorite - makeover week when they cut the guys' hair and shave their skanky beards. I am a fan of beards, but it's always amazing to see what they've got going on under there. The exception: (Ron from season 7. Also, Danny from season 8 - wish they'd let him keep his edgy soul-patch instead of turning him into Russel from the movie UP!) Those things keep me coming back for more even given all the frustrations I just listed out concerning the show. I'm looking forward to meeting the new group of Losers!

I second what your rant about the BL show. TOTALLY unrealistic and gives people false impressions of their own weight loss journey. Sure, we would all love to lose 10, 15, 18, or even 25 pounds in ONE WEEK.... but it is not realistic and I TRULY believe that the SLOWER it comes off, the LONGER it stays off. My weight loss has really slowed down, but I have learned SO MUCH about healthy eating and exercise and every day that I DO eat healthy and get my exercise done, is another day that I have re-confirmed those HABITS as part of my LIFESTYLE. I got in the habit of over-eat, unhealthy eating, and not exercising.... now I am BREAKING those habits and the longer it takes me to lose the weight, the more I am instilling those HEALTHY HABITS and the more likely they are to stay with me for a LIFETIME.

I will be watching and I seriously view it as a tool not just because of the tips. A strange combination but the show is cathartic and inspiring for me. Cathartic because Jillian is making me think of my issues. I know I have issues. I look at pictures when I was 10 and thought I was fat...and believe me I wasn't fat. I lost the 60lbs once and this Christmas saw a picture of me almost at my ideal weight and wanted to cry because I let it all come back on and I was actually smiling. I couldn't bring myself to put that photo on the digital frame when I was pulling pictures off my parents computer. I don't really want sympathy because these revilations were huge to me and actually understanding it accomplishment. The biggest loser has actually allowed me to face it and realiezed that I can't move on till I deal with these feelings.

I have cried and laughed and felt a kinship with some of the contestants. I am inspired because I know that it can be done...maybe not as fast as they did it.

Wow.... I know that I can totally sympathize and empathize with those feelings, as I am sure that others here can. Photos are HARSH sometimes. I lost about 30 pounds before I got married (many moons ago) and had sadly put almost all of it back on BEFORE I EVEN GOT THE WEDDING ALBUM!! I didn't realize HOW GOOD I looked on my wedding day until I got those photos and started comparing them to my NOW look. It was depressing.

Use those photos as a MOTIVATOR... try to not be sad about them, but use them as a GOAL. Use them to inspire you to make good choices so you can take MORE photos.

: temperature is all relative. I'm freezing but it was -21C this morning (about -6F) I had forgotten to plug the car in last night, so it was a little sluggish starting up this morning.
The furnace went out last night, so the house was cold this morning It wasn't a good start to the day.



great attitude! Hope you enjoyed your first day



planning to watch most of it. I watche BL8 and I've watched 2 earlier seasons. Like many of you, there's things about the show I really don't like and things I enjoy. I prefer to record and watch when I can fast forward through bits.

Yesterday wasn't a great day for me. Got into the remaining Christmas goodies - 6 rum balls is too many in one day But I did log everything I ate, and got the water and veggies in, and will do better today

Well... it must be time for the furnaces of the world to revolt. Mine wasn't working today either. DH had to head to a conference at MIT in Boston without a shower this morning. I'm sure he wasn't too happy about that. But the furnace guy has already come and fixed it and fortunately it wasn't a big, expensive problem.

Get those leftover Christmas goodies OUT OF THE HOUSE!! Or at least put them in the freezer! Nice job at least tracking them, however. How many calories in a rum ball??

I will definitely be watching this season, but possibly not tonight. Cousin Corinna has convinced me I must buy compression pants I can run in to keep out the predicted cold at the WDW Half this weekend, so I will be going to Dick's Sporting Goods at the mall after I chauffeur for gymnastics. I have set my Tivo for a season pass, so I will probably catch it after I return from the race and vacation, which is just as well, I'm sure I'll really need it then as I get a good jumpstart going!

I have watched the last few seasons, and overall I enjoy it. Stretching it out to 2 hours is unnecessary, and I could definitely do without the regurgitation and man-tatas For some reason I find it discouraging when some of the men need a bra more than I do... Did I mention that was my other big accomplishment last Challenge? I needed to buy a smaller bra band size. Now I'm afraid the cup will go down, too, and trust, me there's not far to go... I figure the rest of me must now be ready to catch up by proportion.

My 4M turned into 1.5 last night. It was hotter than Hades in the basement (my dad thought turning the heat down to 68 was the same as turning it off, as I requested...), and I just couldn't get into it. I know tonight will be better, and I will really get my 3M in.

Maria

First of all.... best of luck to you and Corrina this weekend. Wish I could be there to cheer you on (or even better, run with you!). Maybe next year??

Second of all... on the bra issues. I have gone from a "spilling over" 40 DD to a 36 D with padding. It doesn't seem like much of a difference, especially for someone who started her adult life a 38B almost C, but I can't believe how much smaller I feel. Just wish I wasn't tucking them into my waistband!!

I was a Rainbow Girl...30 years ago. Don't hear about them much anymore.

Lynne

Wow.... most of the time when I mention RG I get a blank stare or curious questions. Glad to find someone who is familiar with it. Are you in Eastern Star?? DD's assembly is very small, but fairly active. She just doesn't have enough time to dedicate to all of the activities with her swim schedule (she swims for her HS and a club team) and her honors program homework (she is a freshman).

I don't really watch BL on a regular basis but I do find myself switching around and checking it out here and there. I do like to watch some of the last episodes but if I miss it...that is okay as well. Part of the problem is that I don't really "watch" TV. I do a million other things as I watch the TV and kind of pay attention to the shows. This means that DH totally runs the remote and he doesn't like the show.

Need some help tonight...it was DS's birthday today so we went out for supper. I carefully studied the menu because I did not want to blow it after being so good these past few days. Here is what I ordered...chicken and white bean soup. The soup seemed to have a broth (maybe chicken stock) that was thickened by all the beans. There was a MINIMAL amount of chicken in it. It was thick with different beans. There were a few cut up strips of tortilla chips and a sprinkling of cheese to garnish it. It came in a normal size bowl. I was so afraid of not knowing the WW points that I only ate 1/2 the bowl and I brought the other 1/2 home. Anyone have a clue how I could figure out the points for this if I can't find the nutritional values anywhere?

Thanks!

PS - Quick little funny...DH has BL on right now! He must be listening to all my diet talks!

I think someone else mentioned this, but try finding a website for the restaurant. There MAY be some nutritional information on the website. Some restaurants are better about that than others. Sometimes you can even email them for NI on specific foods. I think by law they need to provide the NI if asked for it. But good job on the portion control. I have trouble with that... once it is in front of me I want to eat the entire thing, no matter how much!

I worked all day making blankets for the Linus project. We are doing that as our Give a Day get a Day volunteer activity. Our entire family helped as they became available. So 7 of us made a dozen blankets. I just need to ship them tomorrow I did not snack while I was working so that is a good thing.

Just want to say thank you for giving your time to this organization. DD was the recipient of a blanket from PL during an emergency hospital stay a few years ago and it MADE HER DAY! She still has it on her bed EVERY NIGHT. It goes by the sad name of "sicky blankie" but she loves it. Thanks again.

SO, I have never watched BL before, but since I was on the treadmill at the Y I put it on. I was about to start crying right there on my treadmill between the super running woman and the guy standing there watching Everybody loves Raymond! I then switched to some new Precor machine thinking it was an elipical but it wasn't...it was the machine of death. There I go again almost crying, but watching that made me keep going a little farther than I would have otherwise! SO now I guess I have to DVR it, huh?

I made some good improvements today.
*I did target heart rate cardio for 60 minutes! *I drank all 8 glasses of water plus more! *I didn't put any cheese on my salad or soup at Olive garden, restrained myself from eating more than 1 breadstick and did not eat any of my kids food! *We made chicken fajitas for dinner, i did not put any sour cream or cheese on it, ate it with corn tortillas instead of flour and here's my favorite part. *I put 6 tortilla chips (one serving) in a bowl and filled my salsa up twice! I looked at those 6 chips and laughed! But you know what, when I finished those 6 chips - I was done!
And here's the biggest one for me - I have not had a beer in 2 days. Now, I feel really silly typing that, but hubby is a home brewer and makes incredible (and calorie laden) beers. Yesterday I decided to just not drink for today. I managed to keep it going for today.

Can you believe I'm actually looking forward to stepping on the scale on Friday?

Thank you for being a great place to be accountable to, to share my thoughts with and to know I'm not alone in this!

WOW on the food control at OG. I have to avoid that place like the plague because I have trouble finding something there that I don't want to PIG OUT on! Sadly, the entire family loves this place and this is where they always want to go! I have learned to ..... skip the breadsticks, ask for salad with dsg on the side, skip the wine , and share an entree with DD. But it is still an enjoyable experience.

I pretty much gave up all alcohol, including my beloved beer on 1/2 2008 and I haven't regretted it. In fact, I had a beer last weekend and it was probably my first in many, many months. It was tasty, but not really worth the calories I decided. Maybe you could limit yourself to just one or two on the weekends or something like that? It is really a lot of empty calories and carbohydrates. But if you truly enjoy it, don't give it up completely. Just limit it and find a way to work in the calories.

I watched BL and it was sad the boys had to be split up but what results he has had so far. WOW.

Just did my first workout of P90X (my husband does this) and needless to say it whipped my butt. But I will keep trying it.

P90X?? I'm impressed! I get worn out just watching the infomercial!! How much exercising did you do before starting this program? I really don't think that I could do it at my current fitness level.

Yes, I watched Biggest Loser. I have watch all but the first seasons. I would love to meet Bob. I just saw Season 3 winner Eric and his wife are bashing BL. He's doing a reality show on some cable channel. When you have an opportunity to be on this show, you then have to take the lessons you learn and use them in everyday life. The BL can't hold your hand for the rest of your life. I am trying to use what the show tells people. I am hoping this time I can stick to it.

Eric Chopin is doing a show on Discovery Health channel that starts tomorrow night (9pm maybe??). I have my DVR set to record it. I'm curious to see what he has to say. Did you see him on the BL "where are they now" show that aired a few months ago? Bob Harper visited him and encouraged him to get back on the program and invited him to come weigh in at the next finale (the finale to this current season). But now that he is on this Discovery channel show, I doubt that he will be doing that. I would imagine he has a contract with Discovery that wouldn't allow him to do that. I just pray, for his sake, that he is able to get back on a plan and STICK with it. He is on a few of my BL exercise videos and I get sad (for him) when I see him at his goal weight and have to think that he has gained it all back.

I've never heard of the Rainbow Girls -- is it like the Girl Scouts?

I suppose you could say it is a bit like GS. It is a girls service organization that is a branch of the Masons. They learn leadership and community service and such. There is some formality involved (several times a month the girls don full length gowns for their meetings... and special events call for full white gowns). I wish DD had more time to get more involved, but the only season she would have time would be the summer and our assembly takes the summer off.

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!!!

Second...I gotta get my motivation up more. Like today is going to be hard because I went to bed at 5:45 this morning..only having to be up at 7!!! Then..once I leave school...I have to go to work. UGH!! It's going to be a loooong day!!

Third..just gotta remember to take it one day at a time. I'm too down on myself sometimes. But, it seriously helps to know that I have friends on here that are going thru the same thing!!! Knowing that I'm not alone helps me out greatly!! Once again, thanks ladies for being my support. You'll never know just how much this means to me...even if I may never meet any of you!! I Love You all and I hope to meet at least one or two of you this year!! That's one of my goals!!!

Remember, lack of rest can contribute to decreased metabolism. I hope that you are able to get more sleep most of the time! I would be a useless ZOMBIE on that little sleep. The least sleep that I could still function on might be 4-5 hours and that would be just once in a while. Most of the time I am a full 7-8 hours per night girl!! Otherwise I am just not pleasant to be around!!

So in honor of the new season starting today's QOTD (Question of the Day is: Do you plan on watching Biggest Loser this season? Have you watched it before and do you like it or not?

Well.... I have been an off and on BL watcher since Season 1. I missed a great deal of last season because it conflicted with the DWTS results show on Tuesday nights. And of COURSE, someone (and he knows who he is!) deleted my BL recording schedule and I missed the first 75 minutes of last night's show. Oh well. I hope to catch what I missed online later this week. It is helpful to see the beginning of the first show to learn about people's history and such. I won't be as faithful to this as I am to things like Survivor (IMHO best reality show ever, ever, ever ), but I'm sure I will watch it whenever I can. I did like watching old episodes on the Style network, but we changed satellite packages and lost that channel.
I guess I would say I LIKE it, but I don't LOVE it. I want to hear about people's weight loss journeys and exercise and new foods and recipes and such.... I don't care so much for the game play and the back stabbing and such.


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

First goal would be to take off the RIDICULOUS amount of weight I put on between 12/23/09 and 1/3/10. It put me into a weight category that I swore I would never see again. I am hoping to be back to my adult low, that I reached on 12/23, within two weeks.... three at the most.

After that it onward and downward to my goal, which I WILL get to by EASTER!!!! (See, now that it is in writing, I have no choice but to GET THERE!)

Well... I was going to spend some time at my scrapbook table today, but the longer I sit here "chatting" the less likely that seems. I have done my workout already. It wasn't the run I had planned, but until I get some new running sneakers, I think I should cut back a bit because the knee pain is increasing. I am hoping to have time to get those new sneakers very soon!

GOOD LUCK to Maria and Corrina on your upcoming WDW runs!! I will have you in my thoughts (while sitting pool side for DD ALL WEEKEND). Run fast and enjoy WDW for me!! .................P