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[beansf]

QOTD: What is your favorite day of the week? And why?
Saturday...I don't have to get up super early to exercise!

This is exactly what I was going to say. I still work out on Saturday, but I don't get up at 4 to do it. I can do it at my leisure later in the day. Plus, I get to have fun and not go to work! Have I mentioned how badly I HATE my job? I am definitely having one of those days.

 

[tigger813]

3 mile WATP done...2 more miles to go!

Will get up and do 2- 2 mile workouts tomorrow before going to work. Giving 2 massages tomorrow so that will be another workout! Will also try and do the BL Wii game at some point tomorrow and maybe the Last Chance Workout! Got a lot of making up to do for this past weekend.

For those newbies...I like to write here what I intend to do so I will actually do it! I feel I will be accountable for it! I'm also a maniac when it comes to working out. It's become an obsession of mine! But at least it's a healthy one!

 

[TammyAlphabet]

ughhhhhh!!!! My head hurts, I am starving and tired. I have had four of my five medifast meals for the day plus the cheese allowance (well, my cheese allowance). I will be glad when my body gets accustomed to low carb eating! Hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[lovedvc]

Friday is definately my favorite day of the week. I love when the kids get home and they have no homework, it's a break for me too.

I had to skip the gym yesterday because I was asked to fill in at work, I still went today though. Tomorrow they asked me to fill in again, no gym for me unless I feel like a workout DVD at night and that usually doesn't excite me. Thursday I can't go to the gym either. I have a doctor's appt., I hope I didn't screw up my rotator cuff, but I think I did and did it real good. It's gonna be a tough week for me. I just have to watch my point intake really well.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

... but our Saturday lunches are going to end because Indian food and Sushi are not really in my "plan".

I've always found sushi to be great for working into my plan! It tends to be low calorie and low fat. When I did WW, it seemed like I could eat tons for just a few points. We had sushi for dinner last Sunday after going to see Princess and the Frog and I calculated the calories for a meal of 19 pieces of sushi, 1/2 cup of edamame, and 2 oz. of my DDs' chicken to be 919 calories. It meant my breakfast and lunch were light and no movie popcorn for me, but it was a very satisfying meal! And if I were budgeting fewer calories to that meal, I still could have eaten the edamame and about 12 pieces of sushi for about 600 calories. Just a thought!

I really like the idea of a binder with laminated recipes that you use that 3TinksandanEeyore had.

WOW that's a great idea It would really help with shopping I tend to over shop because I'm not sure what I going to cook that would solve that problem. I could even throw in a scrap book touch with some inspirational quotes to keep motivated and encouraged Thanks for the idea

Thank you! I'm glad you both liked the idea! My notebook came out pretty nicely. I like the idea of decorating it with motivational quotations!

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

My favorite day of the week is Friday. It just opens up the thoughts of relaxing over the weekend even if the reality is a weekend full of cleaning, kids' activities, and errands! My DD1 goes to school and my DD2 goes to parent participation preschool (but Tuesday, not Friday is my participation day, so I have a couple hours completely to myself). DH usually has the day off these days because of California's Furlough Fridays, so it's nice to have his help with the girls or know he's getting his errands/stuff out of the way so we can do stuff together as a family shortly.

 

[Riverhill]

QOTD: What is your favorite day of the week? And why?


THURSDAY NIGHT. Thursday has the excitement of knowing Friday and the weekend are ahead of me. It is sort of like the day before we leave for vacation. Everyone is excited at the expectations of what's coming next.

 

[corinnak]

All right, I'm so far behind, but I wanted to let you know that I'm home, safe and sound from Marathon Weekend, and I didn't even get frostbite or hypothermia. Though I know someone who did get hypothermia in Florida this weekend. There was sleet and rain during the half marathon. And my opinion is that the rain (combined with some wind)was the worse of the two.

I had a great time meeting lots of other WISHers, and even got to see Maria one night! Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a picture of us together. The fatigue was getting to me already by that point, I think.

My finish time was 2:13:35, which I am very proud of since my time last year had been 2:59. I ran the first 5.5 miles with my fast friends - my roommate was going for a sub-2 hour half marathon. I have known Lysa for a while but not especially well before this trip - it turns she is a WW leader now - I had no idea she had ever lost any weight!! After a while I decided to fall back to a less challenging pace for myself and just had a great time with the rest of the race.

Unfortunately, due to water on the lens, my other character photos didn't turn out as well as the one I took with Buzz. I'll also post one of my pictures from last year, so you can see the after/before effect, at least a little.

 

[corinnak]

Oops! I almost forgot the QOTD - I should go back and find the others, but for now, I'll just do today's:

QOTD: What is your favorite day of the week? And why?

Tuesday, of course! Biggest Loser is on!

 

[tigger813]

Can't wait for BL tonight!

Got in all my workouts for today so it's water the rest of the night!

Made pita pizzas for DH and me. I grilled some chicken on the George Foreman and then cut it up and put it on bbq sauce and cut some onions up too and then topped it with light mozzarella. Not bad. Got more chicken that I can use tomorrow for more pizza, like a chicken enchilada pizza.

Hope everyone enjoys their night!

 

[PeterPan09]

Definitely Saturday or Sunday. During the week if I want to go to the pool I have to get up at 4:30!!! AND I only have 45 minutes to swim! On the weekends I can sleep in and swim as far as my lap swimming heart desires.

 

[Rose&Mike]

corrinak--wow, you look great with Buzz!!! Congrats on your time. The weather sounded awful, but you sound like you had a good time despite it.

lovedvc--hope your rotator cuff is ok!

I bought a WATP video at Target today--the 5 day fit walk. I did the one mile get up and get started. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to doing more, but it helped me remember why I don't like aerobics classes. I was barely able to do the arm and leg movements at the same time! I'm sure it will get better, because it did not look that difficult, but boy I really had to think! Today was a day off work, so I also did 42 min on the elliptical at the Y. I love the elliptical, so much more than the treadmill. DH is a runner, and wanted me to start running this spring, but I don't want to give up the elliptical!

Have a good evening everyone!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Def Sundays that is usually our park day!!

 

[jbm02]

All right, I'm so far behind, but I wanted to let you know that I'm home, safe and sound from Marathon Weekend, and I didn't even get frostbite or hypothermia. Though I know someone who did get hypothermia in Florida this weekend. There was sleet and rain during the half marathon. And my opinion is that the rain (combined with some wind)was the worse of the two.

I had a great time meeting lots of other WISHers, and even got to see Maria one night! Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a picture of us together. The fatigue was getting to me already by that point, I think.

My finish time was 2:13:35, which I am very proud of since my time last year had been 2:59. I ran the first 5.5 miles with my fast friends - my roommate was going for a sub-2 hour half marathon. I have known Lysa for a while but not especially well before this trip - it turns she is a WW leader now - I had no idea she had ever lost any weight!! After a while I decided to fall back to a less challenging pace for myself and just had a great time with the rest of the race.

Unfortunately, due to water on the lens, my other character photos didn't turn out as well as the one I took with Buzz. I'll also post one of my pictures from last year, so you can see the after/before effect, at least a little.

Corinna, WOW - what a fantastic time!! My goal for next year's princess is 2:20 and I'm not even sure about that...LOL. I am so impressed with everyone who did this!!!

 

[MelanieC]

I did 45 minutes of Yoga during lunch today.

QOTD - What is your favorite day of the week

Saturday - It's the beginning of the weekend and I usually get to sleep in. You have the whole weekend ahead of you and it feels good to be off work and home with the family.

 

[MelanieC]

Wow Corrina - Yowza girl, you look really great!! Great job on the race!! When I saw what the weather was like this weekend down there I really felt sorry for everyone. Back in 1995 when I did the 1/2 Disney Marathon it was one of the hottest races they have had that time of year. By the time we got done with the 1/2, it was around 80 degrees!!

 

[donac]

Hi everyone. It has been a long day. I left at 6:15 this morning and had school all day then a 2 hour curriculum meeting at the other high school and then a tutoring session. I walked in the house at 6:30. Ds had eaten dinner but forgot to tell me to pick up milk. Dh went out for that for me. I got to change into my pj's and eat the tacos we had planned for dinner. There wasn't much meet left but it was enough for me for dinner.

I did get in my 10000 steps today. I am just on the computer for a while and soon BL comes on. I want to knit for a while and all too soon it will be time for bed.

QOTD I guess it would be Sat. With ds2 at college and ds1 usually spends the day with his gf it is now a lot of time just dh and I. Even if we have nothing to do it is nice to have a day with nothing to do. I sometimes I will go out with a friend to the quilt shop and then have lunch before we come home.

Have a great evening everyone. I think the fatigue that I have been expecting is starting to hit and I getting very tired. I may not see all of BL but I can watch it on FLN on Friday or Sat night so if I fall asleep it not the end of the world.

 

[jenanderson]

Corinna, WOW - what a fantastic time!! My goal for next year's princess is 2:20 and I'm not even sure about that...LOL. I am so impressed with everyone who did this!!!

Jude - As the person who is training (I will use this word lightly since I am on day 2 of my running ) to do the princess with you....2:20 is a pretty big goal! I am going to have to train a bit harder!!!

Corinna - I agree...WOW!!! Way to go!!!!

 

[ShortyNBug]

Hello! Happy BL night. Getting all comfy cozy to watch it in 5 minutes here. Just wanted to let you all know I'm here and still participating. I feel like I have no time and the board is moving super fast right now so I'm sorry I can't keep up during the week. Hope everyone is having a great week and has awesome weigh ins.

 

[cclovesdis]

QOTD: I'd have to say Sunday because I can sleep in and then exercise. I have my WW meeting on Sat. morning. I'm one of those people who likes to exercise, shower, and go about my day. Although, if I don't wake up on time to get some exercise in, I'll just shower again.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!