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

[jennz]

almost forgot, GO COLTS!!!
Congrats all you colts fans!!!!

Thank you! We had a good sports day yetserday - Colts win (we are in Indy) and Saints win (Purdue grad quarterback). Sorry to all the Jets and Vikings fans!

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

I have a few...ALL of you people who post your triumphs and challenges and support!! What an awesome and motivational group! I hope one day I can meet everyone, or at least a few of you! It is so fun to read about what's going on and find out how much alike we are, and getting to know each other.

Special motivation from Tigger aka the Energizer Bunny, Pjilla and Corrina - you guys are always on the go or planning something and so open and supportive in your posts!

Special inspiration and support from Lisa, Maziezoe, Mikama. Always ready to listen and in good times and bad.

Laughter from Luvbaloo and Donac and sarcastic humor from Bernard (Buffy)!! You guys put a smile on my face.

Like Kimara, my dd is also my inspiration. She wants a healthy mommy so bad and although she can make me crazy with her "healthy eating" mantra (didn't want to say nagging ) I know she is doing it because she loves me. She too is very active, like Kimara's dd, and she's also lovin' the junk, so I want to model a healthy lifestyle for her. I told her my New Year's resolution this year is to get her to make healthy choices. She also motivates me because her cheerleading is SO HARD, when I want to quit my exercise I think about all of those kids out there, not just her, but from 5 - 18 who are doing such tough stuff and I think I can finish up another 15 minutes.

Okay sadly I have another stomach bug and now have to go lay down...take call all my friends!

 

[ladytink75]

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?

If I could posses one 'power' it would be to zapp all this weight that I have gained over the years and go back to my 105 pound body instead of this 224 pound body that I have right now

 

[ladytink75]

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

My husband/and MM inspires me right now... My DH told me that if I lose weight that he will take me to see MM

 

[tigger813]

Thank you! We had a good sports day yetserday - Colts win (we are in Indy) and Saints win (Purdue grad quarterback). Sorry to all the Jets and Vikings fans!



I have a few...ALL of you people who post your triumphs and challenges and support!! What an awesome and motivational group! I hope one day I can meet everyone, or at least a few of you! It is so fun to read about what's going on and find out how much alike we are, and getting to know each other.

Special motivation from Tigger aka the Energizer Bunny, Pjilla and Corrina - you guys are always on the go or planning something and so open and supportive in your posts!

Special inspiration and support from Lisa, Maziezoe, Mikama. Always ready to listen and in good times and bad.

Laughter from Luvbaloo and Donac and sarcastic humor from Bernard (Buffy)!! You guys put a smile on my face.

Like Kimara, my dd is also my inspiration. She wants a healthy mommy so bad and although she can make me crazy with her "healthy eating" mantra (didn't want to say nagging ) I know she is doing it because she loves me. She too is very active, like Kimara's dd, and she's also lovin' the junk, so I want to model a healthy lifestyle for her. I told her my New Year's resolution this year is to get her to make healthy choices. She also motivates me because her cheerleading is SO HARD, when I want to quit my exercise I think about all of those kids out there, not just her, but from 5 - 18 who are doing such tough stuff and I think I can finish up another 15 minutes.

Okay sadly I have another stomach bug and now have to go lay down...take call all my friends!

Sorry you're not feeling well. I had it mildly last week!

I'm so glad that I inspire you! Everyone on here inspires me everyday and that's why I have been working so hard.

Gonna do the EA Sports Active in a bit and tonight after getting home from dancing with DD1 I will do 2 more miles. I like spreading my workouts out through the day. I always like working off what I ate throughout the day.

I had a flatbread sweet chicken teriyaki for lunch from Subway. Since I was at work until 1:30 I didn't have time to eat. I saw that was on the low fat menu so I decided to try it with lettuce, pickles and onions. It was quite tasty. Gonna have some hot dogs for supper tonight.

Gotta go watch for DD1. It's absolutely pouring here so I really wish I didn't have to go out later.

 

[maiziezoe]

Thank you! We had a good sports day yetserday - Colts win (we are in Indy) and Saints win (Purdue grad quarterback). Sorry to all the Jets and Vikings fans!



I have a few...ALL of you people who post your triumphs and challenges and support!! What an awesome and motivational group! I hope one day I can meet everyone, or at least a few of you! It is so fun to read about what's going on and find out how much alike we are, and getting to know each other.

Special motivation from Tigger aka the Energizer Bunny, Pjilla and Corrina - you guys are always on the go or planning something and so open and supportive in your posts!

Special inspiration and support from Lisa, Maziezoe, Mikama. Always ready to listen and in good times and bad.

Laughter from Luvbaloo and Donac and sarcastic humor from Bernard (Buffy)!! You guys put a smile on my face.

Like Kimara, my dd is also my inspiration. She wants a healthy mommy so bad and although she can make me crazy with her "healthy eating" mantra (didn't want to say nagging ) I know she is doing it because she loves me. She too is very active, like Kimara's dd, and she's also lovin' the junk, so I want to model a healthy lifestyle for her. I told her my New Year's resolution this year is to get her to make healthy choices. She also motivates me because her cheerleading is SO HARD, when I want to quit my exercise I think about all of those kids out there, not just her, but from 5 - 18 who are doing such tough stuff and I think I can finish up another 15 minutes.

Okay sadly I have another stomach bug and now have to go lay down...take call all my friends!

You are such a good friend to me, Jenn! I am so glad I joined BL so I could find you.

I hope you feel better soon!!

Since I am a Chicagoan, I root for the Bears, good and bad (Cubs too!!)... so when the Bears blow it and end up not making it to the playoffs, I root for the Colts! My second favorite football team.

My daughter Piper was born almost 3 years ago... when the Bears were in (and LOST) the Superbowl. I told all the nurses that if the Bears won, I would name Piper's middle name Lovie, after the coach... I am a tiny bit thankful they didn't win that year.

 

[maiziezoe]

I'm having a great day today. I don't know why, but I am! Wheeeeeeee!

I did my BL workout this morning and noticed my character (Amy) is looking thinner. Yippee!! After my BL workout I did 35 minutes of Golds Gym Boxing. I love boxing.

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

My husband and my mom.

Not a day (waking hour, really) goes by that my husband doesn't tell me how great I look. He constantly gives me motivation by telling me how proud he is of me and all the things we're going to do when I am at my goal. He's such a fantastic guy.

My mom is a Weight Watchers winner. She lost a bunch of weight on WW and kept it off for years. I email her every day and tell her how I am doing and every day she has a kind word for me and sometimes advice for me. She has been really wonderful and my weight loss journey has brought us closer.

I also get so much motivation from all of you. I look forward to coming here several times a day and I feel like I will have a whole new group of DIS friends by the time this is over. A special thanks to Jennz... she is awesome and special and I hope to meet her in September.

 

[tmfranlk]

I made couple of nice big meatloaves for dinner tonight (I'll put the second in the freezer for another day). I use lots of "filler" like refried beans, bran, wheat germ, bread crumbs, veggies, so hopefully that will keep the calories low (plus I use lean ground beef).

Off to serve the men some lunch..................P

What's your recipe with all of the fillers?

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?

I would love to pocess the power to control time. That seems to be the thing I struggle with the most - having enough, using it wisely, wanting to make it fly (when it's almost vacation time), wanting to slow it down when I'm in WDW...

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

My 6yo DD inspires me. She is an encourager and back up conscious every day. It's also her that I want to set a good example for and teach better ways to eat and live.

 

[beansf]

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?

I also want to teleport because I have family in the Midwest and I would love to be able to zip out there on a moment's notice.

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

Externally: You guys motivate me!!!
Internally: I have lots of things that I want to do "thin". My nephew's graduation in May, my cruise in October, etc.

 

[tmfranlk]

Well, I managed to get out of bed 15 minutes after my 6:30 alarm, so that was an improvement. Of course, then my sister missed the bus so I had to leave instead of exercise. However, I did come back and get it done! I also thought of a new way to keep it fun. After doing about 20 minutes of WiiFit Plus activities, I put it on 30 min of Free Step. Then I turned on my attractions DVDs from WDW/DL and watched while I walked. (I also turn off the counter thingy so I can set a quicker pace.) I'm starting at the WDW Magic Kingdom and made it through Wishes, Jungle Cruise, Buzz Lightyear and Big Thunder Mountain...yeah, they are in a very odd order. Don't know what that's about. Anyway, it made for a very nice workout and this way I have time to really enjoy the dvds without feeling like I should be doing something else.

 

[iheartdolewhips]

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

My husband, definitely. He's just been all around really supportive of my working out. We're doing the Princess 5K together and we've been going out running together for that too. Yesterday when he was at work, he called me while I was working out on my new elliptical. He said, "You're so cute and that elliptical is going to make you even more super cute." It really put a smile on my face.

Oh and the turnstiles at Disneyworld!

Oh gosh, me too! And my capris! I've got to wear them in 38 days...

If I could posses one 'power' it would be to zapp all this weight that I have gained over the years and go back to my 105 pound body instead of this 224 pound body that I have right now

Now that's a nice power!

Then I turned on my attractions DVDs from WDW/DL and watched while I walked. (I also turn off the counter thingy so I can set a quicker pace.) I'm starting at the WDW Magic Kingdom and made it through Wishes, Jungle Cruise, Buzz Lightyear and Big Thunder Mountain...yeah, they are in a very odd order. Don't know what that's about. Anyway, it made for a very nice workout and this way I have time to really enjoy the dvds without feeling like I should be doing something else.

I do this too! Sometimes I'll just put on Subsonic Radio, but I really like watching Disney dvds while I'm working out. Yesterday I watched the video about the Disney Cruise Line. Probably a bad idea since now I'm bugging my husband about when we can do that.

 

[tea pot]

Popping in haven't been at the computer since Friday morning
reading back to catch up .... up to page 107

Thnak for the support haven't quit
beansf thanks I'm hanging in with you! and yes I need a New "Go to Guy"
pjlla Thanks so much you are so right! "If you fail to plan you plan to fail" I'm Owning up and facing it. I really want a different outcome this time.
NC Redding hang in there too. 2010 is the year to break bad patterns!
redwalker your right "yes I can" "every change you make is a step in the right direction" drinking the water really helps!
LuvBaloo I did it... I flushed that old fish and got one that Keeps on Swimming

Congrats 3disney princess April is a perfect month for a wedding

Joy@disney Love the recipe can't wait to try it!

Friday QOTD: Fitness goal I like to start with walking as close to 10,000 step a day as I can but long range would love to be able to ride my bike again. We have a Disney trip in May and would love to be able to rent a bike there!

Sat QOTH Fitness vacation: A fitness ranch in Sedona AZ. Enchantment Range. similar to the Canyon. I'm with you on that one Tigger

Thanks again everyone I'm still here! You guys are the Best
Off to catch up

 

[ShortyNBug]

Ok, so I swear I posted this earlier but I'm not sure what happened to it.

I just wanted to say hello. Been super busy still and I'm not anywhere near caught up on the posts. I didn't realize how hard juggling life, my kids, my full time job and school would be.

The weather has been super crappy here so I got to come home early today. That was great beings I have a ton of school work.

I lost 1.8 pounds for the 3rd week in a row this week. I'm not expecting that this week. My goal for Jan is 6 pounds so if I make that I'll be excited. I've been terrible about the eating the past few days.

I got my body bugg on Friday so I've been getting used to that. Now I need to get my eating under control so I can use it to it's fullest.

I also got my hair colored Friday. There's some pictures on my blog for those who read that.

Have a great week. It's a complete white out outside right now so I'm secretly hoping school gets called off tomorrow and I can just stay home. We went in for 4 hours today but had to get home before we couldn't. I'd rather just stay put.

 

[PeterPan09]

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?


Lots of people, actually. Some I know, some I don't know. I'm inspired by the folks here, by the folks at the gym, by the Biggest Loser cast, by athletes I watch compete...

 

[donac]

Good evening everyone.

It started out being a lousy day when you wake up and there is not heat in your house. Dh stayed home and called the plumber. I went to work where I got a lot of grades into the grading program and I was able to tell the kids where they stand before going into the midterm. Then it went downhill from there. I called dh at lunchtime. Our plumber is on vacation this week and next so he had to call several other. When I talked to him at 12, no one had gotten back to him. I left school and as I was driving home he called me to tell me the wonderful news that the furnace was gone. By the time I got home the new plumber that he had called was getting ready to talk us through our options. We could have had one of those "This Old House" high tech thing but it would have cost us an extra $4000. For another $3000 on top of that we could have had continuous hot water for an hour. We would never get ds1 out of the shower. So we went for the basic old fashioned one. We really wanted the high tech one but the extra money is about what we owe on tuition for this semester so we had to give it up. The house is a little chilly but at least it is not 10 degrees out. I also got a day out of school because they are starting at 8am tomorrow morning. So by tomorrow night we shouldhave some heat. I guess it time to put on my long sleeve thermal Fort Wilderness night shirt.

Thanks jennz for saying I make you laugh. Many people on this thread make me smile.

QOTD I agree with the people who family members inspire them but not in the correct way. My dad has had a mini stroke 15 years ago and my mom had congestive heart failure 9 years ago. Both have take better care of themselves and are doing fine but I know that these things are in my genes. I also see my twin sister not taking care of herself and that bothers me. I also had a good friend who had a stroke last April and that is on my mind a lot.

Well off to get changed and get a cup of tea to warm me up.

Have a great evening everyone.

 

[jennz]

lol you're welcome Dona! You have a way of telling your stories that amuses me. And I totally mean that in a good way. I am NOT a good story teller so I enjoy people who are.

maziemoe - are you coming to Aaron's Dismeet? Is that what you're talking about in Sep? That would be great! We weren't sure if we were going to go this year but I'll definitely stop by if you're there. It's only a few miles from our house.

Shorty how do you like your Bugg? DD started calling mine Bob and it's stuck, so we call him Bob now.

Still feeling lousy, dd was a dear and brought the laptop up for me. Hoping tomorrow brings me lots of energy!

 

[Rose&Mike]

donac--so sorry about the furnace. I sometimes think we're on borrowed time at our house--15 yo furnace, air conditioner, and water heater. Hope the heat is back on soon!

I signed up for Sparkpeople. Last time I lost weight I was still eating meat, and portion control worked really well. Now that I'm eating vegetarian, I'm having a lot harder time figuring out what to eat, how much, and if I'm getting enough protein. I've only loaded in two days, but I'm doing ok on the calories, but probably not getting enough protein. It's hard to tell though, because some foods combine to make protein. Anyhow, it's definitely making me think before I eat something.

We are having another nasty blast of winter here this week. Yuck. I'm trying to stay positive, but I really could do without snow. On a positive note, I've been to the Y so much lately, the girl at the front desk recognizes me and says hello by name. She was even surprised I came in a little earlier today before I went into work.

Have a great evening!

 

[maiziezoe]

lol you're welcome Dona! You have a way of telling your stories that amuses me. And I totally mean that in a good way. I am NOT a good story teller so I enjoy people who are.

maziemoe - are you coming to Aaron's Dismeet? Is that what you're talking about in Sep? That would be great! We weren't sure if we were going to go this year but I'll definitely stop by if you're there. It's only a few miles from our house.

Shorty how do you like your Bugg? DD started calling mine Bob and it's stuck, so we call him Bob now.

Still feeling lousy, dd was a dear and brought the laptop up for me. Hoping tomorrow brings me lots of energy!

Yep ~ we plan on staying for the whole weekend! I hope you'll stop by!

Feel better soon!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Thanks for the hug!! I was very excited to see my weight down .02 this morning even though I had a terrible day yesterday.

Isn't it amazing how your body fools you?

Sorry for the late Sunday post, I unfortunetly had an accident with some ice this morning! It is mighty slippery in MN right now! Luckily, I slipped and fell into some snow, I think my ego is more bruised then my body!

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?

Glad that you are okay after your fall, Molly!

If I could have a superpower it would be the power to be two places at once -- then I could get my work done twice as fast. Or just hang out at DL or WDW all day long! Invisibility would be cool, too, just not sure of the practical application . . .

well, I was depressed over my scale numbers this week, only 1 pound down and I worked out like a fool!!

Good job on the loss! Any loss is a cause for celebration in my book!

Good Morning All,

I hope all are doing well this morning. Me, not so much. Between my fall on the ice yesterday and my Vikings heartbreaking loss yesterday, not such a great Monday. On the bright side got lots of exercise in this weekend.

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?[/COLOR

Well, my DH and DS are good inspiration for my weight loss journey but I have to say that all of you do a much better job of motivating me and inspiring me every single day!

Hi everyone!!! I know that I really haven't been on here for a minute, but I've been battling my depression, working, and doing tons of homework.

, baby1disney. Glad to hear that you are feeling better. It is probably hard to believe now but some day you will look on your school days with nostalgia.

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?

Way to go, kimara! Helping our children to develop good health habits is one of the best gifts we can give them.

Thank you! We had a good sports day yetserday - Colts win (we are in Indy) and Saints win (Purdue grad quarterback). Sorry to all the Jets and Vikings fans!

jennz, hope that you are feeling better very, very soon.

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?

If I could posses one 'power' it would be to zapp all this weight that I have gained over the years and go back to my 105 pound body instead of this 224 pound body that I have right now

Now I have to admit that would be a great super power, too.

tea pot, just keep swimming!

Bummer about the furnace, donac. It is amazing how quickly your house can get cold and how long it takes to warm back up. You may want to check with your utility company -- they may give you a rebate for upgrading your equipment, which is no doubt more energy efficient. It's worth a shot!

I was so proud of DS today. We had to go shopping at the mall to get some dress pants for his violin concert tomorrow. He asked to park at the farthest entrance so we could get a little walk in going to and from the store!

Have a great evening all!

 

[tigger813]

Hi all!

I just got back from my Irish Step Class. I wasn't sure it was going to happen this soon but we started back with 3 students. My thighs were sore from the EA Sports Active workout. Well, now, it's my lower legs and hips from what we did at class. But it was great!

I'm giving my total workout for the day as 6 miles since I did the EA workout and the Irish Step class.

We'll see how I feel in the morning and how much I get done tomorrow workout wise!

 

[jenanderson]

My inspiration: Since this whole thing started, Jen (JenAnderson) has been an incredible inspiration to me. Just when I decide that I'm too tired to go out and exercise, she posts that she and Paul were running OUTSIDE in cold Minnesota!!! That gets me off my rear and pushes me to get going. I know that she is going to streak by me in the Princess 2011 (which, I'll blame on those incredibly long legs of hers!! yeah, right. I'll keep telling myself that. )

Jude - I run outside and don't skip days because you are my inspiration! I could not believe when you asked me to share the Princess 2011 with you...like you had complete faith in me that I could do that! To top it off...you are doing that boot class camp that would knock me to the floor and then I KNOW I have to get outside and run. Trust me, I will not be streaking by you in the Princess 2011!

Sunday QOTD: If you could posses one 'power', what would it be and why?
It would be the ability to change the weather. I live in Minnesota and I HATE being cold. I would love to relocate to someplace warmer! I think it would help me be a healthier person as well because I do exercise a lot more in the summer...the winter is just so harsh in Minnesota.

Monday QOTD: Who inspires/motivates you on your health/fitness/weight loss journey?
Well, the first person is Jude (jbm02). As I stated up above, just having her ask me to do the Princess 2011 was huge. It was like she believed that I really could do this and that I could really set goals and meet them. I know that when I am having a great day or a horrible day, I could send her a long rambling e-mail and she would be there to cheer me on or cheer me up! I shared my secret dream of wearing a bikini this summer and she didn't laugh at me! Seriously, I wish we lived closer so that we could really do this together instead of doing it together but being far apart.

My other inspiration is a really good friend who I am going to WW with. She taught with me last year and is a great support. From sending me funny cards about dieting, to bringing me low point snacks...she is always thinking of how she can help make this journey easier for us.

I feel so blessed to have such great friends to see me through all of this.

Finally (yes, I am a rambling sort of person), there are a lot of people I am meeting on this board who are becoming inspirations to me. I cannot believe the number of people who are nothing but welcoming, positive with their comments, encouraging and supportive! I have been really lurking on the events/competition area and love how no one ever judges my baby steps into the running world - they just encourage me over and over and I can't wait for my first 5K race!

Thanks everyone!