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

[tigger813]

Just finished mile 8.5 for the day! Did 6 miles of WATP throughout the day and did 2.5 on the elliptical while watching BL!

Made a turkey sloppy joe recipe for dinner! Really yummy and DD1 loved it! may sneak some extra veggies in next time. May also sneak some veggies in the mac and cheese I'm making tomorrow. I found both recipes in the coupon section of the paper this weekend. Felt it was time to change our eating the same thing all the time! The mac and cheese will be made with fat free evaporated milk! Will have some crushed tortilla chips and cheddar jack cheese in it. Had all my water today and some. Just treated myself to a skinny cow White Mint Truffle bar after finishing the elliptical.

Did eat a few bad things today including some frosting from the cupcakes I made during the playdate but didn't eat a cupcake. Had my M&Ms. I think the panini I had for lunch wasn't too bad. I hadn't eaten much before that so I was quite hungry.

Feeling really good about myself as I worked really hard today.

Can't wait to meet Redwalker for our sprint session at the mall in the morning. Also gonna get a new WATP DVD with a gift card I have at Target. I hope to get an AB one. That is the one area that I really need to work on. We did some core exercises at Irish Step last night and during my EA workout yesterday. May try and watch Leslie Sansone on QVC on Friday if I can find it. I'm curious about the new workout.

Well, need to finish checking my email and other stuff so I can go upstairs. I'm using the downstairs computer as DH is putting a larger hard drive in my laptop. It's cold downstairs so I'm rushing! Just put the little heater on so hopefully it will warm up a little bit!

 

[jenanderson]

Good Evening All,

Sorry I have been so MIA today. I had an awful day at work. My students were really "off" today. I work with kids with aggression and conduct issues and today was a violent day. We have had alot of staffing changes that has created chaos for me! To top it off, my internet was down at work all day!

Molly

Molly - Sorry you had an awful day at school. I always admire the staff who can work with students like you do all the time, it would have to be difficult some days. I have a bunch of chaos at my school right now but at least my kids are really good. Hope you have a better day tomorrow!

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WOOOHOOOO!!! What a great reason to celebrate!!! Tess and I are going to run the Freihofers race for Women in Albany in June. I wish you could join us!!!!

I would love to run with you guys...maybe I will do a virtual race with you. Let me know the day, the time and the distance. I will run in Minnesota while you are running in New York but we will be together in spirit! Let me know the details!

Can I celebrate a healthy victory that I had today? We had a big meeting of our Board of Directors and Dept. Managers at work today. I was in charge of all the setup, arrangements, taking minutes etc. I was TOTALLY stressed and I am a stress eater. We have these wonderful cookies that we have at meetings - I think they are Otis Spunkmeyer maybe. I ate one. I picked up another but took it home to DH instead - and I ate a Weight Watchers 1 pt cookie to tide me over You dont know how hard that was. Yes - I ate a cookie. BUT in the past I would have eaten 2 or 3 or maybe 4.

Way to go on the cookie situation! Yep - you ate the cookie but you are right at celebrating the change! One cookie is WAY better than 2 or 3 or 4! It was especially great that you resisted while you were stressed...I am a stress eater and would have really struggled in your situation.

Just treated myself to a skinny cow White Mint Truffle bar after finishing the elliptical.

That sounds wonderful! Is this a frozen treat like the ice cream sandwiches?

 

[tigger813]

That sounds wonderful! Is this a frozen treat like the ice cream sandwiches?

Yes. It's one of their truffle bars. They were on sale at one of the local grocery stores. We can usually only find the chocolate truffles so I was excited to see these and I LOVE anything mint! Got my DH some caramel ones! We also have some plain ones in the freezer and some chocolate and vanilla sandwiches. These are our treats for having a good day! Sometimes I actually have one for breakfast as I'm usually racing around in the morning so it's quick and easy and satisfies me all morning!

I also have a BL protein water too though I'm almost out. Can only find it at one store so I will have to get hunting for it! I do have some chocolate powder left so I will have to use that until I can get more raspberry. It doesn't break down as well. I will try putting it in my bullet blender and see if that helps.

Have a great night everyone! I will be back on at some point tomorrow. DD1 has a half day so we will be practicing her flute and working on her Walt Disney project!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I'm happy. I lost .6 last week so I am heading the right direction. I know my eating today was off because my IBS was really acting up. I was sipping soda all day just to keep my blood sugar up. I'm hoping my stomach will feel better tomorrow.

QOTD: My family loves the Poly. It has a great ambiance and it's so convenient to have the Monorail right there.

 

[iheartdolewhips]

Just have to share my excitement!!!! I found a used treadmill on Craigslist and tonight...I BOUGHT IT!!!!

Hooray!! It's always great to have something to bring some variety in - I know that gives me less room for excuses. Hope you enjoy it as much as I'm enjoying my Craigslist elliptical!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
Current Participants-------2!
Congrats to PaulaSue & Corinnak for successfully maintaining!
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------155
not reporting in for 1 week-------13
not reporting in for 2 weeks------14
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 19
Excused-------------------------2
weigh ins-----------------------104
gains----------------------------23
maintains------------------------15
losses--------------------------65
first time weigh-ins---------------2

Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Week 3!
This weeks total group loss 84.8 pounds!
Total group weight loss so far 580.0 pounds!
We’re making progress on our goal of 750 pounds!

Retention Rate (compared to the 135 weighins for our start weigh-in on Jan 1st)
104/ 135 = 77.0%

Average percentage of weight lost 0.36%
This was tough week overall, but we are tough people and we keep on swimming!

Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 3? This week I’ve went with a simple TOP 12 LIST which is everybody with at least 1.3% loss! That criteria will change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Week 3 Superstars!!
#12- 1.30% - lornak
#11- 1.35% - maiziezoe
#10- 1.37% - Kitchensinkguy
#9- 1.44% - DisFam95
#8- 1.54% - stace208
#7- 1.56% - MJonesMBA2001
#6- 1.58% - happysmyly
#5- 1.60% - lmhall2000
#4- 2.10% - tmfranlk
#3- 2.13% - pgumiela
#2- 2.34% - NancyIL

and now

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge
Week 3 Biggest Loser!!

#1- 2.98 % - cclovesdis


Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!

Congratulations cclovesdis!!! What a great week you have had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser.

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[iheartdolewhips]

Woohoo! Congrats everyone!!

 

[LuvBaloo]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!

How this works: you set your goal for what to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.
Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.
Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know. This is something new for BL9

We have done 3 out of 15 weeks, so the challenge is 20% complete.
*Seanaci*,,,,,0.0
3TinksAndAnEeyore,,,,,44.6
A Little Pixie Dust,,,,,29.3
beansf,,,,,15.4
bouldertcr,,,,,57.5
chskover,,,,,6.7
debf,,,,,15.3
denise,,,,,10.0
DisFam95 ,,,,,22.6
disney mommy,,,,,2.5
DisneyFam5,,,,,36.7
Double,,,,,32.3
happysmyly,,,,,45.3
heatherlynn444,,,,,26.7
IWISHFORDISNEY,,,,,33.3
jbm02,,,,,26.7
jenanderson,,,,,35.0
JFrey4240,,,,,30.8
jimmaher69,,,,,19.2
Jimmy,,,,,10.3
Jordans Mommie,,,,,18.5
joy@disney,,,,,6.7
kimara,,,,,45.0
kimwim8,,,,,30.0
Kitchensinkguy,,,,,48.5
leamom2princesses,,,,,31.3
LegoMom3,,,,,14.3
Life is good,,,,,3.3
lisah0711 ,,,,,40.0
LittleSeacow,,,,,27.3
LuvBaloo,,,,,19.0
maiziezoe ,,,,,34.5
mandac,,,,, -18.6
MaryAz,,,,,40.0
memy26,,,,,0.0
MickeyMagic,,,,,16.0
mousemom11,,,,,20.0
MrIncrediDad,,,,,39.7
my3princes,,,,,18.3
NC Tink,,,,,22.7
Nicholfamily5,,,,,27.7
pakaramom,,,,,7.9
Peace.love.mickey,,,,,28.0
pgumiela,,,,,10.3
Piglet18,,,,,20.7
poohlove,,,,,14.7
PRINCESSVIJA,,,,,2.2
redwalker ,,,,,0.0
Riverhill,,,,,0.0
Rose&Mike,,,,,21.3
sahbushka,,,,,5.8
shellynn24,,,,,16.1
soozay,,,,,0.0
Southerngirl71,,,,,12.0
StitchIsOurHero,,,,,12.5
talytam,,,,,17.5
Tasha+Scott,,,,,21.2
wezee,,,,,25.0
Worfiedoodles,,,,,10.0
zacem'smom,,,,,31.2

 

[tigger813]

I do believe I'm stuck again! Not doing my early morning workout but will do the 2 mile before meeting redwalker. Just can't seem to break 160 again! Gonna really stay focused today and pay close attention to my calories and drink my water.

I will NEVER give up! I am determined to reach my goal which I will now PM to LuvBaloo.

Time to get my day going. DD1 is eating b'fast. Need to think about making her lunch. Hoping DD2 had a dry night. Slept in her underwear for the first time last night. She is a REALLY heavy sleeper so it's been a long struggle for her. I was out of pull-ups so she didn't have a choice. If she stayed dry I won't buy any today. If she's wet I will buy another package.

 

[jenanderson]

Good Morning All!

I am posting because I am so stressed and angry this morning. A parent sent me an e-mail this morning say that because they did not like the math assignment, they told their child they did not need to do it. They felt that my assignment was a "waste of time". This is a student who really struggles with basic facts and the assignment was a review sheet...my whole 4th grade class needs review sheets at times and I felt it was a sheet with problems the whole group would benefit from. Yes, some of the problems would be easy for some students and some of the problems would be challenging for others. It was meant to be a review that students could complete independently. This parent questions every single assignment I give but this is the first time she has said they would not allow their child to do the work. Now she wants to come in for a conference this morning to talk about how I am not inspiring her child to learn math!!! The worse of it is, I had just been to a math training and changed so much of the curriculum to improve the math in our classroom. It is not that I felt I was doing a bad job but as a teacher, I can always work at ways of improving how I meet each child's needs. I have spent so many hours these past few days working on this new work and feel hurt that she was e-mailing me such statements.

Okay, despite the facts of the story...stress and anger are a big problem for me...not that I behave badly but I EAT badly when these things happen. I am going to grab an extra small bag of baby carrots this morning but am hoping if I focus on the fact that I am not hungry...I will not eat. My classroom has tons of treats in it and I am also going to put them in a bin right away and bring them to another teacher's room. I have to work at dealing with the situation without eating.

Alright, I put it into words and I will focus and not eat. I am off to school...give me strength to not give in to food!

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Congrats to all the winners!!!! Great job!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

First, a big congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our biggest loser, cclovesdis!

I am happy to see us plugging away at our new group goal, too! I will post the links to the weekly results when I am done with this post.

I am sad that we are losing some of our participants but unfortunately that does happen as the challenge progresses. Remember you don't have to weigh in to participate in our thread and if you decide you are ready to come back, you are welcomed with open arms.

And I hope this doesn't sound conceited, but I am saying it because it is the thing that has made the most difference for me this year:

I inspire myself. I have done things I never would have imagined I could do. I have read so many stories of people in health-related magazines and WW success stories of people who started walking and finished a 5K or 10K. I remember the day I realized that even though I wasn't anywhere near my goal weight, *I* was now an inspirational story. I was on the treadmill and practically started crying right there. And from that point on, I knew that I could achieve the things I was dreaming of.

The thing is, we ALL have this strength. We all have the capacity to go outside our comfort zone, persist when things are difficult and finish things we never thought we could.

Thanks for your kind words. It is not surprising to me that you inspire yourself -- I don't think that statement is conceited at all -- because you inspire us all each and every day!

Tuesday QOTD: What is your favorite Disney Resort?

My favorite Disneyland Resort is The Grand Californian, hands down. The location is such that it is closer to the park (DCA) than any Disney Resort and it is beautiful a Craftsman style designed by the same architect who did the Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge.

My favorite WDW is a tie between the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House. I love everything about Wilderness Lodge -- it's peacefulness, the ride on the boat to the MK, the villas! Animal Kingdom Jambo has more energy, is so picturesque, and I love watching the animals.

You do know it is hard for us to pick just one of anything!

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

My son is my biggest motivation. I don't want to be the "fat" mom and embarrass him, and I want him to have an active and healthy life. He is very active, and I should follow his lead more often, and though he loves the junk food like i do, if there is fresh fruit, he'll usually choose that over cookies.

I have been inspired by everyone here on these challenges. Every post of a success or struggle, helps keep me motivated to go on especially when I am struggling. I don't know if I would have stuck with these challenges last year without the support of so many when I was struggling with my mom's illness, and her death.
Lisa, your friendship and pm's gave me so much hope and support, I can't put it into words.
Jennz, your support and friendship and knowing I was and am not alone was and is still such a big help to me.
The support and inspiration from everyone, especially Shannon, Dona, pjlla, Lisaviolet, Maria, Corinna,Vija, Tammy, has meant so much to me, and really helped to keep me going. I still struggle so much emotionally, and it is so nice to have a place to come and get a hug when I need it. I may not be losing the weight very quickly, but this is a long term investment for me, and one of these days, that weight will come off, and I will owe so much of my success to all of you here.

Thank you.

Awww, you are so sweet! It is my honor and pleasure to be your friend, Kathy. I treasure your friendship, too. And we need to stick together as we raise these wonderful, crazy boys of ours!

...klutzy me took a tumble down the neighbors (outside) stairs yesterday. I look like a little tomboy - I have 3 band-aids on both knees. (no suit to work today. Thank God for pants!). Now I have to head over to Old Navy after work to replace the jeans I tore. Darn it - was hoping to wait til I got down one more size to buy those!! LOL.

Yikes, Jude! Glad you are okay from your tumble.

I've been wanting some pizza lately (either Pizza Hut or Papa Johns), but maybe I'll have to skip that ... How many wings was that for?

Have you tried the Weight Watchers frozen mini pizzas? They are like bagel bite pizzas. The Supreme ones are really good because the onions and peppers are roasted and have great flavor -- they are two or three points. Might help that pizza fix.

On another note, my clothes have gotten a little looser over the last few weeks. Not nearly enough for me to justify dumping them and getting new clothes yet (at 5'9" it takes awhile for me to drop enough weight to drop a size), but enough for it to be noticeable to me. Even more, though, today I have a feeling I've had before. It's like I have more room inside my own skin. I can almost feel more room inside my cheeks, inside my stomach and chest area, etc. Does that make sense? Has anyone else felt this? It's not that I notice anything when looking at myself in the mirror, it's more just like my fat cells have started popping inside leaving a little more room inside my own skin. I'm laughing at myself as I write this. It must sound weird!

Yep, it's a bummer when the number sticks but as long as you have other things happening -- those NSVs -- then you know you are heading in the right direction and it is just a matter of time before that scale moves, too. You have a great attitude about it!

I had that problem when I was losing weight for my wedding - I kept working out and got stuck at a weight. I kept getting more toned and all, but couldn't get below that. Then I stopped working out and now I'm trying to get back to that.

I know what you mean! I haven't been working out long enough for a "real" change yet, but I just feel different inside. I noticed this in my stomach in particular - I think part of it is that my posture seems better since I started working out. I'm standing straighter and using my muscles to hold it in better, so I feel smaller. Either way, I like it.

I just can not get here as often as I'd like! But to all you losers out there!! Keep it going!!

I've missed so many QOTDs!! I'll hit this last one, we all like Poly best, but each one has their special thing, we wouldn't be unhappy in ANY of the resorts!!

Great job kicking the soda habit and getting those workouts in every day! There is a thread with the QOTD now to help you catch up -- sorry I don't have the link here but there is a link in one of the first posts of this thread. It is a separate thread in the WISH boards.

Don't you feel so much better since you stopped drinking soda. I was the same way. The first sip felt like I was getting a fix. Not even sure which day I stopped at the end of December, but I haven't had any this year. Some days I still have a little craving, but I think it's more that I am emotional, and in the past would have a little binge of chips, soda, and chocolate. It usually passes very quickly. My drug of choice was diet soda. I have had two regular cherry pops this year, but mostly because I needed a caffeine fix. I don't crave regular soda the way I did diet, so I don't see it becoming a problem. I treated the cherry pop as my snack for the day.

Wow! Great job on the soda, too!

One other note...registered for my first 5K race today!!! I am amazed with myself right now and often find myself thinking about how the "old" me would have not followed through on things. I said I was going to enter some races this year and I have already registered for 1 and committed to another! Yeah Me!!! (I don't normally celebrate myself but right now I think it is time to do so. )

Yay you!

Good Evening All,

Sorry I have been so MIA today. I had an awful day at work. My students were really "off" today. I work with kids with aggression and conduct issues and today was a violent day. We have had alot of staffing changes that has created chaos for me! To top it off, my internet was down at work all day!

Bummer about the bad day -- you know it is a full moon this week-end so the week may still be crazy -- just a warning! I really can tell when it is a full moon by the calls we get at the office.

I do believe I'm stuck again! Not doing my early morning workout but will do the 2 mile before meeting redwalker. Just can't seem to break 160 again! Gonna really stay focused today and pay close attention to my calories and drink my water.

I will NEVER give up! I am determined to reach my goal which I will now PM to LuvBaloo.

You go, tigger813! I love your attitude. You are workout machine, girl, maybe this is your body's way of asking you to ramp it down a day or two? You can do it!

Have a great day all!

 

[lisah0711]

Good Morning All!

I am posting because I am so stressed and angry this morning. A parent sent me an e-mail this morning say that because they did not like the math assignment, they told their child they did not need to do it. They felt that my assignment was a "waste of time". This is a student who really struggles with basic facts and the assignment was a review sheet...my whole 4th grade class needs review sheets at times and I felt it was a sheet with problems the whole group would benefit from. Yes, some of the problems would be easy for some students and some of the problems would be challenging for others. It was meant to be a review that students could complete independently. This parent questions every single assignment I give but this is the first time she has said they would not allow their child to do the work. Now she wants to come in for a conference this morning to talk about how I am not inspiring her child to learn math!!! The worse of it is, I had just been to a math training and changed so much of the curriculum to improve the math in our classroom. It is not that I felt I was doing a bad job but as a teacher, I can always work at ways of improving how I meet each child's needs. I have spent so many hours these past few days working on this new work and feel hurt that she was e-mailing me such statements.

Okay, despite the facts of the story...stress and anger are a big problem for me...not that I behave badly but I EAT badly when these things happen. I am going to grab an extra small bag of baby carrots this morning but am hoping if I focus on the fact that I am not hungry...I will not eat. My classroom has tons of treats in it and I am also going to put them in a bin right away and bring them to another teacher's room. I have to work at dealing with the situation without eating.

Alright, I put it into words and I will focus and not eat. I am off to school...give me strength to not give in to food!

A big to you, jen. The problem is not you, or the student, it's the parents. Poor student who is struggling and having parents who make things worse. If those parents realized how much time goes into planning those assignments, reviewing and grading them, working with the students to go over what was missed, they would realize that teachers are too busy for "busy work!" At least it seems that the parents realize that the student does have a problem with math, even though they aren't putting the blame where it needs to be. I love it when people blame everyone but themselves when there is usually plenty of blame to share for all.

I am glad that you are planning for that stress eating. We can't control the stressful things that happen to us but we can control how we react to it. Honestly, I have to tell you that people say horrible things to me all the time. It used to hurt my feelings but then I realized that not everyone is going to like me. Sometimes they aren't going to like me for no good reason but that is their problem, not mine.

I hope that your stressful day flies by! Be strong! There is nothing about this situation that would be helped by stress eating.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Congrats to all our Losers, Maintainers and Gainers! You are still here, still working, and you will see results no matter how one individual week goes!

Tuesday QOTD: My favorite Disney resort is the Beach Club at WDW. I love the pool area, and the convenient walk to Epcot, not to mention all the amenities of the Boardwalk.

I didn't make it up for my run this morning, I just seemed to be worn out. Yesterday was very busy at work which made me tired mentally, and I did work out 4 days in a row, which makes me tired physically. I'm hoping to do a few miles when I get home from work today. 3 is better than 0.

Being very busy at work also means I have very little time to DIS...but I'm making it here when I can. I do enjoy reading everyone's posts, and it does help me to stay focused!

Maria

 

[LegoMom3]

Just checking in!....I'm still here!

Decided that I'm not joining the gym right now after all. Would LOVE to go back to a gym, but it's a time factor first of all, and a money concern also (you are committed to a year of payments once you sign up!!). So I'm using what I have available to me here, and doing a 1/2 hour on the trampoline in the mornings, then running 2 miles later in the day (well, working up to running the whole thing!). My overall goal is weight-loss but these will tone my legs in the process. Nice!

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[heatherlynn444]

congrats to everyone on the week!

yesterday i had a GREAT 3 mile run, it felt good, just one of those times where you just feel great for the rest of the day. Those runs are the ones that make me keep going/running!
hope everyone has a good day!

 

[Cinderella Girl]

Good Morning Everyone,

CONGRATS TO ALL THE LOSERS!!!

Wed- QOTD:
How do you reward yourself along your health/fitness/weightloss journey?


I have a reward chart I made for myself. Every 5 lbs I have a new reward for myself. For my first 5 lbs I bought a new exercise dvd. When I get to 10lbs I am buying myself some new makeup. It is important to treat ourselves along the way!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!!
Molly

 

[my3princes]

Wed- QOTD:
How do you reward yourself along your health/fitness/weightloss journey?

That's an easy one. VACATION I love to go on vacation and now I can even feel good about being in the pictures I live for vacation and that is always the ending date for whatever my current goal is.

 

[pjlla]

Just have to share my excitement!!!! I found a used treadmill on Craigslist and tonight...I BOUGHT IT!!!! I am the crazy person from Minnesota who has been doing the couch to 5K program...running outside when it is below zero, when it is raining (freezing, sleeting rain), when it is icy, when it is snowy...whatever because I know I have to do it this time. Now tonight...I ran INSIDE my house! I do have thoughts about the treadmill though. While it is wonderful to be warm, comfortable, watch TV, etc, I still prefer outside. I thought it felt like I ran longer (I didn't because it is a timed program). I missed the great time DH and I are having being together and outside of the house when we go running. We have had great talks and enjoy the peace of the time together. So tonight we decided...when the weather is nice enough, we will still run outside. I think we will make the rule that it has to be above 10° before we will do that though. It is great to know that I don't have to worry about not doing the program when the weather is more than we can take though!

One other note...registered for my first 5K race today!!! I am amazed with myself right now and often find myself thinking about how the "old" me would have not followed through on things. I said I was going to enter some races this year and I have already registered for 1 and committed to another! Yeah Me!!! (I don't normally celebrate myself but right now I think it is time to do so. )

You SHOULD take the time to celebrate yourself. If you don't, who will? And nice job committing to the race. I have it in my head that I will run an "real" 5K this year, but I have been very hesitant to actually seek out a race and register. Just a big chicken, I guess.

Good Morning All!

I am posting because I am so stressed and angry this morning. A parent sent me an e-mail this morning say that because they did not like the math assignment, they told their child they did not need to do it. They felt that my assignment was a "waste of time". This is a student who really struggles with basic facts and the assignment was a review sheet...my whole 4th grade class needs review sheets at times and I felt it was a sheet with problems the whole group would benefit from. Yes, some of the problems would be easy for some students and some of the problems would be challenging for others. It was meant to be a review that students could complete independently. This parent questions every single assignment I give but this is the first time she has said they would not allow their child to do the work. Now she wants to come in for a conference this morning to talk about how I am not inspiring her child to learn math!!! The worse of it is, I had just been to a math training and changed so much of the curriculum to improve the math in our classroom. It is not that I felt I was doing a bad job but as a teacher, I can always work at ways of improving how I meet each child's needs. I have spent so many hours these past few days working on this new work and feel hurt that she was e-mailing me such statements.

Okay, despite the facts of the story...stress and anger are a big problem for me...not that I behave badly but I EAT badly when these things happen. I am going to grab an extra small bag of baby carrots this morning but am hoping if I focus on the fact that I am not hungry...I will not eat. My classroom has tons of treats in it and I am also going to put them in a bin right away and bring them to another teacher's room. I have to work at dealing with the situation without eating.

Alright, I put it into words and I will focus and not eat. I am off to school...give me strength to not give in to food!

After 5 years of substitute teaching, I KNOW I wasn't meant to be a "real" teacher. I am constantly amazed at what teachers have to put up with... and the parent issues are probably the WORST. All I can say is good luck and nice job planning to NOT eat into the situation.

Just a quick good morning to you all. Not a lot of time to chat.

Wed- QOTD:
How do you reward yourself along your health/fitness/weightloss journey?

Honestly, I've never intentionally planned a "reward" (not that I can remember anyhow). But of course, I have bought new clothes along the way. Most of them are just "new to me" Goodwill clothes (I am notoriously cheap), but I have splurged on a few really good pieces, knowing that they weren't going to be "until I lose the weight" clothes, but rather long-term investment pieces.

That's all I have time for right now!.................P

 

[PeterPan09]

Wed- QOTD:
How do you reward yourself along your health/fitness/weightloss journey?

I'm working towards becoming an athlete so every step I take closer to that goal I try to affirm with something athletic themed. I treat myself with a new piece of workout wear, like a tech shirt or good shorts, or a casual T to wear that has an athletic theme.