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

[donac]

I'm so excited! I wasn't expecting much, but when I weighed in tonight I had a 2.4 lb loss! That is huge for me. I never lose that much. Talk about motivating!

The one problem I"m having today is that my whole right leg is sore from my ankle to my knee. I did have to restrain a student today and I'm wondering if I twisted it funny when I went to the ground because it began hurting not long after. The other possibility I can come up with is my new shoes, but I've been wearing them a week with no problems. It's to the point that just walking hurts a lot, hopefully it will be better tomorrow.

I admire what you go through. Don't forget to file a report with the school. You never know if there are going to be problems later on. Ice and advil and rest is what you need now.

Not that young LOL I am 41. High bp runs in my family and is hereditary. However I can control it if my weight is low enough however it has to be really low to come off the pills. It is a mild diuretic nothing to severe.

My doctor feels your genes are the most important thing in your life. Yes you can contol some things but if it runs in your family then it is extra hard to fix it by yourself. It is better to control it while you work on your weight. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to control your bp and then you can think about your weight.

just a quick non-loser post... I'm excited! We signed up for our Give-a-day-get-a-day, we're doing Project Linus thanks to you folks telling me about it! Just got our email with instructions this morning, - next stop - Joanne for fabric!

Have fun making blankets. It is a great cause. I have been donating to them for years.

I totally feel for you and your dog. I have a almost 12 year old dog. She is also my first baby! We have had a time with her, back in June she was walking like she was drunk. Couldn't stand well, swaying, sliding against walls and furnishings to move about the house. Wouldn't eat, labored breathing, eyes dilating. Every month we would go through this, thinking she was going to be gone in the morning, then she would improve over the course of 2 weeks from the start of it, then it would start all over again. We thought it was the heart worm preventative, but it is something more than that since it continued and got worse after we took her off all the monthly meds(heartgaurd and frontline). In Sept. we ran a bunch of tests for $700, to find out we had a perfectly healthy dog, and nothing was psychically wrong with her....it be neurological. Well, after that, she seemed to get better, peppy again. Then Mid-Nov she was getting worse ans worse. Just after Christmas, I brought her back to the vet again, and told them we wanted her with us as long as possible, but putting her under for tests would be out of the question since she was having so much trouble and her age is a factor. I asked for antibiotics, we are finishing those up today..it has been a 4 week run. It seems to be a tick-born virus...I think. Not sure if there are any lasting side-effects. She seems normal, back to walking, we did 3 miles yesterday, eating, running walking @3.5-4.0mph again. I am hoping we are out of the woods, but I am scared it will come back again in 2 weeks, and we will be at Disney at the time if could hit again, I had not to be with her. She is staying at my sisters house, which is a comfort, I just hate to not be there if anything should happen again. She is my first baby, and I can't imagine life without her, she is my walking buddy. I pray that things will turn around with your puppy, I know how you are feeling with this, it is so hard, and it puts stress on everything around you. Making the weight thing feel so insignificant compared to the health of your pup. Just try to be strong, reach for water instead of whatever your go to food is...it will only make it worse if your numbers climb, and it will send you into a cycle of despair that can be hard to get out of. I got caught in that one too for awhile. Lots of prayers going your way.

I feel so bad for everyone who is going through dog problems. We have lost 2 dogs and a three cats. I even had to have a dog put down when dh and sons were away. I got home and called my mother. Who else would I call? It is a very difficult time. Don't let anyone tell you anything else.

jbm02 Thanks for the great ideas. This is so silly, but I think I'm most nervous about introducing myself to the instructor and telling them I'm new. (I'm an admin. assist--I talk to people I don't know all day--I am really being silly.)
I'll post how it went later tonight.

Good luck with your class. I felt the same when I started a yoga class in Nov. I still don't know too many people but I am starting to say hello to people when I come in and I am starting to feel part of the group.

Ugh! I am having such an emotional day today.Thankfully I have kept myself out of the kitchen and on the stepper.

Today my sweet little baby girl turns three. I love her so much and I wish I could stop her from aging. We're skipping our usual sushi dinner and taking her to see Disney on Ice instead. She has no idea. She is going to be so excited.

My aunt is having surgery today to see what stage her breast cancer is in. She is being prepped right now. I am nervous for my aunt and sad for myself because my baby is no longer a baby.

If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??


Well, in the past I would have said "eating my way through the Worlds at Epcot".

I think I would spend my day at MK... walking, riding rides, people watching and seeing the MK through the eyes of my kids.

Off to change my sig... Princess Piper is no longer 2.

Three is such a special age and very difficult at the same time. They have now past the baby stage but they still need you. Have fun at Disney on Ice.


Sorry I haven't been around much this week. Monday I had some dental work and I must have bit my tonguer during the procedure since when I woke up Tuesday morning my tongue was black and blue and swollen. Then I went to sit down and my knee gave me some pain. It was achy all day long. When I woke up on Wed morning it felt pretty good so I did some yoga on the floor. I didn't think it was too strenous but when I went to get up I couldn't move my knee with being in a great deal of pain. I think I pinched a nerve since it felt like all the muscles in my leg we in spasm. I took tylenol all day yesterday but it really didn't help. I took some advil last night and it really helped. I made it through today but I don't think I am going to yoga tonight to give it another day of rest. Well enough pity party.

I haven't been eating the best but I am trying to get back on track. I have lots of fruits and veggies to get through the storm that is coming for the weekend.

If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

I would have to spend some time in both MK and Epcot. They are my two favorite parks. I would start at one and end at the other, depending on who has early EMH (I never do evening. I am not a late night person.)

Well off to pay ds's tuition. 2nd installment of 3 for this semester.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

 

[cclovesdis]

Thanks everyone for the breakfast suggestions. I'm going to try increasing the number of points I eat a breakfast and try to squeeze in more water throughout the morning. I'm thinking of aiming for 7 points at breakfast or 5 and a 2 point snack mid-morning. I love my oatmeal but I'm going to play around with adding in some protein and maybe even some veggies. I increased the canola oil I put in my oatmeal to 1.5 tsp and that helped a little. I didn't get as hungry as quickly so I'll definitely stick with that. Thanks so so so much!

QOTD: If I had only one day in WDW, I'd make sure I had a park hopper and go commando. I'd start at DHS (with EMH of course) to ride TSM. Then, I'd go on the Great Movie Ride, since we missed it last time, and hop over to Magic Kingdom. I'd do all the essentials in record breaking time (because everyone would be at DHS) and then do lunch somewhere. I've wanted to eat at WCC since I heard about it and its antics and I love the WL, so probably there. Then, I'd take a bus to Epcot, where I'd stay through IllumiNations and EMH. Dinner would probably be dessert from the bakery in France. Of course, I wouldn't have to worry about all the calories I've consumed for the day because I walked around 3 parks and my pedometer would register 20,000+ steps for the day. Great question. I love planning my ideal trip to WDW!

 

[wezee]

Pjlla...thanks for the info, I think maybe I should start with BL and see how it goes. I don't mind the sweating part, but I don't like a DVD that requires speed and coordinating multiple moves, because I just plain get lost and frustrated.

 

[50sjayne]

Today's QOTD:

What is/was the WORST thing (in your opinion) about being overweight/out of shape/unhealthy?

So I had a pretty rough weekend. I woke up Friday with lower knee pain and a stiff neck. On Saturday every joint hurt, literally all of them. It felt like Lyme disease or something. I could not climb the stairs without crawling, which stinks since the only bathroom is upstairs. Poor kids had to do laundry which is in the basement. I slept on the Couch Friday, Sat, and Sunday, well if you can call it sleeping. I am finally getting better but haven't been able to get in to see the Dr. It was weird, so I didn't get any workouts in in the last 2 weeks. I'm hoping to get something in tonight.

That's awful.

Have a great night everyone. I have to give each kid a bath and use some lice shampoo as it's going around the schools. Doing it for preventative measures!

That's smart as it will prevent infestation for a month or something like that...tea tree oil is fantastic too--just spray hair with a water and tea tree oil mix.

GEEZ I have had the worst few weeks. First the drama with my son and his ABC's and my first teacher meeting. Then my new tire gets a screw in it and has to be fixed but 2 places were refusing to fix it and finally the third person inspected the inside of the tire and said it could be fixed. Then my check engine light comes on. Now today I am on my walk day not my C25K day and I usually take my dog for a walk. He passed out on the way back home. So I spent 3 hours at the vet to find out on top of his epilepsy he now has heart failure and an enlarged heart. So I am stressed to the max. I gave him his new meds but he is still panting pretty hard and I am here by myself with him and the 5 year old. (DH is on night shift). I literally have bitten off all my nails and I never do that. Man will this bad luck ever come to an end. My pup is old 13 and is my first baby. I am so scared something is going to happen to him tonight. Thanks for listening. I am just having a time of it right now. The only good thing is I am to nervous to eat.

That's a lot to deal with. You will know when it's time for him. It's also hard when you have young children.

I have a confession. I cheated on my Wii Fit this morning

I have been doing a 30 minute workout every day since Dec. 26 except the two days I was sick. This morning my tummy felt a little funny and when the routine popped up with running I sat on the couch and just shook the controller. And the darn thing didnt even know the difference. I shouldnt feel so guilty since I am really doing so much better than ever before. But I thought I should confess anyway.

HA! I have the opposite problem right now. I got out my scrabble electronic game I got for myself for christmas (Fred Meyer had a buy one get one free deal day after Thanksgiving and my Mom asked for a new scrabble board game--so as my free item I got the electronic for me) and it cheats like crazy. It loves to make double words but the words it's making aren't words--even in the scrabble dictionary. It also mispells words and gets away with it-- there's no way to challenge it! I was thinking maybe it was the batteries or something so I got online and poked around a little and found other reviews where people said it was a big cheater lol. It's still fun--but it's a bummer to lose every time....

Decided to take some time and read through the pages I've missed to get some inspiration. I still have a few pages to go, but its time to post a few things and get to bed.


there's no one food for me, it keeps changing.
sometimes its my raw sweet peppers, sometimes its turkey pepperoni, sometimes its baked chips (not really healthy, but much better than regular)

/QUOTE]

I guess mine right now would be the blue chips at Trader Joes-low in calories, really good. They are my favorite healthy snack when I get home after working late with guacamole, salsa, or hummus.

Chest pains are SCARY. Glad they have stopped. I'm sure that must be a HUGE motivator to help you get the weight off.

Wish I had read your post BEFORE I let them sell me a $30 bag of food... Oh well. Yup... they did recommend the wet food so they sold me two cans of their urinary formula stuff. I will say, kitty loved it. Wet food is such a treat.

THe poor thing though.... the specimen I brought to the vet was more red than anything. But she started her antibiotics last night and the pee spots I saw this morning were almost normal urine color.... so the antibiotic has started working already. Maybe by tonight she will be able to stop the constant "squat and dribble" and I can let her out of the bathroom, where she has been confined for almost 48 hours.

DH just renewed our Costco membership, so I'll have to check out their food next time we go.

Do you ever eat vegetables for breakfast? They can help fill you up. I frequently have steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrot mix with my breakfast. And I always put veggies with my egg whites.... today was 3 egg whites, leftover broccoli, sauteed spinach topped with salsa.

Or you could save a portion of your breakfast calories to eat about 10 am.... maybe a cheese stick or a glass of milk and a piece of fruit.

Just chuckling at the visual of you "cheating" on your Wii.


Did you file an incident report at work? You should if you haven't already. I would DEFINITELY say that the pain is from the restraint. I've had some experience with restraining students at school and it is TOUGH. An aggravated, angry child is STRONG! Take care of yourself.


Good morning everyone! Sorry to be hopping on a bit late again. I am home today though, so that is good. I had a nice healthy filling breakfast after my 75 minute exercise session at the Y early this morning, so my Thursday is off to a good start!

Well... since this is my last day coaching, I wish I could come up with a BRILLIANT QOTD... but I'm afraid not. Here is today's FLUFF QOTD:

If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

DS and I are contemplating a mini-Disney trip for our Mother/Son weekend this year. But if we have just TWO park days, we are not sure where we want to spend them. One full day at the MK is kind of a given. But he wants to hit TOT, RNR, the new TSM ride... which are all at Hollywood Studios, which is NOT my favorite park. And I don't want to miss Soarin. But if we did a split day of HS/Epcot and then a MK day, we would totally miss AK. Guess we will have to do some more thinking about this.

DD is upset that we would go to WDW without her... and admittedly, I would be a bit sad to be there without the whole family.... but DD just returned from a 4 day school trip to WDW, so it's not like she is totally missing out. And DH doesn't care too much about WDW.

Well.... laundry is calling me! TTYL...................P

Hey you should do the foods they give you at first but some vets will recommend they'll stay on those for life when it's not necessary. It's just about making money-- plus vets aren't extremely schooled on petfood and nutrition....The Costco food is great-- only comes in the big bag however. If you just have one cat I'd recommend you just try giving her canned food completely, especially if she likes it. (my kitty who had the uti refuses to eat canned)
Felidae is a really good brand and Evo , if you can get it. I also slipped him a cranberry pill for the first few months once or twice, but he takes pills extremely well and I'm pretty good at giving them.

I love putting lots of veggies in my eggs-- I can't give up the yolks though, although I'm sure all of my cats would enjoy receiving them lol. I have started to clean all my mushrooms on first use and slice them, putting them aside in tupperware for future use-- it's so much nicer this way. Also peppers, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, guacamole--all good. Does fill ya. I second oatmeal also--very filling.
A note-- I think Eyore should file an accident report too...

Well- I don't go to Disneyworld, but if I were magically transported to Disneyland right now-I'd love to poke around and see all the construction stuff going on at CA. I'd love to get some kind of treat to eat and just sit and watch the ferris wheel change colors with the new LED lights at night. I'd go check on the whitewater snacks kitty intermittently until I saw her and gave her a snack. I'd ride screamin' 5 times and Toy Story 10 ;-) This is theoretically if I were alone right? I'd go see Aladdin. Of course, get lots of fast passes and do all the rides.

 

[my3princes]

Our kitty used to get UTIs. He started when he was about 2 years old. We started with the prescription stuff then switched to Friskies Special diet. He preferred the canned food, but would snack on the dry food. We could get it at our local grocery store and it kept him under control very very well. Only a couple of breakthrough infections through his life and he lived to be 16.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes for my doggie. He is doing a little better today. I didnt get much sleep last night so I didnt do my C25K today maybe tomorrow when I have some rest.

QOTD: If I had one day in Disney I would most likely have my room booked at GF it is so pretty there. I would wander over to Epcot and do Soaring and Nemo with my kiddo then let him make a mask as we walked around the world showcase. I would head back to GF for dinner at Narcoosees (love their lobster) then go to MNSSHP at MK in the evening for some trick or treating, the fabulous parade and Hallowishes. That would be my perfect day. Then to bed with a view of the castle from Conch Key.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Liz ~ I am also 41 with high blood pressure. It also runs in my family. I thought if I lost 20 pounds my number would go down. I took my b/p on Sunday and it is still scary high. I'll just have to keep losing to bring it down, right?

I even got down to a normal weight range and my doc still wouldnt take me off of it. I was completely fit walking 5 miles a day wearing a size 6 and on WW maintenece. So I dont know if it matters what my weight is. The only time I was off of it was when I was pregnant because my b/p naturally dropped. So ho hum. That is funny you are also 41 alot of podcast peeps are all that age we were all born the same year. It is really werid.

 

[lisaviolet]

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge Week 4 Superstars!!
#11- 1.65% - lovedvc
#10- 1.74% - iluvtig2
#9- 1.85% - Kitchensinkguy
#8- 1.88% - sahbushka
#7- 2.00% - DisneyFam5
#5&6- TIE 2.05% - teapot & StitchIsOurHero
#4- 2.24% - ladytink75
#3- 2.42% - MelanieC
#2- 3.00% - chskover

and now

The WISH Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge
Week 4 Biggest Loser!!

#1- 3.64 % - beansf


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 beansf!!! 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

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to all the BLs.

And a special and a to beansf. Fantastic.

Oh, I can so relate to your story, pjlla. I was so happy when I figured out I wasn't the biggest person when I started law school 21 years ago -- unfortunately I weighed about 50 pounds less than I do now. And, really why do I still remember that or care?!?

But the worst thing about being overweight for me now is that my son, who is 10, has never seen me thin. If he sees a picture of me when I was thin, he doesn't even realize it is me (neither does my DH). Shame on me for not taking care of myself for me or my family.


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Well Lisa. Turn this one around - because really you feel nothing but pride on the first paragraph. Nothing but pride. Look at you not letting any weight stop you from accomplishing tremendous goals. Not everyone is like that. So stop and congratulate yourself. Done - case closed. Case closed.

On the second. So now you know what you want. And you're making changes so there is no room for shame in that. Not one bit.

And thanks for your compliment. I smiled b/c I know all of you better than you know me. Cause I read. I've done two other BLs and the only one I could keep up with was teams. I have another daily WISH thread - so unfortunately I can't seem to keep up. It took me five friggin' minutes to find this part of your post again. You guys are too fast.

Hi to all.

 

[lisaviolet]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes for my doggie. He is doing a little better today.
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[NCRedding]

I have had two horrendous days at work, and my diet is reflecting it. Why can't I find another source of comfort other than food???

QOTD: I just got back from WDW so my perfect day would be to stay at the GF and enjoy all the amenities of that resort, pools, spa, nice meal at Narcooses (sp). Watch the water pageant from the dock. See wishes from the beach, etc. Really relax.

 

[LuvBaloo]

I have had two horrendous days at work, and my diet is reflecting it. Why can't I find another source of comfort other than food???

QOTD: I just got back from WDW so my perfect day would be to stay at the GF and enjoy all the amenities of that resort, pools, spa, nice meal at Narcooses (sp). Watch the water pageant from the dock. See wishes from the beach, etc. Really relax.

Sorry for your rough days.
Its tough to break habits of handling stress.
Here's my favourite things to do when work really sucks:
-bubble bath
-Go window shopping
-Do some simple step exercises with some punches thrown in for the upper arms while watching a favourite show or movie. (it helps to pretend I'm hitting whoever is making work awful, not that I ever really would do that!)

Last year pjlla posted something along the lines of controlling the things you can control. For the last couple weeks, I've been having that thought run through my head regularly and so have been planning and cooking food better. I know my life gets busy, so I'm trying to plan for it better. Yesterday I got up a few minutes early and cooked supper while making the lunches. That way it was ready in the fridge when we got home and only had a short time to eat and get out the door to DD's soccer. It did feel strange to be cooking supper at 6:30 in the morning, but it made the evening easier. Sometimes I'm cooking the next days dinner at 9 at night.

 

[donac]

We had 12 people participate during COW4. Congratulations everyone who sent me numbers. You are all winners.

with 23 out of 28 points
NC_Tink
Ronda93


With 24 out of 28 points
donac



With 26 out of 28 points
HappySmyly
redwalker


with 27 out of 28 points
bouldertcr
jenanderson


With 28 out of 28 points
cclovesdis
maiziezoe



Welcome to COW 6

You do not have to participate but it is there to help you build good habits. Each week we will have two to four habit suggestions for you to do. At the end of the week you report your points to me.

It has been said that if you do something for 30 days it will become a habit. We will start off easy with two habits that have been known to help weight loss. As the weeks go by we will add to these habits. We will never have more than 4 habits to work on each week since that seems to be the number that most people could do without a problem.

COW 6

Do at least 20 minutes of exercise every day
Eat 2 fruits each day (1 point for each day)
Floss your teeth once a day (I know everyone hated this but we must do it)
Do something for someone everyday no matter how small

When you send me your points please post your total in your RE and then in the main part of the pm list your points as follows:


XX days of exercising for 20 minutes per day
XX days eating 2 fruit
XX days flossing
XX days doing something for someone else

This challlenge runs from Friday Feb 5, 2010 to Thursday Feb 11, 2010. On Friday Feb 12, 2010 pm me your points for the week. The COW results will be posted the same day the weekly totals are posted.

HAve fun with the COW.

Don't forget to send me COW5 points tomorrow.

 

[tea pot]

Absolutely! Just go to http://www.disneyparks.com and you'll see the give-a-day to click on (I think Kermit is on it), then you can enter your zip code and see what's available...I also selected options for under 18 years. There's a lot out there!

Thanks a bunch
I just submitted my interest and should hear from them soon.
Wondering did you sew the blankets on your own or did you go to a quilt shop or meet?

 

[pjlla]

Good evening everyone! Well, the NICE thing about ski night is that I get home much earlier than usual!

The chicken soup I mentioned earlier was delicious and healthy.... you can't beat that! Now I need to figure out what to do with the rest of it.

I really enjoyed coaching this week. I'm just sorry I was so busy and couldn't chat more.

Well... I am off to watch the "Surviving Survivor" special... I am a HUGE Survivor fan fromm the very beginning, so I am excited to see this........................P

 

[ladytink75]

Thursday QOTD: If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

If I could spend just one day @ WDW I would spend it park hopping so I can ride all my favorite rides numerous times before the parks close for the night

 

[ladytink75]

I just wanted to share some of my great news... if you don't know yet I am trying to run the 2011 DPHM and of course you know that you have to have a 16 min per mile pace well today I got under 16 min a mile for my pace... my actual pace was 15'46" per mile... I am so thrilled about it... I just hope that I can continue this progress...

 

[MelanieC]

I really enjoyed coaching this week. I'm just sorry I was so busy and couldn't chat more.

Thanks pjlla for coaching this week!!

I'll be your coach for this week!! Looking forward to getting more involved again in the thread.

I'll post tomorrows QOTD tonight for those who come on before I get to log in tomorrow morning (after I get to work).

Friday's QOTD - Now that we have been doing this challenge for a little over a month now. What is working for you, what is not working for you. Do you feel you are on track and if not what can you do to get yourself back on track?

For me - I feel like I have hit a stride. Deciding not to have seconds when I really want it (though knowing I don't need it) is finally feeling like something that is easier instead of being a battle I fight inside my head. I'm finding that as long as my meals are larger, cutting out the snacking in between is easier. I actually think doing larger meals is making it easier when I want to have my calories fall on the lower end of my range. It's working for me now - and who knows I may need to change it up again when it stops working.

What isn't working - Giving myself any freedom over the weekend. I had a higher day on Saturday and I honestly think I didn't do that bad, but obviously it's kept my weight about 2 pounds above last Friday. Just praying I get a big Whoosh tomorrow. I'm due for a whoosh since I've kept my calories on the low end of my range Sun-today. I need to dig deeper on the weekend and not feel like starting on Friday -Sunday that I've got some leeway. It's really hampering my progress. Also, not exercising is NOT working, lol. I need to start doing that again.

 

[lisah0711]

A big, BIG thank you to pjlla for being our coach this week! Sorry it was a busy week for you. And another thank you to our coach starting tomorrow, MelanieC. We really appreciate our coaches and it is so nice to have different perspectives on this healthy living thing.

I'm not feeling great today. I'm trying to decide what's going on. UTI? Maybe small kidney stone? Virus? I can' nail it down yet, but I just feel yucky.

Hope that you are feeling better soon!

Liz ~ I am also 41 with high blood pressure. It also runs in my family. I thought if I lost 20 pounds my number would go down. I took my b/p on Sunday and it is still scary high. I'll just have to keep losing to bring it down, right?

I've had high blood pressure since I was 18 -- didn't matter what I did, how much I weighed, it is a genetic thing. I resisted medication for a long time but my doctor said "You have the disease. You need to decide if you are going to treat it." Do you take your b/p at different times of the day and on different days? That may give you a better idea how it is doing. I've been on betablockers for years -- even while pregnant -- and my blood pressure is normal now but only when I take my medication. It's a process to figure out what will work for you. Luckily a lot of the meds are on the $4 a month WalMart prescription list.

If you could spend just one day at WDW, how would you spend it??

Oooh! I love this question. If I was at WDW for one day I would wake up in my savanna view DVC room at AKL Jambo and see what the animals were doing. Then I would get to Epcot when it opened and ride Test Track and Mission Space (going to DL in June so I can skip Soarin' and save a bunch of time!) I would ride Spaceship Earth a couple of times and then head over to World Showcase and stroll around doing a little shopping -- maybe pick up some wine for happy hour on the balcony. Then I would take the boats to DHS and see Voyage of Little Mermaid because I've never seen it yet and really want to. Then back to AKL for a little rest and dinner at my favorite restaurant, Jiko.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes for my doggie. He is doing a little better today. I didnt get much sleep last night so I didnt do my C25K today maybe tomorrow when I have some rest.

I'm glad that your doggie is doing better today. I hope that you both are feeling better tomorrow!

Done - case closed. Case closed.

I have had two horrendous days at work, and my diet is reflecting it. Why can't I find another source of comfort other than food???

Sorry about your horrendous days at work. Hope things get better soon. It takes awhile to reprogram yourself to find ways other than food to deal with a bad day. I ask myself over and over "is this really going to make you feel better?" "Is this really what you need or are you just tired (or angry or frustrated)?" Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but as long as it works more than it doesn't you are heading in the right direction.

Don't forget to PM those weights to LuvBaloo and COW numbers to donac tomorrow!

Have a great evening all!

 

[tigger813]

Home from work. 2 clients and excuse me for venting but neither one tipped but both said they loved their massages. I have $1 in my wallet! Glad it's payday tomorrow.

DH is taking tomorrow off and I don't have anyone scheduled so we will probably do stuff around here and go to the new Super Target in Lowell. It's awesome!

Nothing planned yet for Saturday so hopefully we'll just stay here!

Time to sit on the couch with DH and watch the Survivor special! We love it too!

Have a great night everyone! I'll be up doing my 2 Last Chance Workouts in the morning beginning at 5:30 AM!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I just wanted to share some of my great news... if you don't know yet I am trying to run the 2011 DPHM and of course you know that you have to have a 16 min per mile pace well today I got under 16 min a mile for my pace... my actual pace was 15'46" per mile... I am so thrilled about it... I just hope that I can continue this progress...

Thanks everyone for the well wishes for my doggie. He is doing a little better today. I didnt get much sleep last night so I didnt do my C25K today maybe tomorrow when I have some rest.

QOTD: If I had one day in Disney I would most likely have my room booked at GF it is so pretty there. I would wander over to Epcot and do Soaring and Nemo with my kiddo then let him make a mask as we walked around the world showcase. I would head back to GF for dinner at Narcoosees (love their lobster) then go to MNSSHP at MK in the evening for some trick or treating, the fabulous parade and Hallowishes. That would be my perfect day. Then to bed with a view of the castle from Conch Key.

Glad your doggie is doing better. Didn't someone have a sick kitty too? I hope the kitty is doing better too.

I survived the group strength class--my first class in about 16 years. The instructor was great, really positive and helpful. The class was small (about 8 people) and there were a couple of beginners. My knee is a little sore from the squats, but I talked to her about it after class and she said I was doing them ok, but to maybe not go down as far until the muscles in my leg get stronger. Hopefully that will work. It's nice to know I can still go to the class even if I can't do the full range of motion. I am really proud of myself. I was really nervous. I still probably won't sign up for Zumba anytime soon, but at least now I have an alternative to the elliptical and the treadmill.