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

[tigger813]

They live in Cary. She is a realtor down there. They went to Harry Connick Jr the other night. She was in the paper last week for winning a realtor's award for her area!

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Hi Everyone! I'm back! I haven't had a chance to go back and read all of the posts since last Saturday, but I thought I'd post a quick hello in case it takes me into tomorrow and beyond to read a week's worth of postings.

First of all, we had a fantastic one-day trip at Disneyland. It was just going to be me and my two daughters this time because DH had to work. DMIL was going to try to join us, but said to leave it as a surprise in case she couldn't. Well, she did come and met us by the ball fountain in Tomorrowland. The girls were thrilled! Then we walked over to Finding Nemo and as we got in line, my DH's voice said something behind me. I don't even know what he said, I was so surprised! I turned around and there he was! He and his mom had planned it. He flew down that morning and flew out again that night using frequent flyer miles. It was such a great day! I am still grinning whenever I think of him surprising us like that! I do love him so!

I did eat more calories than normal on three of the six days of the trip (the two travel days and Disneyland day). With eight hours of driving, I ended up munching more than I do at home. It's a combination of boredom and also a way to keep me alert. I brought some healthy snacks and did choose those and I did choose healthier choices when I stopped, but even healthier choices add up when you keep eating! :eek

I did eat well the other three days! Yeah! Also, I kept up with my C25K program and I'm now at the end of Week Six. I've been trying to run 4-5 days a week and I'll only get three in this week, but I figure the walking we did at Disneyland suffices for the fourth day. Especially since DDs kept wanting to go from a place like Space Mountain to Splash Mountain to Big Thunder. Definitely not one of our more efficient ride-days, but loads of fun and lots of excercise. Couldn't resist the Chicken Fusilli at Pizza Port. Oh well.

In spite of it all, I lost two pounds this week. I think about 1/2 to one pound was actual loss and the other pound was from the previous week with water retention due to this week's arrival to Auntie Flo. Okay, off to post my weight with LuvBaloo (thank you for your hard work for us, LuvBaloo!!!) and catch up on everyone's wonderful, chatty, and inspiring posts! You guys were in my thoughts this last week and helped keep me stay mostly on the straight and narrow!

 

[jennz]

I really look forward to the weekends as that's the only time I drink! Having a few Honey BBQ potato chips. I do mean only a few! They are soooo yummy!

Time for some more water before my OTHER drink!

I bought some more BL Protein Powder today. I saw the recipes on the BL game so I will have to try a few.

GO TEAM USA and GO TEAM CANADA (if you're not against the USA!)!

Tonight's gonna be good night! (DS and her family are going to see the Black Eyed Peas tonight so the song has been going through my head ALL DAY!

Now I have that song in my head too! (that's my dancin' self) Your posts just make me smile because I can tell you enjoy your weekend drinks. PLUS it helps me not be restrictive - seeing you post that, when I've been denying myself something I can say hey - I can eat/drink this in moderation! Kind of like your m&ms.

Hi Everyone! I'm back! I haven't had a chance to go back and read all of the posts since last Saturday, but I thought I'd post a quick hello in case it takes me into tomorrow and beyond to read a week's worth of postings.

First of all, we had a fantastic one-day trip at Disneyland. It was just going to be me and my two daughters this time because DH had to work. DMIL was going to try to join us, but said to leave it as a surprise in case she couldn't. Well, she did come and met us by the ball fountain in Tomorrowland. The girls were thrilled! Then we walked over to Finding Nemo and as we got in line, my DH's voice said something behind me. I don't even know what he said, I was so surprised! I turned around and there he was! He and his mom had planned it. He flew down that morning and flew out again that night using frequent flyer miles. It was such a great day! I am still grinning whenever I think of him surprising us like that! I do love him so!

I did eat more calories than normal on three of the six days of the trip (the two travel days and Disneyland day). With eight hours of driving, I ended up munching more than I do at home. It's a combination of boredom and also a way to keep me alert. I brought some healthy snacks and did choose those and I did choose healthier choices when I stopped, but even healthier choices add up when you keep eating! :eek

I did eat well the other three days! Yeah! Also, I kept up with my C25K program and I'm now at the end of Week Six. I've been trying to run 4-5 days a week and I'll only get three in this week, but I figure the walking we did at Disneyland suffices for the fourth day. Especially since DDs kept wanting to go from a place like Space Mountain to Splash Mountain to Big Thunder. Definitely not one of our more efficient ride-days, but loads of fun and lots of excercise. Couldn't resist the Chicken Fusilli at Pizza Port. Oh well.

In spite of it all, I lost two pounds this week. I think about 1/2 to one pound was actual loss and the other pound was from the previous week with water retention due to this week's arrival to Auntie Flo. Okay, off to post my weight with LuvBaloo (thank you for your hard work for us, LuvBaloo!!!) and catch up on everyone's wonderful, chatty, and inspiring posts! You guys were in my thoughts this last week and helped keep me stay mostly on the straight and narrow!

Welcome back! What a SWEETIE your dh is!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[50sjayne]

I haven't watched last night's events yet -- I did Tivo so I expect to catch it soon. I have been concerned about the new scoring system ever since I realized artistry was probably not going to get the weight I think it deserves. What have you thought about the commentary? I don't even know who the woman is (they never show them), but she's getting on my nerves. She seems very biased to me. I like Scott Hamilton, but you can be too positive. I miss Dick Button at the height of his faculties...

Worf--really watch Johhny Weir, it is a pleasure. There are many who feel the judges were way off base and that it had much to do with his "personality" He is so very gay...lol I love that he is so in love with the Russians....I think Pleshenko suffered a little in the judging too--he is very full of himself (as he well should be) and I think they wanted to take him down a notch. I've just always been a big fan of the Russian skaters and felt really bad this year they lost the couples skate due to the Japanese defector (who defects to Russia lol) Pleshenko came out of retirement only a year ago to train because he didn't think what his country had could win...he was right. Some of their best weren't old enough to compete in this one to add to the mess. Maybe his landings weren't as polished as they could have been but his skating was much more enjoyable to watch in my opinion as all true Russian skaters are.
I am glad USA is winning so much this year God knows we need it...but the skaters are different. For me it will always be about the Russians. And I HATE the commentators they need to just shut up and comment on them after the performance. It totally ruins it. Both my husband and I were cracking up about the poor asian boys horrible growth spurt they woman kept going on about lol. My husband really hates Scott Hamilton too lol. They keep going back to Dick Button at every corner for his opinions--they should just have had him be a commentator again...At least Dick Button recognizes how they are taking all the artistry from the competition.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

I've read up through 2/15 and thought I'd stop to check in before my post becomes way too long!

If hunger is not the question, food is not the answer.

Dead Last Finish
is greater than
Did Not Finish
which greatly trumps
Did Not Start

I like that first one! And I repeat the second one each time I'm lagging a bit more on a run!

I had a breakthrough yesterday!.....I went for my run despite some really nasty weather.

Didn't you feel SO proud of yourself! I feel more proud of myself each time I run when it's especially cold or rainy more than any other time!

Just spent the last 45 minutes doing Wii's Just Dance game! I am so hot right now! I scored off the chart on 2 songs! DD2 beat me a few times as well! I didn't want to stop but don't want to over do it! DH came down to watch. Would love for him to do it but I don't see that happening:LOL:

That game is sounding like it's really fun! How many people can do it at one time? I think it would be fun with my two DDs. Our system is relatively new, so we're pretty basic on our controllers still, but would be more than willing to buy more if I could do this with my daughters!

"if you break a dish emptying the dishwasher, you don't throw the rest on the floor, so don't let one mistake snowball".

This quote kept me from eating too much on my trip! Just because I was eating fast food on the long drive didn't mean I needed to add to it with a 500 calorie drink. I kept it reasonable so I didn't keep breaking dishes!

DH & I decided the Olympics are too close to not go and see, so we're taking the rest of the week off and heading down to Vancouver to see some of the free things that are happening and have some fun. What the heck, the Olympics will probably only be in our home province once in our lifetime, and we have vacation days, so we're heading off tomorrow morning.

Hurray! I hope you're having such a great time! DH and I did that (pre-kids) when the olympics were in Salt Lake City. We decided on the spur of the moment is was too close not to go and took off after work on a Friday and drove all night to get to SLC. We had such a terrific time and have such great memories from that trip. I hope you and your DH are having an absolute blast!!!

“Losing weight is Hard. Maintaining weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Choose your hard.”

That's a GOOD one!!!

With Kimara's progress in BMI to 'overweight' from 'obese'... got me looking into it and in just 5 more pounds lost I will be out of the 'morbidly obese' into the 'level 2 obese' category Think I'm gonna cry a bit when that finally happens--that whole 'morbidly obese' label is just sooooo overwhelmingly depressing--and I will be grateful to be out of that category

Sounds like our DLR visits might have overlapped! You can do it, you can do it! You're so close! I just dropped last week into the level 1 obese category from level 2 and now my sights are set on that beautiful "overweight" category. Never thought I'd be so happy to be classified "overweight"! I still have 28 pounds to go, so that category will have to "weight" (sorry, couldn't help myself!) for the next BL challenge. Lots of mini-goals to meet during this challenge still!

Woo Hoo! First time I have been BL this round! Very excited! And am 38% to my goal for the challenge which is almost on par for being 40% done with the challenge! Thanks LuvBaloo for putting out the info! It's great to see where I am at. Hopefully it will help me stay on track when I am at DL in 10 days!

SarahMay

Congratulations! I'm so glad to see your 80 pound sticky up before your DLR trip! Have a wonderful time with the Divas on your trip!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Day 3 with no chocolate. I'm very happy today, by now I would have had something chocolate. I never realized that I ate that much of it but I have passed up a shake, oreos, hot chocolate from Dunkin Donuts, and rocky road ice cream.
I really really wanted and oreo last night but it was just to darn cold to leave the comfort of my snuggie! LOL I was not about to ask DH to get me one either since I told him I gave it up.
Today I dished out some ice cream for DS13 and resisted a taste test. I'm soooo proud!

And I maintained this week so while I haven't lost much weight, I feel 100 times better.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

We're only three days into Lent and I have totally fallen off the wagon. Yesterday I was so exhausted after work the very thought of having to cook was daunting so I went to Chipotle. Today I had a doctor's appointment to go over my sleep study results and was about to fall asleep (and had a twenty minute drive ahead of me.) Talk about irony. I went to Panera with Aaron and had some caffeine and dinner which did help me wake up.

I am definitely going to start preparing multiple meals at a time so on days when I am that tired all I have to do is take it out of the fridge/freezer and reheat it. According to our Largest Loser contest at school I lost 2 lbs! I have not WI at WW yet which is what I use for this contest. I will WI tomorrow, hopefully that too will show a loss.

 

[tigger813]

3Tinks: Up to 4 people can play at a time. We actually only have 2 Wii motes and I want to get 2 more. It is a blast. When we took the sleepover guest home we all danced to Hot and Cold by Katy Perry for her Mom. She put the title on a list of things to get. It is ADDICTIVE!

Finally the US Men's Curling Team won a match! Looking forward to the Ice Dancing. I love the Americans!

Pizza and onion rings for supper and 2 large glasses of Scorpion! No plans tomorrow so I will pay for my sins tomorrow! LOL! 8 miles tomorrow minimum! And tons of water!!!!!! Gonna have chicken teriyaki for supper and leftover pizza for lunch. Sunday will be turkey enchiladas for lunch/dinner! There I've planned the menu for the weekend!

Next week will be hard to plan meals as we have stuff Mon-Wed between the hours of 4 and 6! Pizza, McD's and whatever else I can come up with will have to do! I happen to love Thurs an Fri as we have nothing after school/work!

Enjoy your weekend!!!!!!

 

[cclovesdis]

CC - that is a tough DVD, for sure. The section with the core work is especially tough, I think. And I've done a good bit of work on my core over the past year. Even the "beginner" week, he has you hold those poses a LONG time. Good for you that you tried it - next time you do it, it probably won't be as tough as this time as your body adapts to the things you ask of it.

Thanks, I'm going to try it again soon. Probably tomorrow!

CC, is this a DVD? I am considering getting a yoga DVD but want a good one.

Like Corinna said, it's a DVD and I love what I've seen so far!

ETA QOTD: Like others, I am really into Splenda and didn't think I would be and love oatmeal a lot more than I ever expected.

 

[Carys]

Good Morning BL Brigade!

Friday QOTD: Is there a healthy food swap you tried to make that surprised you with how well it worked? Is there one that just didn't work at all for you?

I am really surprised how pleased I am with Splenda -- I had tried the pink and blue, and just couldn't handle the aftertaste.

Maria

Hi Maria and good morning everyone (evening for you guys!)

QOTD: I tried substituting cauliflower for baked potatoes (to lower the carbs). It wasn't quite the same but still reasonably succesful. Pity cauliflower is harder to find here.

I find splenda a good substitute too, I don't use it much but have a big box of small sachets from Costco and it's very handy at times.

We're only three days into Lent and I have totally fallen off the wagon. Yesterday I was so exhausted after work the very thought of having to cook was daunting so I went to Chipotle. Today I had a doctor's appointment to go over my sleep study results and was about to fall asleep (and had a twenty minute drive ahead of me.) Talk about irony. I went to Panera with Aaron and had some caffeine and dinner which did help me wake up.

I am definitely going to start preparing multiple meals at a time so on days when I am that tired all I have to do is take it out of the fridge/freezer and reheat it. According to our Largest Loser contest at school I lost 2 lbs! I have not WI at WW yet which is what I use for this contest. I will WI tomorrow, hopefully that too will show a loss.

Hey, don't think of it as falling off the wagon, think of it as the wagon making an emergency drive-through stop I hope the Dr's visit went well. I wish we had Panera here! I went once in 2005 while in the US and it was pretty darn tasty for a casual meal. What kinds of meals are you making to freeze?

A good drop for me this week, big number, but that's to be expected since I'm just starting and will be mostly water weight. Will PM it to LuvBaloo

 

[pjlla]

I agree - coveting redlight's nearly gone stomach pooch. Here I am, below my goal and my stomach is still very much there. I am just having to come to terms with the fact that my body was VERY stretched out when I was hugely pregnant and overweight with my oldest son, and it's not going back without surgical intervention - no amount of ab-work is fixing this. I actually have abs of steel under a very pillowy outer layer. I'm like a jawbreaker wrapped in a marshmallow.

Boy, I think I'm the only one who's not so much a fan of the Splenda (and Arnold thins, which contain Splenda) - unfortunately, I've discovered that I have an issue with my heart in which it actually skips a beat and when I have even sugarless gum with splenda, it gets noticeably worse, to the point where I actually feel it in my chest. I sure wish they'd label things that contain splenda the way they used to with Nutrasweet! So I guess that's a whole pile of swaps that don't work for me, as it is found in so very many reduced fat/calorie yogurts, breads, etc. now.

I finally found some non-sucralose sandwich thins today. They are made by a company called "Earth Grains" and are pretty good!

Stevia does not cause the same issues with my heart, so when I want my tea or yogurt sweetened, I use a little stevia. It does have a bit of an aftertaste, so I am careful about where I use it.

First of all.... the visual of the jawbreaker and marshmallow quote had me LAUGHING OUT LOUD!! Thanks for the chuckle!

Second.... you are so much better off avoiding the Splenda anyhow! I have about three holdouts of it in my diet (my morning hot drink, the previously mentioned Sandwich Thins, and the occasional sugar free item like pudding or drink mix). While I agree that it is preferable to NutraSweet or Equal or (heaven forbid) saccharine.... it still should be taken in GREAT MODERATION. And I'm sure that most people don't realize how much of it they are taking in (unless they are diligent label readers!).

Where did you find the "Earth Grain" sandwich rolls?? I'm guessing probably Trader Joe's and we don't have one of those anywhere near here.

I am the opposite today- I am bitterly, bitterly disappointed Evgeni Plushenko didn't get the gold. I realize Evan works hard--jeez that's all they had to say about him--but Plushenko is something else--he flies. Watching Evan--he is strong and practice perfect but there is no art to it. I hated his snakey Vera Wang costume too--Vera Wang who still promotes use of animal fur and 12 year old anorexic models. Plushenko did the quad which is what differentiates the men skaters from the women, and was enjoyable to watch. Johnny Weir skated beautifully, got a standing ovation (the only one) and they underscored him terribly. The new point system has to go. It is killing the art and passion of it.

No... Tell us what you REALLY think. Obviously you have some strong opinions about this event. It must be fun to watch something when you are really interested in it like that. Sadly, I don't have that much interest in any of the Olympic sports, except swimming (and only because DD is a swimmer). In fact, I haven't watched any of the Olympics this year.

I had a loss this morning I got up, weighed in on our scale, moved to the wii fit, weighed in and started the body test where I nearly passed out, just standing on it It was the weirdest feeling. I made it to the couch before the "lights blinked out". It was just a few seconds followed by feeling very hot then major dry heaves. About 5 minutes later I felt fine again and have felt fine for most of the day. I have no idea why or what happened, but I've got to admit that I'm a bit scared. Anywhooo I did have a loss and so did DH. Mind you I'm not back to where I was 3 weeks ago so I doubt the weight loss has anything to do with this morning.

Maybe it was a low blood sugar issue? Back when I was younger (teens and 20s) I had a few occasions where I was showering in the morning and I got really weak and shaky and sweaty and nauseous.... I used to tell my Mom that I felt "green". It would be so bad sometimes that I would have to sit down in the shower and holler for my Mom. A small cup of juice usually made everything okay.

I hope the episode doesn't happen again! Take care of yourself.

Day 3 with no chocolate. I'm very happy today, by now I would have had something chocolate. I never realized that I ate that much of it but I have passed up a shake, oreos, hot chocolate from Dunkin Donuts, and rocky road ice cream.
I really really wanted and oreo last night but it was just to darn cold to leave the comfort of my snuggie! LOL I was not about to ask DH to get me one either since I told him I gave it up.
Today I dished out some ice cream for DS13 and resisted a taste test. I'm soooo proud!

And I maintained this week so while I haven't lost much weight, I feel 100 times better.

Is it even LEGAL to serve ice cream to others without having a taste??? Seriously.... nice job.

Evening all! I kind of blew it at the end of the day today as things got crazy and I was hungry. I probably ended up about 5 or 6 points over for the day. That will leave me that many fewer calories/points to play with during this vaction week... not a good start. I'm going to try to hit the grocery store before DD's swim meet tomorrow to make sure that I have plenty of healthy, low calorie, "fall-back" foods on hand for this week! Plenty of fruit, fresh veggies, seltzer, low fat microwave popcorn, eggs, whole wheat wraps, fish, salsa. Maybe I will splurge and buy some SHRIMP! I had shrimp out to dinner in January and remembered HOW MUCH I really love it. I don't serve seafood very often becaus DD won't eat it for "moral" reasons... but sometimes I really crave it. I'll make it this week and she will have to just find something else to eat for dinner that night!!

Getting late and I gotta get to sleep. Have a super weekend everyone!...............P

 

[Octoberbride03]

May I just say HOORAY for the weekend

It has been a very trying week at work for me and I am so grateful for the weekend off. My brain hit float yesterday and never returned. I need to find it this weekend but I'm not sure I want to look.

I was just so gone today once work was done I decided to have a somewhat off program day(not that I'm really following anything specific). Treated myself to a big chocolate chip cookie after work instead of the Luna chocolate mint power bars I'd been having. Went to Cracker barrel for supper and had an Orange Cream soda(OMG are those heaven) and mac and cheese.

I did browbeat myself into 20 minutes of aerobics on my new series, and that was all I physically had left to give. I'm glad i did it, though my knees might disagree.

Ash weds went fine, only shouted "No snacks" to myself in the kitchen about 5 times. I decided not to do an actual workout, though i did spend an hour cleaning the walls and ridding them of traces of my little doggie(see last flair) who luvvvvvs rubbing against them.

As for measurements..........
I have lost a total of 1 inch on the tape in my NECK
My waist is still the same and says HAH! Will try again next month to see if we can lose it somewhere else. So apparently this means that all 5lbs i lost have been in my face yet I haven't done 1 exercise for that

Remembered the battery for the scale so weigh in comes tomorrow morning. No idea what the scale will show. Hope everybody has a great night/weekend.

 

[corinnak]

I really wanted a Welsh Dragon (fave drink at Epcot, Rose and Crown we know the recipe) but DH forgot to stop and get melon liquer so I will just have to drink something else like a mango margarita or maybe I'll make DH make me a scorpion.

Welsh Dragon is my traditional post-Disney race beverage! Believe it or not, it makes your legs feel better after you've run farther than you've ever run before! I discovered this at lunch after the Minnie Marathon 15K a few years ago. What's in a scorpion? It sounds....Dangerous!

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm okay with a maintain - just would like to see my goal number and fit into that pair of khakis that is taunting me! I know I'll get there, just not this week. I figured I might gain a little around the half marathon, then lose it a few days or a week later - I'm wondering if all my powerade, clif shots & WDW treats will negate the 1300 calories I burn in the race.

Of course you want to make it to goal - and you will! Soon, even! Yeah, the powerade/shots/post-race food/wdw snacks do help balance it out. I have found my last few trips that the walking of the park touring really can balance out a certain number of treats and just eating to the point of being comfortably full at meals. I have actually lost weight at the weigh-in after each of my most recent Disney trips - I never thought it would be possible, frankly!

I did eat well the other three days! Yeah! Also, I kept up with my C25K program and I'm now at the end of Week Six. I've been trying to run 4-5 days a week and I'll only get three in this week, but I figure the walking we did at Disneyland suffices for the fourth day. Especially since DDs kept wanting to go from a place like Space Mountain to Splash Mountain to Big Thunder. Definitely not one of our more efficient ride-days, but loads of fun and lots of excercise. Couldn't resist the Chicken Fusilli at Pizza Port. Oh well.

Welcome back and great work sticking with C25K! Getting to week 6 is a great achievement! Definitely count the walking at Disney for some of your workouts - your feet will thank you, if nothing else. Congratulations on your great loss this week, too! It is a great demonstration of the fact that there is room for enjoying some treats at Disney! It sounds like you achieved a good balance.

Where did you find the "Earth Grain" sandwich rolls?? I'm guessing probably Trader Joe's and we don't have one of those anywhere near here.

I am glad to amuse you!

Actually, Earth Grain were at the regular, most basic, warehouse-like grocery store we have here! In the bread aisle. I am going to be sure to buy them there frequently so that they keep stocking them. I haven't seen them anywhere else yet. Trader Joe doesn't have any sammich thins!

Hey, don't think of it as falling off the wagon, think of it as the wagon making an emergency drive-through stop

Eeyore's Butterfly, I think Carys makes a great point. Don't be too hard on yourself. We know you had the best intentions, but you have chosen a difficult challenge, especially given your schedule. You are just finding the places you need to make changes if you want to follow through next time - and it sounds like you are taking the lessons and working with them. Your choices sound to me like potentially good ones. I have eaten at both of those establishments you named and it is definitely possible to take good care of yourself at those restaurants - which is the intention behind your resolution, at least in part. Don't be too hard on yourself. Tomorrow is a fresh start.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

I agree - coveting redlight's nearly gone stomach pooch. Here I am, below my goal and my stomach is still very much there. I am just having to come to terms with the fact that my body was VERY stretched out when I was hugely pregnant and overweight with my oldest son, and it's not going back without surgical intervention - no amount of ab-work is fixing this. I actually have abs of steel under a very pillowy outer layer. I'm like a jawbreaker wrapped in a marshmallow.

That is a riot. jawbreaker under a marshmellow. You made me LOL.

 

[joy@disney]

Hi all, I have been MIA for about 2 weeks, and they weren't good weeks. Gained around 4 pounds. Good news....I have been really motivated this week. And have lost all 4 pounds that I gained. I have been exercising and journaling all my food. I am feeling really good about myself, which is totally a different attitude for me lately.

DH and I are celebrating our 20 year anniversary this August and have decided to take our first cruise. I think this has really helped me to get motivated. I guess whatever it takes, right?

 

[princessbride6205]

Hi Everyone! I'm back! I haven't had a chance to go back and read all of the posts since last Saturday, but I thought I'd post a quick hello in case it takes me into tomorrow and beyond to read a week's worth of postings.

First of all, we had a fantastic one-day trip at Disneyland. It was just going to be me and my two daughters this time because DH had to work. DMIL was going to try to join us, but said to leave it as a surprise in case she couldn't. Well, she did come and met us by the ball fountain in Tomorrowland. The girls were thrilled! Then we walked over to Finding Nemo and as we got in line, my DH's voice said something behind me. I don't even know what he said, I was so surprised! I turned around and there he was! He and his mom had planned it. He flew down that morning and flew out again that night using frequent flyer miles. It was such a great day! I am still grinning whenever I think of him surprising us like that! I do love him so!

I did eat more calories than normal on three of the six days of the trip (the two travel days and Disneyland day). With eight hours of driving, I ended up munching more than I do at home. It's a combination of boredom and also a way to keep me alert. I brought some healthy snacks and did choose those and I did choose healthier choices when I stopped, but even healthier choices add up when you keep eating! :eek

I did eat well the other three days! Yeah! Also, I kept up with my C25K program and I'm now at the end of Week Six. I've been trying to run 4-5 days a week and I'll only get three in this week, but I figure the walking we did at Disneyland suffices for the fourth day. Especially since DDs kept wanting to go from a place like Space Mountain to Splash Mountain to Big Thunder. Definitely not one of our more efficient ride-days, but loads of fun and lots of excercise. Couldn't resist the Chicken Fusilli at Pizza Port. Oh well.

In spite of it all, I lost two pounds this week. I think about 1/2 to one pound was actual loss and the other pound was from the previous week with water retention due to this week's arrival to Auntie Flo. Okay, off to post my weight with LuvBaloo (thank you for your hard work for us, LuvBaloo!!!) and catch up on everyone's wonderful, chatty, and inspiring posts! You guys were in my thoughts this last week and helped keep me stay mostly on the straight and narrow!

What an amazing trip to DL! How incredibly sweet of your DH to surprise you, too! Congrats on your loss despite the vacation eating.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone. Life has been busy and will not stop until next weekend. Our local high school's musical is next weekend and I am working with the costume team. Spent a couple of days last weekend and was there again last night. I will probably be there every day in the next week. Today is the costume parade where we see all the costumes together. I am really worried about toay since the director has been so uninvolved with the costumes this year. I could just see him hating a lot of the costumes with only one week to go. Last weekend he added more people to the opening scene which had us scrambling this week. I really don't like the director but I love working with the costume guy.

Eating has been pretty good. I too have gone 3 days without chocolate. Dh brought home chocolate chip mint ice cream the other night and I have been staying away. The key is this weekend and not have too many snacks. I have to pack some healthy things to eat while I am working. I have been walking and getting my steps in. Yesterday I got in 14000 steps and most of the day was sitting since I was giving tests in all of my classes.

Have a great day everyone. I will try to check in tomorrow.

 

[jennz]

Hey, don't think of it as falling off the wagon, think of it as the wagon making an emergency drive-through stop I hope the Dr's visit went well. I wish we had Panera here! I went once in 2005 while in the US and it was pretty darn tasty for a casual meal. What kinds of meals are you making to freeze?

A good drop for me this week, big number, but that's to be expected since I'm just starting and will be mostly water weight. Will PM it to LuvBaloo

That is hilarious! I love the emergency drive-through stop! You're right - we're not starting over. As for water weight - it's gone!! Carry around a gallon of water and know that's off you - woo hoo!

May I just say HOORAY for the weekend

It has been a very trying week at work for me and I am so grateful for the weekend off. My brain hit float yesterday and never returned. I need to find it this weekend but I'm not sure I want to look.

I was just so gone today once work was done I decided to have a somewhat off program day(not that I'm really following anything specific). Treated myself to a big chocolate chip cookie after work instead of the Luna chocolate mint power bars I'd been having. Went to Cracker barrel for supper and had an Orange Cream soda(OMG are those heaven) and mac and cheese.

I did browbeat myself into 20 minutes of aerobics on my new series, and that was all I physically had left to give. I'm glad i did it, though my knees might disagree.

Ash weds went fine, only shouted "No snacks" to myself in the kitchen about 5 times. I decided not to do an actual workout, though i did spend an hour cleaning the walls and ridding them of traces of my little doggie(see last flair) who luvvvvvs rubbing against them.

As for measurements..........
I have lost a total of 1 inch on the tape in my NECK
My waist is still the same and says HAH! Will try again next month to see if we can lose it somewhere else. So apparently this means that all 5lbs i lost have been in my face yet I haven't done 1 exercise for that

Remembered the battery for the scale so weigh in comes tomorrow morning. No idea what the scale will show. Hope everybody has a great night/weekend.

Okay your brain is on float? I've never heard that but it's very descriptive! An inch off your neck?! Wow! That's great!

I am trying something new for my lunches, I used to get rotisserie chicken and pick apart the white meat and toss the rest for chicken sandwiches (on those favorite Arnolds ), now I'm finishing up our tuna. I'm switching over to chicken breasts for $1.77/pound - I'm going to toss a few in the crock pot and then shred them up and have either sandwiches, wraps, or toss a good amount in a salad. I think that should work.

My goal this week is to lose 1.6 pounds or more so I can get my 15 pound clippie! That's not much but it is for me since I seem to be luck to get a pound per week. I hate to fall back on the metabolism issue but I really do think it's due to that for me, I have no thyroid or parathyroids and am on a lot of meds for those. So that's my big goal for the week!

I REALLY want Just Dance!!! I might get it for dd for her birthday in March. I just ordered the Walk It Out (okay who watches Sonny with a Chance on Disney with their kids? They have a episode where they're yelling WORK-IT-OUT! and I always think of that when I say this game!) and it should be here next week so that'll keep my interest - that, BL, and Wii Fit Plus dvds.

 

[jennz]

Good morning everyone. Life has been busy and will not stop until next weekend. Our local high school's musical is next weekend and I am working with the costume team. Spent a couple of days last weekend and was there again last night. I will probably be there every day in the next week. Today is the costume parade where we see all the costumes together. I am really worried about toay since the director has been so uninvolved with the costumes this year. I could just see him hating a lot of the costumes with only one week to go. Last weekend he added more people to the opening scene which had us scrambling this week. I really don't like the director but I love working with the costume guy.

Eating has been pretty good. I too have gone 3 days without chocolate. Dh brought home chocolate chip mint ice cream the other night and I have been staying away. The key is this weekend and not have too many snacks. I have to pack some healthy things to eat while I am working. I have been walking and getting my steps in. Yesterday I got in 14000 steps and most of the day was sitting since I was giving tests in all of my classes.

Have a great day everyone. I will try to check in tomorrow.

That is a LOT of walking - great job! And great job passing on the chocolate and ice cream, especially while you're dealing with a person who sounds like he doesn't play well with others.

 

[corinnak]

I just have to ask -- chia seeds, like the chia pets? That stomach is a badge of courage. You created life -- that is no small accomplishment! You made human beings! Of course your body isn't going to be exactly like it was before (ok, unless you are Heidi Klum)! You are in the best shape of your life (I might have heard somewhere), and with all your body can do, the appearance just isn't as important. I know of course you want to look good -- but you do!

Maria - I can't believe I didn't get this quote into my post last night! Well, you get your own special post this morning. Thank you for your kind words. Yeah, my body isn't going to be what it was before. It's disappointing but not unexpected. If I'd been doing this entirely for looks, it might be a bigger problem, BUT I really do see the benefits of having a strong core even without the sleek exterior. It's like putting a souped up racecar engine in a mini-van! I do think a lot of my newfound speed is coming from that work. Where did I say I was in the best shape of my life? It's true, wherever I said it.

Off I go to the early Saturday morning Trifecta of Spin, BodyPump and possibly Turbo Kick if I have enough oomph today.

Also yes, Chia seeds are like the chia pet but they are a good source of....things. Omega-3's among others. I like them cause they are crunchy and kind of cool.