Biggest Loser--Fall 2011 Challenge for Losers & Maintainers!!

[cclovesdis]

Welcome to Healthy Habits!

My name is CC (like see-see), which is short for Christina. No one has time to say 3 syllables so, it’s been shortened to my initials.

This is my 3rd time coaching Healthy Habits (HH) and I absolutely love it! I started a new job right after Thanksgiving and HH have been so important to me. I would like to give a shout out to donac and jenanderson who showed me the ropes coaching previous challenges.

For the WISH Biggest Loser 12 Challenge, I am revamping Healthy Habits. Each week will have a theme, and each theme will be a Disney movie. I will be using various components of the movie to determine each week’s daily habits and the 2 mini-challenges.

Every week you will have 4 “Habits” to do each day. There will also be 2 Mini-Challenges. These will be something like “Exercise for 45 minutes simultaneously once during the week.” The “Habits” will be things that are essential for good “Health.” One might be “Drink 6 8 oz. glasses of water per day.” I will be very clear about which 4 are for all 7 days and which 2 are the Mini-Challenges.

The Healthy Habits “week” is the same as for weigh-ins. A new “week” begins on Friday and ends on Thursday. At the end of each week, total your points and PM (private message) me them. Please list your total points in the subject of your PM. In the body of your PM, please separate each “Habit” and mini-challenge. Here is an example.
Habit #1: 5/7 days
Habit #2: 4/7 days
Habit #3: 7/7 days
Habit #4: 1/7 days
Mini-Challenge #1: Completed
Mini-Challenge #2: Not Completed

This will allow me to recognize participants who earned 7/7 for 1 or more “Habits.” It also gives me feedback for future weeks.

Please PM me your points by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern Time. I will post the results as soon as possible after that. Everyone who participates will be entered into the “hat” for a chance at the prize. I have bought many of the prizes already and I think they are great!

It is optional to participate, but I know I do so much better when I participate.

Welcome to Healthy Habits Week 3: The Lion King

Simbaa is a character than many of can relate to in at least one way. He experienced turmoil in his life and overcame it with resiliency. As we embark on week 3, Simbaa's persistence, determination, and happiness are characteristics we must aspire to have. Weight loss and general lifestyle changes for the better require these traits. Simbaa achieved great success and that is my hope for all of us!

For All 7 Days:

Take Simbaa's lead and be prepared for your journey. Succes, like becoming "King" of weight loss, often comes when:

1. Your “Habit” is to drink 8 8 oz. glasses of water per day.

2. As you go about your day, write down everything you eat. This week, your “Habit” is to write down all the foods and caloric beverages you drink AND record one nutritional aspect of it (calories, fat, carbs, points, etc.).

I find the above 2 so important, so I'm keeping them for an extra week. My predecessors as HH coaches often had us keep a Habit for 4 weeks. Studies show that it takes 28 days for something to become a habit.

3. Focus on vegetables. Eat at least 2 servings of veggies per day. (Consider your weight loss approch in determining how much a serving is.)

4. Think about your goals. October is just around the corner. Spend a few minutes each day reflecting on your goals for the day, week, challenge, etc.

For Simbaa to succeed in his journey, he had to be bit. Exercise is key for good fitness.

Mini-Challenges:

1. Exercise for at least 15 minutes at once 3 times this week.

2. Did you include any strength training in your exercise plan? Include at least one strength training session during the week. Ten minutes is a great start!

Please, please feel free to ask any questions. You are welcome to PM me or post on the thread. I check my e-mail almost as soon as I get home from work and throughout the weekend.

Hope everyone has a great week! "I Just Can't Wait to be King!"

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: I forgot about Grey's and CSI:NY and Amazing Race! Oh man, I watch too much tv!

Sorry I didn't get on earlier today! We're having some internet issues. brian was able to get me on tonight.

I enjoyed coaching again! It helped me stay focused and I loved reading those articles again.

I did 2 miles on the elliptical tonight and it felt good. Sunday is my 2nd 5k. I'm not really ready but I will walk when I need to. Going to get up at 5 and do 2 more before my weigh in!

This was one crazy week! Glad tomorrow is Friday. Luckily don't have to leave the house on Sunday until the 5K. I wish I didn't have to leave the house tomorrow but I'll go to work for 3 hours and then come home and start laundry and try to get stuff done before car pool duty.

Catching up on Glee! Loving the music as usual!

Welcome to our new coach, Nancy! Dumbo Buddy, you are on!!!!

 

[my3princes]

Hey All. I've had an OP day. I left work a couple of hours early and used that time to pack for this weekend. It really reduced my stress levels. DS15 had his HS open house tonight which he hadn't told us about until younger sons open house last night. That threw a monkey wrench in my packing plans so those extra couple of hours fixed that. I've had some nice compliments from my boss and that has been nice. I think she will support me with whatever job I end up applying for and she said that she definitely doesn't want to lose me.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Just a quick fly by post. Today was not at all on plan. I did try kickboxing this evening, and decided it isn't for me. It just seemed to drag on forever, so I think I'll stick to the gym on Thursday evenings instead.

Sue (I think), when I stopped at Starbucks this morning they had the cream cheese pumpkin muffins you mentioned a while back, so I decided to try one. I don't think I'd get it again, it was really sweet.

I'm sitting here meal planning for the week while I wait for mom to attempt to call on Skype-we've never used it before so this will be a new adventure. She texted me earlier that she stepped down from her position today and is looking for a new house (she works in group homes) closer to home and with less stress, so this could be an interesting conversation.

 

[trinaweena]

CONGRATS on your 5K (+2K). You are all set for your Nov. race! Also, sorry if I'm the only one fixated on cute pet photos, but I'd love dog+T-shirt photo. Even if it was low effort it still sounds really cute. And so lucrative!! Whatcha gonna do with your big DD bucks??

I will def post some dog pictures, my dogs are great at posing and at costumes! Just wait till Halloween! And I will probably save it since im broke as poo right now, and then forget about it and it will be a nice surprise when i remember!

Did the bugg cause the hives?? Mine will give me a rash if I don't move it around a couple times a day. Monitor the Bodybugg page on Facebook. It seems that the bodybugg ap and iphone have problems. I have an HTC Evo and it has worked perfectly with the bugg from day one.



Roast Beef, especially eye round is a LF cut of meat. Maybe you could add another 1 oz slice to your sandwich.



Welcome - your never late to this party!!! Send in your starting weight to Dvccruier76. Are you interested in WIN?? See the first page for directions of what to measure and send your results to satorifound.



Great job on the run!!!

We have a busy week coming up so I did a lot of food preparation today for the week. Tried out a couple of new recipes from Cooking Light - Quick Coq Au Vin http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/quick-coq-au-vin-10000000451742/ , and Company Pot Roast http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/company-pot-roast-10000001535414/. The Coq Au Vin is amazing. Also cooked and sliced an eye round roast for sandwiches. Made Escarole and Orzo Turkey Meatball Soup, Gazepacho, honey wheat rolls, baguettes. Cut up vegetables for snacks, celery, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, broccolli.

Went to DS14's hockey game. I was working the first two. The team lost. So all the way home I was told I can't go to any more games, I'm a jinx. LOL If he only knew that sitting in a ice cold hockey rink, isn't #1 fun thing for me to do on a Sunday night??

Everyone have a great week!!!

Janis

I've been trying to freeze meals lately and make stuff ahead...i'm starting to run out of recipes and its only week 2!

Trinaweena- LOVE Downton Abbey! Can't wait until it starts again. I rewatched the first season a few weeks ago.

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i LOVE LOVE LOVE Downton Abbey. My boyfriend describes it as an old timey british soap opera. I watched the season preimiere of season 2 (i download everything) and im interested to see where this season goes

Congrats Trina!!!!! What is the race on Nov 6?

I believe its in Old Whethersfield. It's called Jamie's Run, its actually organized by a member of my mom's church, and my mom asked me to run it. Their child died of some rare cancer at like a few months old so its to raise money for that.

This evening I went to Zumba with 2 housemates and another friend. It was a lot of fun. Two years ago when I did it (all of two times) I was so out of breath and just huffing and puffing by the end. But today, because I was doing it all summer, I was in much better shape at the end. I was the biggest girl in the class and that was a bit discouraging at first, but then I thought, "Hey, at least I'm here trying to get fit!" And thinking about it, even though I'm heavier now than I was two years ago, I must be at a better fitness level.

I also cut up/bagged the celery, cucumber, baby carrots, and grapes that I bought, so they are now in portioned sized baggies to just grab and go. I'm about to go meal plan for tomorrow.

We watched Glee and New Girl tonight. Glee was kind of a let down. New Girl was adorable. I also found out today that Deathly Hallows Part 2 will be released 11/11/11. I've been stalking Amazon since I found out. Trouble is, I want the special features, but those only seem to come on Blu-Ray these days, and I don't have a Blu-ray player. With DH Part 1, I managed to get the WalMart special edition aka the blu-ray in DVD form. Or, I could just invest in a Blu-Ray...

good for you for planning ahead and going to zumba! you inspire me! Glee was a let down...i cant decide if im outgrowing the show or what but its not doing it for me. I love my blu rays, but we only have one blu ray player in the house and my dad always hogs that tv. thankfully my laptop plays blu rays now

Hi all,

Another busy day!

No time to post an article tonight but I will share more with you guys next week!

FUN Question: What are your favorite tv shows this season? What new ones do you want to watch?

We watch WAY TOO much! Tonight for example is Survivor, GhostHunters and CSI! We also like Glee and Biggest Loser. We are HUGE Doctor Who fans as well. I could go on but it would take the rest of the night!

I am looking forward to watching Pan Am though I missed it last night. Hopefully I will be able to find it on demand.

Got in a lot of exercise today. I was able to run 3/4 of a mile at the track and ended up doing 3 1/2 miles during soccer practice. I am way under for calories today so Brian and I will have some type of snack in a few minutes. Survivor just started!

TTFN

I have so many shows. I was just thinking now my thursday nights are packed, its a good thing i have fridays off. JUST on thursdays i watch
Community
Parks and Rec
The Office
It's Always Sunny
Archer
Big Bang Theory

And that's just thursdays. We are big fans of british shows, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Downton Abbey and i watch modern family, glee, criminal minds, and many others. Like i've mentioned before i write for a pop culture blog and im an insomniac so i stay up on this stuff
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Had a not so great week but i was down a pound as of this morning, im expecting a huge gain tomorrow though since i had ramen (it is my weakness) that i have been craving for literally 3 months. Somethings gotta give! But really though, i was a bad girl today, but my snacks were all fruit! I have not tracked calories all week and i have not been to the gym.

There is a reason though! I had my first statistics exam today and that has taken up all my time, as it should. I will be back on track starting tomorrow with yoga! Love my yoga!

I have been picking one meal a week the last two weeks and freezing it. I've been liking this meathod and im hoping eventually i will get a nice stockpile of stuff. I'm running out of recipe idea already though, so please if you have any ideas, share them! So far i've made soup and chili and tomorrow i will be making a mushroom/spinach quice recipe that i found on spark people. I will cut up the quiche into portions and put them in sandwhich containers with veggies and freze them. I need stuff I can portion out and just grab and take to work.

Im feeling sort of strange lately. There is a lot of drama going on at work and im not sure what to do about it. Basically my boss is a moron, and is doing stuff that i don't consider right, like not giving people breaks on time. i spoke up about it to another manager and now the DM is getting involved. I'm not the only one complaining but i feel like stuff needs to get fixed but when i told my mom this she freaked out and said i shouldnt say anything and im going to get fired. i dont see how i could when i did nothing wrong but i feel antsy.

also im feeling bad about how i slacked this week even tho it was necessary to you know, get an a. i want to plan my meals tomorrow as its my day off so im hoping that will help next week.

we are going to the Big E Saturday, and ive been planning this for months and yeah im gonna eat crap and IM GONNA LOVE IT!!!!! (runs and hides)

im trying to convince my mom to take a weekend trip to disney nov 4. she is going down for a conference the week adter and i thought it would be fun! I dont think it will happen but one can dream!

 

[buzz5985]

QOTD: I forgot about Grey's and CSI:NY and Amazing Race! Oh man, I watch too much tv!

Sorry I didn't get on earlier today! We're having some internet issues. brian was able to get me on tonight.

I enjoyed coaching again! It helped me stay focused and I loved reading those articles again.

I did 2 miles on the elliptical tonight and it felt good. Sunday is my 2nd 5k. I'm not really ready but I will walk when I need to. Going to get up at 5 and do 2 more before my weigh in!

This was one crazy week! Glad tomorrow is Friday. Luckily don't have to leave the house on Sunday until the 5K. I wish I didn't have to leave the house tomorrow but I'll go to work for 3 hours and then come home and start laundry and try to get stuff done before car pool duty.

Catching up on Glee! Loving the music as usual!

Welcome to our new coach, Nancy! Dumbo Buddy, you are on!!!!

Thank you for coaching us this week!!!

Janis

 

[yanni2]

This has been a long week, and it won't be over until Sunday. I have tried to keep up with the posts, but haven't done any of the questions. My diet has been ok this week, but exercise has fallen to the wayside. Next week will be a whole new beginning...again...LOL!

We have our big gymnastics home meet this weekend. And it has been crazy getting ready for it. Plus we currently live 35 minutes from the gym, so the commuting sucks!!

I won't even be able to get my weigh in done until Monday. We are staying at a friend house by the gym, so we are not killing our gas budget for the week.

This weekend includes:
Friday - homeschool, gymnastics practice 3:30-7:30, & setting up for the meet
6:30 - ???
Saturday - finish setting up for meet 9:00-1:00, arrive at meet to work
concessions 3:00-8:00, & then have girls shower and do hair for their
meet on Sunday
Sunday - Corinne competes 9:00-12:45, Kiana competes 12:45-5:00, help
with clean -up and reassembling the gym equipment 5:00-???, and then
drive home.

I will so be ready for bed...my bed especially (we are sleeping on an air mattress at friend's house) by Sunday night...and to sleep in Monday.

So everyone have a great weekend!!!

Michelle

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone. We finally made it to Friday.

I am almost afraid to post this after reading about yanni2's weekend. I only have one thing planned for this weekend. I have to do a religious service on Sunday at a local nursing home. I usually just go to the service to give support and then give out communion. The guy who usually does it died in Aug so his wife asked me if I could take over the service. I am a little nervous since I now need to give the homily based on what I hear at church on Sunday morning.

For thos people in the north east take care it is supposed to rain this weekend and possibly flood again. It is a good weekend to stay home and sew.


Today will be very boring in school. I am giving 4 classes tests. Not always a good day especially the first test of the year since they don't know your style or pacing on a test. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Off to get dressed. Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

WAKE UP WAKE UP! IT'S TIME TO GET UP!!! (we watch alot of disney jr. here!)

Good morning everyone! I'm Nancy and I'm your coach for the week. I have been a bad poster so far this challenge but coaching is just what I need to get back with the program!

Reading through all these posts, I think ALOT of us need to regroup. Sounds like we're all WAY busier this fall than we thought we'd be. Or, at least too busy to DIS (say it ain't so!). So that brings me to my first QOTD for the week:

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Everyone have a lovely day today. We have rain coming here and it's awfully humid. Ick. Now go! Turn those bad choices into good ones! Start with a good breakfast! Good carbs! Low sugar! And go take a walk today!

And now I KNOW all the folks from the last challenge are wondering what my Aunt Ann has been up to in her weight loss (she's lost a bunch of weight and kept it off now for a long time!) and so I'll share her latest facebook inspirations quote: "I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old." Benjamin Franklin

So let's all get old and thin/healthy!!

 

[mikamah]

Just a quick good morning!!

Thank you Tracey for coaching last week, and thank you and welcome Nancy this week!! What, you're not going to yell at us yet, nancy?

Hope you all have a fabulous friday and start the week off on the right foot!!

 

[AUdisneyDad]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Hello Nancy, Nice to meet you! I would have to say my workouts have been the major thing I have been doing right. My diet is the area that needs work. I'll forget to eat a snack then I overeat when I think about it and feel horrible afterwards. So that is what I'll have to work on hard.

FUN Question: What are your favorite tv shows this season? What new ones do you want to watch?

My favorite shows are CSI, NCIS, NCIS:LA, Sons of Anarchy, Criminal Minds, Harry's Law and Biggest Loser. The one show that I want to see is New Girl.

QOTD: Have you ever tried a low-carb diet? Which of the TOP 10 carbohydrate sources/categories do you eat the most of?

I have never tried a low-carb diet, however we do incorporate several of the Top 10 sources/categories. Brown rice, yams/sweet potatoe, beans, several of the colorful fibrous veggies, black berries, blue berries and the list goes on.

Tracey, thank you for coaching this week. I enjoyed the articles and learned a lot of new information that needs to be incorporated into my daily life.

Tim

 

[pjlla]

Stupid question - when you put the bananas in the freezer do you peel them and wrap them up or just throw them in peel and all. I can't tell you how many bananas I throw out - never thought to freeze them.

I do it both ways, depending on how lazy I am feeling at the moment. You can peel them and freeze them in ziptop baggies or just toss the whole banana in the freezer. If you are going to use them still frozen (like for smoothies) you definitely want to PEEL before freezing, but if you are using them for baking you can freeze with peel on. Then, when you are ready to use them, take them out and defrost them, then cut of the top of the banana and just squeeze the insides out into a bowl (think toothpaste). They are already kind of squishy, so it makes it easier to mash them up. And I swear, freezing them kind of dehydrates them and really intensifies the banana flavor. I just had my Friday splurge of half a banana muffin and it was really good!


Have a great anniversary celebration!!!

You go Little Debbie or Betty Crocker

More like "Reluctant Crocker"..... I HATE baking. But it was over with fairly quickly and the kids nearly SOLD OUT at the bake sale last night! They made almost $200!

My darn mother left a baggie with a orange frosted pumpkin muffin on my doorstep tonight At least there was 3 of us to share it together.

Glad you were able to share it!


I hear ya, I stumbled upon Hershey's Pumpkin Spice Kisses at Target last weekend I had to give them away so I wouldn't keep eating them

La, la la (she says with fingers in her ears).... I'll pretend I did NOT hear about Pumpkin Spice Kisses!!

Hey All. I've had an OP day. I left work a couple of hours early and used that time to pack for this weekend. It really reduced my stress levels. DS15 had his HS open house tonight which he hadn't told us about until younger sons open house last night. That threw a monkey wrench in my packing plans so those extra couple of hours fixed that. I've had some nice compliments from my boss and that has been nice. I think she will support me with whatever job I end up applying for and she said that she definitely doesn't want to lose me.

Nice words from your boss. I'm sure that felt good to hear.

Sorry about the change of plans. How did the OH go? Did you get to meet all of the teachers? DD's OH was last night and it went fine, except for DS calling in the middle of it to say he was locked out of the house (he got a ride home from soccer practice from another family). And of course, between lousy cell service at home and lousy cell service at the school, the call kept dropping! I spent 15 minutes just calling over and over just to be able to tell him to pop out the screen and go in through the downstairs bathroom window!

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Happy Cloudy Friday friends! I'm off with DD to the chiropractor in 3 minutes. Just wanted to pop over to say hi!

DS's robotics team car was is scheduled for today, but the forecast isn't looking too favorable, so we may have to cancel. It wouldn't break my heart to have a fairly free day (no school for kids today).

I'll be back later to chat more.......................P

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong?Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Everyone have a lovely day today. We have rain coming here and it's awfully humid. Ick. Now go! Turn those bad choices into good ones! Start with a good breakfast! Good carbs! Low sugar! And go take a walk today!

My diet has not been so great, but my workouts have been pretty good. I am meal planning day by day this week and we will see how that goes. Breakfast was just: a baby apple, 1/2 whole wheat bagel with 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, and 8oz of fat free milk. And I'm planning to go to Zumba tonight at 7. I'm 4 pounds UP from my lowest weight of the summer, and that needs to change NOW.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Thanks, Tracey, for being our coach last week. And a big, BL welcome to Nancy our new coach!

My DS gave me an insulated cup for my birthday. There is an outline of Minnie on it and it says "If you can dream it, you can do it". So I have been using that.

That is one of my favorite Walt Disney quotes! The one I've been using is "today is someday."

Hi everyone, had a long day at work today. Blah!

Thanks for being our weightkeeper and good job on getting rid of the Hershey's kisses!

Welcome to Healthy Habits!

Love the new HH format, CC! Which reminds me I need to send you a PM with my points for the week.

Hey All. I've had an OP day. I left work a couple of hours early and used that time to pack for this weekend. It really reduced my stress levels. DS15 had his HS open house tonight which he hadn't told us about until younger sons open house last night. That threw a monkey wrench in my packing plans so those extra couple of hours fixed that. I've had some nice compliments from my boss and that has been nice. I think she will support me with whatever job I end up applying for and she said that she definitely doesn't want to lose me.

Glad that your boss is being so supportive, Deb! That helps a lot! I'm sure they don't want to lose a good, hard worker like you.

Just a quick fly by post. Today was not at all on plan. I did try kickboxing this evening, and decided it isn't for me. It just seemed to drag on forever, so I think I'll stick to the gym on Thursday evenings instead.

It's not my cup of tea either. Better to do something that you enjoy.

Had a not so great week but i was down a pound as of this morning, im expecting a huge gain tomorrow though since i had ramen (it is my weakness) that i have been craving for literally 3 months. Somethings gotta give! But really though, i was a bad girl today, but my snacks were all fruit! I have not tracked calories all week and i have not been to the gym.

There is a reason though! I had my first statistics exam today and that has taken up all my time, as it should. I will be back on track starting tomorrow with yoga! Love my yoga!

Good job making it through your statistics exam! It doesn't sound like you've been too far off track -- this might be one of those cases where you track and find out it's not so bad. Sorry about the work stress.

This has been a long week, and it won't be over until Sunday. I have tried to keep up with the posts, but haven't done any of the questions. My diet has been ok this week, but exercise has fallen to the wayside. Next week will be a whole new beginning...again...LOL!

Wow, busy week-end! Sounds like there is plenty of activity so the lack of formal exercise may be no big deal.

Good Friday morning everyone. We finally made it to Friday.

TGIF is right, Dona!

WAKE UP WAKE UP! IT'S TIME TO GET UP!!! (we watch alot of disney jr. here!)

Good morning everyone! I'm Nancy and I'm your coach for the week. I have been a bad poster so far this challenge but coaching is just what I need to get back with the program!

Reading through all these posts, I think ALOT of us need to regroup. Sounds like we're all WAY busier this fall than we thought we'd be. Or, at least too busy to DIS (say it ain't so!). So that brings me to my first QOTD for the week:

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Everyone have a lovely day today. We have rain coming here and it's awfully humid. Ick. Now go! Turn those bad choices into good ones! Start with a good breakfast! Good carbs! Low sugar! And go take a walk today!

And now I KNOW all the folks from the last challenge are wondering what my Aunt Ann has been up to in her weight loss (she's lost a bunch of weight and kept it off now for a long time!) and so I'll share her latest facebook inspirations quote: "I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old." Benjamin Franklin

So let's all get old and thin/healthy!!

Oh, yay, I love Aunt Ann! She is one smart cookie!

So far this challenge I have been doing a lot of tracking with myfitnesspal thanks to my friend, Cam! It is showing me that I need to do much better in the fruits and veggies department -- which goes with our new HH this week.

Just a quick good morning!!

Thank you Tracey for coaching last week, and thank you and welcome Nancy this week!! What, you're not going to yell at us yet, nancy?

Hope you all have a fabulous friday and start the week off on the right foot!!

You have a fabulous Friday, too! And good luck on your half marathon on Sunday!

Hello Nancy, Nice to meet you! I would have to say my workouts have been the major thing I have been doing right. My diet is the area that needs work. I'll forget to eat a snack then I overeat when I think about it and feel horrible afterwards. So that is what I'll have to work on hard.

Everybody slips up once in awhile. Forgive, forget and move on!

La, la la (she says with fingers in her ears).... I'll pretend I did NOT hear about Pumpkin Spice Kisses!!

Did you close your eyes, too?

I lost 2 pounds this week and I am pleased with that. It keeps me on track for my goals but I'm going to have to hustle a bit this week to hit that end of the month goal.

This week was a good reminder of the wise words of my friend, corinnak, who says "you can always eat way more calories than you burn off through exercise." There was a bit of "I can eat this, I did a half marathon" going on over the week-end. The truth is that those four hours of run/walking burned a bit over 1600 calories -- something easily undone by a couple of bad choice meals.

Have a great day all!

 

[JaxJags08]

Good morning everyone! I'm Nancy and I'm your coach for the week. I have been a bad poster so far this challenge but coaching is just what I need to get back with the program!

Reading through all these posts, I think ALOT of us need to regroup. Sounds like we're all WAY busier this fall than we thought we'd be. Or, at least too busy to DIS (say it ain't so!). So that brings me to my first QOTD for the week:

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Hi, Nancy! Thanks for coaching this week!

I've been a bad DISer this week. I may have posted once on here, if that! I was away too much, and that meant too many meals away from home.

For the QOTD, I have been sure to eat breakfast since beginning this challenge. I have read so many positives on steel cut oats, so I finally bought some and I love them! So, that is what I've had for breakfast all week. I've also cut down on my desserts (I love baking!), and haven't kept them around the house.

As for what I've done wrong, a lot! I have been getting over a sinus infection all this week, so still no exercise for me. I think I'm almost over it, so I'm hoping Monday I can begin again. I began running a few months ago using the Couch 2 5k program. I finished , but found out I have Exercise Induced Rhinitis So basically I am allergic to exercise. After hard runs, I would sneeze and get stuffy for days. It developed into 2 sinus infections in 2 months. So, I think I am done with running for a while (no fun to feel sick for months straight) and will go back to yoga and cross training (hello, Jillian Michaels DVD's). I think my main problem with running was I pushed way too hard trying to get to a running pace where I *thought* I should be. I needed to slow down my pace and not run so hard. Maybe I'll try it again, but I want to enjoy some months being able to breathe clearly and not carry tissues around.

 

[my3princes]

La, la la (she says with fingers in her ears).... I'll pretend I did NOT hear about Pumpkin Spice Kisses!!



Nice words from your boss. I'm sure that felt good to hear.

Sorry about the change of plans. How did the OH go? Did you get to meet all of the teachers? DD's OH was last night and it went fine, except for DS calling in the middle of it to say he was locked out of the house (he got a ride home from soccer practice from another family). And of course, between lousy cell service at home and lousy cell service at the school, the call kept dropping! I spent 15 minutes just calling over and over just to be able to tell him to pop out the screen and go in through the downstairs bathroom window!

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Happy Cloudy Friday friends! I'm off with DD to the chiropractor in 3 minutes. Just wanted to pop over to say hi!

DS's robotics team car was is scheduled for today, but the forecast isn't looking too favorable, so we may have to cancel. It wouldn't break my heart to have a fairly free day (no school for kids today).

I'll be back later to chat more.......................P

I hear you with the poor cell service. Ours has gotten worse around here I'm glad you were able to get him in though. The OH went well. I can't believe how tough his classes are. His AP chem course is a college chem level and he's only a sophmore. He's also got AP Algebra 2. Basically he will have all the skills for the SATs within the next couple of months. He'll take PSATs in October. We didn't worry about SATs at that age. We came home and asked him if he was sure he wanted those tough classes to which he responded "not big deal" I just hope he doesn't need much help from us We love his US History teacher. Very personanable and it sounds like she makes learning fun. Of course I've always loved history.



I'm not taking my computer this weekend so not sure when I'll pop in. I can from my phone, but I'm hoping that the show goes well and that I don't have time. Since all of our stores washed out in the flood, except Walmart, I'm looking forward to shopping in the evenings (starting tonight...insert evil laugh)

 

[jillbur]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?


I've been so busy the last two days~I've missed everyone! What have I done right? I had tracked every calorie in my mouth and all my exercise. Yay!

What have I done wrong? I am not exercising enough. I need to slow down the pace (of all my family's activities) and make more time to exercise! And I am signing up for a 5k for my son and I in October and one in November so we are motivated to run!

Have a great weekend everyone! This weekend's goal~exercise and clean!

Jill

 

[dopey4disney]

Hi Everyone!

I would love to join this challenge as a loser. I've joined in the past but haven't done very well at keeping up. I've already marked my calendar and set up reminders to help keep me on the right track.

A big THANK YOU to all the organizers and coaches who keep this going!

Christie

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

QOTD Friday 9/23/11 What have I been doing right,wrong...

I've been tracking water , food, exercise, more veggies,better choices..so all those are good.
The things I could do better are more lean protein,variety of veggies, eating earlier for dinner, just not used to the food so it makes meal planning and such harder, my boys and DH still want what they want. Resisting the pizza and ice cream they bring in makes it tough some days.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Thank you Tracey for coaching last week, and thank you and welcome Nancy this week!! What, you're not going to yell at us yet, nancy?

i decided not to start out yelling right away since i've been so absent on the thread - but don't you worry, by next week you'll be waking up to big bold words!!

Hello Nancy, Nice to meet you! I would have to say my workouts have been the major thing I have been doing right. My diet is the area that needs work. I'll forget to eat a snack then I overeat when I think about it and feel horrible afterwards. So that is what I'll have to work on hard.

nice job on the workouts! i find that if at least the exercise is working then the food will work itself out too. but yes, it's very important to make sure you snack so that you're never starving. i mess that up alot myself. i'll go too long without eating and then shovel every piece of food i can find in my mouth!

La, la la (she says with fingers in her ears).... I'll pretend I did NOT hear about Pumpkin Spice Kisses!!

mmm those sounds delicious! i allllllmost got a pumpkin latte from stew leonards today but decided to hold off until it's not muggy and humid! ick.

My diet has not been so great, but my workouts have been pretty good. I am meal planning day by day this week and we will see how that goes. Breakfast was just: a baby apple, 1/2 whole wheat bagel with 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, and 8oz of fat free milk. And I'm planning to go to Zumba tonight at 7. I'm 4 pounds UP from my lowest weight of the summer, and that needs to change NOW.

like i said before, i think getting the exercise in is just as important as getting the eating right. i find that with the good exercise routine, the eating will fall into place. keep it up! also, i'm VERY impressed at your ability to only eat half a bagel! me? i have a hard time not eating TWO bagels!!

Good morning all!

Thanks, Tracey, for being our coach last week. And a big, BL welcome to Nancy our new coach!
Oh, yay, I love Aunt Ann! She is one smart cookie!

So far this challenge I have been doing a lot of tracking with myfitnesspal thanks to my friend, Cam! It is showing me that I need to do much better in the fruits and veggies department -- which goes with our new HH this week.

I lost 2 pounds this week and I am pleased with that. It keeps me on track for my goals but I'm going to have to hustle a bit this week to hit that end of the month goal.

This week was a good reminder of the wise words of my friend, corinnak, who says "you can always eat way more calories than you burn off through exercise." There was a bit of "I can eat this, I did a half marathon" going on over the week-end. The truth is that those four hours of run/walking burned a bit over 1600 calories -- something easily undone by a couple of bad choice meals.

Have a great day all!

corinna is so right - i remember after the princess half i ate enough food to make up for running 12 marathons in a row.

nice job on the 2 lbs! slow and steady wins the weight loss challenge!

once the baby comes i'm going to look more into myfitnesspal. sounds like it's right up my alley!

Hi, Nancy! Thanks for coaching this week!

I've been a bad DISer this week. I may have posted once on here, if that! I was away too much, and that meant too many meals away from home.

For the QOTD, I have been sure to eat breakfast since beginning this challenge. I have read so many positives on steel cut oats, so I finally bought some and I love them! So, that is what I've had for breakfast all week. I've also cut down on my desserts (I love baking!), and haven't kept them around the house.

As for what I've done wrong, a lot! I have been getting over a sinus infection all this week, so still no exercise for me. I think I'm almost over it, so I'm hoping Monday I can begin again. I began running a few months ago using the Couch 2 5k program. I finished , but found out I have Exercise Induced Rhinitis So basically I am allergic to exercise. After hard runs, I would sneeze and get stuffy for days. It developed into 2 sinus infections in 2 months. So, I think I am done with running for a while (no fun to feel sick for months straight) and will go back to yoga and cross training (hello, Jillian Michaels DVD's). I think my main problem with running was I pushed way too hard trying to get to a running pace where I *thought* I should be. I needed to slow down my pace and not run so hard. Maybe I'll try it again, but I want to enjoy some months being able to breathe clearly and not carry tissues around.

the tip i learned from starting to run last year is to take it easy and not push too fast. speed will come in time! allergic to exercise?

nice work on eating breakfast. i love steel cut oats and will be having them everyday as i usually do during the colder months. plus, once the baby comes (i'm 31 weeks pg) i'll probably make alot of it at the beginning of the week so i can eat it all week long!

I'm not taking my computer this weekend so not sure when I'll pop in. I can from my phone, but I'm hoping that the show goes well and that I don't have time. Since all of our stores washed out in the flood, except Walmart, I'm looking forward to shopping in the evenings (starting tonight...insert evil laugh)

have a great weekend dona!

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?


I've been so busy the last two days~I've missed everyone! What have I done right? I had tracked every calorie in my mouth and all my exercise. Yay!

What have I done wrong? I am not exercising enough. I need to slow down the pace (of all my family's activities) and make more time to exercise! And I am signing up for a 5k for my son and I in October and one in November so we are motivated to run!

Have a great weekend everyone! This weekend's goal~exercise and clean!

Jill

sounds like you're getting back on track quite nicely!

Hi Everyone!

I would love to join this challenge as a loser. I've joined in the past but haven't done very well at keeping up. I've already marked my calendar and set up reminders to help keep me on the right track.

A big THANK YOU to all the organizers and coaches who keep this going!

Christie

welcome back christie! hope on in!!

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rain rain go away come again another day! luckily we made it to stew leonards before the downpour came. i was able to lug my groceries in without getting drenched but now it's coming down hard! so much for getting outside for a walk today. boo.

i've been the coach for what? a couple hours? and already i've made a few bad choices i'm going to be in trouble once the baby comes and i can't blame the ice cream i ate at 10:30am on a craving. lol!