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

[tigger813]

Quick post before I head out for the last time today! I've been running around since this morning!

Had a dusting of snow over night and may get between 2 and 10 inches tomorrow night and Sunday. Gotta fill the gas tank for the snow blower when I go out. Finishing up some laundry so I don't have to do any this weekend.

QOTD: Saw Salem's Lot when I was in my early teens. FREAKED ME OUT!!!! I've also been really frightened since seeing The Shining! Not a fan! Was going to watch one of those new horror shows on tv but Brian suggested I not do that before bed! I'll stick with Harry Potter! That's about as frightening as I get!

We are huge Ghost Hunters fans! Only really jumped once when watching that! We love the live one they do on Halloween! That's what got us hooked last year!

Time to finish watching Private Practice and then head out! Can't wait to come home and put on my jammies and have a drink! This has been a crazy week!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Coach Maria! I always love a Maria coaching week! Amazing Pamela is a tough act to follow but you are totally up for the job.

Scariest movie that I recall seeing was Blair Witch Project and I was an adult. I saw most of the The Others not too long ago and that was pretty scary, too, although more intriguing plot line than anything. I saw the Halloween movies way back when I was a teen but I'm not really into the gory stuff. I do like a scare, but more like a Dark Shadows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter with a bit of scaring and cool sets. I really love to look at the sets and costumes for Halloween specials of shows -- I loved the haunted maze on BL this week.

Blair Witch was really scary! I agree, I much prefer scare to gore. That BL maze was scary! I suspect if things don't turn around Anna will not be back next year. No one seems to like her.

Welcome Maria!! Thanks for coaching this week, and I know you'll be there to keep me in the wagon.

I know you are wearing your seatbelt, so even if we hit some bumps in the road you will not be bounced out of the wagon! No BL Contestant Left Behind

I absolutely hate scary movies. Last year I got roped into watching "7" with Brad Pitt. It was horrifying and gory; I didn't even finish watching it, went back to my room and slept with the lights on!

My old roommate was terrified of dolls because her parents let her watch "Child's Play" (the first Chucky movie, from what I understand) around age 5. She despises "it's a small world" for this reason, and on the 2011 Disney planning DVD they talk about that ride and say "What child doesn't love singing dolls?" Katie doesn't!

That is a great story about your roommate. It just goes to show you how something can seem innocuous, and be terrifying

I think it was Poltergeist (sp?) 2. I remember the boy being stuck on the ceiling from his braces with the wires all crazy. Scared me for weeks. I was 5 when it came out and remember seeing it on TV so I had to be about 8?? when that happened. I actually wasn't allowed to watch the whole thing because I was young but somehow caught that part of it and wouldn't watch it for years...

It's hard to top, "They're Heeere" for scary lines. The Poltergeist movies are very scary!

QOTD-I don't like horror movies. I remember seing a vampire movie as a child called Salem's Lot and trying to hide my face. My boys find them funny and try and get me to watch them.

Salem's Lot -- Stephen King strikes again! He is the master of the scare. Isn't it interesting how vampires were (and still are, sometimes) this horrible, scary icon, but now tween, teen and even older girls are swooning at the thought?! Now that is rejuvenated image

QOTD: I really don't like scary movies so I would have to say seeing The Blair Witch Project in the theaters. Now that was an interesting movie.

Congrats on the 40 lbs, what a wonderful milestone! Blair Witch strikes again! I think that was so scary because it seemed so real.

I hate scary movies!! I see bits and pieces of them but I'd say probably 7 and the Ring. But I've never seen them all the way through.

I like to be scared, but I'm a big "hider" for the really nasty parts. I think it's our prerogative to miss anything that gives us the Yuddies (yep, I borrowed that from a Nebo TR, for anyone who follows them).

Thanks for bearing with me this week! I hope you all enjoyed my questions and learned something about yourselves and about each other!

You had awesome questions, and I always learn (or remember!) something important when you coach. Thanks, Pamela!

Maria

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Fearsome Friday QOTD: What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? Were you a child, teen, or grown-up? (ok, some would say I'm not grown up yet, but I don't get carded anymore ) Do you like to be scared, or do you prefer a "not so scary" experience?

I have two, one as a child and one as an adult. I was frightened beyond belief after seeing "Bambi". I know it is not supposed to be scary, but it gave me nightmares for months. I thought my brick house was going to burn down in a fire I think I was 5/6 when I saw it, and it really stayed with me. I might be able to handle it now...

The scariest movie I've seen as an adult is "The Omen". Damien was one scary kid. It was old when I saw it, but it stayed with me...

I do like to be scared, under controlled conditions like a movie -- particularly one I can pause or FF

QOTD: Saw Salem's Lot when I was in my early teens. FREAKED ME OUT!!!! I've also been really frightened since seeing The Shining! Not a fan! Was going to watch one of those new horror shows on tv but Brian suggested I not do that before bed! I'll stick with Harry Potter! That's about as frightening as I get!

We are huge Ghost Hunters fans! Only really jumped once when watching that! We love the live one they do on Halloween! That's what got us hooked last year!

I think Harry Potter can be plenty scary! Ghost Hunters is fun, I think that's a "safer" kind of scare -- and much more family friendly!

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

The scariest movie I've seen as an adult is "The Omen". Damien was one scary kid. It was old when I saw it, but it stayed with me...

Oh, I forgot about The Omen. That was scary! Salem's Lot was a good scary one, too. I also remember getting so scared seeing The Stepford Wives (the original one) as a teenager that my friend and I had to turn on the heater in the car -- it was July in Scottsdale, Arizona!

I think that you are right about Anna on the Biggest Loser, Maria, even though they built a tennis court for her and all. I like Dolvett but I think that he is having trouble figuring out what kind of trainer he wants to be: in the gym he's the drill sergeant but then outside this week he was more get in touch with yourself. I'm not missing Jillian at all.

 

[liesel]

LisaH and Maria I agree with you guys about Anna on BL too! I think she is a wonderful athlete, but training is not her area of expertise and it shows! I loved the Halloween maze too.

I forgot to mention that our school is taking Halloween candy donations next week to donate to our troops. The dentist collecting the candy is giving the school 50 cents for each pound collected, which I thought sounded great until seeing that huge cauldron of candy on the BL! Hopefully our haul will be much bigger.

Have a great OP day!

 

[donac]

Good friday afternoon.

Let's get the QOTD over with. I don't do scary movies. I can only think of one that I saw in the movies and I think we walked out of the movie. Ican't remember the name of the movie but there were a lot of big stars in it and we hated it.

For those of you who are new to the challenges let me explain about the food. My mil is on oxygen at night because of lung problems. She never uses it during the day but only at night. Soon after she had this problem her oven broke and my sil will not let them replace it because it is gas and there is flames and the house might blow up. It still doesn't explain why they can have a gas burner and use that.

the last few years I have been making all the food (none of my sil's cook), packing it in some coolers and crockpots and taking it the 40 minutes to my inlaw's house. I finish up the food there. My fil is crazy about eating at a certain time. If dh is watching a football game and there is 20 seconds left in the half but it is 2, fil will yell to turn off the tv because he has to eat at exactly 2 on holidays. Our nephew plays trombone and we knew he was playing an Easter service so we were going to wait for him but fil said NO.

So you can see why I am so tired that I don't feel like eating. Last year I had twisted my knee a couple weeks before Thanksgiving. I thought it was getting better but with all the stress of Thanksgiving it just started getting worse and worse. I found out after an MRI that I had arthritis, a torn meniscus, torn cartiledge and a stress fracture and I still managed to make Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner for dh's family.

Can I have some PD for my ds2. He is taking his professional engineer's license tomorrow. He has to take 2 tests one now and one in about 5 years after he has been working during that time. I know he will do fine. He has been studying for the last 3 months.

Off to get some things done around here.

Have a happy and healthy evening.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Hi everyone!

Sorry, I've been MIA for the past almost 2 weeks. However, we've had a lot going on. We liquidated our towing company and hopefully by the end of the weekend the tow trucks will be sold. Our house in TX is on the rental market right now. The housing market is so bad right now I wouldn't get anywhere near what I paid for my house right now. We're having a few friends take down the pool in the backyard along with the deck. The realtor said many people love the house but don't want the pool. Plus even if someone wanted it we would have to pay to maintain it, screw that!

I started using my Sparkpeople account again for weight loss (www.sparkpeople.com). If anyone is on the site my screen name is: LDHSFALCON. I've started back slowly with working out 5 times this past week. I've also drank eight 8 ounce glasses of water and tracked every bite I've put into my mouth. I realized I'm not eating many calories so I'm shooting for a 1200 - 1400 calorie day. The last two days i've hit my calorie count. Well, today being exactly one week from when I started I got on the scale to check my progress.

DOWN TWO POUNDS!

Alan is on this journey with me and he's lost 4 pounds. We went grocery shopping today and I caught him more then once reading labels on food . He really seems like he's trying to help me and support me this go around. My mini goal right now is to lose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving.


I've changed from the up all night owl to the in bed before midnight and up anywhere from 3a-6a. I didn't get up til 1030 this morning because I was up watching game 6 of the World Series. GO RANGERS!! I love the new change of getting up early. I was never a big breakfast eater but now I eat it every morning. I love cooking in this house and I've done it a lot lately. I've made a binder for the year where I include meal plan forms that I feel out for each week and I add recipes and workouts that I find on Sparkpeople. Its really keeping me motivated to have something where I can keep track of stuff and see my progress with eating healthier and such.
Oh, and our pool will be finished by the end of next week!

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTDs: No concrete holiday eating control plans. Fortunately we're pretty much hermits, so it's not like we go to a lot of parties!
I don't like scary stuff. I remember being terrified of the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz. Today's paper had a short list of scary movies; that was one of them! Also Fantasia! We always stop the movie before that last scary piece.

Had a good weigh in. hooray But I am not off to a good start of the new week. Haven't eaten anything bad, just not good. So far not a single fruit/vegetable has passed my lips! Didn't run today but will get one in tomorrow morning. So ready for it! Gotta make it a good one because we are having dinner tomorrow with a group from our church. I am making a brie cheese appetizer that is sooooo good. It will be hard to restrain myself.

Well, after waiting nearly a month, today we learned that DS2 made the honor choir in Seattle!!!!!! We are so excited for this great opportunity for him. It'll be 4 days in March. He'll learn so much, and the final concert will be outstanding, I am sure. To celebrate he wants McDonald's for dinner. ugh

DS1 wants me to watch the World Series with him. Have a super weekend!

 

[bellebookworm9]

I have two, one as a child and one as an adult. I was frightened beyond belief after seeing "Bambi". I know it is not supposed to be scary, but it gave me nightmares for months. I thought my brick house was going to burn down in a fire I think I was 5/6 when I saw it, and it really stayed with me. I might be able to handle it now...

I think Harry Potter can be plenty scary!

The first and only time I saw Bambi, I was three years old and staying with my aunt. It was when my Mom was in the hospital after my brother was born, and because they were there so long (after all, they both nearly died) I had to go stay with my aunt. I don't remember anything about the movie, but the fact that I remember seeing it always amazes me. I have it on VHS and do intend to watch it at some point.

There are parts in Harry Potter that scare the living daylights out of me! The snake scene in DH Part 1-I didn't watch that the first three times I saw the movie, and when I finally did it was during the day with all the lights on and at least one other person in the room with me. Also, the Basilisk part in Chamber of Secrets-I actually refused to watch past a certain point when I was younger. And the Inferi in Half Blood Prince-even though I know the hand is going to shoot out of the water I still jump every time!

Can I have some PD for my ds2. He is taking his professional engineer's license tomorrow. He has to take 2 tests one now and one in about 5 years after he has been working during that time. I know he will do fine. He has been studying for the last 3 months.

Wishing him luck and sending pixie dust your way! Thankfully I've got 4 more years before I have to take any major audiology exams!

DOWN TWO POUNDS!
Alan is on this journey with me and he's lost 4 pounds. We went grocery shopping today and I caught him more then once reading labels on food . He really seems like he's trying to help me and support me this go around. My mini goal right now is to lose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving.

Great job! I'm glad to hear you're adjusting to life in Florida!

I don't like scary stuff. I remember being terrified of the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz. Today's paper had a short list of scary movies; that was one of them! Also Fantasia! We always stop the movie before that last scary piece.

Well, after waiting nearly a month, today we learned that DS2 made the honor choir in Seattle!!!!!! We are so excited for this great opportunity for him. It'll be 4 days in March. He'll learn so much, and the final concert will be outstanding, I am sure. To celebrate he wants McDonald's for dinner. ugh

The flying monkeys are creepy, but monkeys in general freak me out! There's an insurance commercial out right now and it features a gorilla-I shudder every time i comes on. I think you mean the Chernabog/Night on Bald Mountain part in Fantasia. I haven't seen Fantasia in a LONG time (I think I saw that at another aunt's house when I was 5 or 6), but Chernabog and that song are featured in Fantasmic, World of Color and possibly SpectroMagic. It's a great song, but yeah, definitely scary!

Congrats to your son! I did a lot of those festivals from 6th-11th grade, but for band/orchestra. I think I did 4 county, 3 regional and 1 state. The waiting was always the toughest part! The year I found out I got into the county orchestra, I cried! I had wanted that for a long time (they only take 2-4 flutes into the orchestra, and like 16 into the band). The concerts were always very good!

 

[SettinSail]

Watching the WS AGAIN tonight since the Rangers did not finish it out last night. I think it will be very hard for them to win tonight. The Cards seem to have all the mo right now. Well Rose is a big Cards fan so ONE of us will be happy

Dona, good luck to your son. My DH never got his PE, he opted to get an MBA after his engineering degree and go that route. Both of your DS are so hard working and smart, you are really lucky! Sorry to hear about all that work you have to do with the food for your in-laws, that is a lot for one person to do. I was just having the thought tonight that I should make some meals for my parents a couple times a month just to give my Mom a night off once in awhile. I will need to research some lo carb recipes for them. I made them a mini pumpkin loaf a few weeks ago and my Dad ate almost all of it!

Pamela, thanks for being our coach last week and Maria this week!

QOTD: Wizard of Oz/Rudolph (Abominable Snowman) when I was younger, Carrie/Jaws/Halloween as a teenager, Silence of the Lambs/The Others as an adult. I do NOT do scary movies. I'm scared of the dark and can't sleep when DH is out of town. DS will not sleep with me anymore so I'm all by myself trying to sleep with the light on when DS is out of town I know many people went to see Paranormal Activity 3 this weekend. Just the commercials for that creep me out

I was only up .4 this morning after my steakhouse gluttony last night I did pretty well cutting back today but did have 2 homemade ladyfinger cookies someone brought into work. OMG, they were so delicious, I could have eaten 10 of them. Did an hour workout at the Y while DS was at Bible Study this afternoon. So proud of DS today, he made a 93 on his formative in Honors Geometry He only needs to raise his average 2 pts and he will have a B in there and he has an A in all other classes I think his confidence is up now in Geometry. He studied off and on 7 hours the night before the test He is not a natural at Math (me neither!)

Hope everyone is doing well and I confess I have not read back very far but will try to catch up reading posts while I am watching this game.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Watching the WS AGAIN tonight since the Rangers did not finish it out last night. I think it will be very hard for them to win tonight. The Cards seem to have all the mo right now. Well Rose is a big Cards fan so ONE of us will be happy

Actually, I love the Reds. They are my favorite team, but the Cards are my second favorite team. Did I tell you I am going to marry Albert Pujols when I grow up? We were in Miami several years ago and stayed at the same Westin in Hollywood Beach where the mlb teams stay and there was Albert, just hanging out in the lobby of the hotel looking fabulous. I just drank my mojito and drooled. It was a lovely vacation. I do really like Josh Hamilton and have been rooting for him to do well ever since he came back, so no matter who wins tonight, it's been a great series!

 

[jillbur]

Today's QOTD:

We are heading into the holiday eating season (AKA "gain-10-pounds- without-really-trying season"). It starts now with the Halloween candy extravaganza and, for some of us, ends up with the New Year's day "oh-my-gosh-what-have-I-done-to-myself?"!!

What is your plan to deal with all of the food and eating occasions coming up? Have you thought ahead? Do you have a plan ready? If you have a plan, please share it! You all KNOW I love a good PLAN!!


Today's "fluff" QOTD:

What is your most MEMORABLE halloween costume? (Either something you wore or something your kid wore.)

My plan is just to keep tracking my food and exercise. I am not going to deny myself anything but I am going to watch portion sizes. My big problem is Christmas cookies. I LOVE to bake and between myself, my sister, and my mom, we usually make about 15 different kinds of cookies and we end up with a couple dozen of each (well, not my mom...she lives alone so she usually gets 6 of each cookie and freezes them). We freeze a bunch and take some to other people's houses for the holidays, but needless to say, I force DH to eat a lot of cookies. He doesn't mind, though

I remember my sister and I dressing as Indians one year. Oops, I guess we would be called Native Americans now. My mom made the costumes and we loved them. This year is the first year we are making a costume for one of our DSs. I am not a crafty person. I don't know how to sew anything. My DH sews small things if needed. He has banned me from all needles DS8 wanted to be a scuba diver, so DH is making his costume. I think he finished today. I hope it's easy for him to put on at school Monday!

Bwaaahaahaa! Welcome to Fearsome Friday! I am Maria and I will be your coach this week, following the Amazing Pamela (Thanks, Pamela!) Let's get going with the QOTD:

Fearsome Friday QOTD: What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? Were you a child, teen, or grown-up? (ok, some would say I'm not grown up yet, but I don't get carded anymore ) Do you like to be scared, or do you prefer a "not so scary" experience?

Maria

I can't remember which movie it was, but I think the scariest was a Halloween or Friday the 13th movie that my sister and her friends were watching. I wasn't allowed to watch because I was young (maybe 6?) and Dsis was 12. I snuck into the living room and laid behind the couch watching. It messed me up! I still cannot watch gorry movies. Although, I do like a suspenseful movie!


I am pretty upset with my scale I weighed myself this morning and it was the same as the last time I weighed. So I picked up something heavy and weighed my self with that. Then I reweighed myself and it said something completely different that the 1st time! So I tried one more time, and got a different number. So all in all, I weighed 3 different numbers in about 5 minutes and they span 1.5 pounds!!! Maybe it's time for a new scale?

I also didn't eat very healthy today. I splurged on a cupcake at work and piece of cream cheese coffee cake I made for DH for school. I am working out much harder than ever, but I seem to eat more. I need to get my eating under control. I feel so blah and didn't work out today, either. I took my boys to see Puss in Boots instead. It was cute and worth it to hang out with my boys. I plan to get up early and go to the gym to run on the TM since our district CC meet is tomorrow at the park I run in.

Well, now that I've rambled on about myself...

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Jill

 

[mackeysmom]

QOTD - I absolutely LOOOVE horror movies! None of this modern-day CGI crap - good old-fashioned slasher flicks. That said - most of them don't scare me, but I think the original Halloween and Black Christmas are two of the best. Neither of them are overly gory - both rely more on your imagination of the gore than on the gore itself.

Diet-wise: I am so mad that I forgot to weigh myself this morning before I ate. I will have to submit my weight tomorrow. I think I had a really good week and am looking forward to seeing what the scale says.

My biggest victory this week - having over ten pounds of Halloween candy in the house and only eating 3 small pieces over the course of the week.

I was playing around on Picnik today and made this picture of my boys (who rarely pose anywhere near each other, so this was a fluke):

- Laura

 

[SettinSail]

Hi everyone!

I didn't get up til 1030 this morning because I was up watching game 6 of the World Series. GO RANGERS!!

Go Rangers We are huge Josh Hamilton fans. DS played in the same Little League here in our town that he did as a child. That game last night KILLED me! I made it to the 10th inning but had to go to sleep since I get up at 5:30am. Congrats on the 2 lbs. Having the partner's support is so great

I am making a brie cheese appetizer
DS1 wants me to watch the World Series with him. Have a super weekend!

Yum, that sounds delish! Congrats on your son making the choir. I wish my son would do something in the arts. Enjoy watching the game I look up every time I hear the bat crack

I forgot to mention that our school is taking Halloween candy donations next week to donate to our troops. The dentist collecting the candy is giving the school 50 cents for each pound collected, which I thought sounded great until seeing that huge cauldron of candy on the BL! Hopefully our haul will be much bigger.

Have a great OP day!

What a great idea! I was so surprised no one had a really great WI on the show this week I don't think anyone ate the candy

Oh, I forgot about The Omen.

that's another scary one! Did you ever see Rosemary's Baby?

I would not be motivated by Dolvette, too intense for me! I like some gentle encouragement

I was frightened beyond belief after seeing "Bambi".

never heard that before!

Had a dusting of snow over night and may get between 2 and 10 inches tomorrow night and Sunday.

I saw that on the National News!!! Stay safe with whatever you get. It is freezing down here too. It was barely 50 degrees during the day today and in the 30's overnight tonight. Of course we have tickets to UNC v Wake Forest tomorrow ~ we are going to freeze our butts off!

I met with the Dean of the College today to discuss credit options if I get accepted to the college program. She has been friendly to me in the past, but two of my housemates have had issues with her. Today she was not outright rude to me, but it was like pulling teeth to get straight answers about anything. She was very sarcastic at points, and I just left with an overall bitter feeling about the administration here. The secretaries in her office were extremely unprofessional, yelling loudly about the art history/studio departments when a student from that department was in the office. Then this evening I got a very unprofessional e-mail from my department chair, that was meant for the secretary, not me (our last names start with the same three letters). That is the second time that has happened, and this time she was dissing a student. Lesson: Check who you are sending e-mails to before you actually send it!

Wow, that is crazy !! Forgot to tell you I saw a guy at the Fair with a "Geneoso Lax" T-shirt on. Not sure if I spelled that correctly but I thought of you when I saw it Congrats on the coat ! I love that feeling when I put on clothes that are bigger on me. Really makes it real that you are getting smaller

I do like a scare, but more like a Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows! You might have to be a "certain" age to know what that is! "A maintain is a win in my book every time"-a friend told me that once and it is SO true (your very own words I believe) Glad you guys are busy!

3 days of tracking every bite and staying within my ww points, is the most I have done since I don't know when.

As for me, no workouts yesterday, had the intention but didn't BOOOOO to me. I'm dressed and ready for my workout now and that is where I am heading. 3x this week. I guess that isn't too horrible considering I'm coming off from several months of nothing.

3 times in one week is awesome

Loved all the food! The entire trip was terrific. We booked 2 more cruise for 2013 but my boys are begging to go next yr. They are offering to sell belongings, give up their Christmas gifts, future WDW trips...to go. They are 13 and 15 and loved the clubs. I'm considering it.

2 more cruises- LUCKY!!! My DS 14 LOVES the kids clubs! They stay up all night and do so many fun things. We go to bed and feel secure he is being well taken care of. DS loves to come into the room late at night and order a PB & J, cookies and milk before bed. He also loves going to the theater and watching movies with friends he met on the ship. Where you on the Dream? Did you go to the specialty restaurant? (can't remember the name) I think Sue just got back from a cruise

I really don't like candy, My kids aren't really into candy either, so I end up throwing so much away. Have a great weekend everyone!

Congrats on 40 pounds That is AWESOME!!!! 8 more lbs and I will reach that milestone too! For me it will probably take 6 months.

DON"T LIKE CANDY???!!!! WHAT !!!??? Wonder if you could donate it to a food bank or something like that

1. the average American eats 24 pounds of candy a year. OMG that is a huge amount!!!!

I heard them say that on the show; it is almost unbelieveable! Somewhere recently we heard there are something like 17 tsp of sugar in an 8 oz coke, I don't think any of us have gotten a coke since we heard that! I think they showed the 17 tsps on TV and it just really brought it home.

Sorry I bailed out for the last part of my coaching week.

Thanks for bearing with me this week! I hope you all enjoyed my questions and learned something about yourselves and about each other! TTYL..............P

It was great! You did an awesome job Pamela, thanks again.

OK, all caught up now. Think I'll grab the laundry in the dryer and fold. I'm too sleepy to do cross stitch while I watch the game but I need something else to do....

Have a great weekend all!

 

[SettinSail]

Actually, I love the Reds. They are my favorite team, but the Cards are my second favorite team. Did I tell you I am going to marry Albert Pujols when I grow up? We were in Miami several years ago and stayed at the same Westin in Hollywood Beach where the mlb teams stay and there was Albert, just hanging out in the lobby of the hotel looking fabulous. I just drank my mojito and drooled. It was a lovely vacation. I do really like Josh Hamilton and have been rooting for him to do well ever since he came back, so no matter who wins tonight, it's been a great series!

And what does Mike say about your next marriage?
I think Josh used to play for the Reds, right? I like/admire Pujols also but never thought of him as attractive-maybe I need to take another look It has been a really good series with a lot of twists and turns.

I am working out much harder than ever, but I seem to eat more. I need to get my eating under control.
Jill

This is me, exactly-so frustruating! I wish healthy eating would be as automatic as exercise is for me. I try to remember how hard I worked out but that memory fades pretty quickly Can't wait to see Puss 'N Boots, looks so cute! Banned from needles.....oh MY sounds like a story behind that

I was playing around on Picnik today and made this picture of my boys (who rarely pose anywhere near each other, so this was a fluke):

- Laura

ADORABLE !!!! I love cats Great job resisting all that candy!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Shawn--the Reds picked up Josh Hamilton when he first came back after all the drug stuff. I read an article years ago in SI about "a tale of two Joshes" which was about Josh Beckett and Josh Hamilton and how different their first couple years were in baseball. I was really happy to see him turn things around. And yep, Mike knows I love Albert.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I heard them say that on the show; it is almost unbelieveable! Somewhere recently we heard there are something like 17 tsp of sugar in an 8 oz coke, I don't think any of us have gotten a coke since we heard that! I think they showed the 17 tsps on TV and it just really brought it home.

17 teaspoons in a 20 ounce coke. Which is the standard bottle size and less then the "new" medium at most fast food places. We have a running bet with the kids. If they can go soda free for a month, then drink it. and don't get sick then they win $50. The key is they can't feel like crap after. DS15 took the bet in a heartbeat, I say he'll get sicker than a dog!!!

It's been 5 days since I've had soda and I feel more alert and focused. I've just about gotten to the point that I don't crave it either. But the headaches are brutal.

 

[mackeysmom]

17 teaspoons in a 20 ounce coke. Which is the standard bottle size and less then the "new" medium at most fast food places. We have a running bet with the kids. If they can go soda free for a month, then drink it. and don't get sick then they win $50. The key is they can't feel like crap after. DS15 took the bet in a heartbeat, I say he'll get sicker than a dog!!!

It's been 5 days since I've had soda and I feel more alert and focused. I've just about gotten to the point that I don't crave it either. But the headaches are brutal.

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but up until about 12 years ago I would drink upwards of 100 oz. of Coke each day.

One day, I just decided to replace it with Diet Coke. Since then, I've managed to wean myself down to just 1 can of Diet Coke a day (along with about 120 oz of water.)

Recently I was out to dinner and was served a Coke instead of a Diet Coke - with just one sip I couldn't believe how sweet it was - can't believe I used to drink so much of it.

- Laura

 

[AUdisneyDad]

Hey guys I just wanted to drop in since I've been MIA the last two weeks for the most part. I had my professional engineering test today so I've been up to my neck in studying. However it was wonderful to take a 8 hr test on a rainy day. So now the fun starts 10 +/- weeks of waiting for results on a multiple choice scan tron test. Anyway I'm going to try and catch up tomorrow, yall have a good evening.

Tim

 

[donac]

Hey guys I just wanted to drop in since I've been MIA the last two weeks for the most part. I had my professional engineering test today so I've been up to my neck in studying. However it was wonderful to take a 8 hr test on a rainy day. So now the fun starts 10 +/- weeks of waiting for results on a multiple choice scan tron test. Anyway I'm going to try and catch up tomorrow, yall have a good evening.

Tim

Tim,
I hope it went well. My ds2 takes his first one tomorrow. It is also supposed to be a rainy day. I know he has been studying for the last three months. He has not been home from college since the semester started so he can study. (He has done some things besides study so I know he has taken some breaks. we saw him about two weeks ago.) He is coming home after the test tomorrow to help celebrate dh's birthday.