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

[trinaweena]

Tomorrow will be day 8 with no power. Its amazing how bad a power outage is for your diet. I live off fast food and only want hot meals, forget salad. I gained a ppound this week and in general feel crappy because I haven't excercised all week (gym has no power, trees and power lines outside, house too cold/no power). I've basically been working my butt off and trying to stay warm and make the best of it but im starting to get cranky. Really cranky. I might go running tomorrow just for something to do. My hips been bothering me though and that's withoout any activity. And the doctor has no power. Sigh. Miss you all, cross your fingers for me!

 

[mikamah]

As for meeting Kathy--you will love Kathy! Nothing at all to be nervous about. (Though I get very nervous in new situations, too.) And since you are probably from New England, too, you will understand it when she says to meet you under the banner and not go around looking for a bear.

lol, thanks rose.Yes, pamela, if there's a ban-nah at the Y, I'll be under it. lol. I really don't think it's me with the accent.

Today I have physical therapy. I'm taking a day off from working out, because my body is feeling a little beat up. I don't know if I mentioned, this, but I told Sue last week to switch me to being a Loser, since I am up 4 pounds for October, and 7 total, and I am happy to say I am down today!

Glad you're listening to your body and giving it a break when it needs one. Nice job on the loss!!

Tomorrow is a full day of robotics here at the house. I have been feeding these kids ALL SEASON (snacks during the week and meals when we meet on the weekends) and not a SINGLE PARENT has ever offered to send anything. So I finally ASKED!! So another mom is sending a platter of deli sandwiches. That will be great for the group, but I will probably just make my own sandwich on the side..... low carb pita with all-natural smoked turkey.

Sides will be carrot sticks and pretzels (unless another parent offers something else), and dessert will probably be apples (again, unless another parent steps up with an offer). I will stick with the carrots and apple. So no big challenges on Saturday.

Sunday DD and I have tickets to a show and it will probably involve grabbing lunch before-hand, so I'll have to give that some thought. I'll need to go online today and see what is available near the theater. Maybe Subway or a Chipotle or something like that. I will have to do a bit of "leg work" to be sure that I can stay OP that day. And depending on whether or not we decide to hit church beforehand, I may or may not have time for a morning workout. Maybe I'll take that as my break day.
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That's awful noone ever offers to send food for the boys, they're teenages for crying out loud, and we all know how much teenage boys eat.
Is it the North Shore music theater? There's a Panera at the 128 exit right before the music theater, and some other restaurants in that plaza, but not sure about a subway or chipotle.

Weekend plans, DS15 has a birthday party Saturday. Mom is leaving in the morning to NJ, Grandma is in hospice so mom is trying to spend a fews days with her before she's gone. DH and I have big plans to wood chip the tree limbs we rounded up last month, OH exciting stuff! LOL

Still no soda - It's like day 12. I wanted one sooooo bad yesterday, I could practically taste it!! But I just kept telling myself 17 teaspoons of sugar is ridiculous. I could not see sitting down and eating 17 spoonfuls of sugar in a bowl, why would I drink it?!?

Our next 30 day challenge is fast food.
did you know there are 34 ingredients in the BUN of a McRib?!?!?!? 34 in just the bread?!?!? It's nuts!!!

Sorry about your grandma. Nice work on the soda. I offered Michael 25 dollars to go the month of November without soda, and without whining about it, and he took the offer. The football team is going out for pizza and soda today, and he has the football banquet next week, but he's going to stick with the no soda for both of them. Made me very happy. We went to fast food once a month only, and have missed a month on occassion too.

Just got terrible news from a college girlfriend. So I've been teary all morning. One of our friend's sons died yesterday. He would have been 19 next week. She lives a few hundred miles away so nothing I can do for her family except send a card and pray. The exact cause hasn't been determined yet; he was at college. Makes me want to give my boys an extra big hug. Be sure to tell your family how much you love them. They could be gone in an instant.

So so sorry for you and your friends loss. I can not even imagine what they are going through. It's tragic.

[Ok, I'm only caught up on 1 page, I'll try to find some more time here. We had a blizzard on Wednesday and no school. I'll apologize to the east coast again, it looks like this storm is now headed your way. The kids are off today for teacher inservice so they only had school 3 days this week.

EEK a blizzard. You are making me feel like whatever weather we'll be thrown here in new england this year will be a cake walk. Hope you send the storm soon because it's going to be warm here so it shouldn't be snow.

[BKathy Have fun tonight! Get out there and dance for me!

I did dance for you. The band was a mix of country and rock, and I love country, so it was easy to get out and dance even without the alcohol.

: I have a horrible sinus headache today. The whole right side of my face hurts. I may need to call doctor on Monday if it's not feeling better. My big challenge this weekend is to not snack all day long. When I have nothing to do and am around my house all day, I snack a lot. So I am planning meals for the week tonight and hopefully can stick to an eating schedule. I was down a pound this morning and was so happy. I splurged on fries at lunch today and didn't work out because of this headache, so I really need to stay on track!

Sorry you're feeling poorly, hope it passes quickly. Congrats on your loss. I like the peppermint mocha creamer from the grocery store, but I'm sure if I did dd's it wouldn't compare.

Back from Trick or Treating! It was cold but doable! Enjoying my 2nd raspberry white Russian! This one is to warm up!

Gearing up for a soccer game and an end of the season soccer party tomorrow. And maybe a church Halloween Party!

Girls are headed to bed now! I'm tired. Been pretty much awake since 3:30 this morning!

Gotta be up by 7 in the morning! UGH!

Sunday is Izzie's b'day party and basketball clinic for Ash. Going to be a crazy weekend!
TTFN :tigge:

Enjoy your busy weekend, and the end of soccer!!!!

I've been taking a few one-day courses at the local community college (powerpoint, photoshop, etc.) in order to strenghten my resume. Tomorrow is Intermediate Excel. Since these classes are held in a computer lab, there are strict "no food/no drink" rules. I normally drink about 100+ ounces of water a day, so that will put a kink in those plans.

Sunday I have to watch my nieces while my sister and brother-in-law are at an out-of-town wedding. I promised I would take them out to lunch - I'm thinking Panera but they are asking for Friendly's. I'll have to check out the website and see what will work for me. (Saving room for at least one scoop of ice cream, of course!)

Have fun at the class today. Panera is great, luckily I don't do friendly's very often because I have a hard time not getting one of their burgers. I know they have salads and healthier options too, but I remember going to friendly's as a kid, and we always got the burgers on toast that were so good.

:I have been totally off program this week. Just too tired and not in the mood. My stomach is finally feeling better though so back on program ASAP. Need to get a menu and grocery list done.

Sorry I haven't had time to keep up or check in. I hope things will slow down next week, but Marching Band season is over (at least the afternoon practices are) so I can start subing since DD15 will be home when DD11 gets home.

Hang in there Lts. Hope things settle down soon for you.

Tomorrow will be day 8 with no power. Its amazing how bad a power outage is for your diet. I live off fast food and only want hot meals, forget salad. I gained a ppound this week and in general feel crappy because I haven't excercised all week (gym has no power, trees and power lines outside, house too cold/no power). I've basically been working my butt off and trying to stay warm and make the best of it but im starting to get cranky. Really cranky. I might go running tomorrow just for something to do. My hips been bothering me though and that's withoout any activity. And the doctor has no power. Sigh. Miss you all, cross your fingers for me!

You poor thing. I hope you get your power on soon.

Good morning everyone!

Had a really fun night out last night. We had so many laughs reminiscing about the old days, and catching up on everyone. I stuck with my plan, had 2 beers, and a chicken sandwich with cucumber salad instead of fries, and didn't touch the cake.

I'm off to the football field to work snack bar duty at 8:30, and should be done at 11ish. Our game is at 3:00 and then the coaches are taking the boys out for pizza. Tonight I'll enjoy doing my last load of muddy football laundry!!! And then we'll hang out and watch a movie and call it an early night. DS was still awake when we got home last night at 11:30 so he needs to get to bed early tonight.

Have a fantastic saturday everyone!!

 

[mikamah]

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I made a deal with myself I could answer the QOTDs, but I have to wait until after my workout to catch up...

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

My plan for Friday evening was to go to ds's Improv show, he's in the troupe at his school. I knew there wouldn't be dinner until afterward, I planned to fail. Yep, I knew there would be takeout, and I just accepted that was how it would happen. This morning after my run I'm going to the Hallmark open house for my last ornaments, I won't have any of the wine or snacks they set out. This afternoon we are taking ds to North Shore Mall to shop for dress clothes. He gets a pretzel every time we go, and I usually end up with a nugget or two. This time I'm taking a bag of almonds and a drink in the car, so I know I have a snack available. Sunday I have the Pats game (in my living room, so no tempting stadium food), but it's late so I'll have dinner at half time. I have a little magazine pile to work on during commercials, so I should be good

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We stayed offsite on our first trip, and I can't see that happening again. When we have the entire family, we stay Mod. If it's just me by myself for a race, I stay Value. When it's me and dh for a race, we usually stay Mod. This past January there was a deal where I could get the WL for what I had planned to pay for POR, so we stayed at WL. It was very nice, but I don't think I'd go back there for a race. We've tried POFQ, POR and CSR, and I think we like POR the best. We like the food court, the mansion rooms, gardens and pools, and the relaxing feel. We really enjoy being a boatride away from DTD. CSR was lovely, it was just so far from everything we wanted to do. POFQ is great, we just preferred the spread of POR. When we did a Land/Sea, we stayed at the BC --and I think that's our favorite. If money were no object, we would stay there. The pool area just can't be beat. One of my favorite memories is standing in the pool on our arrival night and watching the fireworks from Illuminations. That was magical

Ok, time to get the movement started

Maria

 

[DopeyDame]

Last week was by far my best week in BL - 4 days of exercise (3 run/walk, 1 weights), no soda at all, good food chocies overall... and I gained a pound. Grrr.... Someone upthread posted to not let the scale have more power than you do, and I love that thought - thanks!

trinaweena - Oh my goodness! We were without power for 5 days after Irene and that was miserable, I can't imagine how you guys feel! I hope you have access to hot water at least once a day. A good shower can make ALL the difference. Good luck!

Pjlla - Pandora is available on a computer, and I think on pretty much any smart phone. LOVE IT. You can just type in a band that you like, and a you'll get a day full of similar music from all sorts of bands. It's awesome. (There are also the pre-made stations like the 80s cardio)

McRIB - My DH LOVES those things. DS and I were out of town last weekend, and DH literally had three McRibs in two days. YICK! (He's a skinny mini and very healthy in general, but that's his one downfall)



FRIQOTD: This weekend BIL is in town, so eating out will be the challenge. It's hard to make good choices and really yummy restaurants sometimes. The good news is, thoguh, that we have a very active weekend of hiking, boating, etc. My only other 'big'ish weekend plan is that my Church is dedicating the new Parish Hall on Sunday and I'm the lector (reader) at the mass where the Bishop will be attending for the dedication. So I'm a little nervous-excited for that. Still haven't decided what to wear - I need to look nice, but obviously a little modest and appropriate for Church.

SAT QOTD: When we can get a discount, we stay deluxe. Yacht Club is probably my favorite because of the location and the pool, but Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, the Grand Floridian, and the Contemporary are all honorable mentions. Without a discount, we do moderates. Coronado Springs, mostly. Now I want to go plan another trip!

 

[pjlla]

Morning friends! No time to chit-chat, just wanted to say hi! I did NOT enjoy Zumbathon last night.... I am just old and uncoordinated. Plus it wasn't run like a "class" with instructions and all.... if you didn't know the moves it was kind of "tough luck!" I gave up almost immediately because I was stepping on DD and tripping over her. She powered through for 45 minutes and looked good, but was frustrated with the lack of instructions too, so we bailed. But we made an appearance and made our donation, so that is what was important I suppose. But I totally was without a workout yesterday.....

Robotics team should be here any minute, so I need to get off here. TTYL.............P

 

[Rose&Mike]

Back from Trick or Treating! It was cold but doable! Enjoying my 2nd raspberry white Russian! This one is to warm up!

Gotta be up by 7 in the morning! UGH!

Sunday is Izzie's b'day party and basketball clinic for Ash. Going to be a crazy weekend!
TTFN

Glad you were able to have trick or treating!

Tomorrow will be day 8 with no power. Its amazing how bad a power outage is for your diet. I live off fast food and only want hot meals, forget salad. I gained a ppound this week and in general feel crappy because I haven't excercised all week (gym has no power, trees and power lines outside, house too cold/no power). I've basically been working my butt off and trying to stay warm and make the best of it but im starting to get cranky. Really cranky. I might go running tomorrow just for something to do. My hips been bothering me though and that's withoout any activity. And the doctor has no power. Sigh. Miss you all, cross your fingers for me!

That stinks! I hope it is back on soon!

lol, thanks rose.Yes, pamela, if there's a ban-nah at the Y, I'll be under it. lol. I really don't think it's me with the accent.

Why, sugar, whatever are you talking about? I certainly do not have an accent.

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We have stayed at POFQ, Dixie Landings (when it used to be dixie landings), WL, VWL, BCV, OKW, SSR, and Allstar Sports, and in February we are staying at Kidani. I do not like the values, not even a little bit. Too loud. We loved WL when Tom was little and Mike and I stayed there once on the concierge level, which was an awesome treat. Our favorite is to stay in the boardwalk area. We are pretty active and we love being able to walk to two parks. I really enjoy OKW as well--so laid back. Basically if it's dvc, I'm good with it.

Morning friends! No time to chit-chat, just wanted to say hi! I did NOT enjoy Zumbathon last night.... I am just old and uncoordinated. Plus it wasn't run like a "class" with instructions and all.... if you didn't know the moves it was kind of "tough luck!" I gave up almost immediately because I was stepping on DD and tripping over her. She powered through for 45 minutes and looked good, but was frustrated with the lack of instructions too, so we bailed. But we made an appearance and made our donation, so that is what was important I suppose. But I totally was without a workout yesterday.....

Robotics team should be here any minute, so I need to get off here. TTYL.............P

I'm sorry it didn't go well. BTW, congrats on the loss this week! And shame on those other parents for not volunteering to help. We ran into that all the time. Our house was the hang out house, which was fun, but Tom had some big friends--one was a high school division 1 defensive football player. They ate A LOT of food. It got expensive sometimes!

Rose Congrats on being down! A new kitchen sounds lovely.

Still not sure if we are going to do it, but we thought we'd look. Our kitchen is so dated, so even if we end up moving it will help the house sell. And we cook almost every meal at home now, so I know we will enjoy it.

Still no soda - It's like day 12. I wanted one sooooo bad yesterday, I could practically taste it!! But I just kept telling myself 17 teaspoons of sugar is ridiculous. I could not see sitting down and eating 17 spoonfuls of sugar in a bowl, why would I drink it?!?

Mine was a diet soda addiction. I haven't had one in 22 months. It does get easier, just takes a little while. I still crave one occasionally, but there's no way I would put that garbage in my body now. If I really need caffeine, I have a black coffee--usually 1/2 a cup is plenty.

Just got terrible news from a college girlfriend. So I've been teary all morning. One of our friend's sons died yesterday. He would have been 19 next week. She lives a few hundred miles away so nothing I can do for her family except send a card and pray. The exact cause hasn't been determined yet; he was at college. Makes me want to give my boys an extra big hug. Be sure to tell your family how much you love them. They could be gone in an instant.

Ok, I'm only caught up on 1 page, I'll try to find some more time here. We had a blizzard on Wednesday and no school. I'll apologize to the east coast again, it looks like this storm is now headed your way. The kids are off today for teacher inservice so they only had school 3 days this week.

Remember, Tom is coming mid december and I ordered no snow for while he is there so I don't have to worry about it.

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Done with my work out, done with my stretching, done with my icing. My workouts have become so time consuming with all these injuries I'm dealing with.

I hope everyone has a good Saturday. The sun is out, which is awesome!

Almost forgot to say--Go Gamecocks! Beat those Hogs! (Arkansas, for all you folks who don't follow the SEC. )

 

[bellebookworm9]

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We have stayed at All Star Music and now we stay DVC. Renting points is sometimes cheaper than a value and nearly always cheaper than a moderate! Next on our DVC list is Old Key West and Wilderness Lodge Villas. Out of the ones we stayed at, I think we prefer Kidani, but Beach Club Villas was also very nice. We would like to try Port Orleans French Quarter sometime. And if I get accepted to the college program and can't get our DVC reservation changed, I have no problem staying at All Star Music for one night, especially if I can get the Broadway section!

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I'm sitting here planning meals and making a grocery list! First time I've done that in a while. I need to start eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking more water...or any water, for that matter. I've been really bad over the past week or two with drinking soda.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Off to an okay start today. My stomach was bothering me and I was lightheaded so I did have a PBJ which isn't a great choice but it is protein, carb, a little bit of sugar and very filling and I feel a little better.

Not much exciting going on today. DD has to go to a Marching Band competition in a few hours and needs to go to Subway to get dinner first. Hoping to convince DH to take her.

Not sure of the dinner plan for tonight. I took out some meat but don't think it will be thawed in time.

I got my scrapbook stuff all cleaned and organized planning to scrapbook today but now I have no focus and motivation. I have to go and buy some craft supplies for DD11's girl scout troop so maybe a trip to the craft store will inspire me!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Trina - if you are looking for hot fast food there is an Au Bon Pain at Westfarms mall, they have some really good soups.

Kathy Way to go Michael!!! My kids are dying for soda today but it's a no go. You get soda you lose your $50.

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We used to stay at POR and we've stayed Deluxe including Swan and Dolphin. Hands down our favorite is Animal Kingdom Lodge. This next trip we are staying in our RV at Fort Wilderness, that will be a first for us.
I love the deluxe because I'm kind of a hotel snob. I like the big rooms, the plush beds, and the views.
One place I haven't stayed yet that I would love to is the Grand Floridian. Maybe when DH and I go again for an anniversary.

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Today I am down 2 pounds!!! Woohoo!!! I haven't really been doing much besides cutting out the soda. Next up is fast food and after dinner treats. I'm just trying to keep from getting overwhelmed with to many changes.
I need to make working out a priority. I've been putting myself on the back burner because DH is home, I need to stop doing that.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

WOW! I've never seen myself that high up on the list.. I've only made hat list one other time. HOLY COW! (Sorry, I'm just in shock)

#10- 0.64% - buzz5985
#9- 0.71% - goldcupmom
#8- 0.84% - mikamah
#7- 0.88% - AUdisneyDad DW
#6 - 0.89% - pjstevens
#5- 0.98% - TIE Craftydawn & Disneywedding 2010
#4- 0.99% - glss1/2fll
#3- 1.37% - mvlimmex
#2- 1.64% - liesel
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 7 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 1.65% - mackeysmom

Sorry, I used to be so much better at keeping up with everyone and socialiing. The Halloween candy is GONE... The only suff in the house is the stuff we bought for ourselves. I'm eating 2 Heshey nuggets (100 calories total) each day. That's my chocolate fix.

I'm down 2 more pounds! 4 down, 6 more to go by Thanksgiving..

Shooting to be under 200 around January 20th. No significance in that day that's just 2 pounds every week from Oct 21st - that date.


November 1st I started a second challenge for myself: Exercise every day in November, so far so good. I'm doing two 30 minute workouts a day. I'm changing it up between my treadmill, Wii Biggest Loser game, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, and Sparkpeople videos.

I have to share a funny story when I did my Biggest Loser workout the other day. The workout was a 6 minute warm up and an 18 minute YOGA workout.

I've never done yoga in my life. I've seen people do it on tv and always thought to myself "Wow, that doesn't look to hard." . Man, that is the furthest thing from the truth! That was the longest 18 minutes of my life. I was freakng sore as crud aftewards but I'm glad I did something I've never done before.

I'm averaging 1300-1400 calories a day. I'm drinking anywhere from 64 - 80 ounces of water a day. So far this week I've burned 950 calories and that doesn't count the two workouts I still have to get done today.

POSITIVES:
I'm sleeping like a rock
I'm getting up when my alarm goes off at 930 (today I slept an extra hour)
Eating breakfast every day
Working out twice a day and drinking so mcuh water that I'm constantly in the bathroom
Planning my meals out weeks at a time AND sticking to it.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Finally back after a CRAZY week! And I don't think it's gonna be any less crazy over the next couple months...oh well! Fortunately I was able to maintain over the last week, so that's definitely a plus This week though, it kicks into high gear: I refuse to have one more week in the 180's, knowing full well I can get below that. This is so my week!

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We've stayed before at all the values, and I've been able to convince my DM to stay at the mods before...and I think my favorite it CBR. I just love the theming with all the palm trees, the Spanish fort at the pool, and the bright colors painted on all the buildings. And we are park people! I like to spend as much time as possible in the parks, although I make an exception for an evening or two at DTD. If I could stay anywhere, it would probably be the Poly...unless I can say the Cinderella Castle Suite

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

98% of the time when we go to Disny World we use our DVC and stay at BLT. We have been to OKW, SSR, VWL, AKV at Kidani Village on our DVC points. One trip I did pay for out of pocket and we stayed the Contemorary theme park view in May for my celebratory trip from graduating college. Back in 95 when I went wth my parents for the first time we stayed at All Star Sport.

I would love to spend a night at Grand Floridian. I also would like to go and stay at BCV one time.

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD: We stay at moderates (POR, CBR, POFQ), but have stayed at Pop before. It's fun. We've also stayed at the Dolphin and absolutely loved the location! DH wants to stay at the Floridian one of these days. We have no WDW trips planned and that's making me sad, but we will go to DL in a year for our 25th!

I went to the Y this morning when I really, really didn't want to. Spent a little time on the treadmill. Just ran a mile and walked another 20 minutes or so. Will wait one more day to send my weight in. Aunt Flo is killing me! At least I don't feel as crummy as I did yesterday!

Hope everybody is enjoying their weekend!

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Now that we own DVC we usually stay at SSR. We have stayed at AKV and BCV as well. Before DVC, we stayed at the Poly and ASMu. We have also added on 2 days at POR since joining DVC. We have only stayed off site twice during all of our family trips. We have stayed at the Vistana and one other timeshare place.

Been a cold day here! Froze my toes off at Izzie's game this morning. Ash's was postponed until next Sunday due to field conditions. We then had our team pizza party and watched Cars 2! The kids were so quiet during the movie.

Girls are getting ready now for the church Halloween Party.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

So today was a challenge to the kids. We had our first table service meal since going on the soda ban. It was tough, they really wanted soda in a bad way. DS15 got lemonade then half and half (iced tea and lemonade), DS11 got lemonade, DS10 got orange juice but didn't like it so he got chocolate milk, I got an iced tea but they didn't have splenda just raw sugar, sweet and low, and equal. I won't use those artificial sweeteners so I used the raw sugar. I got a lemonade after that. DD got a chocolate milk and DH got a really good beer.

The lemonade was definitely fresh, had a great flavor. The food was good, but irish so it was heavy. I got the meatloaf with loaded mashed potato and broccoli. I could only eat about 3/4 of the meatloaf, didn't like the mashed potato (I like them plain) and I ate all the broccoli. It was pretty good food, DH and DS15 were pleased with it too. I'm sure they will go there again. I'll probably stick with the salmon in the future.
But it was the only thing I ate today so I'm sure I am within my calorie range for the day.
I know I need to eat more but we argued over food for 2 hours before we settled on this place and now I'm just tired so I don't want anything else to eat.

 

[jillbur]

Tomorrow will be day 8 with no power. Its amazing how bad a power outage is for your diet. I live off fast food and only want hot meals, forget salad. I gained a ppound this week and in general feel crappy because I haven't excercised all week (gym has no power, trees and power lines outside, house too cold/no power). I've basically been working my butt off and trying to stay warm and make the best of it but im starting to get cranky. Really cranky. I might go running tomorrow just for something to do. My hips been bothering me though and that's withoout any activity. And the doctor has no power. Sigh. Miss you all, cross your fingers for me!

Oh my! The longest we've been without power was 2 or 3 days. I don't know how you're doing it! Good luck!

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

Well, I have only been to WDW once since being married and having kids. We went this past Jan-Feb and stayed at POP. We really enjoyed it. We were in the parks all day since the hours were shorter and the weather was beautiful, so we actually weren't at POP very much. We only went back for a mid-day break one day to swim. DSs loved POP. We decided if we went again, we would stay there again. The small size appealed to us with small children. And we enjoyed the food court! If DH and I can ever go alone, we will probably try a mod or deluxe. Of course, I would love a MK view! DH doesn't like the MK view price though lol.

What a disaster of a day. It started sooooo good. I went to 9 am yoga! Even the trainer at the gym was shocked to see me! I have never done yoga before and I really enjoyed it. Then, I was all set to go to Sam's Club and even had DSs excited for free samples lol. I went and picked up my mom so she could go with us, and she sounded horrible. She was wheezing and said she woke up at 2:30 and couldn't breathe well. She was going to go to the ER but decided to wait and see if she felt better. So, I took her to our Express Care and the didn't even get her name. They sent her to our ER. We got to the hospital at 11:45 am. Finally, at 1:50 the doctor said they were admitting her for pneumonia. Her oxygen level wasn't very good and she had 2 breathing treatments in the ER, bloodwork, and the chest xray. So, at 2:30, DH called (he works in the same ER but midnight shift so he was home sleeping). I left my mom, took my DSs and DH to grab lunch (we were starving), went to my mom's to get things she needed, dropped the family off at home, and walked back to the hospital (not far at all from my house). So I sat with my mom from 4-6 then came back home because DH works 7p-7a. Ugh! My mom called not that long ago and said the lung doctor came in to see her and said it may not be pneumonia, but something was on the xray and it may just be a respiratory infection. Either way, they treat it the same. I'm so glad I made my mom go, but didn't get anything accomplished today lol. I can't even go grocery shopping tonight since DH is at work and my mom is the one who usually will watch DSs if I need to go out at night. Hopefully, I can get some groceries while DSs are at Sunday School tomorrow morning. Then we'll head back to the hospital for awhile. At least I made a menu and grocery list for this week! And hopefully, I will enjoy the extra hour of sleep tonight!

Here's hoping to a much calmer and relaxed Sunday...for everyone!

Jill

 

[mikamah]

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

We always stay value, in the park, and haven't ever left wdw to go to any other parks yet. I like Pop best, but for us, I can't beat the value of the values. I always price out a split stay, and would love to stay at the Contemporary for at least a few nights one time, but when it comes time to book, I can't justify spending the money.

I made a deal with myself I could answer the QOTDs, but I have to wait until after my workout to catch up...



My plan for Friday evening was to go to ds's Improv show, he's in the troupe at his school. I knew there wouldn't be dinner until afterward, I planned to fail. Yep, I knew there would be takeout, and I just accepted that was how it would happen. This morning after my run I'm going to the Hallmark open house for my last ornaments, I won't have any of the wine or snacks they set out. This afternoon we are taking ds to North Shore Mall to shop for dress clothes. He gets a pretzel every time we go, and I usually end up with a nugget or two. This time I'm taking a bag of almonds and a drink in the car, so I know I have a snack available. Sunday I have the Pats game (in my living room, so no tempting stadium food), but it's late so I'll have dinner at half time. I have a little magazine pile to work on during commercials, so I should be good

How was your workout and shopping? I need to take ds out this week for something nice to wear to the football banquet. I have a coupon for Kohls and all their boys dress clothes are on sale so we'll probably go there. He's not a great shopper, especially when I need to make him try stuff on.

Last week was by far my best week in BL - 4 days of exercise (3 run/walk, 1 weights), no soda at all, good food chocies overall... and I gained a pound. Grrr.... Someone upthread posted to not let the scale have more power than you do, and I love that thought - thanks!

That's so frustrating to have such a good week and the scale not see it. Keep it up, and hopefully that scale will reweard you soon for all your hard work.

Morning friends! No time to chit-chat, just wanted to say hi! I did NOT enjoy Zumbathon last night.... I am just old and uncoordinated. Plus it wasn't run like a "class" with instructions and all.... if you didn't know the moves it was kind of "tough luck!" I gave up almost immediately because I was stepping on DD and tripping over her. She powered through for 45 minutes and looked good, but was frustrated with the lack of instructions too, so we bailed. But we made an appearance and made our donation, so that is what was important I suppose. But I totally was without a workout yesterday.....

Robotics team should be here any minute, so I need to get off here. TTYL.............P

That's too bad Zumbathon wasn't fun for you. How aggravating. Hope you're enjoying the rest of your weekend.

Done with my work out, done with my stretching, done with my icing. My workouts have become so time consuming with all these injuries I'm dealing with.

I am so impressed with how hard you are working to get those workouts in. It would be so easy to just take a break, and not get them in, but you are so dedicated, and know taking the time to stretch and ice will only help you recover as quickly as possible.

I'm sitting here planning meals and making a grocery list! First time I've done that in a while. I need to start eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking more water...or any water, for that matter. I've been really bad over the past week or two with drinking soda.

Nice job on the planning. I need to do the same thing today. I come on every day and think maybe you'll be posting that your in the CP program today, and I can only imagine how hard the wait is for you. I hope you hear soon.

Off to an okay start today. My stomach was bothering me and I was lightheaded so I did have a PBJ which isn't a great choice but it is protein, carb, a little bit of sugar and very filling and I feel a little better.
I have to go and buy some craft supplies for DD11's girl scout troop so maybe a trip to the craft store will inspire me!

Hope your stomach is feeling better. I just got a coupon for ACMoore midnight madness tonight, 25 percent off everything, even sale stuff, and I was thining of buying more yarn for scarfs for christmas gifts, and all the yarn is on sale too, so we may go there.

Today I am down 2 pounds!!! Woohoo!!! I haven't really been doing much besides cutting out the soda. Next up is fast food and after dinner treats. I'm just trying to keep from getting overwhelmed with to many changes.
I need to make working out a priority. I've been putting myself on the back burner because DH is home, I need to stop doing that.

Congrats on the loss!! It feels so good to see the scale move, and is such great motivation to keep it up. I need to get moving more now too since football is over, that seems to have been my excuse lately.

WOW! I've never seen myself that high up on the list.. I've only made hat list one other time. HOLY COW! (Sorry, I'm just in shock)
I'm down 2 more pounds! 4 down, 6 more to go by Thanksgiving..

Congrats on your loss and being on the top ten list. It does feel good to see your name up there.

This week though, it kicks into high gear: I refuse to have one more week in the 180's, knowing full well I can get below that. This is so my week!

You can do it!!! Love your positive attitude, and we all know, it's all in the attitude!!

I would love to spend a night at Grand Floridian. I also would like to go and stay at BCV one time.

They both sound like a dream come true.

I went to the Y this morning when I really, really didn't want to. Spent a little time on the treadmill. Just ran a mile and walked another 20 minutes or so. Will wait one more day to send my weight in. Aunt Flo is killing me! At least I don't feel as crummy as I did yesterday!

Nice work getting out there and exercising, even when you didn't feel like it. Hope flo hits the road soon.

Been a cold day here! Froze my toes off at Izzie's game this morning. Ash's was postponed until next Sunday due to field conditions. We then had our team pizza party and watched Cars 2! The kids were so quiet during the movie.

It was cold here too, but so much nicer than last weeks football game in the pouring rain.

So today was a challenge to the kids. We had our first table service meal since going on the soda ban. It was tough, they really wanted soda in a bad way. DS15 got lemonade then half and half (iced tea and lemonade), DS11 got lemonade, DS10 got orange juice but didn't like it so he got chocolate milk, I got an iced tea but they didn't have splenda just raw sugar, sweet and low, and equal. I won't use those artificial sweeteners so I used the raw sugar. I got a lemonade after that. DD got a chocolate milk and DH got a really good beer.

That's great they all stuck with the no soda, and hopefully it will get easier as time goes on too. I was proud of michael at the pizza party, I got him a water, and he never complained to me once about the soda.

Then, I was all set to go to Sam's Club and even had DSs excited for free samples lol. I went and picked up my mom so she could go with us, and she sounded horrible. She was wheezing and said she woke up at 2:30 and couldn't breathe well. She was going to go to the ER but decided to wait and see if she felt better. So, I took her to our Express Care and the didn't even get her name. They sent her to our ER. We got to the hospital at 11:45 am. Finally, at 1:50 the doctor said they were admitting her for pneumonia. Her oxygen level wasn't very good and she had 2 breathing treatments in the ER, bloodwork, and the chest xray. So, at 2:30, DH called (he works in the same ER but midnight shift so he was home sleeping). I left my mom, took my DSs and DH to grab lunch (we were starving), went to my mom's to get things she needed, dropped the family off at home, and walked back to the hospital (not far at all from my house). So I sat with my mom from 4-6 then came back home because DH works 7p-7a. Ugh! My mom called not that long ago and said the lung doctor came in to see her and said it may not be pneumonia, but something was on the xray and it may just be a respiratory infection. Either way, they treat it the same. I'm so glad I made my mom go, but didn't get anything accomplished today lol. I can't even go grocery shopping tonight since DH is at work and my mom is the one who usually will watch DSs if I need to go out at night. Hopefully, I can get some groceries while DSs are at Sunday School tomorrow morning. Then we'll head back to the hospital for awhile. At least I made a menu and grocery list for this week! And hopefully, I will enjoy the extra hour of sleep tonight!
Jill

I'm so sorry about your mom, and I hope she is feeling better soon, and able to come home. Hope you got some extra rest last night.

Good morning, friends!!

Hope you all are well rested after a little extra sleep time. It came at a great time for us, ds was up last friday, and up early yesterday, so he got a good 10 hours sleep last night, and we have plenty of free time before ccd this morning. I need to get organized and make an exercise plan for this week. In stead of going grocery shopping during ccd, I am going to walk/run. I have run in about 2 weeks, and have only been averaging maybe 2 days a week of any exercise. So I will start today, and I will get at least 3 days of exercise this week.

Have a nice sunday everyone!!

 

[mikamah]

Sunday 11/6/11 QOTD-There's been some talk about the scale this week, so lets continue on that subject. Do you have a love/hate relationship with your scale? Do you weigh yourself everyday? Do you only weigh once or twice a week? What time of the day do you weigh yourself? Do you feel your scale is really accurate and want to recommend it to others? Share your advice when it comes to the scale.

 

[dvccruiser76]

DS's mouth is still sore and he is having difficulty eating, but isn't complaining too much and doesn't need any Advil, so I guess it isn't too bad. He wasn't able to find a Lego that he wanted at Target today, so we might have to go shopping Saturday night, after our robotics meeting.

How is DS doing? Hope he's feeling better

Sue-Thanks for being our weightkeeper. I think we are lucky we have our own town electric department when something like this happens. National grid and the other electric departments are so big and with such big outages, they just can't get it all done any quicker. That was not me at the gym. I don't go so you were right, dh was wrong. lol. Funny, the birthday party tonight I will see michele, but it's for the girl I was with at the movies when I first met you. I'll have to tell them what a small world it really is and how the love of disney can connect people.

How was the party? I mentioned that I knew you to Steve and he said yeah and went on and on about maybe a baseball that they got for Michael. Does that sound right? And when I mentioned the not so nice girl from traveling he said yup and gave me the initials. He must have been thinking about it, because later in the day he came back and said how do you know her again? Explaining the DIS to him wouldn't be an easy thing as he's not all into stuff like that, so I just said my Disney boards

Today I have physical therapy. I'm taking a day off from working out, because my body is feeling a little beat up. I don't know if I mentioned, this, but I told Sue last week to switch me to being a Loser, since I am up 4 pounds for October, and 7 total, and I am happy to say I am down today!

You're doing great Rose! Keep up the good work

Saturday 11/5/11 QOTD- When you go to disney-WDW or DL where do you typically stay, in the parks, out of the parks? value, mod, deluxe, dvc? What do you like best about where you stay, and if you could stay any where else, where would you stay? If you haven't been yet, where would you want to stay?

Since owning DVC we always stay at one of those resorts. Some day I would LOVE to stay in the castle

Sunday 11/6/11 QOTD-There's been some talk about the scale this week, so lets continue on that subject. Do you have a love/hate relationship with your scale? Do you weigh yourself everyday? Do you only weigh once or twice a week? What time of the day do you weigh yourself? Do you feel your scale is really accurate and want to recommend it to others? Share your advice when it comes to the scale.

Love Hate but I still weigh in each morning during the week to keep myself in check.



On that note, please keep PMing me your weights for the week everyone. I'm off to the outlets with DS and my mother for the day, but I'll check back in later. Have a great Sunday everyone