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

[Worfiedoodles]

I'm a FlyBaby, too -- I started my "Christmas in July" by downloading the holiday journal on July 25th!

I am pretty good about doing the missions each week, except for Zone 2. I just don't like it -- maybe because my dh is our cook -- and I prefer not to go where the food is kept for any length of time

I am totally devoted to her calendar. I bought a different one to start this year, and by July I was jumping to get the new one. It really is so helpful to have everything for the family in one place, now if I could just get my dh to actually look at it...

Maria

 

[kdwrice]

I am new to the DIS board and I saw the Biggest Loser Challenge. I would like to join as a loser; however, I can not PM anyone until I have 10 posts. I am from an older generation and I have no idea what I am doing.

 

[MISSALLEN]

Hello,
My name is Dee, I am 42 years old and married with a 17 year old son. He is a senior this year. I have 3 lovable pitbulls--definately not gaurd dogs : ) I would like to loose 5-10 pounds mainly because of health reasons. I am post op heart valve repair and currently in cardiac rehab which holds me back a lot, but they are wanting me to walk between 30-60 minutes a day for 3-5 days a week (my #1 goal). My goals, eat healthier (shooting for 2-3 servings of veggies and 3 servings of fruit a day), and of loose weight. I'm excited about doing this for my health. I like the clean clutter idea---Boy I NEED THIS!!

 

[my3princes]

I'm late to the party again

September 9, 2011
Welcome to Clean up the Clutter!


Buffy (BernardandMissBianca) and I will be hosting Clean up the Clutter on an alternating basis. I am the host for the first week.

Each week we are going to work on cleaning up the clutter in your life. I have found that if my environment is in order I eat better, take better care of myself and am more likely to stick with my schedule—including getting in those workouts and cooking those healthy meals. This is not designed to cause you more stress, but rather alleviate the stress a little. Have you ever looked around your house and just felt so overwhelmed you didn’t know where to start? Well we are going to start with baby steps. And the prize at the end??? A more organized life.

I think that the key to having a more organized environment are quick daily tasks. For instance it takes me two minutes to dust my room if I do it once a week. If I let it go it takes me 15+ minutes because everything is coated in yuck and I have to take everything off and dust it individually, often multiple times. So if we all establish some good habits and have a list of ongoing tasks, it will make being organized that much easier. Remember this is a process.

Each week we will have daily tasks to work on and a more time consuming weekly task. We will start small and add on. Each week you will just add the new tasks into what you are already doing. You can adapt things to what works for you. And we’d love to hear your thoughts on what is going well and what isn’t. We will also try to provide a motivational article.
Here’s the article I found for this week.

It’s called: What are you really holding onto and why?
http://silverandgrace.com/what-are-you-really-holding-on-to…and-why

So here are your tasks for the first week:

Daily:
Task 1 No dishes in the sink at bedtime. Everything is either in the dishwasher or washed and put away. Try to find some time over the weekend to really, really scrub your kitchen sink. This is a great motivator for keeping it clean. If at all possible empty your dishwasher before you go to bed or before you go to work each day so that all the breakfast dishes can go in right away. If you don’t have a dishwasher, you can use a drying rack overnight, but put everything away in the morning. This is a daily task. You will be amazed at how nice it is to come home/get up to an empty sink. Nothing makes a kitchen look messier than a sink full of dirty dishes. During the weekend, dishes go in the dishwasher as you use them.

Task 2 Make your bed every day.

Weekly task
Pick a day to wash sheets and towels. Same day every week. Again, this is a very simple task, but one that will make a big difference. I wash sheets and towels every Wednesday. I love clean sheets.

Start thinking ahead to the mail that is coming in your house and how you handle it. This is a tough and ongoing battle for me. And one where I feel overwhelmed very quickly.

Have a great week!

Dishes. DH handles that on his time frame and I'm okay with that.

Beds. I'm out of the house before DH even thinks about getting up. I suppose I could make it with him in it and he might not even notice

Laundry. I do at least one load of laundry per day as I hate to let it pile up. Thankfully our washer has the delay start function so I load it before work and have it wash just before I get home. When I get home I dry it and put it away.

QOTD Friday, September 9, 2011: Please introduce yourself and tell us about your goals for this challenge.

Hi I'm Buffy, I moderate the craft boards. Mom of 4, wife to 1, LOL. I'm 37(blech) and my weight has been an on and off issue my whole life. When I married DH I was 115ish, size 6-8, 18 years later I'm not 115ish size 16/18 in the verge of 20. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired so here I sit.

Goals for this challenge:
Stick to it to the end
Answer as many QOTD's as I can
Do the HH every week
Clean up the Clutter!! I need to do my own challenge! LOL
Lose something and keep it off. I've decided not to put up a number up for a goal, I just want to feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Get back to running

I'm Deb. I'll be 42 in a few days. I'm married to my soulmate and high school sweetheart for 19 years now. We've been together for 24 years, but it sure doesn't feel like it. We have 3 awesome DSs. Nick is 15 (he'll be 16 in a few weeks and can't wait to get his driver's license) he's a sophmore. Hunter is 13 and in 8th grade. Colby is 8 and a 3rd grader. I work full time at the VA hospital in the business office. I am at a desk for 10 hours a day 4 days a week, which is not good for dieting. I am a very active volunteer in school and the community. I run a lacrosse program with 5 teams in the Spring. I enjoy camping, crafts and sewing.

As of this morning I was 160 lbs which is up considerably from the 143 that I maintained for 6 years after losing 50 lbs. I seem to have lost my mojo since starting a full time job and juggling everything. I'm hoping that this fall challenge will be better as I have fewer outside committments at the moment.

 

[kdwrice]

I am slowly figuring out this board with the help of my friend MISSALLEN. I am 40 yrs old and live in Texas. I am single with no children. I need to lose about fifty pounds by December, but realistic I will be happy with twenty pounds. I am in the process of doing the insanity videos (have not started yet). I started exercising 4 to 5 times a week and I keep a food journal. This will be my first challenge.

 

[Loves2Read]

QOTD Friday, September 9, 2011: Please introduce yourself and tell us about your goals for this challenge.

Hi, I'm Meaghan. I'm 25 years old and from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. About a year ago I found out I have high cholesterol. I've always been overweight, but it was just something I figured I'd live with, like the rest of my family does. This news gave me the kickstart I needed to really get my life in order and make my health a priority. I joined a gym and started working out with a personal trainer. I work out with him 3x/week and try to do at least one day of cardio on my own. At times it is incredibly frustrating because the lbs aren't coming off like I had hoped they would; but the inches are and my muscle tone is a thousand times better. So far I've lost about 22 lbs and 16 inches and at my last checkup my cholesterol levels had gone from dangerously high to normal.

My goals for this challenge are to get at least one more cardio day in a week and drop another pant size.

I can't wait to get to know everyone better and I am very excited about the Healthy Habits. I already journal my food but definately need to journal about positive things in my day.

 

[mom2aidanNpiper]

Welcome all to the Biggest Loser 12 Fall Challenge!


QOTD Friday, September 9, 2011: Please introduce yourself and tell us about your goals for this challenge.

All right let's get this party started!

Hi! I'm Jess, a single mom to 2 great kids (one who is special needs and takes up a lot of my time!). I am getting married in March (6 months to go!) to a wonderful guy who is taking on the amazing role of dad to my kids (my ex husband is no where in the picture). I have a lot of stresses in my life though and I don't eat the best...

I am a really small person and have always had a great metabolism - I hit 30 though and it isn't the case. I have a wedding dress I bought at a low weight of mine. I am now 5 pounds heavier and that is enough of a percentage on me that my dress won't zip up. Totally depresssing.

My goals:
Lose and keep off 5-7 pounds by the end of Dec when I take my dress in for other alterations
Make daily better choices even when in a hurry
Drink more water (I am SO bad about this)

 

[lisah0711]

Good evening all!

It's always so fun at the beginning of a new challenge to meet lots of new people and hear how everyone is doing and their goals!

I will post the QOTD for tomorrow and be back tomorrow for some more replies.

This question goes along with CC's Healthy Habits challenge for the week.

What if I told you there was something that you could do to help you lose TWICE as much weight than you would otherwise?!? Would you be interested? Would you be willing to try it? Well, you can! And all you have to do is keep a food diary!

A 2008 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that dieters who tracked their food intake in a "food diary" lost twice as much weight as those who didn't track their food. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708080738.htm

It is incredibly easy to underestimate the number of calories that you consume and overestimate the number of calories you burn when exercising. It is a real eye opener when you first start tracking.

Here is a link to an article on sparkpeople.com about how important keeping track of your food can be on this journey to good health. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=394

Which brings me to the QOTD.

QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

Have a great evening all!

 

[trinaweena]

My zen feeling did not last through work, my boss drove me nuts as expected but its done now and i have tomorrow off!

Finally have time to post my intro! I'm Trina (Katrina but i hate my whole name) and i'm 25 years old. I'm a dog trainer and a student, majoring in secondary education with a focus on history and journalism. I'm a former college dropout, making the decision to go back to school about 2 years ago and maintaining a 4.0 for 3 semesters now. I've been dating my boyfriend for 3 years, we do not live together, i still live with my parents, because we are poor poor college students. I have 4 dogs and 2 cats and my fish and i really like my pets. I write for a popculture site online, and am VERY into TV shows, movies, and general geekery.

I suffer from Chron's disease, insomnia, and fibro. I'm constantly in pain and constantly tired! Working out has really helped me with that but its a struggle. I also suffer from anxiety and depression and seasonal affective disorder. I'm nervous for the winter. One year ago I had surgery to remove lumps in my breasts that ended up being fibro adanomas (sp) it was a scary expierence and my scars still havent healed. Also about a year ago, I found out the lump in my neck that had been there for 4 years was a tumor. I had surgery to have it removed and was told that i may never talk again because of the location of the tumor. Fortunatly everything went fine and the tumor was binine and i still have my voice! The surgery left a large scar on my neck that i come to love within a few weeks. I have many scars from many surgeries but this one is the most special to me, because i was terrified before that surgery and i made it through. To my dismay that scar has faded over the past few months, but its still there and i know its there and its a constant reminder that i can do anything.

This is my second challenge. I decided to join the summer challenge to help get motivated and I lost just about ten pounds since june. I've been saying for years that i want to loose weight but instead it just kept coming on. I'm not overweight, meaning I don't LOOK like i should be trying to lose weight, but over the years my clothes have stopped fitting and my stomach has been getting too big for my liking. When i started the summer challenge i weighed 165 and i was in a really bad place body image wise. I hated myself. I would cry in the shower because i couldn't stand the sight of myself naked. I've learned through the wonderful people on here that weight loss is a jounrney and its not easy but its so worth it. Since june i've made the decision to live healthy, not just to loose weight but to live a happy healthy life. I'm glad im starting young. If we ever get married (when haha) i dont want to rush to lose weight, or if we have kids i want to be living a healthy lifestyle already. There are days when i want to give up, and days i fall off the wagon but i've come so far, i cant stop now.

I started running three months ago and i run my first 5K in a week. Running is something im very proud of, and i hope to continue. My goal someday is to run a marathon.

I have some big goals and some mini goals as well
-All in all i'd like to loose 25 pounds. This seems unrealastic to me, but i'm going to try.
- I want to be comfortable with myself. We are going on a cruise in may, and if i don't feel healthy, and love myself i wont ever feel comfortable in a bathing suit
- i want to be able to run the 5mile road race on thanksgiving (which is mostly uphill!)
- I want to workout everyday! My problem is if i skip just one day, its that much easier to skip the next

mini goals
- stop night eating. I have insomniac and take ambien and benadryl every night. I sleep about 4 hours of restless sleep every night and i tend to eat once im on my pill, usually not remembering in themorning. I REALLY need to work on that
- no more post work out binges. if i want a snack after my workout, it should be healthy
- log all my food, even if im not happy with the choice i made
- time management. i need to be able to balance work, school, dogs, boyfriend, meal planning, gym, and leisure
- give myself a halfhour each night to just relax and read. along the same lines, try to go to bed and wake up every morning at the same time

Most of all, i want to work on how i view myself, im getting better but there are times when i still hate myself. Which is sad for me because i've always really loved myself. I want to view myself as gorgeous and sexy again, and be able to not only love my personality but love my body as well.

So that's me, sorry so long but..well thats just the way i am!

 

[lovetoscrap]

I am new to the DIS board and I saw the Biggest Loser Challenge. I would like to join as a loser; however, I can not PM anyone until I have 10 posts. I am from an older generation and I have no idea what I am doing.

Come by the Welcome Board at the top of the main forum list and say "Hi" and " Welcome " to other new posters, or you can go to the Technical Support Board at the very bottom of the main list and there is a Test Board where you can post a few times to get up to 10 posts.

And to the DIS and the Biggest Loser!

 

[ougrad86]

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Which brings me to the QOTD.

QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

Have a great evening all!

Can I answer early? Tomorrow is college football and I'll be glued to the TV all day and eating my veggie tray with FF dip!

Absolutely. I did not track the first time I dieted, and it is easy to lose track of all the little bits of this and that through out the day. I started tracking on my own years ago and found it easier to lose weight because it makes me accountable and I know I can't have that cookie or candy because I have reached (or gone over) my points for the day.

When I guessed or tried to remember, I think I always underestimated. I have WW online open at work and at home as well as on my phone. All told, it probably only takes minutes a day to update when you eat and pays off in the long run.

 

[aamomma]

Wow, that sounds like me. I have a couple more kids than you but other than that... LOL 41, married 17 years, lost 36 or so pounds since late April, obsessive calorie counter and I want to get to the gym more. We can be BL challenge buddies.

That sounds good to me (but I ate waaaaay too many calories today, and didn't work out at all!! - after my confession, will you still be my buddy???)

Tomorrow is my real starting day - we had planned to take this day trip over the summer, but it was postponed until today - just happened to coincide with the 1st day of the new challenge! We ate at some of our favorite spots, and had some extra treats - but I'm on the wagon for the hayride now!!!!

 

[jaelless]

Good evening all!

Which brings me to the QOTD.

QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

Have a great evening all!

I am going to have to go with maybe, it depends on the person. I don't think it would work for me just because I am not a writing down type of person. I wish I was, it would be a bit more fun getting to have all these cute lil notebooks. Some people though love that sort of thing. I do however track my minutes that I work out because I set a goal of 900/mth. That is easy though, I just write whatever amount I did on my calender. I did smashing job today 150 minutes

 

[glss1/2fll]

Holy Toledo! I thought I'd never reach the end. You guys wrote so much today! Welcome everybody!!!


So I'm Linda (I think that makes 3 of us here), married, with 2 DS teenagers in high school. I lurked for the spring challenge (but did C25K because of it--yea me) and participated in the summer challenge. Didn't have terrific results on the scale but am starting this WIN challenge down 6 inches from last challenge.

Goals: well I haven't properly thought them out yet. I know, I know. That's no way to succeed. I will continue my running but hope to add more workouts and be more mindful of what goes in my mouth. Back to chocolate milk instead of chocolate!

Today's QOTD: I know I ate better when I was tracking/journaling everything. Can't say I like it, but it defintely helps.

So because I turned off the alarm at 5:15 this morning and rolled over, later I went to the Y to run on a treadmill instead of my usual outside run. I really didn't even want to do that, but I wanted to start the challenge off right! Since I'd just returned from my 3 mile walk with my girlfriend and I had to get ready for work and I'd never run on a treadmill before, I decided I'd do 15 minutes or 1 mile whichever came first. 12:52 I reached a mile! That's faster than my usual pace so I was happy. And I was squeaky clean when I got to work on time!

Eating was okay today. Plan on getting organized tomorrow. Need to finish up my HH for the day and PM my weight.

Have a super weekend, Losers!!!

 

[glss1/2fll]

I do however track my minutes that I work out because I set a goal of 900/mth. That is easy though, I just write whatever amount I did on my calender. I did smashing job today 150 minutes

Ohhh ohhhh, I do that too. I started last month. Just made a quickie excel spreadsheet. It's fun to see the total. I'm at 613 so far this month. 150 in one day is just outstanding! Super job!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Kimball, I'm sorry your surgery didn't go as planned. I hope the DR comes up with a reason why and fixes it. And OT, but you are the person that got me on the DIS from your hilarious Disney Trip Reports. I actually printed the whole thing and read it on the plane one the way to our first trip.
I'm glad you are here!!!

I am new to the DIS board and I saw the Biggest Loser Challenge. I would like to join as a loser; however, I can not PM anyone until I have 10 posts. I am from an older generation and I have no idea what I am doing.

You are doing fine! Just keep posting here and you'll get to 10 in no time.


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QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary


I think it's very important to track food. I wish I was better at it.
I learned from Pamela that it's the little things like the dollop of milk, the sugar packets, condiments, etc that add up. The secret calories. It also keeps you honest with serving sizes, you don't measure and the sizes tend to creep up.


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I'm really excited to see so many new people on the board!!! I hope everyone sticks with us til the end!!!!

 

[mackeysmom]

QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?
* Yes, definitely
* Maybe, it depends on the person
* No, I don't think it's necessary

For ME, yes - definitely.

Historically, when I'm on WW and track every little bite - I have successful weeks. When I am lax on the tracking - not so good.

- Laura

 

[jaelless]

Ohhh ohhhh, I do that too. I started last month. Just made a quickie excel spreadsheet. It's fun to see the total. I'm at 613 so far this month. 150 in one day is just outstanding! Super job!

thank you it doesn't happen often which is why I was so proud of myself. You are right, it is fun. I like countdowns. Makes it easier to see light at end of tunnel.

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning!

I feel so well rested this morning. (Had to give myself the banana-it's been unfortunately uncommon to feel that way these days)

I had a very OP day yesterday. The only mistake I made was not wearing my pedometer. In addition to what seemed like more walking than usual at work, my mother, sister, and I walked around the grocery store and Wal-Mart yesterday. I spent a lot of time wandering around looking for them at Wal-Mart. I was optimistically looking for something new in the food department to try (and the kept disappearing ). I'm hoping with so many of you GF, you'll have some great suggestions for my new allergies.

My plan for today is to spend some time catching up on things. I need to wash my sheets, my blanket, and my comforter, so a trip to the laundromat is in order. I'm also planning to spend some time grocery shopping (again ) and then hopefully get to the gym. I also have to have blood work and go to CVS.

I was happy to read that the new Healthy Habits format is appreciated! Belle is definitely one of, if not, my favorites. I did all 4 yesterday and started working on the 2 mini-challenges. I really want to make some wheat/rice-free bread, in general, and for the meal, hence, the trip to the grocery store. I drank all my water and then some. But, I do feel good!

Have a great day everyone! Welcome!

 

[DreamComeTrue12]

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