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

[DreamComeTrue12]

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

Yes! Definitely! I think even for someone who isn't an overeater, tracking food is important to see if there are some changes you can make to your diet that'll help in reaching weight loss goals. I realized that for me, I may not eat a lot in one sitting, but I do LOVE to snack. Realizing what I was snacking on and when has always helped me in the past in assessing my approach to weight loss.

 

[bellebookworm9]

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!

Yes, because I know exactly what I'm eating. If I eat a lot and write it all down, I think "Oh you're gross, no wonder you're overweight", but if I see less written down it makes me feel better.

Going to give a tour soon-maybe I don't have to go out. My house is going grocery shopping today, so I need to make a list. I also have a lot of reading to do for class.

Last night after I posted here, I was ravenous-the gym made me super hungry! I had my cheese and crackers and took a shower, but was still hungry and wanting something sweet. So I had two bowls of strawberry shredded wheat, and then later, a WW fudgie popsicle. Not the best choices, but it could have been much worse!

 

[pickles521]

Please introduce yourself and tell us about your goals for this challenge.[/COLOR

Hello!

I travel for a living, which means I leave home Monday morning, travel somewhere (currently I drive 6 hours to my worksite) and come home Thursday evenings. It's an interesting life and certainly has some trade offs, but it works for now. It does make healthy habits difficult though - I need to have one set of routines for travel and one for home.

I'm using this challenge to help me solidify those habits. Sometimes you just need a little extra push. I'm hoping to find a method that really works to improve my nutrition and increase the amount of exercise. If I tidy up the rest of my life and decrease some stress along the way, all the better!

I'm looking forward to seeing what surprises our hosts have for us. I was in a challenge a couple years ago and there was some interesting stuff, some merely fun, some insightful. It should definately be interesting!

 

[satorifound]

QOTD Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?

For me it is definitely. I religiously count calories though so if I didn't track my food I wouldn't have a clue. LOL I find if I don't hold myself accountable for my daily food intake it gets out of control.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

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

Hi all. My name is Lindsay and I am 32 years old. I have 2 sons. Ryan is going to be 7yr in Nov and Nick is 4 1/2. I work Full-time as a Practice Manager of a Pediatricians office. I love my job but somedays balancing all the work I do there and my home life gets a bit overwhelming. Oh I forgot to mention Im married. Poor dh often gets lots in the dust. Hes a great guy and also works fulltime as an assoc. direct of a large daycare corp. We will be married 8 years on Oct 11. Our life is busy and fun all in the same time but due to our schedules sometimes our focus on our health and diet gets forgotten. Its been over a year since I joined the BL challenge and I had lost 35lbs and ran 2 half marathons. The support from the ladies I met on here was amazing. I have since gained back about 20 of those lbs. As Rose says- Denile is a river in Kentucky....well its a river in PA too. I would love to say I have no idea how that happened but I know.....eating fast food again is what happened along with not running.

Well I am ready to change again. I think I have to go back to what works for me and that is the old plan of weight watchers. I have a 5.5 mile leg of a marathon relay tomorrow and then I will be doing some grocery shopping and meal planning. My goal this challenge is to get off those 20lbs I regained. I know I can do it. Where there is a will theres a way right?

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 say Yes definitely. It is so easy to either over or under eat. Its amazing what writing down your food does for your mind.

 

[my3princes]

Good morning

QOTD Saturday: I absolutely think that a food journal helps. Do I take the time to do it no. It is definitely something that I need to work on. Maybe I'll find a cute small journal when we hit Borders for one last time today. The store closes in 4 days

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!

 

[mikamah]

I'm late to the party, and it's been a busy, hectic week, but i'm hoping I'll have some time tomorrow to regroup, relax and meet everyone here.

I'm Kathy, 47 yo single mom to an amazing 9 yo son, Michael who is the light of my life. I'm an RN in an endoscopy unit, and have done many bl challenges, some I've lost on, some I've gained, some I've maintained, but I know without the amazing support here, I'm would have done so much worse. I will never give up. I started my weight loss journey 6 years ago, after my mom had some medical issues, and at that time, I said I would never give up. I've been up and down, but never up over my starting weight then of 229, where before that, I'd yo-yo'ed up and down too many times, and always went up and over the prior weight.

I'm at 215 this morning, and my goal for this challenge is to stick with it, and get to 199. The amazing ONEderland I've seen so many hit, but I haven't been there in 2 years.

Just a note on ds. I shared on the summer challenge that he had a seizure on tuesday, and we went through a workup this week, MRI was normal, so great news, EEG showed that he is prone to have more seizures, so we started him on a med last night, but the good new is there is a good chance it will be a childhood disorder and he may out grow them. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes and prayers. The support here is so amazing.

I'm sorry I haven't had time to read through the thread and meet everyone yet, but am looking forward to catching up later this weekend. Looks like an awesome group!!

 

[jimmduck]

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.

Hi Meaghan! Nice to have someone else on here from Nova Scotia. Welcome! This is a great place to be, with wonderful, supportive, people.

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!

Definitely yes! I use My Net Diary, a program on my I Phone and it is awesome. I use the caloric equivalent of the points allowed on a WW program, and it works well for me - if I can keep the eating disorder in check.

Beautiful sunny day here, going to a wedding tonight. Food for the last few days has been great, will get back into training first of week. I have company here today.

Have a magical losing day all.

Linda

 

[tigger813]

WOOHOO! Finally got into Pottermore this morning but the site is down. 3 out of the 4 of us got in!

i am PotionQuaffle
DD11 is Spiritrain

Off to soccer game #2 shortly as well as the transfer station and library. Then we need to clean the kitchen and the living room!

TTFN

 

[zurgswife]

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!!!

The was probably my hubbie....he wrote lots and lots of trip reports when our kids were younger....

 

[jillbur]

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, I definitely do so much better tracking my food/calories. On days I fall behind, I tend to snack on not so heathy things (a girl's gotta have chocolate!). I actually bought the Biggest Loser food journal and used it for a couple weeks this summer, then fell off the bandwagon. So I brought it back out and am ready to go!

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Saturday morning all!

I’m Jessica and I am new to the challenge. I’m 26 and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in finance for a non-profit organization. I’m single and I live with my parents and my sister. My weight has always been a problem for me. When I went to college I gained the freshmen 15 plus 25. I then lost those 40 plus another 20 over the next 3 years but since then I gained everything I lost back plus 40 more pounds.

My goals for this challenge are to lose 20 pounds (I need to lose more than that but I thought I would set a realistic goal), exercise at least 4 times a week, track what I eat and be mindful of what I consume. I do plan on "running" the Tinkerbell Half Marathon at DL so I am hoping that through this challenge I will be able to train adequately enough for it so I don't get swept (my biggest fear).

Jessica! Sounds like a great plan! Both liesel (Lisa) and I will be doing the Tinker Bell Half in January, too. I've seen you on the Tinker Bell thread. What training plan are you using?

So i ammend my early statement. I am not feeling discourage I am feeling AWESOME! Lots of hard work this week and I have two pounds less to show for it. Staying on track today as well! Had my regular breakfast (yes i have the same breakfast every morning) and a can of healthy harvest chicken tortilla soup for lunch (i dont normally like canned soups but this is one of the better ones!)

Yay, Trina, for turning your day around!

My name is Afton im 29 and I live in South Carolina but I am orginaly from Southern California

Afton! Where did you live in So Cal? I grew up in Anaheim.

Hi I'm Reenie. I'm 41 and been married to my DH for almost 17 years. We have 3 kids DS1 is 15, DD is 12 and DS2 is 7. This is my 2nd BL challenge and I hope to do better than I did over the summer. My goals for the fall are to post more and participate in the HH, WIN, and the Clean up the Clutter challenges. I also want to get into a better habit of exercising and stop drinking pop.

Reenie! Sounds like some great goals!

There are instructions on how to do that on the Welcome Board FAQ: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1760755:thumbsup2

Oh, thank you so much, LTS! I think there is so much wonderful information on the welcome boards!

Good afternoon everyone.

I am usually on here in the morning but I missed it this thread this morning.

I am Dona (Yes with 1 n. I have a twin sister named Dena) I am a 56 year old mother of two boys 26 and 21. I have been married to my college sweetheart for 33 years. I have been teaching high school mathematics for 34 years in the same school. I am now the senior member of the entire building not just the math dept. I teach Advanced Placement Calculus to the best kids in the school and love it. I am looking forward to retirement in the next few years. I am thinking 4 but with the things in jersey you never know how long I will stay.

You have a happy and healthy day, too, Dona.

Hello, everyone! My name is Kimball. I am 47 years old. DH and I have been married for 22 years. We have 4 wonderful kids; 2 in college, HS senior and a 8th grader.

Kimball! I'm so sorry that your surgery outcome was not what you were hoping for. Would your doctor allow you to swim?

My name is Jennifer, I'm 43, married 2 kids. 3 years ago, when my ds started kindergarten, I switched to a low-carb diet, began running again, and lost 25 pounds. After a stressful couple of years in our household, I've managed to pack it all back on. Hoping this challenge helps me to get my act together and get rid of those 25 pounds again!

We're going camping this weekend so I won't be around, but I'm trying to pack lots of healthy fruits and veggies so I'm not tempted by the kids' cookies and chips, lol. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Jennifer! Hope that your camping trip is a lot of fun.

Lovestoscrap...I am also a flybaby! I still get the emails everyday and but am still flutering after several years. What a difference it has made. I thought of Flylady as soon as I read about the empty , shinning sink!

I think that you will find there are several flybabies around here.

Hi folks. I'm Jason, 30 years old and a first time BL challenger. I've been slowly shedding the weight over the past two years and as I mentioned in an earlier post I've lost 23lbs this year. I'm probably looking to lose about another 70 before I get to my ultimate target, so I'd like to set a goal of 25lbs for the fall. I've been very dedicated to my workouts and tend to feel a bit guilty if I miss a day. I run 3 miles everyday and I lift weights 4 days a week. Yeah, I usually get a call when anyone I know is moving. This summer I also started tracking my calories with an app I got for my iPhone. Hoping to have some fun with this and get know some cool people at the same time.

Jason! I'm impressed with all the running that you do!

Hello everyone! I am Jill, 34 years old. I am new to BL and so excited! I am married and have 2 DSs (5 and 8). I teach History and am in charge of special education at my small (60-80 kids from grades 5-12) non-profit school for disruptive youth (court ordered children who live in a group home and children who are removed from their public home schools due to behavior problems). So needless to say, my days can be stressful, but I enjoy my job very much! My afternoons are hectic with both my boys being in school now, after school activites, plus a DH who just started back to school FT during the week and working FT (three 12 hour shifts) on the weekends (midnights). Yikes!! What are we thinking?

I actually enjoy exercising very much. My DS8 and I are running (and walking a bit) in a 5k next weekend. I need to get more consistant with my exercise. I need to work on eating heathier, too. I find it best if I count calories or at least write down everything I eat.


So my goals for the challenge are:

1. Find time to exercise 5 times a week (combo of cardio and weights)
2. Lose 13 pounds
3. Keep up with my journal daily
4. Try to read the posts daily
5. Limit the Dunkin Donuts spiced pumpkin coffee (my favorite season) to 1 a week (this will be a huge challenge for me)

Thanks to everyone who are in charge of this challenge. I am so glad I found you and good luck to everyone. I hope you are all huge losers!

Jill! I hope that WE are all huge losers!

I want to join in , too! I am a loser!

karliebug!

BRB with more replies.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Went and got Free Breakfast at Chick-fil-a this morning. I had a Chicken biscuit and only ate half the biscuit. I was still hungry so got some nuggets and ate some of those for extra protein. Not the greatest but could have been worse. I have a pretty light dinner planned and I will just have a salad for lunch and some yogurt for snacks to keep my day On Plan.

Not sure what I am going to do today. I have a bunch of cleaning/organizing I need to do but I may just clean up my scrapbook room and play in there!

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 have to go with Maybe, depends on the person and add it also may depend on the plan you are following. I am not a journaler. I bought and made the cutest inspiration journal during the Spring BL and used it for a few weeks along with Spark People in the beginning. I think it helped me a lot when I was starting and trying to see how my body was reacting to certain things. But as soon as I got comfortable with my food choices and confident in my ability to make good choices I stopped journaling. I don't like to have to put too much effort into this-- no weighing/ measuring, no counting calories or points, no tracking. I want to have healthy eating habits that are just a part of my life. I have a pretty good idea of exactly what I can eat, what I have to keep in strict moderation and what I should avoid. And i am the kind of person that if I am going to "cheat" on my eating plan then I am totally willing to "cheat" about writing it down!!!

The thing I do like about having a journal is having a record of past meals for those days when I can't figure out what I want to eat. But I keep a list of ideas for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinners. I have about 2 months of dinner menus planned out but we don't follow them strictly in order.

WOOHOO! Finally got into Pottermore this morning but the site is down. 3 out of the 4 of us got in!

DD was up half the night on the 3rd night of that advance sign up because she was so eager to be sure to get in. She has been on pins and needles for weeks waiting for her email. She finally got it on Thursday morning before school and was just -- but HASN'T logged in yet!!! She was just too exhausted after school and band on Thursday and Friday. She said she was going to spend today on the computer but she is outside with DH right now. I don't understand her.

 

[lisah0711]

I have a question to all you SparkPeople out there...what is that, exactly? I was using a program that I loved to track my calories, but it's no longer free. Can I use Sp to track food intake and calories? What else does it do? Unfortunately, I don't have an iPhone (I'm not a good 20-something, I know, haha) so I can't use some of the programs offered through there.

Sparkpeople is at www.sparkpeople.com It is a free site. A lot of WISH'ers use is myfitnesspal.com which I believe is also free. Let us know that you find.

Hi I am Erika 46 for a few more weeks and have a DS 17 and DD 23. I lost 20# five years ago and have managed to put 6 on in the last year after needing to be on a gluten free diet due to celiac disease. My goals are to get back down to where I was and get fit and excercise more. My DS and I became workout buddies in August and it is helping us both to keep to our workout pledge. I am new to this and hoping that there are some other folks eating gluten free with some suggestions on good low cal stuff to eat!

Erika! We have several people who are gluten free on this thread so you should feel right at home!

My routine - every day I pick DS from school, we drive up to my mailbox, DS gets the mail. We drive up the driveway. Into the house, I walk to the stainless steel tabletop shredder on my kitchen counter. Next to the shredder is a small desk organizer (pencil holder, post it note holder, envelope holder) I shred all the 3rd class mail. I don't look at it. Any bills, get opened, the due date/amount due written on the envelope, put them into the envelope holder. Takes less than 1 minute. (I am also responsible for my 79yo Father's bills too, so I get a lot of mail every day.) Everything is right there, if company is coming and I want the counter to look bare - the shredder goes in the laundry room, along with the organizer.

Sounds like a great way to tame the mail monster.

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

I'm so envious that you are already getting ready for Christmas. Thanks for reminding me about that.

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.

kdwrice! I believe there is a thread in the tech support forum (at the bottom of the forum list) where you can get your post count up.

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!!

Dee! Sounds like you are a good friend to kdwrice, too!

I'm late to the party again

Nice to see you, Deb! I'm always impressed by the wonderful graphics that you have!

I'll be back in a bit to finish replies.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Just a note on ds. I shared on the summer challenge that he had a seizure on tuesday, and we went through a workup this week, MRI was normal, so great news, EEG showed that he is prone to have more seizures, so we started him on a med last night, but the good new is there is a good chance it will be a childhood disorder and he may out grow them. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes and prayers. The support here is so amazing.

That is good to hear that it was nothing more serious, and that they are going to get it under control.

WOOHOO! Finally got into Pottermore this morning but the site is down. 3 out of the 4 of us got in!

i am PotionQuaffle
DD11 is Spiritrain

Off to soccer game #2 shortly as well as the transfer station and library. Then we need to clean the kitchen and the living room!

TTFN

Awesome! I'll add you when the site comes back up-I'm pumpkinscarlet175.

Breakfast at Saturday tours is always bad news because they bring food for us. Knowing this, I didn't eat before I went up. I ate an onion bagel with onion and chive cream cheese and some grapes. But then I also had a couple chocolate glazed donut holes, two "pumpkin" peppermint patties, a "pumpkin" reese's cup, and a slice of chocolate cake with cookies on it. But, it's now 3 hours later and despite walking up and downhill for two hours, I am not yet hungry. But whatever I do eat will probably be fruits and veggies, because until I go grocery shopping later, that's literally all I have in the fridge.

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

QOTD Sat 9/10/11 Tracking food...

I find that it's helping me. I would just sneak a bite of this and that and ignore it but when you have to write it down , you see how it adds up.
I 've been doing it for about a month now so it's finally on automatic to track for food, water, amount of exercise...

The HH are easy for me this week as I am already doing most. I am always reading, online,mags,books, so the healthy info is daily info. My mom decided to become vegan after reading a book called The Kind Diet so I am reading that as well(no chance of me converting to that).

I am working on the mini challenges. I plan the meals at home anyway, but now I have to lan the exercise for each day. I don't like having to commit to it, which is probably why I am so heavy now. I am going to put it on the calendar and plan to follow through.

 

[lovehoney]

I just found this BL challenge and would love to join! It looks like a great place of encouragement and support.

This is great timing. I started using calorie count earlier this week (my second time to start). I love having an easy way to track my food. I especially love that it gives you an analysis of the food you are eating - I had know idea I was ingesting so much sodium!

I am walking on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I am on my second week of following Jeff Galloways WDW 1/2 marathon training program for beginners. I haven't been able to run yet, just walk, so I may need to look for another program.

I've struggled with weight all of my life. I've been on tons of different programs but my motto is "never give up".

We have a trip planned to WDW for early January. We hope to visit WWOHP at Univeral IOA and the reports about the seat restrictions on some of the rides has really movtivated me for this fall. I hope to lose 16 lbs during this challenge.

Looking forward to the challenge.

 

[RedRosePrincess]

Jessica! Sounds like a great plan! Both liesel (Lisa) and I will be doing the Tinker Bell Half in January, too. I've seen you on the Tinker Bell thread. What training plan are you using?

I'm going to use Jeff Galloway's beginning runner training plan that he designed for the TB Half. It looks like an easy plan to follow; I'm just a little nervous about the longer runs.

QOTD - Saturday, September 10, 2011: Do you think tracking food is an important part of weight loss?

I say yes definitely. You have to be mindful of what you are putting into your body while you are trying to lose weight because that is half of the equation when you want to lose. I also think if you write what you eat down, you'll want to eat better because you don't want to be writing down that you ate like four cookies for a snack or something like that.

The way somebody tracks the food can vary due to preference. I use The Daily Plate on the livestrong website. It's super easy and calculates the calories for you.

 

[tigger813]

I'm late to the party, and it's been a busy, hectic week, but i'm hoping I'll have some time tomorrow to regroup, relax and meet everyone here.

I'm Kathy, 47 yo single mom to an amazing 9 yo son, Michael who is the light of my life. I'm an RN in an endoscopy unit, and have done many bl challenges, some I've lost on, some I've gained, some I've maintained, but I know without the amazing support here, I'm would have done so much worse. I will never give up. I started my weight loss journey 6 years ago, after my mom had some medical issues, and at that time, I said I would never give up. I've been up and down, but never up over my starting weight then of 229, where before that, I'd yo-yo'ed up and down too many times, and always went up and over the prior weight.

I'm at 215 this morning, and my goal for this challenge is to stick with it, and get to 199. The amazing ONEderland I've seen so many hit, but I haven't been there in 2 years.

Just a note on ds. I shared on the summer challenge that he had a seizure on tuesday, and we went through a workup this week, MRI was normal, so great news, EEG showed that he is prone to have more seizures, so we started him on a med last night, but the good new is there is a good chance it will be a childhood disorder and he may out grow them. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes and prayers. The support here is so amazing.

I'm sorry I haven't had time to read through the thread and meet everyone yet, but am looking forward to catching up later this weekend. Looks like an awesome group!!

Kathy, THanks for the update on Michael. We have some friends who have a family history of seizures. All three of the children had them as babies and have not had any issues since. We will keep you and Michael in our prayers!

back from 2 soccer games! Izzie's was cute sine they're just learning positions and goalies.

Ash's game was amazing! They had only 8 players today with no subs so all the girls played the whole game! They did amazing and won 6-0. Couldn't be prouder of all of the girls, one who had never played soccer before! She did incredible! Ash is exhausted so we're going to watch movies and play games the rest of the day. I even cleaned the kitchen for her. She earned the afternoon off! She should sleep tonight, that's for sure!

Checking out Pottermore a bit and then the site went down again. I'll do as much as I can today and tomorrow!

TTFN

 

[glss1/2fll]

I rolled out of bed and into my running clothes this morning. Since, except for yesterday's 1 mile on the treadmill, I hadn't run in 2 weeks I was a bit worried. I should have been. Ugh It was more a walk with runs than a run. But it was also 70 degrees and I did it. Cross that off my list. I did my shorter 2.5 mile route than the usual 3.25. I like our hot (finally!) weather, but it's not nice for running. I don't know how Rose ran in 90 degrees a couple months ago. You warmer weather folks are amazing.

Kathy, I'm so glad DS found some answers and wahoo for maybe outgrowing it.

Have a great day, Losers!