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

[lisah0711]

For those of you who watch the Biggest Loser show, the season premiere is tonight! I never actually watch the show when it is broadcast but later on the DVR.

 

[buzz5985]

For those of you who watch the Biggest Loser show, the season premiere is tonight! I never actually watch the show when it is broadcast but later on the DVR.

I will be rooting for the over 50 group!!!

Janis

 

[tigger813]

Very excited for The Biggest Loser tonight! ALso for Glee! Not sure which one I will watch tonight and which I will watch tomorrow after my errands!

Off to an Herbalife meeting in about 90 minutes so I think I will post the QOTD for tomorrow now!

For those having trouble, make sure you choose COURSE 3 and the correct week number. The password is different for each article. The next article is on carbohydrates so the PASSWORD is carbs It is week 8.
QOTD: Have you ever tried a low-carb diet? Which of the TOP 10 carbohydrate sources/categories do you eat the most of?

I have never tried a low carb diet. I found the information in the article quite interesting regarding that. We eat a lot of beans in the winter when we make a lot of chili. I LOVE EGGPLANT! I do try to eat zucchini in the summer. I like to put blueberries in my shakes sometimes. I love to eat salads especially in the summer.

Time to clean up the dishes and then get ready to go out!

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Deb (my3princes). Hope you enjoyed your day!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Deb!

Anyway I stopped the Loratadine yesterday was first morning not taking it and my head has been soooo clear compared to the last few months. Its like a fog lifted off and I felt better than I have in WEEKS(months actually in some regards) even though I'm having a lot of runny nose, watery eye and sneezing today. A price to pay for a clear head I didn't really have any dizziness or lightheadedness yesterday. I'm going to feel so dumb if it was just that pill all along but I won't be too surprised as this is why I've never cared to take meds of any kind really. Too much side effects and reactions.

Glad to hear the good news. Those darn drug interactions

It was fun. I'm glad I did it. I was very careful not to carry around a bunch of regrets over training or my weight, because I already had enough to carry as it was. Everybody finishes their race one step a time. And they gave me this for my 4+ hours of work:

Pretty good for a 50+ year old broad.

Good work Lisa

hi friends! i haven't posted on here because we were in disney all last week. it was a really great time!

i will have to go back and catch up on everyone! hope you had a great week!

How was it? Anything new or good? How did Thomas enjoy it?

The workout class schedule was finally posted, so here's my planned workout schedule:
Sunday: Elliptical/Weights
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Zumba
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Kickboxing (New for me)
Friday: Zumba
Saturday: Yoga (also new for me)

I love kickboxing Let me know how you like it!

For those of you who watch the Biggest Loser show, the season premiere is tonight! I never actually watch the show when it is broadcast but later on the DVR.

Me too, got the DVR all set



Be back after DS goes to bed, so I can post this week's results.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenge – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 0

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------93!
not reporting in for 1 week-----24
not reporting in for 2 weeks----0
not reporting in for 3 weeks----0
Excused--------------------------4
weigh ins-------------------------63
gains-----------------------------11
maintains------------------------2
losses----------------------------45
new or returning members ----5


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 1!
This week’s group loss = 70.5 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.56 %
Total group weight loss so far 70.5 pounds!

AWESOME!


Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 1?

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 1 Superstars!!

#11- 1.48% - MickeyMagic
#10- 1.63% - buzz5985
#9- 1.64% - Lisah0711
#8- 1.71% - jillbur
#7- 1.74% - kollerbear
#6- 1.79% - ClassicPooh2
#5- 1.90% - ougrad86
#4- 1.91% - Worfiedoodles
#3- 1.96% - carmiedog
#2- 2.15% - thunderbird1
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 3 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.79% - pershing

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations pershing !!!

What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by


Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[dvccruiser76]

I wanted to post the results even though the clippies don't seem to be working.

Lisa or Janis, any suggestions?

 

[my3princes]

Tracy, thanks for coaching this week. I haven't had time to read any of the articles and don't epect to this week, but I'm still hanging in there and reading when I get a second

 

[dvccruiser76]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!

NOTE: This list includes participants who have reported in within the last 3 weeks, once someone misses 3 weigh-ins they are dropped from this report.

How this works: You set your goal for what you want to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.

Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.

Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know.

We have done 1 out of 15 weeks, so the challenge is 7% complete.


aamomma 20.0
akhaloha 16.0
amoggio816 0.0
baby1disney 2.22
buzz5985 20.0
cclovesdis 22.0
ClassicPooh2 15.0
Desiree 3.33
DopeyDame 0.0
dvccruiser76 0.0
EDuke98080 0.0
elanorasmom 0.0
JacksLilWench 0.0
jaelless 0.0
jillbur 20.59
jimmduck 0.93
kollerbear 15.0
lovehoney 8.75
lovetoscrap 0.0
Michele 7.14
MickeyMagic 14.81
mom2aidanNpiper 0.0
mommyof2Pirates 0.0
pjstevens 4.17
rafikifan2911 0.0
Seashell724 3.80
SettinSail 6.45
SunnyB1066 0.0
thunderbird1 17.0
tigger813 9.04
tinkerbellfriend 5.0
trinaweena 0.0
WDWorBUST 10.0
wickey’s friend 10.0
Worfiedoodles 19.0
yanni2 1.0
yulilin3 3.02


I find everybody on the list an inspiration and everybody who participates in this challenge is an inspiration in and of themselves. Whether you post, lurk or just pm your weight and check results on Tuesdays, you have made a commitment to yourself. And that is the biggest inspiration of all!
BY Octoberbride03

 

[dvccruiser76]

So that's it for week one. Thanks for your patience everyone

If you have any suggestions or notice any errors, please feel free to shoot me PM.

Thanks

 

[lisah0711]

Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our first Biggest Loser, pershing!

I was happy to see my name on that list this week, too.

I wanted to post the results even though the clippies don't seem to be working.

Lisa or Janis, any suggestions?

I think it is just an html error -- will send you a PM. Thanks for all your hard work as our weightkeeper!

pershing, the clippies do work -- just copy the html code and remove the words "followed by" and the space between jpg and [/IMG] We can always get one of our mods to help us, too.

 

[tigger813]

I guess I should change from the summer clippie to the fall one! Oh well, still wishing it would warm up for a few more days.

Don't forget if you are interested in checking out a free health and wellness site, PM me! I can be your coach everyday! I qualified today as an official wellness coach on the site so now I can invite people to join me! I visit the site several times a day to log my food, exercise and to post how I'm feeling! It's pretty cool! Just send me your email and I will invite you to join me!

Watching the Red Sox game! I'll have to find time tomorrow to watch BL and Glee! I'll do my errands and then come home and watch and maybe do some free stop on the Wii!

Have a great night!

You can read the articles anytime. The passwords don't change so maybe right them down and read them when you have a chance!

TTFN

 

[ougrad86]

QOTD: Do you make a weekly menu? What are your favorite spices to cook with? ( I love the "Cooking with Flavor" page!!!!)[/COLOR][/SIZE]

I do not make a weekly menu - we have options at home and when I get home I know what I can choose based on what I ate. There are some days when I limit myself to a salad since I had a "hungry" day.

However, this time around I am starting to give serious thought to the cooking weekends I know some people do - cook ahead for the week so it is easy to put together a nutritious meal - my only problem is I do not enjoy cooking at all. But it would make my life easier!

My favorite spice would probably be pepper. Garlic, paprika and curry are also high on my list, and I love the sweetness of basil or the flavor bay leaves give to my sauces. It very often depends on what I am making.

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

I have never tried a low-carb diet. I know some people who did, it never seemed to work long-term. I had a boss that did it, and she had the bad breath that is common. I hated when she bent over something I was working on; her breath was quite foul. I could never do it. I love carbs - was surprised to see I really did not eat as many as I should be. Plus heart disease runs in our family and I have high cholesterol.

On diets, I tend more toward the fruits and vegetables, only do whole grains a couple times a day. I do manage spaghetti about once a week (always preferred al dente!), but prefer white instead of whole wheat; same with rice and bread, white instead of brown or whole wheat. Just don't like the taste of whole wheat. I do buy whole wheat white - a little better for me than the other stuff, and I can't taste the "nuttiness" of the wheat bread which is what I don't like.


I copied a few of these article to my laptop to look at more closely when I have a little more time.

 

[bellebookworm9]

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

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

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

 

[buzz5985]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version



or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by


Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

(All I did was take out the "followed by".)

Anyone that uses the clippie. Right click on the clippie, click on properties, copy that address into your post and put before and after the address.

Janis

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

Crazy week at work. They want us to view some videos about safety items that occur in a school but they want us to do it on our prep time. I only have 40 minutes of prep time a day and that includes standing in line for the copy machine and other things a teacher has to do. Now throw in at least 20 letters of recommendations that I need to write and there is not enough time to watch those videos. I can only do what I can do.

Congrats to all the losers this week especially pershing.

I spent 30 minutes on the phone yesterday to figure out where some money went from a loan ds took out for his senior year. I now have to call the finacial aid dept at his school. The hard part about that is that the times I have called the college there never anyone who answers the phone. And when I leave a message they never seem to get back to me. I hope I can get this straightened out.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Happy Belated Birthday, Deb!


Sorry I'm MIA -- work has taken over. I'm so excited for our first week, we are doing Excellent! Those HH really pay off -- and the themes are so much fun!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning losers!

it sure is starting to feel more like fall! or maybe that's just because i spent last week sweating buckets in florida? either way, i'm much happier in the cooler temps (remind me of that during our winter challenge when i'm complaining about how cold it is!).

first day of mommy and me today! i teach it along with a friend of mine. most of the moms i haven't seen all summer so i'm sure i'll be having the awkward-comments-about-your-pregnancy conversations..."omg you look so big!" "wow, your belly doesn't look all that big" "your face has gotten heavy" you know, all that fun stuff.

this challenge has gotten away from me already. i need to reign it in big time. it starts with actually getting out and doing grocery shopping and meal planning. i do so much better and feel less stressed when i do that. and yet, here i am with an empty fridge still and we've been back for 3 days!

i hope everyone has a wonderful day! and a healthy one too

 

[mikamah]

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------93!
not reporting in for 1 week-----24
not reporting in for 2 weeks----0
not reporting in for 3 weeks----0
Excused--------------------------4
weigh ins-------------------------63
gains-----------------------------11
maintains------------------------2
losses----------------------------45
new or returning members ----5


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 1!
This week’s group loss = 70.5 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.56 %
Total group weight loss so far 70.5 pounds!

AWESOME!
Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 1?

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 1 Superstars!!

#10- 1.48% - MickeyMagic
#9- 1.63% - buzz5985
#8- 1.64% - Lisah0711
#7- 1.71% - jillbur
#6- 1.79% - ClassicPooh2
#5- 1.90% - ougrad86
#4- 1.91% - Worfiedoodles
#3- 1.96% - carmiedog
#2- 2.15% - thunderbird1
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 3 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.79% - pershing

Congratulations to all our top losers, and all 93 of our participants. 70 pounds lost as a group is a fantastic start.

Thank you, Sue for being our weighkeeper.

I'm sorry I haven't been here more. The back to school/football routine is leaving me with less dis time than I'd like. I did well meal planning the past 2 weeks, and shopping from there, but this is a new thing for me.With football practice, it worked out well that I planned big meals with leftovers for the nights we're home.

Been doing fair with the HH, seems like about every other day I do the tracking. But I know every day i track I'm better off than when I don't.

I've never tried low carb. When I plan, I'm not a huge carbaholic, but when I'm not planning, and just punting, then I definitely eat more carbs. I'd say rice/potatos are my biggest carbs.

Keep up the good work everyone!!

 

[dvccruiser76]

(All I did was take out the "followed by".)

Anyone that uses the clippie. Right click on the clippie, click on properties, copy that address into your post and put before and after the address.

Janis[/QUOTE]

Well, I fixed the clippie, but my silly signature picture isn't working :rotfl: Well one out of two isn't bad I guess.

 

[yulilin3]

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

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

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

on Zumba...isn't it fun, I've never attended a class but have all the DVD's and do them at home, I love dancing.
I'm a stay at home mom so I make meals everyday, but I will start pre-packaging snacks and that way I have no excuse to reach for the unhealthy stuff.
I watched the same 2 shows tonight and have to agree with you. Glee was just meh...New Girls has potential, have you seen Happy Endings? it's the same guy in both shows, did they cancel Happy Endings, I enjoyed that show alot.
HP and Star Wars blu-ray sets are making me buy a blu-ray. Good thing they're not as expensive as when they first came out.
Going to MNSSHP this Friday, there's a 60% chance of rain, but we'll try and enjoy it as much as possible, I will steer clear of the candy, but I love the parade.