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

[Zoesmama03]

Was pretty happy with my weigh in. I was down 2 more lbs this week. Total of 5.4 so far. I know quite a bit is water weight as I've been minimizing sodium content. Trying to stay under 1500 mg of sodium a day. It's somewhat tough but it really helps that those foods that are low or no sodium are the healthy foods so my eating has been pretty good.

Starting to get more active now that I'm feeling a lot better. I still get dizzy spells but not as bad and no shortness of breath and panic each time. That could be my new med its on the label even as the biggest side effect. Don't think I want to go trying another right off the bat so I'll see if it lessens and working on getting some more burn in with exercise. Did 20 minutes on my stationary bike last night and did 20 minutes of Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile today. I'm going to aim for another 15-20 minutes on the bike but I also might go swim later in the afternoon when Zoe gets home. Going to step this up a little bit so I can keep it coming off. Hopefully by the end of this challenge I'll be close to having my BP down naturally and can wean off these meds in the new year. Just really don't want to be taking them anymore.

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

So far I think I've been doing "right" by cutting out soda its just scary how super sensitive my body has been to caffeine with all this health stuff recently. Cutting out sodium has been so great as it pushes me to choices that are more clean which is what I want to be eating anyway. Just makes for more frequent trips to the grocery store. Its also forcing me to look into and research recipes from scratch more so I can lower the sodium over the packaged stuff I'd use normally. I hadn't been exercising or tracking my food EVERYDAY. I did 4 our of the last 7 with all meals. I've started last night with exercise on the exercise bike.

lisah,
Congrats on the 2 lbs. I'm in that 2 lb club this week too.

Dona,
tests. HEHE I always liked the first test. It set the tone for the whole year because then I know how the teacher taught and what is relevant in the testing, if they gave out study guides and what not to base how much reading I did. LOL I love to read but nothing i more drab and boring than text books.

Michelle(yanni),
Busy Busy! Make sure you breathe.

Carol,
I really like Melissa and Joey too. I haven't gotten into Bones like my brother has. I know I'd enjoy it as I've seen bits and pieces of it as he's watched it. I go in phases where i just want to get through seasons of shows and then times I don't care to hardly watch tv. We(my brother and I) watch Grey's Anatomy, Son's of Anarchy, True Blood, Weeds, Modern Family and Glee regularly. We were watching the new Falling Skies show. Not sure how long it will go on with he track record of tv today just stopping shows mid season even but its pretty interesting in some ways. I'm excited Son's of Anarchy is back on. And I can't wait to watch the first Grey's(well I guess the first 2) tonight. I usually have to wait till the day after to watch anything and its online on hulu usually. No cable and not even basic channels since tv requires the digital tuner and we don't have one.

 

[lovehoney]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right?
I've been tracking my food every day.

And what have you done wrong?
I haven't always kept under my calorie goal.

Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

I will plan out my meals ahead of time so I won't be so tempted to go over my calorie limit.

: "I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old." Benjamin Franklin
So let's all get old and thin/healthy!!

thanks for coaching!

 

[aamomma]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong?

I have really been trying to do the Healthy Habits this challenge,and it makes it really enjoyable the way CC picks a theme movie each week!!! I am usually not good about drinking my water, unless I make that a priority. And an unexpected result of drinking at least 64 oz. of water every day was that I have not been drinking any diet soda. It was not a conscious decision, I just feel like I'm "sloshing" from the water anyhow, and another beverage wasn't necessary. After the killer caffeine headache went away, it wasn't so bad. Trying to exercise (at least on weekdays, and I'm 5/5 this week!!)

I never heard of these pumpkin spice Hershey's kisses before, I must try some(but I will track those calories) This week I saw Planter's pumpkin spice almonds - had to try them!! They are very good (I track them, too) I just love the flavors of fall!!! Have a great day everyone!

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: What I've done right is logging my food on ichange! Having a difficult time getting up in the morning so the exercise is lacking a bit.

SOrry for such a quick post. Time to pick up Ash now! Soccer has been canceled for the weekend so we will clean the house and hopefully have time to go see The Lion King in 3D!

TTFN

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! I've been swamped at work but wanted to check in here to let you know I have been reading and really appreciate all the posts. It is so good to share the struggles, get advice, and share accomplishments.

Tracy -Thanks for being such an awesome coach last week. I LOVED re-reading some of the articles (I'd downloaded them the last time you shared them) and enjoyed the QOTDs.

Nancy - Looking forward to your week of coaching.

I was down again this week and am pleased with the steady pace of my loss. Since I started using myfitnesspal on September 6, I'm down 6 pounds in those 17 days.

What have I done right? I've logged every bite and every minute of exercise.

What have I done wrong? I haven't worked out intensely consistently enough and I have so little time to exercise that I really need to kick it up a notch so that the calorie burn is better. I have been eating almost all of my exercise calories and I have come to the conclusion this week that I can live with the slower loss if I can continue to eat real food for meals and snacks and can earn the opportunity to eat more by working out more.

It's going to be a challenging weekend. Howard is away and I am going to be socializing quite a bit and cooking and baking and will have to be very careful about what goes in my mouth.

 

[jillbur]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

I would like to add to what I have done right~I made it a personal goal to limit my spiced pumpkin coffees from Dunkin Donuts to 1 per week. I have actually only had 1 since we started the challenge! I am excited because I want to tone down my coffee usage (which I have), and those pumpkin coffees have a lot of calories! However, I am sad because I waited all stinking year for those things and now I am limiting myself! In the past, I easily would have about 2-3 per week (plus, who can have a spiced pumpkin coffee without a pumpkin donut or muffin? So it's even better for my waistline). My thighs and bank account appreciate all the motivation from everyone! Thanks!

Jill

 

[pjlla]

WAKE UP WAKE UP! IT'S TIME TO GET UP!!! (we watch alot of disney jr. here!)

Good morning everyone! I'm Nancy and I'm your coach for the week. I have been a bad poster so far this challenge but coaching is just what I need to get back with the program!

HI Nancy!!!

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

Right:

Eating properly and tracking/journaling every bite (except for last weekend's trip to the movies.... I tracked it, but couldn't do points.... anyone know how many points in a 55 gallon drum of popcorn?? without butter, of course).

Drinking green tea a few times a week (that will pick up as the weather gets colder).

Eating the proper carbs, lean proteins, and lots of fruits and veggies, plus the proper fats with nuts, nut butters, and low fat dairy.

Taking my vitamins, fish oil, and calcium every day.

Exercising for at least 40 minutes 4-5 days every week.

Drinking 2-3 liters of water and plain seltzer every day.

Weighing and measuring nearly all of my food portions.

Wrong:

Too much popcorn and too many Twizzlers at the movies. (But at least I drank a full liter of water with it!)

Not ENOUGH exercise..... with the way my weight loss has totally stalled out, obviously I need to bump up the time and intensity of my workouts.

Probably too many apples.... need to watch the carbs with those.... but they are SO GOOD right now!

Possibly not eating enough. That would be another explaination for why my weight loss has totally stalled.


And now I KNOW all the folks from the last challenge are wondering what my Aunt Ann has been up to in her weight loss (she's lost a bunch of weight and kept it off now for a long time!) and so I'll share her latest facebook inspirations quote: "I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old." Benjamin Franklin

So let's all get old and thin/healthy!!

Well.... you can't help getting old (the alternative isn't good!), but you can help being fat! Love your Aunt Ann!

I hear you with the poor cell service. Ours has gotten worse around here I'm glad you were able to get him in though. The OH went well. I can't believe how tough his classes are. His AP chem course is a college chem level and he's only a sophmore. He's also got AP Algebra 2. Basically he will have all the skills for the SATs within the next couple of months. He'll take PSATs in October. We didn't worry about SATs at that age. We came home and asked him if he was sure he wanted those tough classes to which he responded "not big deal" I just hope he doesn't need much help from us We love his US History teacher. Very personanable and it sounds like she makes learning fun. Of course I've always loved history.

I wonder if he is taking the same AP Chem course as DD. Sounds like it... tough work for a sophomore! She is also taking a college level AP Human Anatomy and Physiology and a college level AP US History..... we've got some pretty overachieving kids here, don't we!!??

DD took the PSATs last year and did incredibly well on them for having almost no warning and no prep time. They only opened it up to sophomores at the last minute so she really had to take them "cold". Her ranking was astonishingly good! I can't wait to see how she does this year. Does your DS have NECAPs coming up? Our school makes a huge deal out of them for the Juniors, since we have been identified as a "school in need of improvement" over the past few years. Just found out that they are cancelling all afternoon classes for juniors on the days of the NECAP tests so that the kids have time to rest and relax. DD will be SO FLIPPING EXCITED when she hears that!!!


I'm not taking my computer this weekend so not sure when I'll pop in. I can from my phone, but I'm hoping that the show goes well and that I don't have time. Since all of our stores washed out in the flood, except Walmart, I'm looking forward to shopping in the evenings (starting tonight...insert evil laugh)

Enjoy your weekend!! Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

rain rain go away come again another day! luckily we made it to stew leonards before the downpour came. i was able to lug my groceries in without getting drenched but now it's coming down hard! so much for getting outside for a walk today. boo.

i've been the coach for what? a couple hours? and already i've made a few bad choices i'm going to be in trouble once the baby comes and i can't blame the ice cream i ate at 10:30am on a craving. lol!

Raining here today and supposed to rain over and on over the next several days. I really appreciate my TM on these kinds of days!

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Happy Friday evening all!

Car wash and bake sale for robotics team was a bit of a washout. It started raining about 30 minutes into it. We stuck it out until about 4pm and then packed it up. We only washed about 3 cars (not including our own), but everyone was generous and we still managed to make $70.

I double-bagged the remaining fresh baked goods and will save them in my freezer for a bake sale "do-over" in the very near future.

DH was supposed to be home by about noon but Delta oversold his connecting flight and he ended up stuck in Detroit for most of the afternoon. He finally got on the last flight out and should be landing in NH any minute now. He was frustrated to miss the car wash and be wasting time at the airport (hopefully they had wi-fi or else he might have gone nutty).

I've got a beautiful roast in the crockpot with lots of onions and carrots and mushrooms (and some potatoes for the kiddos). It smells delicious and will have been on low for about 9 hours when DH finally arrives home.... it should be just perfect. It is a rare thing for me to make, but I thought DH would appreciate it after being gone all week.... and with all of the delays and the miserable rainy day I am DOUBLE glad I made it! I may even splurge and make a bit of gravy for it.

I intentionally did NOT plan a workout for today, as I figured setting up the table and tent for the bake sale and all of the car washing and bucket-lugging would be my workout, but I didn't wash nearly as many cars as I thought I would. oh well. The ones I DID wash I did a great job on!

Well... if I don't get a call in the next 20 minutes from DH saying that he has landed, I will have to head out to pick up DD at the Y. He'll probably call the minute I get in the car. He has to drive within a mile of the Y on his way home, so hopefully he will call soon. Otherwise I've got to head out for the one hour round trip again.

BTW, I did splurge on one VERY SMALL oatmeal cookie at the bake sale. I felt so bad for DS's girlfriend (who is also on the robotics team).... she made all of these adorable cookies and there was NO ONE to sell them to! So I bought a few for DS and one for myself.... but I SWEAR it was really small.... maybe silver dollar size.

I was going to soothe myself with a dip in the hot tub, but I don't want to get all relaxed and then find out I gotta get dressed and head out again, so I'm waiting to hear from DH. And we haven't watched this week's Survivor yet either.... also waiting for DH to get home so that we could watch it together. So that will be our post-dinner entertainment. Then we will ALL want to head to bed early.... DD and I are out the door at 5:15 tomorrow morning for swim practice and then straight to DS's soccer game, which is a crazy 75+ minutes away!!

TTYL......................P

 

[trinaweena]

I did not get as much accomplished today as i had hoped i would. I did make quiche and portioned it out and froze it so i would actually get to you know..enjoy it. I had a piece and it was really good! I also planned on making my meals for the week but i only got as far as planning them. That's something at least. I had also wanted to go through and figure out all my calories ahead of time but that didn't happen either. I hope to at least do this the night before so I don't have to worry about what i'm eating during the day. I'd really like to be better at tracking my food this week and its back to the gym after a week of slacking.

I just got home from work where i was shopping not working. Like three times a year they give us 30% off so I stock up, but I spent way more than i thought i was going to. Not happy about it since i have no money. For dinner I made sweet potato fries, frozen veggies, and some chicken with teriayki sauce. All i really wanted was sweet potato fries, it took me like ten minutes to come up with a protein.

A friend of mine, who is very very large, told me that she is going on something called the 17 Day Diet. Has anyone ever heard of that? Like i said she is very large and does not eat well and i wish i could tell her how to eat healthy, not just go on a fad diet but i know she won't listen, and i don't want to come across as pushy.

Despite my week I was still down two pounds which seems so strange to me but im not questioning it. I still need to do homework tonight and I'm not feeling it. Also i skipped yoga this morning in favor of sleeping in. I feel guilty but i really needed to sleep. I think i would have gotten more done today if i had gone but i cant dwell on that

 

[bellebookworm9]

Glee was a let down...i cant decide if im outgrowing the show or what but its not doing it for me.

This is how I feel right now too. I think it just got really weird, dumb, predictable, drama filled, etc in the last two years.

like i said before, i think getting the exercise in is just as important as getting the eating right. i find that with the good exercise routine, the eating will fall into place. keep it up! also, i'm VERY impressed at your ability to only eat half a bagel! me? i have a hard time not eating TWO bagels!!

Yeah, I find that exercising makes me want to eat more healthy. Lol the bagels are in the freezer and partially pre-cut, so I just grab half of one and I'm all set.

Deb and Pamela, good for your kids for taking AP courses! I took 4 in high school (World History in 10th grade, US History in 11th, English Lit and Physics B in 12th grade, plus my senior year spanish class was through a local college) and they are the reason I am graduating a year early now. $400 vs. $20,000? No comparison.

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Despite my best efforts, things did not go as planned today. I had worked in a white vegetable pizza and a small frozen yogurt from the dining hall. When I got there, the yogurt machine was broken and they didn't have oil for the pizza. So I got a flatbread with mushrooms, tomatos, and olives and normal sauce, and then got a donut from WalMart-same number of points as the yogurt. Then, I planned on making tilapia for dinner, but I bought the frozen kind and the package said it should thaw overnight in the refrigerator, so instead I had a Lean Cusine pizza. I also didn't make it to Zumba; I was so tired that I just fell asleep for an hour.

 

[cclovesdis]

Deb and Pamela, good for your kids for taking AP courses! I took 4 in high school (World History in 10th grade, US History in 11th, English Lit and Physics B in 12th grade, plus my senior year spanish class was through a local college) and they are the reason I am graduating a year early now. $400 vs. $20,000? No comparison.

My senior year French class was through UCONN. My parents paid $30 for 6 college credits! I finished 4 years of undergrad with a B.A. and a B.S. 150 credits. My friends thought I was nuts, but looking back, it wasn't that bad. I got a 3.85 GPA the semester I took 21 credits. That was my best semester at the time! AP classes are definitely worth it!




Well, I don't have much to say about the week. It was good, but not great, bad, but not terrible, pretty much somewhere around okay. It's more like it averaged out okay. Oh well, what's the expression? Live and learn. Time to move on and have a better day tomorrow. The good part: my eating stayed in check throughout today's stress. Definite progress!

I am exhausted, so I am off to bed.

Dona: I can't believe what you are expected to do during your prep time. We had to fill out this behavior report card one quarter and our union decided that took too long and fought for us. We didn't have to fill it out again. Hope things get better.

 

[elanorasmom]

Hi there,

I've been lurking but not posting. I'm trying to get more comfortable posting regularly - I've always had jobs that require a lot of talking but this is new format for me.

Thanks to the coaches! It is wonderful to have such encouragement and feedback for this sometimes a difficult journey.

What I have done RIGHT this week:
-worked out. We have gone through some major changes in my house this year. My mom has moved in, I left a job in which I worked from home and am starting an apprenticeship, my three year old is starting dance and gymnastics and we are selling our house. Needless to say, my schedule has been out of whack for the beginning of the year and I feel like I am finally back to making sure I make time to go to the gym.
- Staying under my 1600 calorie limit and tracking my food. I use MyPlate to track my food.

What I have done WRONG:
- Not always saying no to food. I cook dinner for my husband, daughter and my mom. I'm the only vegetarian and the only one trying to lose weight. Today I made new red potatoes - tossed in EVOO w/ salt and pepper and roasted in the oven. They are my favorite - and as much as I try to have a small portion, I ended adding a few more and a few more to my plate. It is not terrible, but needless calories and carbs.

I've been toying with getting a food scale but I haven't yet. I think it might help with my accountability.

Jennifer

 

[jillbur]

A friend of mine, who is very very large, told me that she is going on something called the 17 Day Diet. Has anyone ever heard of that? Like i said she is very large and does not eat well and i wish i could tell her how to eat healthy, not just go on a fad diet but i know she won't listen, and i don't want to come across as pushy.

My sister tried this diet. She kept saying, "I can do anything for 17 days." Well, apparently she can't lol. She lasted about 5-7 days. You do 3 phases for 17 days each. If you don't hit your goal weight in those 3 phases, you start all over with phase one. It's very restrictive to start. I think the only protein you can eat is turkey breast, egg whites, and fish. I can't remember if you can have chicken, but I am almost positive there is no beef or pork. And it is very limited on carbs. With each phase, you add a little more.

My brother-in-law worked with someone who did it and lost lots. She absolutely loved it. But my sister got sick of the same foods over & over in just the 1st week. Plus, she's not a big fish lover. I know it was featured on Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. You can look up clips from those shows and see the results of the people who tried it for the shows. They lost a lot.

I dislike "diets" but following a lower calorie plan and focusing on healthy proteins and carbs (fruit) is the basics, I believe. Good luck to her!

 

[ougrad86]

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

What I have done right is for the most part stayed on plan in terms of food (except for one day when I overdid a bit) - have not overused on my extra weekly allowance for points (which I had always had problems with before), have not gone way over every day and been very, very good when treats offered at work (my workplace loves food).

What I have done wrong is not started exercising yet. I have done a few walks, but not enough to make an impact. I have decided to set up my space in front of the Wii this weekend, and will probably begin on Monday, when I adjust my schedule. It'll get even easier to exercise when DS starts track, I'll have time after his school day once I get back from work. And start walking at work as well, weather permitting.

 

[trinaweena]

My sister tried this diet. She kept saying, "I can do anything for 17 days." Well, apparently she can't lol. She lasted about 5-7 days. You do 3 phases for 17 days each. If you don't hit your goal weight in those 3 phases, you start all over with phase one. It's very restrictive to start. I think the only protein you can eat is turkey breast, egg whites, and fish. I can't remember if you can have chicken, but I am almost positive there is no beef or pork. And it is very limited on carbs. With each phase, you add a little more.

My brother-in-law worked with someone who did it and lost lots. She absolutely loved it. But my sister got sick of the same foods over & over in just the 1st week. Plus, she's not a big fish lover. I know it was featured on Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. You can look up clips from those shows and see the results of the people who tried it for the shows. They lost a lot.

I dislike "diets" but following a lower calorie plan and focusing on healthy proteins and carbs (fruit) is the basics, I believe. Good luck to her!

It sounds like it could work in theory, but I know her! There is no way she could stick with this. We used to work together and this is someone who would get taco bell for dinner every day and once told me that counting calories didn't help you lose weight. I'm glad she's awknowledging that her weight is not healthy for her, because thats always bothered me. I hope this is her making a commitment to losing weight and not just trying some thing she thinks might work, because thats they type of person she is.

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I should be sleeping. We are going early to the Big E tomorrow (in the rain) but i don't feel tired enough yet so i'm going to go watch The biggest Loser, missed the premiere and then try again.

Bought an eggplant at the farmer's market. Never cooked an eggplant in my life, any healthy recipe suggestions??

 

[mamacate]

Have fun at the big e! We are just up the road in Northampton. If you like hummus, try making babaganouj. Super easy. Just roast the heck out of the eggplNt in the oven, then scrape the inside into a blender with garlic, olive oil, and tahineh (sesame butter). Eat like hummus. If you want a nice late summer healthy dish, you can also make ratatouille with your eggplant and some tomatoes, onions, garlic, and squash (all available at new England farmers markets right now). Serve with polenta or on its own. This is such a great time of year for veggies!

Cate

 

[Rose&Mike]

WAKE UP WAKE UP! IT'S TIME TO GET UP!!! (we watch alot of disney jr. here!)

QOTD: So far this challenge, what have you done right? And what have you done wrong? Starting now, what will you do to make those wrong choices right?

And now I KNOW all the folks from the last challenge are wondering what my Aunt Ann has been up to in her weight loss (she's lost a bunch of weight and kept it off now for a long time!) and so I'll share her latest facebook inspirations quote: "I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old." Benjamin Franklin

So let's all get old and thin/healthy!!

Love Aunt Ann!

Ok, what have I done right--I haven't completely fallen off the wagon, I'm not beating myself up too much, and I am taking some needed exercise breaks at an attempt to rehab my injury.

Wrong--too many empty carbs and too much exercise still despite cutting back. Which might not make sense, but some injuries just need a little rest; and I am not very good at resting.

Dona--I'm really excited for your trip.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

I was up my usual time but layed down again and fell back to sleep for almost 2 hours.

I have been fighting a sore throat for the last week and a half. I would have it for a couple of days and then it would go for two days and then come back. Yesterday it started to settle in to my larynx (sorry about the spellings). I know when it hits there I could be out of a voice for at least a week. I was starting to lose my voice and I didn't teach yesterday because I was testing. On my way home from school I stopped at the walk in clinic. I have an upper resperitory infection. I am now on 10 days of antibiotics.

QOTD I am getting better on my eating. I need to work on getting more exercise. I have been getting in more steps on my pedometer which is a good thing.

I am off to take my pills and get some things done around here.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

GOOD MORNING LOSERS!! GET UP! GET OUT OF BED! it's a not-so-nice day today but let's still make it a good one.

it's days like this (rainy, icky, dark, blah) that make me want to eat. oh, who am i kidding, i ALWAYS want to eat . i need to figure out a better alternative to eating my feelings.

QOTD: are YOU an emotional eater? what do you do to avoid the pitfalls of mindless eating? any tips or tricks?

my little guy has soccer practice today (he's 2) and we're hoping the rain will hold out for that. we also are going to try to get to one last mets game for the year. i didn't even buy tickets yet - i'm sure there aren't too many people looking to go to a met game right about now. don't worry, we'll get 'em next year.

as i enter the last two months of my pregnancy, i'm seeing the weight go up VERY quickly. blergh. i'm up 31 lbs already and still have 9 more weeks to go. but, i've been very active this pregnancy and hope to pick it back up quickly afterwards and start my marathon training.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Good morning fellow losers

Just hopping on to log in weights and post a quick hello!

Sue (I think), when I stopped at Starbucks this morning they had the cream cheese pumpkin muffins you mentioned a while back, so I decided to try one. I don't think I'd get it again, it was really sweet.

Mmmm I'm a sweets nut. I actually found a really good and really moist pumpkin cupcake recipe last year that adds pudding to the mix for an even moister treat

we are going to the Big E Saturday, and ive been planning this for months and yeah im gonna eat crap and IM GONNA LOVE IT!!!!! (runs and hides)

Have fun, we went last yeat, but probably won't make it this year. Any special treats that you look forward to? My sis loves the cream puffs there.

I lost 2 pounds this week and I am pleased with that. It keeps me on track for my goals but I'm going to have to hustle a bit this week to hit that end of the month goal.

Great job

Hi Everyone!

I would love to join this challenge as a loser. I've joined in the past but haven't done very well at keeping up. I've already marked my calendar and set up reminders to help keep me on the right track.

A big THANK YOU to all the organizers and coaches who keep this going!

Christie

Welcome aboard, I replied to your pm this morning.

[/B]my little guy has soccer practice today (he's 2) and we're hoping the rain will hold out for that. we also are going to try to get to one last mets game for the year. i didn't even buy tickets yet - i'm sure there aren't too many people looking to go to a met game right about now. don't worry, we'll get 'em next year.

How does Thomas like soccer? We're looking for sports for DS around here for that age group, but there aren't too many to pick from. Most start around 3 years old



P.S. Keep those weigh-ins coming

 

[trinaweena]

Have fun, we went last yeat, but probably won't make it this year. Any special treats that you look forward to? My sis loves the cream puffs there.

I'm pretty sure i've been every year since i was a baby, usually multiple times. I have many treats i look foward to! Maine baked potato, tempura mushrooms, donuts, lobster bisque, oh my god so many`. We are off now!