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

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD, trips: we just got back from Seattle. No other trips are planned--until our 25th in 2012 when I'm gonna make DH take me to Disneyland!

QOTD, sleep: I'm a pretty good sleeper and usually 7 hours is perfect. I am definitely more of an early bird than DH; he is so not a morning person! But I can also be a night owl and then an early bird. That's fine for one day. You don't want to be around me if it happens two or more days in a row!

Just had a bowl of cereal after finishing my walk. Now I need to sort the laundry and get that going, plus some scrubbing before I go to work. Didn't can pears last night, so will do that after work. I've got to pick the apples from our tree sometime this week I suppose. I'll make applesauce from those and freeze it. I better get going. Only 1.5 hours until I need to be at school!

 

[trinaweena]

Well we went to the Big E on saturday and a few things happened. Mainly, I got sick. By 2pm I was feeling sick to my stoamch. I thought it was a combination of dehydration, eating too much, and it being way too hot, but by the end of the day i realized i was also fighting off a sore throat and a cold. By the time we got home at 7 I couldn't talk.

So basically I've been fighting off this cold since saturday. I called out of work yesterday and im going on today but i feel very light headed so i don't think im going to be working out today. I hope this cold clears up so i can get back to the gym. We did have fun at the Big E though, i just cant eat as much as i used to, and boyfriend was really great and made sure we stopped and sat every 20 minutes are so because i didn't feel good. He was very awesome about it.

QOTD
Haha! Sleep...what is that? No really though. I suffer from chronic insomnia, which actually only affects like 11% of people. It differs from regular insomnia in that there really is not helping or no cure. I take Ambien and a benadryl every night and i get about 2-4 hours of toss and turn sleep every night and about 1 hour of sleep sleep. I also suffer from night terrors and restless leg. I don't like dreaming really, because if its not a nightmare, its very vivid and its usually exhausting. So yeah, sleep is usually a problem for me.

 

[pjlla]

Happy Monday everyone!

I absolutely do not even have a minute today to catch up here. Maybe tonight?? But I did want to just pop over and say hello. Hope everyone is fine and healthy today. I sweated out my 50 minutes on the TM today and took my shower, so I am feeling quite accomplished, considering it is a really busy day. Four loads of laundry folded and put away (and another in the washer and dryer), dish washer and dish drainer unloaded, all beds made, DS to doctor's appointment this morning.

Coach robotics meeting 2pm, pick up DD at 3pm for 4pm doctor's appointment, DS soccer game at 5:30 pm and DD to Rainbow Girls for 6:30 pm.... and of course, DH flying out about 5pm..... busy evening!!!! But kids' dinners are packed already, so that is a step in the right direction.

Just need to hunt up a snack for the robotics team and pack some dinner for myself (and of course, be sure I have everything the kids need for tonight's activities in the car.... uniforms, gowns, water bottles, etc).

I've gotta go dry my hair and try to look human again! I'll try to pop on this evening........................P

 

[yulilin3]

QOTD: I'm a pretty good sleeper, usually down by 10:00pm and up by 7am. But if for any reason I can't fall asleep it takes me hours and sometimes a slepping pill. I usually have to take a pill once or twice a month, but I don;t make a habit of it.
On another note, just wanted to share my woo-hoo moment of the day:
In June I bought myself a 40th anniversary t-shirt knowing that I would be going to MK on Oct 1st. I bought it too small for me then, making myself have a goal to loose the weight to be able to use it. Well today I tried it on, nervous it would still not fit....and it does!! Woo-Hoo!! anyone else going to MK on Saturday?

 

[ougrad86]

Had an interesting weekend, eating wise. Hardly ate during the day Saturday, so got Chinese. I have a Chinese veg dish with brown sauce that I figured out ages ago is about 10 points, so got that. Figured the sodium would put me over the edge, but the next morning my weight has dropped 3/4 pound overnight!

Sunday went out for our anniversary, and despite my best plans, ordered the wrong stuff, from potatoe pancakes to pork schnitzel and even had apple strudel for dessert. And two glasses of wine.

Added it all up on my phone on the way home. Using my weekly splurge points, I managed to keep within my limit just barely - used them all up.

But it was good!

However, when I checked my weight this next morning, I had gone up 2 pounds . I figure the sodium and the wine and the sheer weight of heavy german food did me in.

So now I weigh as much as I did on Monday last week! Am drinking lots of water today, to see if I can lose a little to enter a slightly better number on my WW site.

So nice splurge, but now back on plan!

QOTD: let's keep it light today - do you have an upcoming vacation? where and when is it? if you don't have one coming up, when was your last one?

Disney or otherwise ? Have a trip to see the families at Christmas. First time back for Christmas in over 2 years. When I started my new job, I lost my seniority, but now someone new started and she has local family, so it works out good!

For our next Disney, we are actually going to the Dark Side and staying at Universal. My DS and his friend have just discovered that roller coasters aren't all that bad (thanks to weekend at Hershey where I convinced them to try the Comet, the Racer and a looping coaster). We will visit Disney a couple of times, but since that is Spring Break, mostly stay with Universal and our FOTL pass. Never been there when it has been crowded, I'm sure it will be an experience!

QOTD: i've read about how sleep is SO important to a healthy lifestyle. "they" are always saying that a solid 8 hours of sleep really helps in your weight loss effort. personally i think it's because if you're sleeping you can't eat. how many hours of sleep do YOU get each night? are you a good sleeper? a problem sleeper?

I can survive on 4 hours, get by with 6, but really need 7 1/2 to feel good. I usually manage 7, since DS is old enough to get to bed by himself (one of the good things about this age, they can take care of themselves!). Occassionally if I am really tired and just crash early, I can get 8, but usually trying to get stuff done. Sometimes I need to catch up, but I can't sleep in much. I automatically wake up and unlike DH, cannot fall back asleep (he can sleep anywhere, anytime).

Carol

 

[SettinSail]

MONDAY MONDAY! la laaa la la la la.

Can't trust that day........

(I THINK that is the next line)

QOTD: i've read about how sleep is SO important to a healthy lifestyle. "they" are always saying that a solid 8 hours of sleep really helps in your weight loss effort. personally i think it's because if you're sleeping you can't eat. how many hours of sleep do YOU get each night? are you a good sleeper? a problem sleeper?

I am an EXCELLENT sleeper I could sleep all day ! But in reality I get up at 5:30 on weekdays. I try to go to bed between 10 and 11 so I average around 6.5-7.5 a night. I catch up on the weekends, usually sleeping in until 9 or so. Nancy, I hope you can get in some naps-now and later

Though my brother, sil and niece are going over MLK to orlando to do seaworld and universal, and invited us, so if the fall brings a busy time to work, and i can get some extra hours, we'll see about that, but I doubt it. But I want to go. Omg, here I go again. DS has a 4 day weekend off over Veterans day, and a 3 day weekend his b-day weekend dec 4th, so I'd like to do something one of those weekends, a quick overnight trip, someplace close and cheap. Once football season is over, I'll have more free computer time to virtual vacation plan.

Crossing my fingers you can go with your family

The last year DS played football, I had MORE free time since I could just drop him off for the practice and DH picked him up I had those 2 hours or whatever it was all to myself

I had a groupon for a corn maze that expired yesterday.....DS & DH said it sounded "stupid" to them. I should have tried harder to give it away and/or find out if it could be used later or by someone else...

I need a little advice - what kind of non-perishable snacks do you like that are healthy? My biggest time of struggle with grabbing crappy food is at work. I'm in front of the computer, get bored, so I go to our kitchen, that is conveniently stocked with soda, klondike bars, cookies, chips, etc., etc. Not good. So I need to start bringing in snacks for myself to just grab easily. I know I won't be responsible or organized enough to make something for a snakc each day, so I'm trying to think of some good items I can buy a stack of and just keep in my desk drawer. any thoughts? Thanks!

I pack a bag full of snacks every day in an insulated lunch bag and just add a sandwich on flatbread if I need to eat lunch at the office too.

I usually have a banana and string cheese every day at 9:00. I also pack a small bag of 10 almonds, a cup of chopped veggies (usually some mixture of carrot, celery, red or green pepper and broccoli), 2 Tbl hummus, a nutrigrain or granola bar and a low fat yogurt. Sometimes I do whole grain crackers with a laughing cow cheese wedge or peanut butter,. I pack my snacks religiously every morning and once it's a habit it's no big deal. My insulated lunch bag has a pouch to slip a blue ice pack in the top.
Right now, I have also made up small bags that have 150 cals of CANDY CORN in them and I'll take one of them 1-2 times a week. For some reason, DH bought me a huge bag of candy corn. I used to eat tons of that stuff. I didn't think it had many calories

I discovered Trader Joe's Tzatziki Sauce this weekend and I'm going to use that some days in place of hummus. It's only 30 cal per 2 Tbls instead of 70-80 for the hummus

Sunday went out for our anniversary, and despite my best plans, ordered the wrong stuff, from potatoe pancakes to pork schnitzel and even had apple strudel for dessert. And two glasses of wine.

However, when I checked my weight this next morning, I had gone up 2 pounds . I figure the sodium and the wine and the sheer weight of heavy german food did me in.

Happy Anniversary We just moved back to the States after living in Germany 2 years and you are so right, the food is so heavy. And, they serve you a ton of it. Amongst my ex-pat friends, I was the only one who didn't gain weight there and that was only because I was working so hard to lose weight. The beer was the hardest thing to avoid but the rest of the food didn't really appeal to me too much.

We did Universal for Spring Break in 2009. It was PACKED! But we didn't stay onsite and have the FOTL passes. It was a last minute trip and the onsite hotels were way too expensive for us. We visited Animal Kingdom one day and it was a great trip
**********************************************************Happy Monday everyone!
When I weighed this morning, I was down another pound I hope it will stick around for this week's weigh-in. I am now .4 away from losing 30 pounds and being able to update my clippie. I've been this close before and I will be so disappointed if I don't get there this week!

 

[disneycr8zy]

Holy Moly - 12 pages of posts to go through!

QOTD: Do you make a weekly menu? What are your favorite spices to cook with?[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Sometimes we make a weekly menu and sometimes we don't. It really depends on how busy we are going to be for the coming week and what everyone's schedules are. Our favorite spices are garlic, Mrs. Dash, sea salt, and some homemade spice mixtures we bought at the farmers market.

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

We've never tried a no-or-low carb diet. Thanks to a couple years in WW we do try to stay away from the simple carbs (100 calorie packs or chewy granola bars) and stick to whole grain/whole wheat complex carbs.

FUN Question: What are your favorite tv shows this season? What new ones do you want to watch?

Mostly watch HGTV, but on regular season TV we like Castle, Grey's Anatomy, and Extreme Makeover Home Edition. And I have no idea what new shows look good!

Thanks for being coach, I enjoyed the articles a TON !

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?

Done right - been consistent about exercise and tracking food.
Done wrong - eating the wrong things (I tracked them anyway).
Do better - no keeping cash or change in the office so I can't go to the snack machine!

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

Emotional eater: I don't know if stress counts as emotion. I'm a STRESS eater. The more demands I feel, the more (and worse) I eat.

Mindless eating: Never eat directly out of the bag/box/container - always portion out the correct amount and leave the bag/box/container in the fridge/cupboard. No eating in front of the TV or while in the car. Buy individual servings instead of big containers. I know all these things, but I need to do better at them !

QOTD: let's keep it light today - do you have an upcoming vacation? where and when is it? if you don't have one coming up, when was your last one?

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this question!

We leave for WDW in 39 days!!!

We also have a 5 night double dip on the Dream in June. Always need something to look forward to - work towards!

QOTD: i've read about how sleep is SO important to a healthy lifestyle. "they" are always saying that a solid 8 hours of sleep really helps in your weight loss effort. personally i think it's because if you're sleeping you can't eat. how many hours of sleep do YOU get each night? are you a good sleeper? a problem sleeper?

I have good nights and bad nights. We have two dachshunds that usually sleep with on or the other of us (usually separated). Having to let a dog out in the middle of the night isn't great for the sleep pattern! I sleep worse when I'm stressed out and eating badly (see above). If I have caffeine after about 6pm then sleeping is rough. I average about 7 hours per night but it's not always good/quality sleep.


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On a self-congratulatory note - we participated (and finished) a 10K (6.2M) yesterday as part of the Omaha Marathon! Neither one of us has ever done a race before and the most I've ever done at the gym was a little over 5M - and that was on the elliptical NOT the treadmill. My goal was to finish and I did it!

 

[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: 1 Congratulatons Rose&Mike!

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------56!
not reporting in for 1 week-----16
not reporting in for 2 weeks----23
not reporting in for 3 weeks----0
Excused--------------------------2
weigh ins-------------------------54
gains-----------------------------7
maintains------------------------9
losses----------------------------38
new or returning members ----2


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 2!
This week’s group loss = 77.7 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.51 %
Total group weight loss so far 134.3 pounds!

AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 95 participants we had sign up for our start week on Sept 9th)
60% (this includes the Losers, Maintainers and Excused people!). Let's keep sending those weights people!


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 2?

The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 2 Superstars!!
#10- 0.93% - elanorasmom
#9- 0.98% - rafikifan2911
#8- 1.05% - cclovedis
#7- 1.25% - ougrad86
#6 TIE- 1.36% - Buzz5985 & trinaweena
#5- 1.50% - lovehoney
#4- 1.85% - mamacate
#3- 1.98% - JaxJags08
#2- 2.50% - MinnieMouseMom
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 2 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 3.08% - donac

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 donac !!!

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]

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 2 out of 15 weeks, so the challenge is 14% complete.


aamomma 20.00
akhaloha 24.00
amoggio816 6.52
baby1disney 2.22
buzz5985 36.40
cclovesdis 40.00
ClassicPooh2 20.00
Desiree 6.67
DopeyDame 7.69
dvccruiser76 0.00
EDuke98080 0.00
elanorasmom 5.71
JacksLilWench 0.00
jaelless 0.00
jillbur 17.65
jimmduck 0.93
kollerbear 16.00
lovehoney 8.75
LoraJ 4.17
lovehoney 28.75
lovetoscrap 0.00
Michele 0.00
MickeyMagic 21.30
mom2aidanNpiper 0.00
mommyof2Pirates 0.00
pjstevens 10.42
rafikifan2911 20.00
RutgersAlum 18.33
Seashell724 1.27
SettinSail 12.90
SunnyB1066 0.00
thunderbird1 15.00
tigger813 10.24
tinkerbellfriend 10.00
trinaweena 8.50
WDWorBUST 10.00
wickey’s friend 10.00
Worfiedoodles 19.00
yanni2 1.00
yulilin3 5.53
Zoesmama03 20.93


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

 

[trinaweena]

I'm annoyed that i'm sick because this makes 8 days in a row with no workout. plus im just all sniffles and headaches and having that makes my jaw hurt and now i can feel it moving into my chest and this just makes me feel more tired than usual and not wanting to plan or track meals.

today I guess i did ok though because i did not much feel like eating, i just put in all my calories and it looks like i came in at around 900 calories today, so way under. But im not feeling very hungry, what with my head feeling so stuffed. and i can't take anything for my cold because it makes sick to my stomach. I wish i knew some natural remedies.

i also have the problem of the skunk living in my yard, which is so not cool. not only one but two and they better not be making little skunk babies under my deck. as of right now they dogs arent allowed outside after dark without me.

im not sure how this week will be, if im feeling any better tomorrow i might...might go to the gym and at least do strength. for now im just going to go have some tea and go to bed.

 

[ougrad86]

Happy Anniversary We just moved back to the States after living in Germany 2 years and you are so right, the food is so heavy. And, they serve you a ton of it. Amongst my ex-pat friends, I was the only one who didn't gain weight there and that was only because I was working so hard to lose weight. The beer was the hardest thing to avoid but the rest of the food didn't really appeal to me too much.

We did Universal for Spring Break in 2009. It was PACKED! But we didn't stay onsite and have the FOTL passes. It was a last minute trip and the onsite hotels were way too expensive for us. We visited Animal Kingdom one day and it was a great trip

I remember when you mentioned your supposed Christmas boxes read Weichnact! DH and I lived in Germany for a couple of years when he was with the Air Force. Loved, loved, loved the German food (esp the breads), although the best Chinese food I have ever had was also there! Not a beer fan, but liked the wines and some of the liquors. DH however, loved the dark beers they had. Did not have trouble with my weight then, I was working as a teacher's assistant and always moving, and much younger - that was 30 years ago!

Looking forward to Universal, but would not try Spring Break without the FOTL passes. I've talked to a lot of the dissers who say it is the only way to go during this time of year, and it is the only time we can spend a whole week and avoid the summer heat. MK and HS are the two we are visiting - not too worried about HS, only a half day there, but my friend wants to stay the whole day at MK - I figure after around 11 am, it is going to be very crowded , and we can't take advantage of EMH. So we go in early and collect FP's and ride what we can. May just sit on Main Street and people watch instead of running like crazy from ride to ride.

Carol

 

[elanorasmom]

Hi everyone!

Not a great weekend, eating wise. On Saturday, friends brought chocolate and maple cookies from their trip to Nova Scotia. I was hoping that I would hate the maple cookies, but unfortunately, I didn't.

I didn't work out either Saturday or Sunday - although I did list "gardening" under calories burned on MyPlate. I was tired after the grass cutting, but it wasn't as rewarding as getting off the treadmill.

On the vacation question: We went to visit my family in Croatia this summer for 3.5 weeks. It was a great vacation but I only ran once the whole time. However, I did seem to find time to eat a ton of pasta, popcorn, gelato and the like.

I'm debating running the Princess half in March - so that would be a trip to Disney. Other than that, we don't have anything planned right now.

On the sleep question - The actual number varies, but I don't get enough. My bed seems to be the morning meeting place for all the animals and people in the house so usually I find myself hanging on for dear life around 7 am. I also have this very bad habit of reading or surfing the internet late at night.

Great weigh-ins, everyone!! Here is to a GREAT week ahead!

Jennifer

 

[Zoesmama03]

I've been eyeing this site tonight. http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/ Some healthier dessert ideas. The cookie dough from chickpeas sounds particularly interesting to me.

 

[donac]

Good Tuesday morning everyone.

COngrats to all the winners this week. I knew I had a good week but am happy to see how good. I have never been on top before so this makes me very happy.

The QOTD yesterday was about sleeping. Thanks Setting Sail. I had some boughts of single night insommia during the summer. Once every couple of weeks I would wake up at midnight and be up until 2 or 3 in the morning and then crash until 6 or 7. I usually try to get to sleep about 10 since my alarm goes off at 4:20. This is just a habit. If I want to work out and get some computer time I have to be up at this time. I leave my house by 6:15 at the latest. I like to be at my desk by 6:40. I have students come in as early as 6:45 to make up tests or coming for extra help.

well last night I fell asleep about 9 on the couch. I woke up at 10 and went to bed. At 11 I was coughing so hard I thought I was going to be sick. I didn't but I was up until about 1. I went back up to bed but at 4 this morning I back up coughing. I always have this problem when I have a cold.

I have to start letters of recommendations today. I have a number of them so I really need to get started.

Off to get ready for school.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Congratulations to Dona!!!!!!

And of course congratulations to all our losers!

 

[tigger813]

Congrats, Dona!

Doing well this week so far! Down 2.6 so far this week and I plan on keeping it up the rest of the week. I did my menu for the rest of the week so I'm feeling good about the week. I got up and did the elliptical for 36 minutes. I had to stop as I was sweating so much.

Most of the time, the busier I am the better I do on my diet. Also having a set schedule each day helps. Knowing that I have running around to do this afternoon means that I had to work out first thing.

Tomorrow I will get in a workout after taking Izzie to school and before her friend comes over. I'll be able to fix myself a great lunch with the other mom based on what I have. Knowing what is going to happen each day makes such a difference in my book.

Time to make Ash's breakfast and get her lunch together.

TTFN

 

[dumbo_buddy]

worst coach ever yesterday! my apologies! the day got way ahead of me and i wound up doing way more than i had planned. hey, at least i didn't eat more than i had planned, right?? RIGHT??

ok so it's tuesday and on the classic rock channel that means two-for-tuesday. that translates to TWO QOTDs! yeah, you love it!

QOTD 1: you've had a busy day - work, school, kids, pets, etc have been a pain in your butt and it's dinnertime. what's your go-to dinner when in a pickle? (you know, assuming you didn't put ingredients in a crock pot this morning or came home to a wonderfully cooked meal by your spouse )

QOTD 2: what's your favorite disney purchase?? something you find you're always buying when you visit?

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will answer now even though i promise to be on later to post more. promise!

QOTD 1: i seem to have a new go-to and it's really delicious. it's not the BEST choice but given the choice of ordering greasy takeout from the chinese or pizza place i think it's a pretty good choice. there's a great "classic stir fry sauce" that i will have to post the brand sold in the local supermarket here. i've been using that to stir fry veggies (usually in the frozen section but had fresh ones last night!) and chicken or shrimp or just veg. i used those PA Dutch wide egg noodles that are cholesterol free and very light and fluffy. cook them, mix the veggies, shrimp and noodles together with more of the sauce (so total a cup of sauce) and bam! chicken chow fun. i eat it with chop sticks which makes the food last longer and by the end of the plate i'm too lazy to eat any more. much fresher than ordering chinese and i can go easy on the sauce which is salty.

QOTD 2: we almost always get DH a new disney t-shirt on every trip. this last trip was the first time we didn't get one. we always look for that one cool shirt that's either an old school looking epcot one or something like that. we had a great '71 one for him but after DS puked all over me on the LAND ride and i had to get a new outfit myself we didn't really feel like clothes shopping

 

[Worfiedoodles]

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 lower carb for most breakfasts, lunches and afternoon snacks. Planning great exercise, and doing it when we don't have company.

Wrong: eating not so low carb after dinner and during the endless company visits (I had 2 solid weeks with 3 sets of company). Not exercising when company was here.

Making it right: Today is my almost full-fresh start. I had to get up at 4:30 to send the last batch to the airport, so I am feeling a bit out of it and didn't workout. I am eating lower carb today, and going to bed at a decent hour. Tomorrow I will hit the TM and start a full day of back on track.

Congrats to Dona! Fantastic job! You are such a great and faithful member of this community, it is fantastic to see you succeed!

Tracey -- Are you ready for the Dr. Who finale? We still need to watch last week's show. All this company has put a serious crimp in our tv watching style. Did you watch Terra Nova? We tivo'd it and I hope to get to it Friday night.

I'm going to echo Rose -- Congrats to all our Losers!

Maria

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD 1: you've had a busy day - work, school, kids, pets, etc have been a pain in your butt and it's dinnertime. what's your go-to dinner when in a pickle? (you know, assuming you didn't put ingredients in a crock pot this morning or came home to a wonderfully cooked meal by your spouse )

QOTD 2: what's your favorite disney purchase?? something you find you're always buying when you visit?

QOTD 1: Since it's just me, I always have a WW SmartOnes frozen dinner in the freezer for emergency nights. I also have a couple of quick and easy recipes, mostly from WW, that really only require thawing the meat/fish ahead of time. I made one of those last night, it was a taco recipe, and didn't take too long.

QOTD 2: Oh gosh...well, I have a whole list of stuff I want to buy for our upcoming trip (10 days! I could do online check in today but I'm not going to). I will always end up with a new t-shirt (or 2) or a hoodie. I'm also looking for a new ring for my other hand, a Dooney & Bourke wristlet, a photo album, and possibly a Christmas ornament.

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Sorry I didn't get over here last night, but I was so tired my eyes were crossing. Mondays are just such long days for me. I have a piano exam today (only four minutes long) that I feel only mildly prepared for, but I think I'll do okay.

 

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Tracey[/B] -- Are you ready for the Dr. Who finale? We still need to watch last week's show. All this company has put a serious crimp in our tv watching style. Did you watch Terra Nova? We tivo'd it and I hope to get to it Friday night.

We are ready for Dr. Who. Have to find time on Sunday to watch it. We have a soccer game at 1 on Sunday. We had on Terra Nova. Brian was watching it. I was busy online so I didn't pay too much attention to it. Brian said it will be interesting to see where it goes next.

QOTDpt1: Lately my go to meal is my eggplant roll ups. I could eat those every day ALL DAY! I hate to admit that last night was McDonalds. We need to figure out something else for Monday nights but it may get simpler if Ash changes dance classes.

QOTDpt2: We usually each buy a new shirt and we are pin collectors. The kids are starting to get into the trading of pins with cast members so that's fun. I also always try and get a pair of Mickey earrings.

Time to get Izzie's snack together. She's buying lunch today so that saves me some time. I have to be at work from 9-2 and then pick Ash up at 2. Then I'll pick Izzie up at 3:15. Ash is checking out the Hip Hop class at 4:45 so Izzie and I will visit the transfer station then. I have to stop and pick up the special garbage bags we need on my way to work. When Ash's class ends we will come home and have some supper. Tonight is Open House at Izzie's school so Ash and Izzie and I will go to that as Brian is on call and then has to go into work. I will probably go to bed early tonight and read and hopefully get a good night's sleep. I may get up at 5 to work out tomorrow.

Gotta do a quick vacuuming of the living room!

TTFN