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

[AUdisneyDad]

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?

QQTD 1: We have two options: Option 1 is Fish Tacos (Mahi, lettuce, black beans, pico and taco bell mild sauce), Option 2 is some sort of pasta.

QQTD 2: The item(s) that I always seem to purchase are trading pins and a WDW shirt.

Hope everyone has a good day!!!

Tim

 

[mikamah]

Congratulations to all our top losers, especially number One, Dona!!! I'm so happy for you, Dona, and excited to see you as the biggest loser!! Weigh to go, girlfriend!!!

 

[JaxJags08]

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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QOTD1 - We always pick up a rotisserie chicken from Publix (mojo flavor) - love it! We'll just eat that with rice and veggies. Then we save the other half to use in a casserole for the next night. We are guilty of stopping at McDonald's or popping in a pizza every now and then, though.

QOTD2 - I can't think of the last thing I bought for myself at Disney. We always let our DDs pick out toys. Maybe because we are FL residents and get to go often, but I usually don't buy any kind of souvenir for myself. I do always buy school bread in Norway, though. Yummy!!!!

 

[satorifound]

WIN people please take note...

Apparently I was premature in asking for measurements. The next date was September 30th. ACK! I am sorry guys. Coming back from vacation threw me off. I could've sworn we had gone three weeks already...

 

[elanorasmom]

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 )

My go-to is usually pasta. I'm veg, my husband is almost pure carnivore and my daughter loves noodles with white sauce. I also LOVE pasta. I usually add veggie crumbles - Lightlife has some low fat crumbles that I am going to try next time.

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

Two winters ago, WDW had a shop called "Tink's Treasures". Mostly fairy stuff, and a lot of it you can't get online. My daughter loves Tink and we got her the cutest short sleeve hoodie with "All you need is peace, love and pixie dust" spelled out in different colored block letters. Super cute. I was disappointed last January to find out they took it out.

Jennifer

 

[DopeyDame]

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?

#1 Great question! I'm already getting some good ideas (because I feel like I'm ALWAYS in a pickle for dinner ;-) Usually my go-to desperation meal is pasta with crushed tomatos.
#2 I pretty much always buy a t-shirt, but I also try to buy something special each trip, like a watch, a purse, etc. that I know I will actually use a lot.

this morning I was supposed to go for a 30 minute walk/run. Alas, through a series of unfortunate events, I ended up doing 10 minutes of yoga before running out the door for work. (Plus, I now i have a broken iPhone.) UGH! Maybe I'll get a real work out in this evening, but I'm not counting on it.

 

[lovehoney]

QOTD1: My go to meal is spaghetti and meat sauce. I always have an extra jar of sauce and whole wheat pasta in the pantry and ground turkey in the freezer.

QOTD2: I guess a resort mug would be something I always buy. I use them and think about Disney when I drink my coffee in the morning. I haven't been to WDW in 4 years so I don't have any mugs left as they've all broken or worn out.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Good morning (well almost afternoon)!

Slow day here for me. Carpool will bring DD15 home from band all week but I do have to pick DD11 up after a club at 4. So I get a long quiet day. I need to go to the grocery store and pick up some groceries that DH couldn't get at Wallyworld last night. I was going to go first thing this morning but my first thing was late so I will probably just go before I pick DD up. We ended up staying up late last night-- DH was watching Monday Night Football so I was exhausted when I got DD up at 6:45 this morning so I went back to sleep until 9:30.

Funny story from last night. DH has a "man cave" in our room over the garage. He has his large plasma flat screen la-di-da TV up there with surround sound and he own fridge and a recliner couch. He usually watches sports and movies up there so I don't have to watch them and I can watch my shows down stairs. But this has also meant that we spend too much time apart so we have recently vowed to spend more time together even if it means putting up with something on TV we may not enjoy. So he asks me as we are fixing dinner if he can watch Monday Night Football downstairs. While I really would prefer just about anything to football I thought to myself " He wants to spend time with me." So I said sure. Then after dinner as we are talking I find out that he is recording Terra Nova and something else on his DVR upstairs so he CAN'T watch the game up there and that is why he asked to watch it downstairs!!! I actually thought it was pretty funny-- and now I can tease him about the rest of the week-- and get a night where he has to watch my shows!

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: there's a great "classic stir fry sauce" that i will have to post the brand sold in the local supermarket here.

Would love to have the brand for that! I love to stir fry veggies, that is what I had for lunch yesterday.

We have 3 go to meals. Hamburgers is a big one because DH buys the bags of premade frozen burgers and he and DD15 LOVE burgers. I don't like them much but if I need something then it makes a good option.

If he is not in the mood to cook then we will sometimes do Spaghetti. He makes homemade sauce and we freeze it so if we have some in the freezer then I will pull that out and DD or I can heat it up and make pasta. But that doesn't really work with my low carb plan. So sometimes if we are doing the burgers or spaghetti I will make myself something else like some soup or a salad or leftovers.

If NO ONE feels like cooking then we usually do frozen pizza. I have some Palermo Prima Thin crust pizzas that have a very thin crust and I will throw some mushrooms and spinach on my portion if I have some. Not the best but it works.

And our absolute desperation meal is to order Domino's. Another one where I usually just scrounge up something else because I really really dislike Dominos but DH and the kids love it.


I buy a coffee mug and a Christmas Tree ornament every time we go to Disney. Our last trip in Sept 2010 we spent almost the entire trip looking for the 2010 mug-- they were between shipments and everywhere was sold out and hadn't got new ones in. I was so frustrated. Finally on our last day an amazing CM at a shop on Main Street in MK went and searched the stockroom for me and managed to find one for me! I could have kissed her!

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD1: My go to used to be linguine, 1/2 & 1/2, mushrooms and peas, but we don't keep the 1/2&1/2 around anymore. So now it's burgers or a pizza from the freezer. One of the grocery stores nearby has chinese so we sometimes get that--and the added bonus is that even though we're "dining" I can count it as "grocery" budget. Although this month both those budgets are gone! I will have to get very creative with the pantry/freezer this week!

QOTD2: The last 2 times (we've been 4) I've gotten earrings and love them. DH buys a pin with the year on it.

Congratulations, Losers. Super job, Dona!!!

So far I'm not working today, which means I probably won't. So definitely should get a ton of stuff done around the house. I was ticked last night when I went to bed because the bathroom mirror was a mess; I had cleaned it that morning! Boys! grrrr I'm off to go tackle a pile of papers on the desk. Wonder what's in there?!

 

[lovetoscrap]

QUESTION about drinking water (and may be some TMI):

I always have water with me to drink-- even when not dieting I have to have water because I hate feeling thirsty, and I talk a lot so my mouth gets dry often . But on days like today when I am really trying to get in a lot of water I find that as the day goes on I feel more and more thirsty to the point of being very uncomfortable with the dry mouth.

Also I go to the bathroom frequently anyway but of course that increases as I drink more water during the day. But I will reach a point where usually for about an hour I am literally running to the bathroom every 5- 10 minutes. It is like my body all the sudden decides it is time to just flush every bit of liquid out of my system. I could probably just stay in the bathroom that entire time and be "productive".

Is this normal?? Does anyone else have these reactions to increased water consumption?

BTW I have had my health checked up on side and down the other so there isn't anything medically wrong with me.

 

[ougrad86]

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 )

Spaghetti and sauce - it is also high in points, so need to cut out something if I eat this. On days when we are fending for outselves, DH will usually cave and get DS a pizza - I don't like cheese pizza so am not tempted. Those days I will usually eat a salad, and if really hungry, add some chicken to it.

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

Always a T-shirt, calendar and several pins. Now not going until April, may need to order the calendar ahead of time! And hoping to buy the next smaller size shirt!

QUESTION about drinking water (and may be some TMI):

I always have water with me to drink-- even when not dieting I have to have water because I hate feeling thirsty, and I talk a lot so my mouth gets dry often . But on days like today when I am really trying to get in a lot of water I find that as the day goes on I feel more and more thirsty to the point of being very uncomfortable with the dry mouth.

Also I go to the bathroom frequently anyway but of course that increases as I drink more water during the day. But I will reach a point where usually for about an hour I am literally running to the bathroom every 5- 10 minutes. It is like my body all the sudden decides it is time to just flush every bit of liquid out of my system. I could probably just stay in the bathroom that entire time and be "productive".

Is this normal?? Does anyone else have these reactions to increased water consumption?

Not to the extent where it is every 5-10 minutes, but I do run to the bathroom alot because of the amount I drink. I drink alot of water and my mouth is dry, but I assumed it was because of a) Claritin and b) Listerine. Both of those are supposed to be drying. And some days I am just thirsty. But like you, I always have water. Kind of a pain in the parks, schlepping it around, I use a lanyard. On top of the water I also have diet Coke (need the caffeine), so I swap back and forth on them all day.

It may be just the way your bladder reacts. It might be sensitive to too much stimulation and every once in a while just "reacts".

Carol

 

[pjlla]

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 )


I try NOT to let this happen, but when it does we usually fall back on eggs or yogurt parfaits with fruit or a "cold plate" of some sort (usually something like hardboiled eggs, cheese chunks, sardines, hummus, and cold veggies like carrots, celery, pepper strips, cucumber).


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

I don't usually spend much on myself, but I am fond of antenna toppers (I currently have about 8 on my car antenna.... I drill a hole all the way through and thread them on like beads), and the last two trips (one with each child) I have bought a special Christmas ornament.... and usually a t-shirt.
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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

Congratulations to all our Big Losers!!

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 usually get about 7-8 hours and feel best and function best with that.... but I can make do with the occasional 6 hours and if necessary a few nights of 5 hours (like on a commando vacation to WDW! ). I am a good sleeper the majority of the time.

I love this conversation with yourself, and need to do that more before I put something in my mouth. You truly have made this a way of life, Pamela, and I love that you share all you have learned with us.


I try!

Love this list. Now just to follow them.

I did my half marathon yesterday, and surprised myself by doing better than I expected. I finished just under my time from the only other half I did in disney. I had not trained for this very well, but had committed and was mentally prepared to not finish if necessary. I would not have continued if I was hurting too badly, but I ended up going slow and steady, walking more than running and actually enjoyed the race. Also going into saturday they were predicting rain, so when it was not raining, that helped the attitude a lot. I found that even though I haven't gotten out running more thatn 1-2 time a week, that still made a difference in my strength and stamina. I'm sore and achey today, and if I had gone more, I'm sure that would be better, but if I hadn't gotten any training in, I'm sure I would not have finished.

I do know that anything is possible, as long as you set your mind to it, and put your heart into it, you can do it.

Have a great sunday everyone!!

Glad you were able to complete your race. The weather over the weekend turned out much better than they originally predicted!

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?

Last one.... family vacation to the lake in August (we do it every year). Don't have another vacation planned at the moment (other than our annual lake trip), but I'm hoping we might be able to do a long weekend for the four of us sometime in the Spring. And I still have to do this year's Mother/Son weekend, so he and I will be getting away some time soon!

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Happy Tuesday friends! No time to chat, but I am marginally caught up! Off to swim/soccer/swim parents meeting, etc, etc, etc! Won't be making it home until late. TTYL..........................P

 

[dis-happy]

Hi everyone!

I need to join your Fall Challenge! I did great last spring, then injured my knee terribly the end of May, spent most of the summer months off my feet completely, and sadly, gained back a lot of weight. Ugh!!! But things are looking up, I'm able to move much better, and am ready to lose!

dis-happy
mom to 4 (and still trying to lose that baby weight from the last baby)

 

[dvccruiser76]

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!

I'm like that with the Topsfield Fair it's about 10 minutes from here

if you can find something like soccer for dylan, i highly recommend it! look, it's not like thomas is quickly becoming the next pele at these soccer practices but he IS having fun. it takes him a little to get into it (like, he stands behind my legs for the first 10 min) but then once he let go and tried it he was saying, "more! more!" it's cute and fun. the other parents in the class are...interesting. we go to the class in westchester and of course the FIRST thing i was asked this morning was what SCHOOL thomas is going to. um, he's 2. he goes to school of mommy! and forget it when they found out we're from the bronx!

Well too bad for them I'll keep my eyes peeled. We might try the Little Gym which has classes for his age and another friend found a soccer program that might take 2 year olds.

Our exciting news here is that we booked a Thanksgiving trip to NYC. Yes, I know we are crazy to go when the crowds are so heavy but we are very excited about it. We are hoping to find some undiscovered fantastic spot to watch the Macy's parade where the view is great and no one else is there We were originally going to DRIVE up, stay with friends who live in Englewood,NJ but we changed our minds and booked airfare and hotel right on Times Square. The hotel can be cancelled if we change our minds. So, NYC ladies please send me any tips or ideas for fun things to do. I don't think we will go to the Rockettes show. There is a travelling Rockettes show in our town for 3 weeks in Nov. DH & DS want to go see Spiderman and/or Rock of Ages. We all want to visit Top of the Rock and the 9/11 memorial and we'll probably take a bus tour. The Statue of Liberty is closed for a year.

Yay, I've always wanted to watch the Macy's Day Parade. It'll never happen now, DH HATES big crowds.

However, if I might make a small food suggestion... There is a L'Originale Alfredo's in NYC. It's the same one that used to be in Epcot If you go to their website they even shows the old closed location in the Italy Pavilion.

Are you watching the rec department's website? Michael did blast ball, i think he was 3, and they hit the ball off the tee and then run to 1st base which is a base that honks when you step on it, so they jump up and down on the base making noise. That was his first experience with sports. He did gymnastics as well, but i think that was 3-4.

I did my half marathon yesterday, and surprised myself by doing better than I expected. I finished just under my time from the only other half I did in disney. I had not trained for this very well, but had committed and was mentally prepared to not finish if necessary. I would not have continued if I was hurting too badly, but I ended up going slow and steady, walking more than running and actually enjoyed the race. Also going into saturday they were predicting rain, so when it was not raining, that helped the attitude a lot. I found that even though I haven't gotten out running more thatn 1-2 time a week, that still made a difference in my strength and stamina. I'm sore and achey today, and if I had gone more, I'm sure that would be better, but if I hadn't gotten any training in, I'm sure I would not have finished.

I'm keeping my eyes peeled, but most programs are for ages 3 and up

Congrats on your marathon, great job

I'm not a runner, but I'm heading out for a short loop after this post.

We are also going to Texas Roadhouse for lunch. It is hard to find nutritional information for the Roadhouse but luckily myfitnesspal has it. And when I did my preplanning all I could think was . But I've got it and was under my calories yesterday so it should work out in the long run.

DS loves Texas Roadhouse. There's one next to Stop & Shop so every time we go grocery shopping he yells out what sounds somewhat like "Texas Roadhouse".

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?

Let's see, Hershey and Sesame Place are scheduled for May 2012, will book WDW for Dec. 2012 when booking opens for DVC, and will also book a week on the Fantasy for May 2013 when that booking opens.

Why is it that I'm planned, but can't book yet? There must be other crazy Disney planners out there Anyone, anyone?

Oooh ooh pick me!! We are down to 12 days! Wednesday is our double digit dance day. I'm mentally working on the to-do list, things like "Don't forget the camera!" and "Remember to put some sunscreen in a 3oz container for the carry on". I should probably start writing this stuff down... I also need to finish working on our touring plans.

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I am so sore from Yoga yesterday. I don't understand, I thought kickboxing would make me hurt but it didn't. Well, no pain, no gain, right? I'm going to the gym later to do the elliptical and some light weight stuff. Tonight is our Sunday House Dinner, and my housemate is making sping rolls. I've never had them, should be yummy.

Yahoo for your trip

How did you like kickboxing? I miss it.

Sue-Have you been to connor's yet? There's so much to do in the back of the farmhouse I bet Dylan would love it.

Not yet, we were going to try last weekend but the forecast wasn't too good for Saturday. We probably could have gone though. We ended up at Monkey Joe's which Dylan enjoyed. We almost did Imajine That but decided to wait and go on a Friday when they have make your own pizza classes and other stuff scheduled that he might like.

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.

Oh no, are you all better now? The Topsfield Fair starts this Friday if you need a re-do

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!

Yippie We did the Dream in May and loved it. Have a wonderful time

Hi everyone!

I need to join your Fall Challenge! I did great last spring, then injured my knee terribly the end of May, spent most of the summer months off my feet completely, and sadly, gained back a lot of weight. Ugh!!! But things are looking up, I'm able to move much better, and am ready to lose!

dis-happy
mom to 4 (and still trying to lose that baby weight from the last baby)

Come on in, the water's just right.

When you're ready, PM me your weight and a goal if you have one that you would like me to track.

After that, pm me your weight every week between Friday and Monday at 8 PM EST.



Well friends, time for a quick run

 

[tigger813]

Hi all,

One more quick post for the day.

Ash has decided to switch back to Hip Hop class. She really LOVED the class. I could tell by watching her that she was going to make the switch. It will make Mondays more doable. She has the moves for Hip Hop.

Just back from Izzie's open house at school. She was ready to go home. She started complaining about a tummy ache but I think she was just hot and tired. She did complain about a headache earlier this afternoon. She tends to get low grade fevers for no reason. She and Ash are watching tv now in my bedroom. Brian has to go back to work in a little while. I will probably get in bed and read at 9 until I can't read anymore. I plan on getting up again at 5 to work out. It was a great way to start the day today. Ash is going on a rock climbing after school trip and Izzie and I are supposed to get together with another mom and her daughter. Just hope Izzie isn't getting sick! I don't need that this week. Though if I could stay home Thursday I wouldn't complain.

Well, on longer than I planned. I think I'll put the acs on so the rooms can cool off before bed.

TTFN

 

[my3princes]

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?

i know our friend liesel is in hawaii right now! that sounds verrrrrrry nice right about now!!

We camped a lot this summer, but our last real vacation was over a year ago. We had a 3 week vacation complete with Walt Disney World (TreeHouse Villa), 7 day Carribean Cruise, Universal Studios and SeaWorld. Awesome trip. Our next vacation is a 3 week vacation next summer. Hawaii and DL We are totally stoked.

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 NEED 8 hours sleep. However I have a hard time falling asleep. I take tylenol PM 2 hours before I hit the sheets and it helps. The fact that I'm up around 4:30 each morning means that I need to go to bed at 8:30 to make 8 hours possible. Usually I'm in bed by 9:30. I definitely notice that I eat more when I'm tired. This week I've been exhausted because the weekend was super busy. I've consumed much more food and caffeine the last 2 mornings then I normally do. There is definitely a correlation. I'm looking forward to catching up on sleep this weekend to make next week better.

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 )

I really like the new Barber Chicken Cordon Bleu without the breading. The kids like the breaded kind and DH likes the reduced fat variety. Add some whole grain rice and veggies and it's an easy meal.
QOTD 2: what's your favorite disney purchase?? something you find you're always buying when you visit?

Disney kitchen accessories. I'm slowly creating a Disney kitchen. We also collect pins, vinylmations, Christmas Ornaments...you get the idea. I'm excited to add some Hawaiian and DL to our collections.
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[trinaweena]

Some positive things. I stayed home from work today, which i don't regret because im still not feeling well and it gave me a chance to kind of catch up on stuff and rest up a bit.

i'm pretty happy with how im looking lately. i look down at myself and im not saying you look fat im saying "you look fantastic" which is a nice change. im also noticing that making healthy choices is becoming more natural. im not having to think about it, im just DOING IT. Today for a snack i had a couple whole grain rice cakes and some grapes, rather than chips. and making healthier choices throughout the day is making it easier to allow that one peanut butter cup once in awhile and not feel guilty.

today i made a version of eggplant parmesean, it was my first time cooking with eggplant and i have to say it came out pretty good! i should have made some whole grain pasta to go with it though.

i signed up for my second 5k, i still havent been to the gym but as soon as im feeling better i will. i have another exam next wednesday and more homework than i want to think about but oh well.

tomorrow i have to think about starting to get back to normal. i just don't know where the day goes...its already 8:30????

 

[buzz5985]

Hi everyone!

I need to join your Fall Challenge! I did great last spring, then injured my knee terribly the end of May, spent most of the summer months off my feet completely, and sadly, gained back a lot of weight. Ugh!!! But things are looking up, I'm able to move much better, and am ready to lose!

dis-happy
mom to 4 (and still trying to lose that baby weight from the last baby)

Welcome!!!

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.


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!


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! :

Congratulations Losers and Maintainers.

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?

I think I am several QOTD's behind. What I can remember.

Vacation - Next year same as this year. BWV, VB, HHI Only difference one of DS friends will be joining us.

Sleep - You don't want to know. I have worked some form of nights for 25 years that alone equals sleep deprivation.

Go to dinner - we usually have something in the freezer - but if worse came to worse - a bag of frozen raviolis (always have them to feed hungry teenage boys without breaking the bank) and I have some frozen pesto sauce I made in there too.

Disney purchases - We always buy a christmas ornament while we are on vacation.

 

[jimmduck]

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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1. I really try to plan ahead, but if this happens, go ahead meal is usually an egg dish of some kind. Sometimes just peanut butter toast, cereal and fruit, but the latter not often.

2. A watch! I have been buying character watches during every trip from 2003 on. I have Tigger, Eeyore, Tinkerbell, Donald, a Christmas Mickey and Minnie, Mickey and now Winnie. Next? Probably Piglet or Minnie.

Hi guys. Still reading, but not much time to post except on my own WISH journal, which I am trying to be faithful to, but have missed a few days.

Missed the weigh in this week because I was overworked and off program re eating last week. I just cannot risk letting Scar out of his cage by a bad weigh in - sorry, that is how an eating disorder goes.

But I did manage to chart, plan and do other things - enough to do well on HH. Just did not fully execute the plans that I made and I still ate too much even though I wrote it all down.

Oh well, steady as she goes and there is always tomorrow.

Congrats to superstars this week - especially Donac.

Linda

 

[bellebookworm9]

Pamela, thanks for reminding me-a new car topper, that's also on our list of souvenirs! We bought a really cool rainbow one last May, and it disappeared this summer; either someone took it or it fell off in the car wash.

Why is it that I'm planned, but can't book yet? There must be other crazy Disney planners out there Anyone, anyone?

Yahoo for your trip

How did you like kickboxing? I miss it.

Me, me! I'm the crazy planner too! I started planning this one about two months after we got home from the last one, and was looking for potential DVC owners in August when booking didn't open until November.

I'm coaching this coming week, so everyone gets to count down with me!

Kickboxing wasn't for me. It just seemed to drag on forever. I prefer Zumba, and I also tried Yoga which I would do again.

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My eating has been off the last few days. I'm just in some sort of mental rut. I write everything down for the next day that I should eat, but that doesn't mean I actually eat it. However, I did actually force myself to go to Zumba tonight (took a housemate with me) and I felt much better afterwards, even though it seemed more difficult this week (which doesn't make any sense since it was the same routine as last week).

I had a very good academic day today. I got an A- on a psych test I took last week, which I can bump up to an A if I do an extra credit project. My piano exam went pretty well. I rearranged another test so it wouldn't coincide with the one I've already rearranged for the vacation. I also managed to fall down the steps coming out of one of the buildings today, but hey, you win some you lose some. Why the school thought it was a great idea to have marble steps, I'll never know. They're no fun in the rain!

I just watched Glee and New Girl. Glee redeemed it self this week-I fall a little bit more in love with Chris Colfer everytime he opens his mouth. Going to do some reading before bed, and will take another stab at meal planning for tomorrow.