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

[pjlla]

If anyone gets a chance, ABC World News tonight had a segment on losing weight and keeping it off. I looked for a link but there didn't appear to be one up yet, but you can watch the whole episode. I believe it was towards the end.

Anyhow--to most of you none of what they said will come as a big surprise:
track your food
change your attitude--from diet to lifestyle change
and weigh yourself regularly

Just thought I'd share.

Thanks for sharing! You're right.... no big surprises there.... but it doesn't hurt to reinforce these facts. And I think that there are STILL folks out there that think it will be different for THEM. That they will be the ones who DON'T need to track their food or DON'T need to exercise (or have a million excuses why they can't), or, most of all, why they only need a short-term "diet" and then can go right back to their same old habits!

IMNSHO, I think that most folks out there who pick up a six pack of Slimfast or start the cabbage soup diet, or start a juice fast are only thinking short term.... about the 10 or 20 or 90+ pounds they need to lose and they want it gone FAST! I think they figure that they already "know" enough about eating right or they will learn it "later". I gotta say, I doubt that it works that way for most of them. It is a slow (but steady) ongoing process of learning.... what to eat, when to eat, how and how much to eat.... same for exercise, when, what type, how much.

We can repeat and repeat and repeat, "track your food, get regular exercise, make it a lifestyle change" over and over, but until folks are really ready for a change and are really realizing what that unhealthy lifestyle is doing to them, they won't be ready to make permanent change.

(Climbing slowly and quietly off the soapbox now!)

Welcome to Healthy Habits!

My name is CC (like see-see), which is short for Christina. No one has time to say 3 syllables so, it’s been shortened to my initials.

This is my 3rd time coaching Healthy Habits (HH) and I absolutely love it! I started a new job right after Thanksgiving and HH have been so important to me. I would like to give a shout out to donac and jenanderson who showed me the ropes coaching previous challenges.

For the WISH Biggest Loser Fall 2011 Challenge, I am revamping Healthy Habits. Each week will have a theme, and each theme will be a Disney movie. I will be using various components of the movie to determine each week’s daily habits and the 2 mini-challenges.

Every week you will have 4 “Habits” to do each day. There will also be 2 Mini-Challenges. These will be something like “Exercise for 45 minutes simultaneously once during the week.” The “Habits” will be things that are essential for good “Health.” One might be “Drink 6 8 oz. glasses of water per day.” I will be very clear about which 4 are for all 7 days and which 2 are the Mini-Challenges.

The Healthy Habits “week” is the same as for weigh-ins. A new “week” begins on Friday and ends on Thursday. At the end of each week, total your points and PM (private message) me them. Please list your total points in the subject of your PM. In the body of your PM, please separate each “Habit” and mini-challenge. Here is an example.
Habit #1: 5/7 days
Habit #2: 4/7 days
Habit #3: 7/7 days
Habit #4: 1/7 days
Mini-Challenge #1: Completed
Mini-Challenge #2: Not Completed

This will allow me to recognize participants who earned 7/7 for 1 or more “Habits.” It also gives me feedback for future weeks.

Please PM me your points by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern Time. I will post the results as soon as possible after that. Everyone who participates will be entered into the “hat” for a chance at the weekly prize. I have bought many of the prizes already and I think they are great!

It is optional to participate, but I know I do so much better when I participate.

Welcome to Healthy Habits Week 6: The Parent Trap


This week, we are taking a trip to summer camp. This is a "Back to Basic-"type week, so first, I suggest we pack.

Welcome to Camp WISH!
A-t-en-shun Campers! All campers must be equipped with the following supplies:
1.) Sneakers and Exercise clothing
3.) At Least 1 Water Bottle (the more it holds, the better)
4.) Journal and Pen
5.) A Flashlight

A-t-en-shun Campers! The theme for this week's session is Healthy Habits! For All 7 Days:

Left, left, left, right, left. 1. Your “Habit” is to exercise for at least 15 minutes. No camp experience is complete without a hike. Inside, outside, 15 minutes of activity is a huge help! I don't know too many people who exercise without water accessible. 2. This week, your “Habit” is to drink a total of 64 oz. of water each day.

Camp food tends to leave a lasting memory. I don't remember mine having a lot of fiber, but it had something in it. One of the best ways to remember something is to write it. So, this week 3. Journal everything you eat with calories. Write down one nutritional aspect of it. (Calories, protein, carbs, fat, points, etc. Camp food is not exactly low-sodium. It might be interesting to track your sodium for the week.)

Somehow we've been saying "Laughter is the best medicine" for years now. 4. Each day, spend some time laughing. Again, if you think it counts, it counts!

Mini-Challenges:

1. This is Camp WISH, not Survivor, but strength is important. Do at least 1 strength training session this week in addition to your 7 workouts.

2. Some camps are inside, but camps in the two The Parent Trap movies were outside. Do one activity involving nature this week..

Please, please feel free to ask any questions. You are welcome to PM me or post on the thread. I check my e-mail frequently.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Holy COW CC... you are rocking it AGAIN with this week's HH!! I saw bits and pieces of this movie (again) a few weeks ago when it was on tv. Sad to think that Natasha Richardson is gone now.

But what a FUN movie it was.... and I loved the older version when I was growing up.

Can our one activity involving nature include mowing or raking?? That will make it easy for most of us!! I might even take a legit HIKE this weekend, if the weather holds!

Thanks for putting so much thought into this every week.

I LOVE Ancestry. I don't do it as often as I like, which is terrible considering the price I am paying for it, but I have found some really great stuff. It is so easy to get sucked in, I start looking around and lose track of time!

I know what you mean about the $$. I had paid for a full year upfront a few years ago.... worked furiously on it for a few weeks, but then gradually slipped away from it.... but of course, was still paying! I let the subscription lapse for a while, but picked it up again in early September, as that is usually a light work month for me and I figured I would have some extra time. But I only paid for ONE MONTH! That way I can dedicate my extra time to just that for now and save the scrapbooking for another month when I'm not paying for Ancestry.

I really need to pony up the $$ and pay for international records access, as I am at a wall with a few relatives from Scotland, England, and Sweden. But I want to get as far as I can for now before I boost up to that next level again (yup, paid for international in the past too, but didn't get far with it).

My paid month is probably ending SOON, so I need to make a decision on whether or not I am going to keep up with it for now or let it lapse for a while.



I finally stopped stalling and started exercising! Need to work on doing it daily since I skipped yesterday because I had stuff to do. Was planning to walk to DS's school, but it was pouring and finally decided that what was going on was not that important to go out in that...walking or driving.

Weigh - in tomorrow. Weight kind of fluctuated up all week, after being really low last week. Staying on plan, but not showing on the scale. Hoping for a woosh.

Carol

Hope that woosh happened for you!

I've listened to all of my children, been an advocate for Nick and managed to hold it all together through it all. I'm looking forward to having tomorrow to myself to decompress before the weekend.

Glad you could find the positives in this week. Hope you are enjoying your "me" day today (although I'm sure it involves plenty of "them" stuff too!).

I was much better in Disney with food than I would have been a year or so ago. I was conscious of everything I ate, and it really helped that Mom and I split almost everything (though that's what we normally do, since portions are so large and expensive!). Now I need to work on getting back on the wagon, as the last two days have not been at all on plan.

CC, I love the HH theme for this week-the newer Parent Trap is one of my favorite movies!

Come on back in the wagon with us! We miss you. I hope you are making a committment to yourself that your time back in the wagon starts NOW! I know how tough it is to get back OP after time away, but don't let one day or two days start slipping into two weeks or two months! Make today THE day!!

Good Friday morning

We made it to Friday

Last night I had a choice between sitting in the misty clammy weather for an outdoor band concert or going to yoga. I went to yoga. It was the first time that yoga seemed to fly by. I was surprised at the end of the 75 minutes that it was over. I was sorry to miss the concert but I don't need to get sick again.

We have refinancing our mortgage tonight here at the house. Our company sent us a note a month and a half ago with a great interest rate so we did it. They are coming to the house to sign papers.

Tomorrow I am taking a quilting class. Sunday we are going to see our son at college. He got some papers here at the house about a big test he is taking at the end of the month and we feel he should have them. We are driving them since I have not seen him since he left for college.

QOTD I am most proudest that I have been keeping on task about a number of things. I have started writing letters of recommendations and have done 6 of them this week. I got a lot of things done for Monday's math competition. Here at home I got a quilt basted that I should have worked on a couple of weeks ago. I start quilting it tonight.

Have a happy and healthy day.

YOu've had a busy week! Nice job with the yoga.... what kind is it? I have a friend trying to talk me into a 6 am Saturay morning Bikram yoga class, but I haven't committed to it.

Do you mind me asking what you got for a mortgage rate? We really need to look into a re-fi... I'm sure we could drop a percentage at least.

Morning everyone!

Well, I took an OTC sleeping med last night. I was tired from the day anyway because I did quite a bit of vacuuming (its been hurting my hips). Then I cleaned the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher. I also had NO soda yesterday. I was tired by about 830 so I took the medication around 9. I was wide awake at 3:45 this morning and have been up since.

Alan and the cats are crashed so I've just been surfing the internet and watching DVR'ed versions of NCIS. I found a few recipes on www.campbellsoup.com that I wrote down and want to try over the next few weeks. I also made my TO DO list for the day of things I need to get accomplished, laundry being on the top of my list. I also am going to attempt to do a half a mile on my treadmill just to get my exercising started.

The pool people should be here today to continue forming our deck and dog kennel area for the dog. Weather permitting they should be able to get the concrete poured this weekend. I have dinner reservation Sunday night at Epcot for one of the resturants in Italy. We were going to go last weekend but the monsoon we got here over the weekend prevented that from happening.

I hope everyone has a good day!

Well... after getting up SO early, I imagine you won't need any help sleeping tonight! If you can manage to stay awake until a normal hour tonight (10 pm??) you will get your body right back on track to a regular sleeping pattern!

I have one white load to fold and I will be all caught up with laundry.... just in time for DH to empty his suitcase and fill the hampers again!

Enjoy your dinner at Epcot!

I woke up early too Kristina. I have already checked my e-mail (that always seems to take forever 1) and did a few other things. I would have prefered to sleep an extra hour or so as I have a birthday party to attend tonight. It is about 30 minutes away and it doesn't end until after midnight. I will probaly leave earlier than that because my parents will wait up for me. That is there choice, but I do appreciate that. It is my BFF's birthday and she asked if I could help her set-up, etc., and I definitely agreed. Even if I was working, I don't need to be there until when I would have arrived having left directly from work. Could someone expain to me why people have dinner parties hours after the dinner hour? I know that sounds rhetorical, but I must be naive. I only end up eating more.

I am making some GF food for the party. I will bring most of it with me and heat it there. I am making a 1/2 sheet pan of nachos banana: for some great sales on the ingredients!) and will bring a serving of GF brownies that are already in our freezer. I will probably bring my own bowl of salad because of cross-contamination. She used to be GF (misdiagnosis), but even still, I can't ask her to police her guests.

for weigh-in eveyone. I was up 4 pounds yesterday and am no longer going to WW, so I will use today's weight.

I'm sure it is a PITA to have to bring so much of your own foods, but you will feel better in the long run, I'm sure.

I hope you enjoy your friend's party. Well, guess I better go get on the scale and weigh myself. I weighed myself a few days ago and then went back and looked at what my last weigh in was during the summer challenge. Surprisingly throughout all the stress between June and now I've only gained 3 pounds!! WOW

I agree... WOW! That 3 pounds will disappear fast now, I'm sure!

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Morning friends! Scale was NOT particularly kind today, but after my weekend splurges with DS, I'm not terribly shocked.... but I did have some salty stuff last night, so I'm reserving the right for a "do-over" on the scale tomorrow morning in hopes that the number is a bit better.

Breakfast this morning was a carb splurge of steelcut oats with a tablespoon of organic ground flaxmeal and a tablespoon of brown sugar.... it was so yummy! The hot cooked oat bran cereal is okay, but this is so much better.

Anyone here a big fan (or foe) chiropractics? I must say, for years I never saw the point. Not that I thought that they were quacks, but it just seemed.... I don't know..... not real?? Plus the adjustments seem violent! Lots of twisting and cracking....

Anyhow, DH started trying some chiropractic treatment a few years ago.... he has an autoimmune disease that affects his eyes and as a result he sometimes holds his head at a funny angle. That, combined with cradling the phone against his shoulder during some long work conference calls and he was having some pains. He has had some limited success with chiropractics in the past few years, started with a new chiropractor a few months ago and really likes the guy, so he suggested we let DD give it a try for her ongoing shoulder pains.

DD saw him in late August and LOVES the guy (he is really personable). She was seeing him twice a week, but is now down to once a week and she says that the difference in her pain is really significant. She can't WAIT for her appointments every week and says it is like her shoulders being sprinkled with pixie dust for a few hours!

Well.... DD mentioned to him about the fact that I have been waking up with headaches many days lately. He did a shoulder/neck massage-treatment (not adjustment) on me a few weeks ago and again yesterday (just as a courtesy, not as a patient). I must say, especially yesterday, how much better I felt after! I didn't realize how uncomfortable my neck and shoulders are ALL THE TIME. It really hit home when I turned my neck to look over my shoulder to back out of the parking lot when leaving the chiro office and I didn't have ANY PAIN and I was able to fully turn my neck. So I have broken down and made an "official" appointment for myself.

Do you think I'm nuts? Tell me your chiropractic stories (good and bad).


I broke down and bought DS a Halloween costume today. I have probably only bought 1 or 2 costumes for my kids over the years, but he REALLY wanted the "bought" version of this costume, not the "Mom" version.... plus it will save me time to make DD's costume. Anyhow, $45 later we are the proud owners of a "Death Eaters" costume (hood, robe, mask) from the WB store..... I know in the long run I will thank myself for not having to MAKE the costume, as I really hate sewing.... but YIKES... that is a LOT of money! My other hesitation was the fact that this kind of breaks my Halloween "rules" of nothing scary, gory, violent, etc. oh well.... the rule had a good run for 16 years!

Well....DH arrived home very late last night and of course, it is throwing off my regular routine.... TM is in the bedroom, so I either have to do another workout (today could be strength training day), or wait until he arises (whatever time that might be). Kids beds are already made and breakfast dishes are done. Need to figure out tonight's dinner. We will eat together as a family probably about 9 pm after swim (and while watching this week's Survivor...).

DS's soccer tournament is tomorrow at 9 am and then we have to be at the pool for 1pm for DD's swim meet (first official meet of the season), so tomorrow is a full day. Not sure about Sunday yet... may head to MA to visit parents and shop for fabric for DD's costume... or may stay home. Will decide tonight.

I'm gonna go and fold that last load of laundry. That way I'll be ready for the TM when DH gets up. Hope you all have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!..........P

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Thanks for sharing! You're right.... no big surprises there.... but it doesn't hurt to reinforce these facts. And I think that there are STILL folks out there that think it will be different for THEM. That they will be the ones who DON'T need to track their food or DON'T need to exercise (or have a million excuses why they can't), or, most of all, why they only need a short-term "diet" and then can go right back to their same old habits!

IMNSHO, I think that most folks out there who pick up a six pack of Slimfast or start the cabbage soup diet, or start a juice fast are only thinking short term.... about the 10 or 20 or 90+ pounds they need to lose and they want it gone FAST! I think they figure that they already "know" enough about eating right or they will learn it "later". I gotta say, I doubt that it works that way for most of them. It is a slow (but steady) ongoing process of learning.... what to eat, when to eat, how and how much to eat.... same for exercise, when, what type, how much.

We can repeat and repeat and repeat, "track your food, get regular exercise, make it a lifestyle change" over and over, but until folks are really ready for a change and are really realizing what that unhealthy lifestyle is doing to them, they won't be ready to make permanent change.

(Climbing slowly and quietly off the soapbox now!)

OK OK, get out of my brain!!!! That little Pamela has been in my brain for the last week!! This morning I was saying to myself how mentally exhausting thinking about everything I eat has become. I'm like I want a break, but then the little Pamela says there is no break. This is a permanent change. You can't eat like a skinny person, no matter what you weigh you have to eat like you were a fat person ...forever! I love my tough love Pamela that yells at me. LOL



DD saw him in late August and LOVES the guy (he is really personable). She was seeing him twice a week, but is now down to once a week and she says that the difference in her pain is really significant. She can't WAIT for her appointments every week and says it is like her shoulders being sprinkled with pixie dust for a few hours!

Well.... DD mentioned to him about the fact that I have been waking up with headaches many days lately. He did a shoulder/neck massage-treatment (not adjustment) on me a few weeks ago and again yesterday (just as a courtesy, not as a patient). I must say, especially yesterday, how much better I felt after! I didn't realize how uncomfortable my neck and shoulders are ALL THE TIME. It really hit home when I turned my neck to look over my shoulder to back out of the parking lot when leaving the chiro office and I didn't have ANY PAIN and I was able to fully turn my neck. So I have broken down and made an "official" appointment for myself.

Do you think I'm nuts? Tell me your chiropractic stories (good and bad).

Love love love my chiropractor!!! He's ben seeing me since I was pregnant with DS11, and he's adjusted all the kids since literally the day they've come home from the hospital. DS15 sees him regularly especially during sports season. And he has helped DH tremendously! Not sure if I told you but from the car accident back in 2007 DH got 2 torn discs. Unfortunately he can't take off work long enough for surgery and recovery so the chiro has been keeping him walking to this point. Hopefully soon our court date will come so we can settle and get him fixed without worrying about losing the house.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Wanted to share the link of the family party. If anyone is in the Southeastern CT region on Sunday let me know, you can swing on by!


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21423665#post21423665

 

[Disneywedding2010]

OH! I completely forgot to mention something.

Alan and I were talking the other night about doing another Disney trip beginning part of December next year. We're plum out of DVC points for next year (yeah went a little nuts this year, lol). So we're going to be paying out of pocket for this trip. I have the dates figured out but I'm still trying to decide where to stay.

Decisions.. Decisions...

 

[lovetoscrap]

Quick drive by again today while eating lunch. I am apparently crazy because so far today I have cleaned everything off of the floor of my closet so DH can move a tall book shelf in there so I can put the stuff back in on shelves instead of the floor and then decided to just go for it and start tearing the wallpaper out of the downstairs bathroom.

DH is going to be in for a shock when he gets home! His honeydo list just got big for this weekend! Our toilet broke in the middle of the night so that has to be fixed, and now the shelf has to be moved and hopefully I will get the wallpaper down so he can do wall repairs. Hope he didn't have other plans!!!

We have a football game tonight (DD is in band) so this will all wait until tomorrow-- well except the toilet. I hope that he can fix that tonight. I need to get some food together for the game tonight. Unfortunately we are out of lettuce so may send DH to run and get some on his way home.

 

[tigger813]

Pouring here again. I was up a bit this week but I'm ok with it.

Got lucky this morning and my boss told me I didn't have to come in today. She knows I have a ton of things to do before heading to NC on Monday. I think I got almost everything done except for making Brian's schedule for the week.

Ash got her progress report and it was AWESOME! She does work very hard! We had a nice lunch with 3 of her friends and their moms, one of which I found out is pregnant! Had no idea! She's a tiny little thing so despite being only 15 weeks she has quite a little belly going! She will find out in a few weeks what she is having. That's 2 people in the last 24 hours who I have discovered are pregnant!

Heading out shortly to pick up Izzie and then coming home and putting on jammies! We'll watch Project Runway and maybe a movie tonight. It's such a yucky evening! Hope the rain stops so the girls can have soccer tomorrow!

Have a great weekend! I will post when I can next week as I will be at my parents from Monday until Saturday morning! I've packed my shakes and aloe, still need to throw in the tea and some for my dad!

TTFN

 

[JacksLilWench]

HELLO ALL YOU SKINNY LITTLE LOSERS!!!

I am Kaiti, and will be your coach for the week!! This is my first time coaching and can't wait to get started!!!!

I do want to apologize profusely for my lateness- everything that COULD go wrong today, HAS. And all I could think about what getting on here to post y'all's QOTD!!

QOTD 10/14- What is something you would never have thought to do, either again or for the first time, before you lost your weight?

For me, I never ever in a million years would have joined a meet-up group and been a part of being among a huge gathering of people. And it's been so fun! We've taken part in gallery crawls, charity events, and several nights out on the town. And had I not lost the weight and gained a LOT of self- confidence, I would still be sitting at home doing nothing!

Again, I apologize for my extreme tardiness I can't wait to read your responses!!

 

[pjlla]

Love love love my chiropractor!!! He's ben seeing me since I was pregnant with DS11, and he's adjusted all the kids since literally the day they've come home from the hospital. DS15 sees him regularly especially during sports season. And he has helped DH tremendously! Not sure if I told you but from the car accident back in 2007 DH got 2 torn discs. Unfortunately he can't take off work long enough for surgery and recovery so the chiro has been keeping him walking to this point. Hopefully soon our court date will come so we can settle and get him fixed without worrying about losing the house.

Glad to hear good news about chiropractics. Sorry that DH has had to suffer for so long.... the legal system in this country is nearly as bad as the medical system! Hopefully he can get surgery and some long-term relief soon.

Wanted to share the link of the family party. If anyone is in the Southeastern CT region on Sunday let me know, you can swing on by!


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21423665#post21423665

Well.... I 'll be a bit closer to you on Sunday if I visit my parents, but still a few hours away.... oh well. But thanks for the invite!

OH! I completely forgot to mention something.

Alan and I were talking the other night about doing another Disney trip beginning part of December next year. We're plum out of DVC points for next year (yeah went a little nuts this year, lol). So we're going to be paying out of pocket for this trip. I have the dates figured out but I'm still trying to decide where to stay.

Decisions.. Decisions...

FUN decisions to have to make!!

Quick drive by again today while eating lunch. I am apparently crazy because so far today I have cleaned everything off of the floor of my closet so DH can move a tall book shelf in there so I can put the stuff back in on shelves instead of the floor and then decided to just go for it and start tearing the wallpaper out of the downstairs bathroom.

DH is going to be in for a shock when he gets home! His honeydo list just got big for this weekend! Our toilet broke in the middle of the night so that has to be fixed, and now the shelf has to be moved and hopefully I will get the wallpaper down so he can do wall repairs. Hope he didn't have other plans!!!

We have a football game tonight (DD is in band) so this will all wait until tomorrow-- well except the toilet. I hope that he can fix that tonight. I need to get some food together for the game tonight. Unfortunately we are out of lettuce so may send DH to run and get some on his way home.

WOW.... lots of projects to get done! Love my DH, but "honey-do" lists don't work for him. He can't STAND my constant lists!

Are you going to re-paper the bathroom or paint?? Hope you have a warm clear night for football!

Pouring here again. I was up a bit this week but I'm ok with it.

Got lucky this morning and my boss told me I didn't have to come in today. She knows I have a ton of things to do before heading to NC on Monday. I think I got almost everything done except for making Brian's schedule for the week.

Ash got her progress report and it was AWESOME! She does work very hard! We had a nice lunch with 3 of her friends and their moms, one of which I found out is pregnant! Had no idea! She's a tiny little thing so despite being only 15 weeks she has quite a little belly going! She will find out in a few weeks what she is having. That's 2 people in the last 24 hours who I have discovered are pregnant!

Heading out shortly to pick up Izzie and then coming home and putting on jammies! We'll watch Project Runway and maybe a movie tonight. It's such a yucky evening! Hope the rain stops so the girls can have soccer tomorrow!

Have a great weekend! I will post when I can next week as I will be at my parents from Monday until Saturday morning! I've packed my shakes and aloe, still need to throw in the tea and some for my dad!

TTFN

Sounds like you will be ready to go on Monday. BTW, watch out...... news like pregnancies come in three's!!

HELLO ALL YOU SKINNY LITTLE LOSERS!!!

I am Kaiti, and will be your coach for the week!! This is my first time coaching and can't wait to get started!!!!

I do want to apologize profusely for my lateness- everything that COULD go wrong today, HAS. And all I could think about what getting on here to post y'all's QOTD!!

QOTD 10/14- What is something you would never have thought to do, either again or for the first time, before you lost your weight?

Again, I apologize for my extreme tardiness I can't wait to read your responses!!

Don't worry about being tardy!! The thread hasn't been that active today, so most folks probably didn't miss it this morning!

QOTD: Well..... I can't think of one specific thing. But in general I am just MUCH MORE outgoing (this coming from a shy person who has been accused of being a general people-hater because I dread meeting new folks so much!). I can walk into a classroom or meeting or appointment without thinking that everyone is wondering who the fat old lady is!

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Evening friends! Robotics meeting went well (although I had to leave early). I headed to Concord and got the team t-shirts ordered and DD and I went to the fabric store to find a pattern for her Rapunzel costume (without any luck).

Dropped DD at the Y and she told me she is getting a ride from her friend again, so I only have to drive the 10 mile round trip again! WOOOOHOOO!

Dinner is burgers.... real burgers sans bun for DH, real burgers with real bun for DS, veggie burger with real bun for DD and veggie burger on low carb pita for myself. Also having roasted cauliflower and maybe a small salad if anyone is interested. Dessert will be ice cream for the kids (splurged at the store), and probably a peach for me and some grapes for DH.... boring but oh well... that's life! I may even skip the peach, as we are eating dinner SO late tonight. Sipping my decaf green tea right now.

Spent some time taking photos of old pictures today, and uploading them to my family tree on Ancestry. I'm super excited about how much progress I've been making on it lately. If I can get a little more done, I might have it printed as Christmas gifts for my aunts and cousins.

That said, I've gotta run.... cauliflower is going in the oven now and then I will sneak onto Ancestry for a few minutes before dinner!..............P

 

[tigger813]

Pam- BITE YOUR TONGUE!!!!! Can I count Nancy as the third pregnancy in my life right now?

I think I'll be ready. My biggest issue is setting up the schedule for Brian! had a hiccup in that today but that should be all solved by now.

Watching Food Network Challenge! Pirate Cakes! have been so so today! But better than I could have been!

Parents were going on a double date to Five Guys Burgers to see a Dixieland Band! Glad they are getting out!

So proud of Ash who had all A's on her progress report! She works so hard! If only she would keep her room clean! Miracles could happen!

TTFN

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD 10/14- What is something you would never have thought to do, either again or for the first time, before you lost your weight?

I certainly would never have worn my black bikini to Stormalong Bay if I was still 15 pounds heavier!

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Today was kind of on plan. I did not make it to Zumba tonight and I'm not going to Yoga tomorrow-I'm exhausted and need to sleep in. I realized that I haven't slept more than 5-6 hours per night for the last week! When I got off work at 5, I plopped on the couch and have been vedging there ever since, watching Season 1 of Grey's Anatomy. My housemates watch it, and I watched the last few episodes with them but decided I wanted to know how it all started. I've made it through 4 episodes so far, and am finding them simultaneously gross and fascinating. I might watch Tangled tonight as well.

I started my trip report today (can't remember if I already posted about it). Link's in my sig, you should come read-it will be fun!

 

[dvccruiser76]

I have dinner reservation Sunday night at Epcot for one of the resturants in Italy.

Enjoy your dinner tomorrow night? Via Napoli or Tutto? Have you been there before and do you already know what you're getting? I usually do, but my DH refuses to plan his meal ahead of time. He won't even look at the menu before we sit down

This morning I stepped on the scale and stared at it for a good minute or so. I lost over a pound overnight and am back down to my 15 pound loss that I was at at the end of the summer. I have no idea how that happened since I ate absolute junk yesterday.

Keep up the good work!

Anyone here a big fan (or foe) chiropractics? I must say, for years I never saw the point. Not that I thought that they were quacks, but it just seemed.... I don't know..... not real?? Plus the adjustments seem violent! Lots of twisting and cracking....

Anyhow, DH started trying some chiropractic treatment a few years ago.... he has an autoimmune disease that affects his eyes and as a result he sometimes holds his head at a funny angle. That, combined with cradling the phone against his shoulder during some long work conference calls and he was having some pains. He has had some limited success with chiropractics in the past few years, started with a new chiropractor a few months ago and really likes the guy, so he suggested we let DD give it a try for her ongoing shoulder pains.

DD saw him in late August and LOVES the guy (he is really personable). She was seeing him twice a week, but is now down to once a week and she says that the difference in her pain is really significant. She can't WAIT for her appointments every week and says it is like her shoulders being sprinkled with pixie dust for a few hours!

Well.... DD mentioned to him about the fact that I have been waking up with headaches many days lately. He did a shoulder/neck massage-treatment (not adjustment) on me a few weeks ago and again yesterday (just as a courtesy, not as a patient). I must say, especially yesterday, how much better I felt after! I didn't realize how uncomfortable my neck and shoulders are ALL THE TIME. It really hit home when I turned my neck to look over my shoulder to back out of the parking lot when leaving the chiro office and I didn't have ANY PAIN and I was able to fully turn my neck. So I have broken down and made an "official" appointment for myself.

Do you think I'm nuts? Tell me your chiropractic stories (good and bad).

I'm a fan most times. I have been going since December 2001. I have crohn's and can't take large pills and they have suggested 4 pills 4 times a day, so I do this instead. I started off twice a week, went down to once a week and now I tend to go every other week. My crohn's isn't gone, but it's a lot better than it was before I started going. I got DH to go b/c his jaw keeps clicking, but they were unable to help him, so he stopped going over a year ago. DS went a few days after we brought him home and now he goes once a month.

My chiro's wife does deep tissue and I love it. I went once a week during the 10 weeks of tax season when I was pregnant and now I got every 3-4 weeks. I carry my stress in my shoulders, so it helps.



Good morning fellow losers Keep those weigh-ins coming. Hope everyone has a great OP weekend!

Lots of people have been reporting great losses and a bunch are heading on vacation, so please have safe and wonderful trips

 

[tigger813]

Back from our 2nd soccer game. Girls lost 4-2 But Ash had a goal and assist. We only had one sub and our two best defensive players weren't there. Still pleased with how they played. Can't win them all. Taking Izzie to a b'day party in about 20 minutes and then home to rub the pork so we can have pulled pork tomorrow. It was quite chilly this morning at Izzie's game. Warming up now but really windy! Gotta work on Brian's schedule when I get home and clean the kitchen. Ash still needs to clean her room and practice her flute. She's going to go with me to take Izzie to the party. We're going to go into Walmart while Izzie plays.

Just had a flatbread from Dunkin' Donuts for lunch.

TTFN

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Enjoy your dinner tomorrow night? Via Napoli or Tutto? Have you been there before and do you already know what you're getting? I usually do, but my DH refuses to plan his meal ahead of time. He won't even look at the menu before we sit down

We're going to Tutto. It will be bittersweet for me. That's where Josh and I ate back in 07 when I took him to Epcot for the first time. I'm not sure what I'm going to have. I looked at the menu a few weeks ago but I'll need to look at it again. Don't know if we'll actually ride any rides while we're there or if we'll just walk around. Its suppose to be a beautiful day tomorrow in the low 80s.

 

[mackeysmom]

Anyone here a big fan (or foe) chiropractics? Tell me your chiropractic stories (good and bad).

I've been seeing a chiropractor for about 3 years. I started out seeing him three times a week, then down to two times a week, then once a week, and now I go every other week.

For me - it was one of the best moves I've ever made. In addition to seeing huge improvement in my neck/back, my once semi-frequent migraines are almost completely gone.

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This week's eating was hit and miss. I managed to give away more than half of the evil Chocodiles I was given for my birthday. I did keep seven of them, and have enjoyed one each night with a cup of tea before bed.

Towards the middle of the week, I came down with an awful headcold and flip-flopped between not being hungry at all and having a voracious appetite.

Since I'm leaving for Vegas tomorrow, I didn't do my normal mid-week big grocery stop. Instead, I've just sort of been eating out of the fridge/pantry in an effort not to waste any food that might not last while I'm gone. Some days it worked, others (like last night's dinner of leftover mashed potatoes with bacon bits and cheese - that's it - no meat, no veggies ), not so much.

I don't have an eating/drinking plan for Vegas. I'm just going to enjoy myself. Unlike other trips, however, I will be aware of my satisfaction point. I refuse to eat to the point where I'm uncomfortable - a habit I've had in the past, and one that is still difficult for me to break.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE "CLEAN PLATE CLUB" - is my new mantra.

Here's a picture of my nephew, my sister, and myself at last week's Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Walk. We always wear matching shirts honoring my mother (Team Nonna - my nieces and nephew called my mom "Nonna".). Last year my shirt was a woman's 3X, this year it was a ladies XXL.

- Laura

 

[Rose&Mike]

For anyone who is on facebook and is a runner, I have found a lot of motivation lately from this group lately:
I<3 to run

Just the kick in the pants I need some days.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Don't worry about being tardy!! The thread hasn't been that active today, so most folks probably didn't miss it this morning!

QOTD: Well..... I can't think of one specific thing. But in general I am just MUCH MORE outgoing (this coming from a shy person who has been accused of being a general people-hater because I dread meeting new folks so much!). I can walk into a classroom or meeting or appointment without thinking that everyone is wondering who the fat old lady is!

Whoo! That is awesome Pamela!

I certainly would never have worn my black bikini to Stormalong Bay if I was still 15 pounds heavier!

Let's see a picture!! You can't brag about it and then not show us how awesome you look in it!

MackeysMom, whoo for smaller shirt sizes!! I love going to the store and buying the smaller sizes...I always make a bit of a deal out of it to be silly, haha!

 

[JacksLilWench]

Shew!! Crazy day again!! My life is never this wild unless I have something like this I've committed myself to. Murphy's Law, right? Oh well, on to the questions!

I am about to head out the door to a hickey game tonight (Go Charlotte Checkers!!) Have any of you ever played a sport, either currently, or in high school?

I've never been athletically inclined myself, but I have been known to be gooood at kickball! I would love to learn to play football, I just need someone to teach me. Someone with a lot of patience!

I'll be back on later with replies AND game recap!!

Have a lovely losing day!!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Let's see a picture!! You can't brag about it and then not show us how awesome you look in it!

Would you believe I don't have a picture? Mom never came to the pool with me on the days I wore it and the last day when she did, I had the other suit on!

I am about to head out the door to a hickey game tonight (Go Charlotte Checkers!!) Have any of you ever played a sport, either currently, or in high school?

Hee hee I'm assuming you mean a *hockey* game? I played tee-ball and soccer in the first grade-one of those organized sports things where they basically teach you how to hit/kick the ball. It was then that I determined I have absolutely no athletic ability. However, I did ride horses for one-two weeks a year for a few summers when I went to camp.

 

[happysummer]

Hi Everyone
I think I have been gone over three weeks can I join again?
Missing WDW already wish I lived in Florida.

 

[jillbur]

I am about to head out the door to a hickey game tonight (Go Charlotte Checkers!!) Have any of you ever played a sport, either currently, or in high school?

Oh my, we don't have that sport in western PA

I currently do not play any sports. In school I played softball, ran track, and was a cheerleader. Now, I just stick to my own thing! My friend is harrassing me to join roller derby here. They just started a league and she enjoys it. I know it would be a good workout, but I have no desire to be a derby girl. It's just not my thing.

Had a great family day in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Musuem of Natural History. It was the first time my boys have been there & it was a lot of fun. But construction added 1.5 hours on to our trip total It normally would take us about 1.5 hours each way but we took 2.5 there and 2 on the way home. So if anyone is traveling I79 N or S by Cranberry and Wexford, prepare yourself!

So now I am doing some house work and trying to motivate myself to work out after the kids go to bed. I have a hard time working out at night. I like to work out in the early morning or right after work at 3. So, we'll see. If I can't find the motivation, I'll get up early and work out before church.

Enjoy your Saturday, losers!

Jill