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

[donac]

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I think I have most people beat. I vaguely remember 101 Dalmations (THE ORIGINAL) but I do remember see Mary Poppins at a drive in. I remember seeing Bedknobs and Broomsticks at Radio City Music Hall when they used to show movies with their shows.

 

[AUdisneyDad]

I would like to say thanks to everyone. We have our ups and downs but are making it through everything together. It helps to have such wonderful people that reach out and touch your life. Also thanks DisneyWedding2010, I enjoyed talking with you.

QOTD Tuesday 10/11/11
What are your Fall and Winter season exercise go-tos?

Running, yoga, weight training and inside cardio training. Running is the only thing I really do outside (as far as exercise) during the Winter.

QOTD 10/12/11 On your next Disney adventure, is there anything you plan on doing that you've never done before?

We are going to eat at the Garden Grill in Epcot and I'm going to run Goofy. I've done the last two Jan. half marathons and decided to do the full also this year. So the smart guy I am I signed up for Goofy. That's what I get for listening to my friend that's doing it also.

QOTD: Thursday 10/13/11
QOTD – What is something positive you’ve done this week? What is something you like to change or work on?

I was able to run/walk a total of 22 miles this week so that is a step in the right (positive) direction. I would really like to add more yoga/stretching to my daily routine. I find that it is not only good for my body but it seems to help me mentally.

Also I would like to thanks to BernardandMissBianca for taking the time to put some great questions together this week.

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?

Go water skiing. It has been a very long time since I've been skiing. I use to love doing that and maybe by next summer will be able to again.

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I believe the first Disney movie I remember seeing in the theaters is The Lion King. I'm sure there were earlier ones but that's the one I remember for sure.

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 played/participated in several sports in high school (football, basketball, baseball, track and field and wrestling). I did play softball until recently. I realized that 1) Church softball does not necessarily mean that everyone acts like adults and that its just a game and 2) It sure hurts more now when you slide or dive. So I decided it was time to retire.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a good beginning to the week.

Tim

 

[cobbler]

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.

Oh Thank you, I will have to check that out! I also like to try to stay motivated with the Nike+ thing. I have joined a few of the challenges like running from Disneyland to WDW, run for your favorite park and those types of things. It's kinda fun to see the progress.

Hi friends! Honestly, no time to chat at all.... head out in 4 minutes to visit my Mom today and do some fabric shopping for DD's halloween costume.

I just wanted to say HI so no one thought I disappeared! Yesterday was good and busy, but great with the eating until 9pm when I had a run-in with a dish of ice cream! And the ice cream WON! oh well...

I probably won't get a chance to catch up until tomorrow. HOpe you all are enjoying a beautiful relaxing weekend....................P

Ice cream can win once in a while, better than binging because you feel deprived

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

This is sad but I think it was Hercules....

I'm behind, and don't have time to go back and read so I'll just try to keep up from here.

Life just doesn't improve in our house. I'm not sure what we did to p@ss off God, but it must have been horrific as the last 3 years have been riddled with challenges.

I'm sure I posted that we're struggling with Nick's depression issues. We think that we may have found a therapist to start working with him, we meet her tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Friday on the way to school Hunter totally came unglued and told me that he was being bullied at school. 2 classmates were continually interupting him everytime the tried to talk with "shut up" and telling him that he doesn't have any friends. We wound up in the Dean of Students office with the guidance counselor and they were going to talk to the boys on Friday. Hunter did say that one of them apologized later in the day and said that they were just trying to be funny. Of course I also talked to his Mom that morning as she works at the school. He also said that a boy had been hitting him in the head on the bus on Tuesday. The school will be getting the video tapes and going from there. I know the family and if the school doesn't do something I WILL.

This morning Chris got his thumb crushed in the wood splitter. We didn't call 911, but rushed him to the hospital ourselves. The closest ambulance is 15 minutes away. It looked really bad here, flat like you see in cartoons with the bone and muscle sticking out the end (sorry about that imagery). The tip is broken, but miraculously the tendons and nerves seem intact. They were able to reconstruct it and sew it up in the ER, but he needs to see a hand surgeon later in the week. He was concerned that he would never be able to use that thumb again and therefore would have to find a new career. We're hopeful that he will get 100% use back, but it may need a pin put in. Infection is the worst fear and if it gets infected all bets are off. I've known him for close to 25 years, I've seen him in pain, but nothing came close to this. The percocet seems to be controlling the pain tonight.

Please tell me that we've had our 3rd bad luck thing for this go round because honestly I'm not sure how much more I can handle. My back is hurting from stess and I was physically shaking most of the day.


Tomorrow is a new day and it has to be better than today. Friday I told my mother that I was ready to scoop up my kids, grab my husband and run away to deserted island. Now I really wish we had.

It will be ok. I swear sometimes when it rains it pours. I had a rough couple of years not to long ago and I wondered if things would ever turn around. Thankfully they have and I believe it has made me stronger. Keep your head up, God doesn't give you anything you can't handle..

As for me, now I am heading to the basement to do my first workout since I joined this little group (pathetic since I joined last week Wednesday or Thursday), but I am going to go and do it. For some reason I am having that motivation that I haven't felt in a long time. I hope it will stay
Sent in my weight, goal weight and even my measurements to the appropriate people and I'm ready to get this ball rolling. I have 6 weeks until Disney and I'd like to see some improvement - or at least be able to not feel like I can put on shorts, haven't worn any in almost 2 years.... UGH!

Have a good one!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I'm going to say Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I'm not sure if it's a real memory, or more of an "I think I should remember" memory. I definitely remember seeing the orginal Herbie the Love Bug and Freaky Friday movies in theaters...movies were a pretty big treat when I was a kid. I doubt I got taken to much until I was old enough to see the commercials and beg for it. My parents weren't like me, chomping at the bit to take my 2 yr. old to see his first movie, "The Tigger Movie". I just don't think it would have occurred to them to take a child to the movies who wasn't asking to see one, and there were definitely budgetary concerns.

Maria

 

[jillbur]

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I honestly have no idea! I don't think my family went to the movies much when I was younger. We did have the Disney Channel (which most of my friend's didn't) so we were the cool house I remember being about 6 and watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks on New Year's Eve (not the year it came out-just a repeat). The first movie I remember in the theaters was The Little Mermaid and I was probably in middle school...maybe 7th grade? Oh well, I make my kids go to all of them so I guess I am living through them!

Walked in to work and was told that I needed to do an IEP right now, so I am slowly working on it. I'm on my lunch break and needed a IEP break and I found it in the DIS! Off to assign some work for my afternoon classes so I can type away. Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Jill

 

[cobbler]

Hooray!! I got my workout in!! 50 minutes of cardio and abs

And so far today I have eaten well. Whole wheat toast with homemade strawberry jam for breakfast, 6" subway club (no mayo) for lunch with an orange and the other half of the sub will be for dinner.

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

The earliest Disney movie I remember seeing in theaters was Candleshoe (1977) with Jodie Foster. I went with my mom one afternoon after we bought my first training bra. I felt so grown up. Why did we call them training bras? What a silly thing to remember!

It's always the silly things you remember best, I think!

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I think I have most people beat. I vaguely remember 101 Dalmatians (THE ORIGINAL) but I do remember see Mary Poppins at a drive in. I remember seeing Bedknobs and Broomsticks at Radio City Music Hall when they used to show movies with their shows.

Oh wow, that's a good memory to have

Go water skiing. It has been a very long time since I've been skiing. I use to love doing that and maybe by next summer will be able to again.


I believe the first Disney movie I remember seeing in the theaters is The Lion King. I'm sure there were earlier ones but that's the one I remember for sure.



I played/participated in several sports in high school (football, basketball, baseball, track and field and wrestling). I did play softball until recently. I realized that 1) Church softball does not necessarily mean that everyone acts like adults and that its just a game and 2) It sure hurts more now when you slide or dive. So I decided it was time to retire.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a good beginning to the week.

Tim

I know what you mean about church softball leagues. We have that problem around here, but it isn't limited to sports leagues. There have been several churches we stopped going to because it was like a popularity contest. And if you weren't winning, you were talking about the "winner" behind their back. Not very adult I've never been water skiing, though. I have always wanted to check that out!

This is sad but I think it was Hercules....

I love that movie!! I was going through a period of a little self-doubt and frustration, and I watched that movie and as silly as it sounds, it helped a lot. I was trying to get a job in a different department within the same hospital, and I kept getting rejected, because I didn't have any experience. And I just kept repeating to myself "How am I supposed to prove myself a hero, if no one will give me a chance?" But sure enough, I got into a different department, and I love my job!

I'm going to say Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I'm not sure if it's a real memory, or more of an "I think I should remember" memory. I definitely remember seeing the orginal Herbie the Love Bug and Freaky Friday movies in theaters...movies were a pretty big treat when I was a kid. I doubt I got taken to much until I was old enough to see the commercials and beg for it. My parents weren't like me, chomping at the bit to take my 2 yr. old to see his first movie, "The Tigger Movie". I just don't think it would have occurred to them to take a child to the movies who wasn't asking to see one, and there were definitely budgetary concerns.

Maria

Maria, I'm like you I think. I don't have any kids, but I find myself wondering what movie Disney will have come out with by the time I have some! And I can't wait to sit down and watch all the DVD's/Blu-Rays I already have with my future kids

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I honestly have no idea! I don't think my family went to the movies much when I was younger. We did have the Disney Channel (which most of my friend's didn't) so we were the cool house I remember being about 6 and watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks on New Year's Eve (not the year it came out-just a repeat). The first movie I remember in the theaters was The Little Mermaid and I was probably in middle school...maybe 7th grade? Oh well, I make my kids go to all of them so I guess I am living through them!

Jill

Oh Little Mermaid, how I wish I could remember watching that in the theaters!

Hooray!! I got my workout in!! 50 minutes of cardio and abs

And so far today I have eaten well. Whole wheat toast with homemade strawberry jam for breakfast, 6" subway club (no mayo) for lunch with an orange and the other half of the sub will be for dinner.

Whoo-hoo for workouts!! Keep up the awesome work, Skinny Girl!

 

[JacksLilWench]

Happy Monday, Losers!!! How was your weekend? Did you stay On Plan? Did you veer off a little, and now getting back on track? I know I had a crazy weekend. Monday is a good reminder to straighten up and fly right, weigh-in is just four days away!! And today's question maybe be able to shed some light if you are having some difficulties in the losing department.

This article comes from RealAge.com, a great site with a plethora of information about health topics.

Dropping a few pounds is just a matter of eating less and exercising more, right? Wrong. You'll shed more weight if you add these two steps to the formula:

Chill out and turn in early. That's right. A recent study found that curbing stress and getting plenty of sleep can boost weight-loss success.

Relax, Sleep, and Lose
Researchers put 432 obese adults on a standard eat-less/exercise-more weight-loss plan for 6 months. Although most folks lost weight, those with lower stress levels at the start of the study lost a lot more than their anxious counterparts did. Sleep also impacted the amount of weight lost. People who snoozed at least 6 – but not more than 8 -- hours a night were more likely to achieve the study's pre-established goal of at least 10 pounds, compared to those who got less or more shut-eye. Study participants with the most stress and sleep difficulties were 50 percent less likely than the mellow, well-rested dieters to reach the study's 10-pound goal.

How It Works
How do stress and poor sleep mess with weight loss? Chronic stress boosts levels of feel-hungry hormones, which leads many people to reach for caloric comfort foods to ease their anxiety. Many of those foods are not only higher in waist-padding sugar and fat, they're also addictive, so the more you eat, the more you crave. Lack of sleep can interfere with your metabolism, cranking up your appetite while making you too weary to exercise.

So, in light of the study mentioned in the article...

QOTD 10/17- What are some of your stress-busting techniques? Do you have a special CD you listen to in the car? Do you like to get regular pedicures? Do you take a pottery class? Maybe even a kick-boxing class!

I loooove to plan vacations as my stress-buster. Something about planning when I'm gonna lay on the beach with a cute tan cabana boy bringing me fruity drinks just calms me right on down But if I'm not able to head to the water anytime soon, a pedicure is a fabulous holdover. And if I ever see you on the beach next to me, I'm totally willing to share my cabana boy!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Also I would like to thanks to BernardandMissBianca for taking the time to put some great questions together this week.

Thanks Tim! And thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us. You are a pillar of strength!

Happy Monday, Losers!!! How was your weekend? Did you stay On Plan? Did you veer off a little, and now getting back on track? I know I had a crazy weekend. Monday is a good reminder to straighten up and fly right, weigh-in is just four days away!! And today's question maybe be able to shed some light if you are having some difficulties in the losing department.

QOTD 10/17- What are some of your stress-busting techniques? Do you have a special CD you listen to in the car? Do you like to get regular pedicures? Do you take a pottery class? Maybe even a kick-boxing class!

Weekend was rough. We had our huge party but I have felt under the weather all weekend. Today I slept until 10 and stayed in bed until 12. I have a horrid migraine for days, I think it's the prednisone for my poison ivy, 6 more days of that stuff, then I'm done!!
Yard work is overrated!!!!!

Stress relievers - Wii Boxing!!!! Yoga, scrapbooking, walking/running, and music. I have a few great CD's - Celtic Moods and Transitions (never listen to it while driving!). Oh and mowing the lawn, lots of time for reflection and working through problems mowing an acre with a push mower.

 

[tigger813]

Hello from NC! Arrived this afternoon. Been to the drs with Mom and picked up pizza for supper. I was starving. I'm taking her shopping tomorrow and not sure what else. I think we're driving to High Point on Thursday to visit s friend.

Going to watch a movie tonight with my parents and hopefully get a good night's sleep. I'll probably read for a bit too. Talked to Ash briefly this afternoon. They are all at soccer practice tonight so I will talk to them in a little while.

Time to have something the drink and get comfy! My back aches probably from flying!

TTFN

 

[MickeyMagic]

QOTD 10/16: What is the earliest Disney movie you remember seeing in theaters?

I don't remember the specific movie, but I do remember that most movies were 35 cents, but Disney movies were 50 cents!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

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


First some stats

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

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------66!
not reporting in for 1 week-----11
not reporting in for 2 weeks----9
not reporting in for 3 weeks----7
Excused--------------------------3
weigh ins-------------------------36
gains-----------------------------5
maintains------------------------15
losses----------------------------16
new or returning members ----3


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 5!
This week’s group loss = 20.7 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.29 %
Total group weight loss so far 251.1 pounds!

AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 95 participants we had sign up for our start week on Sept 9th)
41% (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 5?

The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 5 Superstars!!
#10- 0.82% - carmiedog
#9- 0.86% - bellebookworm9
#8- 0.87% - LoraJ
#7- 0.95% - MickeyMagic
#6 - 1.13% - jillbur
#5- 1.19% - momofdjc
#4- 1.43% - thunderbird1
#3- 1.88% - satorifound
#2- 1.95% - glss1/2fll
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 5 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.03% - Desiree

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 Desiree !!!

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!

 

[cclovesdis]

I don't know where my time went! Sorry I went MIA on you.

Thank you for the wonderful compliments on this week's Healthy Habits. A very organized fellow BL let me know that I had you make an exercise plan and then exercise all 7 days. Oops. I don't really know what I can do about that, but remember it's participation that counts! Thank you for calling that to my attention!

Things are going well. I have been having bits of rice here and there and so far, I have been fine. The allergist said that it was an allergy and then explained that it could be wrong so this type of trial is what I'd have to do. Being able to eat rice is such a relief! GF is will be so much easier now.

Weigh-in ended up being a .7 gain. I will definitely take that after being up 4 pounds on Thursday. I'm not sure what happened between Th. and Fri., but I'm not complaining.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

 

[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 5 out of 15 weeks, so the challenge is 33% complete.


aamomma 60.00
akhaloha 26.00
amoggio816 19.13
buzz5985 50.00
cclovesdis 35.00
ClassicPooh2 30.00
Desiree 25.33
dis-happy 9.09
DopeyDame 7.69
dvccruiser76 0.00
EDuke98080 31.43
elanorasmom 5.71
goldcupmom 12.05
JacksLilWench 0.00
jillbur 44.12
jimmduck 10.23
keenercam 21.00
kollerbear 27.00
LoraJ 16.67
lovehoney 32.50
lovetoscrap 13.33
Michele 0.00
MickeyMagic 37.04
mvlimmex 28.00
pjstevens 16.67
rafikifan2911 35.00
Redcat52 13.33
RutgersAlum 18.33
Seashell724 11.39
SettinSail 31.61
thunderbird1 32.00
tigger813 24.70
tinkerbellfriend 10.00
trinaweena 13.77
wickey’s friend 30.00
Worfiedoodles 27.00
yanni2 1.00
yulilin3 13.57
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

 

[dvccruiser76]

Congratulations to this week's losers Keep up the good work everyone and if you're like me (I know bad coming from the weight tracker), IT'S TIME TO GET OUR BUTTS BACK ON THE WAGON. NO EXCUSES!

Phew, I am a big offender here so I'm yelling at myself as well. It's time for a wake up call. We're 1/3rd through the challenge and I'm back where I started

Hooray!! I got my workout in!! 50 minutes of cardio and abs

Nice work!

 

[dvccruiser76]

I'm behind, and don't have time to go back and read so I'll just try to keep up from here.

Life just doesn't improve in our house. I'm not sure what we did to p@ss off God, but it must have been horrific as the last 3 years have been riddled with challenges.

I'm sure I posted that we're struggling with Nick's depression issues. We think that we may have found a therapist to start working with him, we meet her tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Friday on the way to school Hunter totally came unglued and told me that he was being bullied at school. 2 classmates were continually interupting him everytime the tried to talk with "shut up" and telling him that he doesn't have any friends. We wound up in the Dean of Students office with the guidance counselor and they were going to talk to the boys on Friday. Hunter did say that one of them apologized later in the day and said that they were just trying to be funny. Of course I also talked to his Mom that morning as she works at the school. He also said that a boy had been hitting him in the head on the bus on Tuesday. The school will be getting the video tapes and going from there. I know the family and if the school doesn't do something I WILL.

This morning Chris got his thumb crushed in the wood splitter. We didn't call 911, but rushed him to the hospital ourselves. The closest ambulance is 15 minutes away. It looked really bad here, flat like you see in cartoons with the bone and muscle sticking out the end (sorry about that imagery). The tip is broken, but miraculously the tendons and nerves seem intact. They were able to reconstruct it and sew it up in the ER, but he needs to see a hand surgeon later in the week. He was concerned that he would never be able to use that thumb again and therefore would have to find a new career. We're hopeful that he will get 100% use back, but it may need a pin put in. Infection is the worst fear and if it gets infected all bets are off. I've known him for close to 25 years, I've seen him in pain, but nothing came close to this. The percocet seems to be controlling the pain tonight.

Please tell me that we've had our 3rd bad luck thing for this go round because honestly I'm not sure how much more I can handle. My back is hurting from stess and I was physically shaking most of the day.


Tomorrow is a new day and it has to be better than today. Friday I told my mother that I was ready to scoop up my kids, grab my husband and run away to deserted island. Now I really wish we had.

Deb, I'm so sorry to hear this What did the mother that works at the school have to say about her son? Have they done anything yet?

You just hear about this so much lately and it breaks your heart.

Good for your son for being able to tell you, I'm sure it was hard and the poor kid probably felt embarassed. Shame on those boys. Though I'm guessing girls can be just as bad.

Hope DH is doing better and healing quickly.

Any updates on either situation?

 

[my3princes]

Deb, I'm so sorry to hear this What did the mother that works at the school have to say about her son? Have they done anything yet?

You just hear about this so much lately and it breaks your heart.

Good for your son for being able to tell you, I'm sure it was hard and the poor kid probably felt embarassed. Shame on those boys. Though I'm guessing girls can be just as bad.

Hope DH is doing better and healing quickly.

Any updates on either situation?

The mother said that it was unacceptable and couldn't believe that he was doing it as he had come home from soccer the other night upset that some kids had called him fat. the boy did appologize to Hunter. I'm not sure that the second kid was spoken to yet and he was at it again today on the bus. This time he told Hunter that Nick was not cool, I guess an argument ensued. Hunter will talk to the Dean on Wednesday. I'm sure I'll give a call too, or maybe an email tonight

The therapist intake went well today and Nick should start therapy tomorrow. She seemed really nice, in touch with teens and listened to our concerns and agreed with most.

Chris is hurting really bad today. The thumb is swollen and the meds only take the edge off. He has a wound check tomorrow and we should know what our next step is. He is super worried about how much it is going to hurt when they unwrap it and manipulate it

I'm so busy, trying to keep up with normal household things, take care of him since he can't use his right hand at all. I took Nick out driving tonight as he takes his test on Wednesday My biggest accomplishment today was sending an email excusing myself from the concession stand tomorrow night. I just can't juggle on more thing right now.

 

[keenercam]

I'm so sorry I've been MIA. Between the stress of work and many social and family commitments I've been stressed beyond my limits. The only good thing is that worrying about surgery couldn't take me any further into stressland.

Surgery didn't go as well as we'd all hoped. The cartilage from last year's cadaver bone and cartilage graft had detached and was flapped so he had to cut it out. I can't believe it. After all I went through. He also repaired the medial and lateral meniscus.

Pain meds are very necessary right now. I hope I can sleep tonight. I'll go to work tomorrow, hopefully without crutches.

Deb- I am thinking of you all, sweetie and keeping you in ny prayers.

Sorry to all I missed. Gonna eat ice cream; the thing they put in my throat left it a little swollen and sore. I figure ice cream is more tasty than a salt gargle. Then pain Mesa again and bed.

Hugs, all.

 

[my3princes]

Cam I so sorry that they had to remove last years work. I know you were so hopeful on that. Were they able to make repairs to the current injury? I hear you on stress. I think I'm at my threshold too. I really need a down day to crawl into bed and sleep, but that isn't on my horizon anytime in the near future. I know that God won't give us more than we can handle, but geesh sometime I wonder.

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone!! I'm so sorry I've been mia also, just been busy and hectic here, but all is good. I've read along as I could, and have enjoyed the qotds from last week with Buffy and this week with Kaiti as our coaches. Thank you guys for coaching.
Just want to send out a big hug to anyone struggling. It may not always be easy, but trying to make this a lifestyle change is really what can make it happen. We all have our ups and downs, and as long as we keep on trying, and getting back in that wagon as it rolls away, we are making positive changes. Hang in there. NEVER GIVE UP!!

Congratulations to this week's losers Keep up the good work everyone and if you're like me (I know bad coming from the weight tracker), IT'S TIME TO GET OUR BUTTS BACK ON THE WAGON. NO EXCUSES!

Phew, I am a big offender here so I'm yelling at myself as well. It's time for a wake up call. We're 1/3rd through the challenge and I'm back where I started

Thank you Sue for being our weighkeeper, and for kicking my butt this morning. I definitely need to join you all back in the wagon!! We can do this!!

I'm so sorry I've been MIA. Between the stress of work and many social and family commitments I've been stressed beyond my limits. The only good thing is that worrying about surgery couldn't take me any further into stressland.

Surgery didn't go as well as we'd all hoped. The cartilage from last year's cadaver bone and cartilage graft had detached and was flapped so he had to cut it out. I can't believe it. After all I went through. He also repaired the medial and lateral meniscus.

Pain meds are very necessary right now. I hope I can sleep tonight. I'll go to work tomorrow, hopefully without crutches.

Deb- I am thinking of you all, sweetie and keeping you in ny prayers.

Sorry to all I missed. Gonna eat ice cream; the thing they put in my throat left it a little swollen and sore. I figure ice cream is more tasty than a salt gargle. Then pain Mesa again and bed.

Hugs, all.

So sorry to hear all this Cam, with all you've been through. Hang in there. Sending prayers your way for a quick and pain-contolled recovery.

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?
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I never thought I would run. I always hated running, and though I haven't been doing much lately, I will get my butt in gear, and start running again. A few years ago I was down about 45 pounds from my all time high, and I never thought I would gain that back, but I have gained back about 30 of that, and I can feel it. I definitely need to get my buttocks back in gear. I will not gain any more back, and I will start to lose again. I know I can do it.

Deb-So sorry to hear about all you have on your plate, and I'll be praying your dh's recovery is easy, and that everything works out with the boys.

Laura-COngrats on a new size shirt, and thank you for walking for such a devastating disease. Sorry for the loss of your mom.

Hello to everyone I've missed, and hugs to all in need. Hope you're all having a good, healthy week.