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

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

My parents and I have been without power since early Saturday night. We are estimated to have it back by Sunday night. I am staying at my sister's and BIL's for the night. They just got Internet back earlier today. Luckily, they never lost power!

After a lot of toiling, I decided not to have Healthy Habits for the upcoming week. I do not know how long I will be staying with them nor how long my house will be without power/cable/phone/Internet. I do not feel right posting HH and then not being available to answer questions.

Please, please PM me your results for the week ending today. I will post them as soon as possible.

Have a great week everyone! I will catch up when I have Internet at my house.

CC

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Wow.... today is SPEEDING by!

I've got DD's outfit for tonight ironed and ready to go to the car, DS's b.ball bag is loaded and ready to go, I cleaned up the "paper pile" that seems to accumulate in the kitchen, and got the laundry moving along (albeit slowly, as that issue with my washer shutting off is getting worse). I've had a healthy lunch and am dressed up just a bit for tonight's induction ceremony.

I know you are off enjoying the NHS induction -- Congratulations to you and dd, I hope it is really special

You guys with the braces and the NHS inductin and the sports practices are freaking me out just a little. DS is only 2, and he's wearing me out - I hoped once he started school things would calm down. Apparently not!

Nope, it only gets busier. You will look back on the days when he didn't have outside friends and you didn't have to check homework fondly...and then I'm told you will miss those days, too! Being a parent is all about thinking the next challenge sounds so rough, it's hard to remember to take the time to enjoy the moments you are currently having. Actually, that's good advice for me, too!

QOTD: The music to Reflections of Earth is fantastic and really gets me pumped when I'm running (especially if I fast forward through the slow bit in the middle.) While this isn't one song in particular, I've grown really fond of the 80s Cardio station on Pandora. If you have the Pandora app, definitely check out that station - almost every song is fun, up-beat, and make you want to sing along (which, of course, should be a little hard if you're using the talk-sing test)

I love to listen to this at work, I didn't think of running to it...I will have to give that a try!

I actually like navy and teal. I really don't have anything eggplant or pine colored, but maybe I'll look into it when shopping for the holidays!

I'm sure you could find something really cute in pine for the holidays!

I wish a personal chef only cost $100! I actually may use that money for a maid for a day. I would love to come home to a spotless house and nothing waiting for me to do (especially laundry, dishes, vacuuming, and the darn bathroom)! I guess that's good for my mental health. Or I would use it to buy clothes to workout/run in. I need some new stuff (including socks and sports bras)!

That sounds lovely, I would love to come home to an immaculate house

I don't have a favorite Disney song, but one that makes me smile is "Circle of Life" from Lion King. I have always just loved that song. A song I hear and want to belt out singing to is "This One's For the Girls" by Martina McBride. It just makes me feel like a powerful woman! DH hates the song! He cringes when it comes on and I sing like I'm on stage in front of millions

When I hear the start of that song, I know it's wrong, but I find myself humming, "Pink pajamas, in the pink pajamas"

Nope, no news yet. But I caved and have been checking my "dashboard" every day, and no rejection either. Don't worry though, I have a whole chain of people I have to tell, and it goes something like this:
-Scream excitedly and hope people are home to celebrate with me!
-Text people who aren't home/other friends
-Call Mom
-E-mail boss
-Post here and on other DIS threads and facebook group

Subject to change of course...

Sounds like a great plan, we are all sending you

I would buy running gear. I'd like a couple more sports bras and a pair of pants that are tapered at the end.

I love IllumiNations!! I love when that song comes on during a run, makes the time go by faster

New workout clothes are a great choice. We all seem to want them -- let's add them to our Christmas lists! Ok, I'm sold. I am going to try running to Illuminations!

I have the Cuisinart one and I love it! It makes wonderful panini style sandwiches and I love that it opens up into a griddle. It is so easy to clean and very simple to store. Can you tell how much I love it? It is a perfect Christmas list item!

I see another Christmas list goodie ready to be added!

Hi Everyone,

My parents and I have been without power since early Saturday night. We are estimated to have it back by Sunday night. I am staying at my sister's and BIL's for the night. They just got Internet back earlier today. Luckily, they never lost power!

CC -- We certainly understand. You must be so frustrated! I didn't personally lose power at all, but I know a lot of people are still without it. The agency I work for has a social enterprise, a catering company. Earlier this year I was successful in getting them on the statewide catering contract, which means they're on the approved list that state agencies can use. We got a call this morning asking for 4,000 meals for western MA, for Friday and Saturday. That means they don't expect power to be back on until Sunday, I guess that may be the universal answer for everyone without power Anyway, we are sending you good thoughts and positive energy, hopefully that will translate into electricity!

Well, it's time for me to call it a coaching week. I have to head to bed, but I feel good knowing I'm leaving us in fantastic hands. Kathy is going to take over and bring her awesome energy to a fantastic BL week!

One last reminder -- don't forget to send in your HH points and weights tomorrow!

Maria

 

[mackeysmom]

Just wanted to stop by and share my yummy dinner with you guys - I wish I had taken a picture - it looked as good as it tasted.

I had some spaghetti squash left over from yesterday, but it had gotten kind of soggy/watery overnight in the fridge and it kind of grossed me out. So, I put it in a frying pan with a little Pam spray and sort of crisped it up. Once I had gotten all of the moisture out, I mixed in some fresh grated parmesan cheese and a little bit of seasoned breadcrumbs. I formed it into small patties and "fried" it up. I topped each one off with a little tomato sauce and some ricotta cheese.

It was soooo good and the whole thing was less than 250 calories.

- Laura

 

[pjlla]

You guys with the braces and the NHS inductin and the sports practices are freaking me out just a little. DS is only 2, and he's wearing me out - I hoped once he started school things would calm down. Apparently not!

Like Maria said, it is all just NEW challenges with ever different phase of life!

QOTD: The music to Reflections of Earth is fantastic and really gets me pumped when I'm running (especially if I fast forward through the slow bit in the middle.) While this isn't one song in particular, I've grown really fond of the 80s Cardio station on Pandora. If you have the Pandora app, definitely check out that station - almost every song is fun, up-beat, and make you want to sing along (which, of course, should be a little hard if you're using the talk-sing test ;-))

That music station sounds good. Can you get Pandora on a laptop?

I I wish a personal chef only cost $100! I actually may use that money for a maid for a day. I would love to come home to a spotless house and nothing waiting for me to do (especially laundry, dishes, vacuuming, and the darn bathroom)! I guess that's good for my mental health. Or I would use it to buy clothes to workout/run in. I need some new stuff (including socks and sports bras)!

Oooo.. the maid is a GREAT idea! DH got me a part time maid for a few months for my birthday several years ago. It was SO NICE! She came every other week and did floors (mopping and vacuuming) and bathrooms. I made sure to pick up and dust and such on the day she came, so by the end of the day my whole house was spotless!


I don't have a favorite Disney song, but one that makes me smile is "Circle of Life" from Lion King. I have always just loved that song. A song I hear and want to belt out singing to is "This One's For the Girls" by Martina McBride. It just makes me feel like a powerful woman! DH hates the song! He cringes when it comes on and I sing like I'm on stage in front of millions

I hope everyone is having a good Thursday. I just looked at my calendar and Thanksgiving is 3 weeks away 3 weeks! I am hoping my eating habits this week and my workouts have been enough to get me past my plateau from the last 2 weeks. I hope when I weigh in tomorrow it's good news or DSs may have to hide their Halloween candy Good luck to everyone!

Gretchen-I am still waiting patiently to see if you'll be on your way to WDW! Any news yet?

Jill

November will be FLYING by, I'm sure. We will all be enjoying turkey (white meat, no gravy) before you know it!

Nope, no news yet. But I caved and have been checking my "dashboard" every day, and no rejection either. Don't worry though, I have a whole chain of people I have to tell, and it goes something like this:
-Scream excitedly and hope people are home to celebrate with me!
-Text people who aren't home/other friends
-Call Mom
-E-mail boss
-Post here and on other DIS threads and facebook group

Subject to change of course...

Sounds good, as long as we don't drop down any further than that!

I have the Cuisinart one and I love it! It makes wonderful panini style sandwiches and I love that it opens up into a griddle. It is so easy to clean and very simple to store. Can you tell how much I love it? It is a perfect Christmas list item!

Nice to hear first-hand review! Now I REALLY want it!! It is going to the top of the list!

Good evening fellow losers Just jumping in quick before DS goes to bed and I can hit the gym while DH is home.

I'm definitely getting sick, my throat is super scratchy today

Good luck on tomorrow's weigh-in everyone

Have a cup of hot decaf tea with lemon and honey.... it will help the throat. Feel better soon!

Hi Everyone,

My parents and I have been without power since earlyV Saturday night. We are estimated to have it back by Sunday night. I am staying at my sister's and BIL's for the night. They just got Internet back earlier today. Luckily, they never lost power!

After a lot of toiling, I decided not to have Healthy Habits for the upcoming week. I do not know how long I will be staying with them nor how long my house will be without power/cable/phone/Internet. I do not feel right posting HH and then not being available to answer questions.

Please, please PM me your results for the week ending today. I will post them as soon as possible.

Have a great week everyone! I will catch up when I have Internet at my house.

CC

Oh my.... so sorry you are STILL without power. I think my cousin in central MA is still without power as well. How far are you from the MA border?

Take care of yourself!

I know you are off enjoying the NHS induction -- Congratulations to you and dd, I hope it is really special

It was nice... nothing too spectacular, but sweet, the way they did a little intro of every kid individually. Just glad I was able to be there. DH had to miss it .... just flying home tonight.


New workout clothes are a great choice. We all seem to want them -- let's add them to our Christmas lists! Ok, I'm sold. I am going to try running to Illuminations!

Sad to say, but I got an adorable workout outfit last year for Christmas and haven't worn it yet! I'm a bit of a "saver", so I've been saving this nice outfit (I usually workout in my cheap-o yoga pants from Old Navy or my cheap-o Champion shorts and a stained t-shirt... ).... and now I have the perfect opportunity to wear it.... I'm wearing to the Zumba-thon I'm going to tomorrow night!!


Well, it's time for me to call it a coaching week. I have to head to bed, but I feel good knowing I'm leaving us in fantastic hands. Kathy is going to take over and bring her awesome energy to a fantastic BL week!

One last reminder -- don't forget to send in your HH points and weights tomorrow!

Maria

You've done GREAT this week, despite the crazy weather and a busy week at work! I loved your fun questions!

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Evening friends!

DD's NHS induction was very nice. I'm not sure how she is going to fit in another committment, but she understands that this is important for her future, so she will find a way.

DS's mouth is still sore and he is having difficulty eating, but isn't complaining too much and doesn't need any Advil, so I guess it isn't too bad. He wasn't able to find a Lego that he wanted at Target today, so we might have to go shopping Saturday night, after our robotics meeting.

Had a super low point day (as usual for a Thursday), but my dinner was higher points than I had originally planned, but not filling enough, so I'm going to bed a bit hungry tonight.... but it won't kill me. HUNGER IS NOT AN EMERGENCY! I'll dream about breakfast!

I actually got a few scrapbook pages completed finally today (things I've been working on off and on for a while). I WILL finish the Mother/Son Disney 2010 album by the end of the year! I'd like to do a few small gift albums for Christmas, but who knows.

Off to check FB and head to bed!................P

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning Congrats on making it to Friday.

I don't have a lot of time this morning. We are going into what people call in DW as Jersey Week. My school only has students in on Mon and Wed of next week so a number of parents take their kids for those two days and go away. It is also the end of the marking period which makes it crazier. NOW the kids are concerned with their grades.

CC sorry you are still without power. I feel so sorry for you and everyone else without power. We still have some people in jersey without power.

If you want I can post some pamper days for the next week. Just let me know.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[tigger813]

CC- I'm so sorry the power's not back yet! Some of my friends in CT still are without! This is crazy!

Happy Halloween! No, I'm not crazy but today is when our town will be celebrating at the schools and for trick or treating tonight! I'm betting we will get a lot of kids tonight!

Time to make Izzie's lunch. I've got to go to work until 1 and then help at her school with the costume parade party.

TTFN

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'll apologize in advance for today. I'm off to work and tonight right after work is football practice for ds and then I'm going to a 50th bday party, so I won't be around much tonight, but will make up for it starting tomorrow. It's the last day of football!!!! I don't mind the actual games and even watching the practices, but am thrilled the laundry will be done!!!

Don't forget to send your weights to Sue- DVCcruiser76, and your HH points to CC, CClovesdis. I'll have to check but I don't think it's a WIN weighin this week.

Dona-Do you get some days off next week, or just the kids? We have thursday and friday off school, but the teachers have a workshop on thurs. We also did WDW one jersey week, and it was a great time to go.

CC- So sorry you are still without power, and it seems so far away. I hope they are wrong and it's on sooner than they think. It has been so tough for so many this week. Hang in there, don't worry about HH if you can't get back online. Thank you for all you do for us. Check in when you can.

Sue-Thanks for being our weightkeeper. I think we are lucky we have our own town electric department when something like this happens. National grid and the other electric departments are so big and with such big outages, they just can't get it all done any quicker. That was not me at the gym. I don't go so you were right, dh was wrong. lol. Funny, the birthday party tonight I will see michele, but it's for the girl I was with at the movies when I first met you. I'll have to tell them what a small world it really is and how the love of disney can connect people.

Pamela-Congratulations to DD. What an amazing honor, you must be such a proud mama. I know what you mean about feeling awkward meeting people for the first time. I felt that way when I met up with Lisa, Rose, Lindsay, and Maria for the princess, but it was so amazing to meet them, and after a few minutes, it was like getting together with old friends. I hope ds's mouth is feeling better soon, and he's not taking it out on you.

Maria_Thank you for coaching last week, you're a tough act to follow. Love all your qotds, too. Great reminders that we are all strong women, and we can do anything we set our minds to.

Good luck on the scale today, and remember it is just a number, and if you're doing everything right, and the scale doesn't move, hang in there. Do not give the scale more power than you yourself have. It will catch up with all your hard work.

brb with the qotd. Have a great day everyone!!

 

[mikamah]

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

I have a 50th bday party tonight for 3 old friends. Not old, like 50 is old, but we all worked nights together when they all turned 30, so we've been friends a while. I'm the designated driver for 2 of them, so I may just have 1 or 2 beers early on, and we are going to an italian restaurant, so I'm planning a light, healthy lunch at work, and am not sure what I'll order tonight, but am going to look through my ww book for ideas, and am thinking a salad with grilled chicken or fish. I'll be bringing my food tracking sheet with me, and I will write it down as I eat it. The band starts at 9, and though I'm not a good dancer without alcohol, I think I'll be getting out on the dance floor an moving anyway. I'm actually probably a worse dancer with alcohol, but I don't care.

Have a great day everyone!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

DD's induction into National Honor Society is tonight (which reminds me I need to iron her clothes).

Congrats to your Daughter, and Great Job on the workout!!!
As for meeting Kathy--you will love Kathy! Nothing at all to be nervous about. (Though I get very nervous in new situations, too.) And since you are probably from New England, too, you will understand it when she says to meet you under the banner and not go around looking for a bear.

As for me, today is ending up a rest day. I did a workout Tuesday - 45 minutes of weights. Yesterday I ran 4.23 miles and today is just rest. My pants felt a bit tight this morning and I didn't like it got on the scale and I gained a lb I'm hoping my muscles have swollen a bit and it'll go down. Oh well, at least I am making positive changes to be healthier. I've just been telling myself that this is NOT an excuse to give up and that there will always be minor setbacks and I can overcome them..

I really don't think it is unusual to be up after a couple of good workouts. Keep getting your water and make sure you are eating enough. I know that sounds funny, but too little calories isn't good either.

Good evening fellow losers Just jumping in quick before DS goes to bed and I can hit the gym while DH is home.

I'm definitely getting sick, my throat is super scratchy today

I did buy tix for the new Cirque Du Soleil show coming to Boston this August. It's the new Michael Jackson one I am a Cirque nut

Feel better! I'd love to see that cirque! I am a huge Michael Jackson fan. I am such an 80s girl.

Hi Everyone,

My parents and I have been without power since early Saturday night. We are estimated to have it back by Sunday night. I am staying at my sister's and BIL's for the night. They just got Internet back earlier today. Luckily, they never lost power!


CC

That stinks CC. Hope you are hanging in there. And I second, Maria, don't even stress about HH for this week.

Just wanted to stop by and share my yummy dinner with you guys - I wish I had taken a picture - it looked as good as it tasted.

I had some spaghetti squash left over from yesterday, but it had gotten kind of soggy/watery overnight in the fridge and it kind of grossed me out. So, I put it in a frying pan with a little Pam spray and sort of crisped it up. Once I had gotten all of the moisture out, I mixed in some fresh grated parmesan cheese and a little bit of seasoned breadcrumbs. I formed it into small patties and "fried" it up. I topped each one off with a little tomato sauce and some ricotta cheese.

It was soooo good and the whole thing was less than 250 calories.

- Laura

That does sound great!

That music station sounds good. Can you get Pandora on a laptop?

Yep. And some newer dvd players will stream it. We have one that will and we listen to it through out good speakers.

CC- I'm so sorry the power's not back yet! Some of my friends in CT still are without! This is crazy!

Happy Halloween! No, I'm not crazy but today is when our town will be celebrating at the schools and for trick or treating tonight! I'm betting we will get a lot of kids tonight!

Time to make Izzie's lunch. I've got to go to work until 1 and then help at her school with the costume parade party.

TTFN

Enjoy Halloween Tracey!

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

Kathy--have fun at your party!

We don't have big plans, which is not so good as far as too much time to snack. Tomorrow I will go to the Y and probably pool run. Then we will take advantage of the nice weekend to clean up our yard. Saturday night we will go out to watch the Carolina football game. GO GAMECOCKS! Sometime this weekend we will probably meet with a kitchen planner--thinking about upgrading our kitchen. And sometime this weekend I will meal plan for the week.

Today I have physical therapy. I'm taking a day off from working out, because my body is feeling a little beat up. I don't know if I mentioned, this, but I told Sue last week to switch me to being a Loser, since I am up 4 pounds for October, and 7 total, and I am happy to say I am down today!

Enjoy your Friday!

 

[pjlla]

Just wanted to stop by and share my yummy dinner with you guys - I wish I had taken a picture - it looked as good as it tasted.

I had some spaghetti squash left over from yesterday, but it had gotten kind of soggy/watery overnight in the fridge and it kind of grossed me out. So, I put it in a frying pan with a little Pam spray and sort of crisped it up. Once I had gotten all of the moisture out, I mixed in some fresh grated parmesan cheese and a little bit of seasoned breadcrumbs. I formed it into small patties and "fried" it up. I topped each one off with a little tomato sauce and some ricotta cheese.

It was soooo good and the whole thing was less than 250 calories.

- Laura

OOooh... that does sound yummy! I'm not a big spaghetti squash fan, but I think I would like that. And how inventive of you! You sound like me.... I HATE to waste food and I always try to find a way to 'reinvent' something rather than throw it out.

Good Friday morning Congrats on making it to Friday.

I don't have a lot of time this morning. We are going into what people call in DW as Jersey Week. My school only has students in on Mon and Wed of next week so a number of parents take their kids for those two days and go away. It is also the end of the marking period which makes it crazier. NOW the kids are concerned with their grades.

CC sorry you are still without power. I feel so sorry for you and everyone else without power. We still have some people in jersey without power.

If you want I can post some pamper days for the next week. Just let me know.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Thanks Dona.... I hope your day is happy and healthy too. Enjoy your Jersey week!

CC- I'm so sorry the power's not back yet! Some of my friends in CT still are without! This is crazy!

Happy Halloween! No, I'm not crazy but today is when our town will be celebrating at the schools and for trick or treating tonight! I'm betting we will get a lot of kids tonight!

Time to make Izzie's lunch. I've got to go to work until 1 and then help at her school with the costume parade party.

TTFN

Have a fun belated Trick or Treat. Don't know about where you are, but the Target shelves were LOADED with marked down candy.... probably because of the delayed TorT times.

Good morning everyone!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'll apologize in advance for today. I'm off to work and tonight right after work is football practice for ds and then I'm going to a 50th bday party, so I won't be around much tonight, but will make up for it starting tomorrow. It's the last day of football!!!! I don't mind the actual games and even watching the practices, but am thrilled the laundry will be done!!!

Amen on less laundry! I know how you feel though. I love the sports my kids play and I love to see them active and involved.... but sometimes it makes life (and laundry) crazy!!

[Pamela-Congratulations to DD. What an amazing honor, you must be such a proud mama. I know what you mean about feeling awkward meeting people for the first time. I felt that way when I met up with Lisa, Rose, Lindsay, and Maria for the princess, but it was so amazing to meet them, and after a few minutes, it was like getting together with old friends. I hope ds's mouth is feeling better soon, and he's not taking it out on you.

He isn't blaming me TOO much, but he is certainly working the opportunity for shakes and smoothies! I was the mean momma this morning who wouldn't make a chocolate ice cream shake for breakfast! Instead it was lowfat organic milk, lowfat organic plain greek yogurt, a few spoonfuls of raw honey, and a scoop of JuicePlus powder. (I left out the Max Greens, as a treat!). He can save the ice cream shakes for an evening treat!

Good luck on the scale today, and remember it is just a number, and if you're doing everything right, and the scale doesn't move, hang in there. Do not give the scale more power than you yourself have. It will catch up with all your hard work.

brb with the qotd. Have a great day everyone!!

Well said!!!!

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

Well... my weekend starts with tonight's two hour Zumba-thon, so at least I'm off on the right foot!

Tomorrow is a full day of robotics here at the house. I have been feeding these kids ALL SEASON (snacks during the week and meals when we meet on the weekends) and not a SINGLE PARENT has ever offered to send anything. So I finally ASKED!! So another mom is sending a platter of deli sandwiches. That will be great for the group, but I will probably just make my own sandwich on the side..... low carb pita with all-natural smoked turkey.

Sides will be carrot sticks and pretzels (unless another parent offers something else), and dessert will probably be apples (again, unless another parent steps up with an offer). I will stick with the carrots and apple. So no big challenges on Saturday.

Sunday DD and I have tickets to a show and it will probably involve grabbing lunch before-hand, so I'll have to give that some thought. I'll need to go online today and see what is available near the theater. Maybe Subway or a Chipotle or something like that. I will have to do a bit of "leg work" to be sure that I can stay OP that day. And depending on whether or not we decide to hit church beforehand, I may or may not have time for a morning workout. Maybe I'll take that as my break day.

Congrats to your Daughter, and Great Job on the workout!!!
As for meeting Kathy--you will love Kathy! Nothing at all to be nervous about. (Though I get very nervous in new situations, too.) And since you are probably from New England, too, you will understand it when she says to meet you under the banner and not go around looking for a bear.

THanks!! Yup.... Massachusetts people talk funny!! (Says the woman who lived in MA for 27 years!)


We don't have big plans, which is not so good as far as too much time to snack. Tomorrow I will go to the Y and probably pool run. Then we will take advantage of the nice weekend to clean up our yard. Saturday night we will go out to watch the Carolina football game. GO GAMECOCKS! Sometime this weekend we will probably meet with a kitchen planner--thinking about upgrading our kitchen. And sometime this weekend I will meal plan for the week.

Oooooh.... a new kitchen sounds so nice! Make it light and bright..... I HATE my dark kitchen.... just not enough windows and lights.
I did some pool running this summer and it is really a good workout! Can you hold the side of the pool and do some kicking too?? Or maybe do laps with a kickboard? Not sure exactly what your limits are, other than no impact.

Today I have physical therapy. I'm taking a day off from working out, because my body is feeling a little beat up. I don't know if I mentioned, this, but I told Sue last week to switch me to being a Loser, since I am up 4 pounds for October, and 7 total, and I am happy to say I am down today!

Enjoy your Friday!

WOOHOO on being down! Me too!


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Happy Friday morning friends!!! The weekend is nearly here!

I am on a bit earlier than I have been this week, as I am doing my workout in the form of "Zumba-thon" tonight, instead of the TM this morning.

I've already dropped of DD at school and made my bed and got the dishwasher running. I have a load to put on the clothes line, but I'm waiting for a bit so my fingers don't freeze to the clothespins!

I have errands to run in town, but will do them later today. I need to run the vacuum around here and give the downstairs bathroom a wipedown, in preparation for tomorrow's robotics meeting here. And I need to plan a dinner for the men, as DD and I will be "Zumba-ing". But other than that I might give myself some scrapping time today!!

Feeling nice and loose today after yesterday's chiropractic appointment. He is helping me far more than I thought he would. And, not sure if it is a coincidence or not, but I haven't had a single night sweat since I started seeing him. I've been sleeping better in general, although I was never sleeping badly.

Time to catch up with DH, as he just got home from WV last night. TTYL......................P

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Tonight is ToTing in town. Tomorrow is the last weekend of soccer. We are having a pizza party for the team after the last game. I am in charge of picking up the pizzas and setting up and then I possibly may have to work for an hour or so. Our church Halloween Party is tomorrow night. Not sure if the girls want to go or not. Sunday is Izzie's b'day party at Chuck E Cheese and then Ash has basketball skills clinic. I have to put together the goodie bags at some point too. I think I need a drink!

Discovered Dunkin' Donuts mint hot chocolate! Guess I won't eat lunch now! The large was 420 calories! But it was sooooo good!

TTFN

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

Weekend plans, DS15 has a birthday party Saturday. Mom is leaving in the morning to NJ, Grandma is in hospice so mom is trying to spend a fews days with her before she's gone. DH and I have big plans to wood chip the tree limbs we rounded up last month, OH exciting stuff! LOL

Challenges - Eating at a decent hour. When DH is home we tend to eat really late, yep 11:08am and his breakfast is still sitting on the table. ERGH!!
How to deal with that - probably crock pot something, just have to figure out what.

Drive by posting again! Today is first Friday at school so the kids have mass then get out at 12:30 so I need to boogie if I want to get a run in before I have to get them.
Sporting another wicked headache. This is getting really old......

Still no soda - It's like day 12. I wanted one sooooo bad yesterday, I could practically taste it!! But I just kept telling myself 17 teaspoons of sugar is ridiculous. I could not see sitting down and eating 17 spoonfuls of sugar in a bowl, why would I drink it?!?

Our next 30 day challenge is fast food.
did you know there are 34 ingredients in the BUN of a McRib?!?!?!? 34 in just the bread?!?!? It's nuts!!!

 

[pjlla]

QOTD: Tonight is ToTing in town. Tomorrow is the last weekend of soccer. We are having a pizza party for the team after the last game. I am in charge of picking up the pizzas and setting up and then I possibly may have to work for an hour or so. Our church Halloween Party is tomorrow night. Not sure if the girls want to go or not. Sunday is Izzie's b'day party at Chuck E Cheese and then Ash has basketball skills clinic. I have to put together the goodie bags at some point too. I think I need a drink!

Discovered Dunkin' Donuts mint hot chocolate! Guess I won't eat lunch now! The large was 420 calories! But it was sooooo good!

TTFN

Wow.... that is a LOT of calories for a drink! Can you get is with skim? I love Dunkin's lattes because I can get them made with skim milk.... I'm getting a serving of calcium and something light and delicious!

McDonald's is offering peppermint hot chocolate right now and I'm pretty sure you can get it made with skim milk. I might be worth looking into if you want a treat like that.

Weekend plans, DS15 has a birthday party Saturday. Mom is leaving in the morning to NJ, Grandma is in hospice so mom is trying to spend a fews days with her before she's gone. DH and I have big plans to wood chip the tree limbs we rounded up last month, OH exciting stuff! LOL

OOoooh... wood chipping.... sounds like fun!

Challenges - Eating at a decent hour. When DH is home we tend to eat really late, yep 11:08am and his breakfast is still sitting on the table. ERGH!!
How to deal with that - probably crock pot something, just have to figure out what.

I know the feeling. DH is just SO MUCH on a different schedule than I am! I was done with breakfast, laundry, dishes, and gone to the dump before DH was even moving and eating this morning!

Drive by posting again! Today is first Friday at school so the kids have mass then get out at 12:30 so I need to boogie if I want to get a run in before I have to get them.
Sporting another wicked headache. This is getting really old......


I must say, the chiropractics seems to have helped my headaches a great deal! But if yours are hormonal or caffeine-withdrawal related, I guess that wouldn't help.

Still no soda - It's like day 12. I wanted one sooooo bad yesterday, I could practically taste it!! But I just kept telling myself 17 teaspoons of sugar is ridiculous. I could not see sitting down and eating 17 spoonfuls of sugar in a bowl, why would I drink it?!?

GOOD JOB!! That is really impressive!!

Our next 30 day challenge is fast food.
did you know there are 34 ingredients in the BUN of a McRib?!?!?!? 34 in just the bread?!?!? It's nuts!!!

And I'll bet that most of them are unpronouncable!!! Every time DS wants McD's and I say no, I tell him that I love him TOO MUCH to let him poison his body like that! And DD and I tell DH that when he wants a giant Diet Coke from the convenience store. It's called TOUGH LOVE!! But good for you for trying so hard to teach your kids about what is really in our food chain!

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Well.... happy lunch time all! I've done my picking up and my downstairs bathrom is cleaned. All beds are made, kids bedrooms are picked up, as well as DD's bathroom. I've been sitting at my scraptable for about an hour now, but haven't accomplished much. I've got season 3 of BL playing on Netflix and I keep getting distracted!

I've had a nice big salad and I'm warming up some leftover sweet potato for lunch. Then I'll have a pretty good sized afternoon snack before two hours of Zumba tonight. DD and I will have dinner after the event.

I probably won't be back on until late tonight or tomorrow, so TTYL..........P

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD: Nothing exciting happening this weekend. Phew! I should be leaving in a few minutes to meet my parents for lunch. We are each driving an hour! Don't know where we'll go. I had a lousy weigh in so will see what tomorrow's scale says! TOM should be arriving any second because I feel soooo crummy!

Just got terrible news from a college girlfriend. So I've been teary all morning. One of our friend's sons died yesterday. He would have been 19 next week. She lives a few hundred miles away so nothing I can do for her family except send a card and pray. The exact cause hasn't been determined yet; he was at college. Makes me want to give my boys an extra big hug. Be sure to tell your family how much you love them. They could be gone in an instant.

In happier news, my brother in law's car is fixed and they are driving over today to pick it up. I found a $15 coupon from the repair shop so took it over and they said they'd apply it to his repair bill! I've had that coupon about 10 years!! Glad it said no expiration date!

Better change out of my walking clothes and get ready to hit the highway. Hope everybody had better weigh ins than I did!

 

[liesel]

CC So sorry you are still without power. I hope you can get back to your house soon!

Dona Enjoy Jersey week! Sounds crazy with all the grading.

Tracey I hope you enjoy your Halloween tonight!

Pamela Congrats on your DD's NHS induction!

Laura Your dinner sounds good. Congrats on being the biggest loser this week! I can't believe I was only .01 behind you!

Maria Thanks so much for coaching this week. My week got crazy and I fell a bit behind, but I'll just jump in and try to catch up.

Hello Coach Kathy I need to go back and read your post, but thanks so much for coaching this week.

Ok, I'm only caught up on 1 page, I'll try to find some more time here. We had a blizzard on Wednesday and no school. I'll apologize to the east coast again, it looks like this storm is now headed your way. The kids are off today for teacher inservice so they only had school 3 days this week. I had Halloween candy and haven't been as OP as usual, but my Wii broke (that's what I'd spend my $100 on Maria-Wii repair!) and that is what I use for weigh ins. I'm approximiating my weight this week using my inaccurate home scale (need to replace that too!) and hope to get a new scale and/or the Wii fixed soon.

I hope everyone out there is having a good November so far.

 

[liesel]

Rose Congrats on being down! A new kitchen sounds lovely.

Pamela I hope you are enjoying the Zumbathon. I used to do Zumba regularly but I haven't gone since I started my Tink training program. I want to fit it in at least once a week for cross training. I can't believe parents weren't helping you out with meals and snacks!

Buffy Good job on the no soda, it really isn't worth it. I saw that the McRib has a ton of ingredients, with lots of various pig parts as binder. That sandwich just sounds so disgusting to me, I can't believe so many people love it!

Linda for your sad news.

Kathy Have fun tonight! Get out there and dance for me!

 

[jillbur]

Nope, no news yet. But I caved and have been checking my "dashboard" every day, and no rejection either. Don't worry though, I have a whole chain of people I have to tell, and it goes something like this:
-Scream excitedly and hope people are home to celebrate with me!
-Text people who aren't home/other friends
-Call Mom
-E-mail boss
-Post here and on other DIS threads and facebook group

Subject to change of course...

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

No real plans this weekend. DSs are very excited. I think I am going to try to go to the gym for 9 am yoga tomorrow. We'll see if I make it that early. I have a horrible sinus headache today. The whole right side of my face hurts. I may need to call doctor on Monday if it's not feeling better. My big challenge this weekend is to not snack all day long. When I have nothing to do and am around my house all day, I snack a lot. So I am planning meals for the week tonight and hopefully can stick to an eating schedule. I was down a pound this morning and was so happy. I splurged on fries at lunch today and didn't work out because of this headache, so I really need to stay on track!

Discovered Dunkin' Donuts mint hot chocolate! Guess I won't eat lunch now! The large was 420 calories! But it was sooooo good!

TTFN

DD hot chocolate is the best ever! I discovered DD peppermint mocha flavoring this week. I added it to a decaf coffee with milk and sweet n low and fell in love It's now tied with pumpkin spice for my favorite coffee flavors. But, like the hot chocolate, it's a lot of calories! I am only trying to have DD once a week or less and am doing so good so far. But, as it gets colder, my car just drives itself to DD before work. It's like I have no control I am going to look for the peppermint mocha creamer at the grocery store. It's less calories...but just never seems to taste as good. They also had gingerbread flavoring. I'm not really feeling that one, but will probably try it sometime just to see what it's like.



I am so glad to be changing the clocks this weekend. It's so dark in the mornings! But, I am not so happy that it's going to be dark early at night. It just gives me less time to run outside. It's supposed to be in the 50s and 60s here in PA until Wednesday so I am going to try to enjoy every minute of it before winter sets in. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Jill

 

[tigger813]

Back from Trick or Treating! It was cold but doable! Enjoying my 2nd raspberry white Russian! This one is to warm up!

Gearing up for a soccer game and an end of the season soccer party tomorrow. And maybe a church Halloween Party!

Girls are headed to bed now! I'm tired. Been pretty much awake since 3:30 this morning!

Gotta be up by 7 in the morning! UGH!

Sunday is Izzie's b'day party and basketball clinic for Ash. Going to be a crazy weekend!
TTFN

 

[mackeysmom]

Laura Your dinner sounds good. Congrats on being the biggest loser this week! I can't believe I was only .01 behind you!

I had a few too many snack-sized Nestle Crunch bars this week, so here's your opportunity to race right past me.

Seriously, I had an "ok" week. (Forgot to weigh myself this morning, so we'll see tomorrow). I stayed within my caloric limit, but didn't make the best choices within those calories.

Friday 11/4/11 qotd- What are your weekend plans, and what weight loss challenges do you forsee over the weekend? What can you do to deal with these upcoming challenges, to keep on a healthy track and prevent you from backsliding?

I've been taking a few one-day courses at the local community college (powerpoint, photoshop, etc.) in order to strenghten my resume. Tomorrow is Intermediate Excel. Since these classes are held in a computer lab, there are strict "no food/no drink" rules. I normally drink about 100+ ounces of water a day, so that will put a kink in those plans.

Sunday I have to watch my nieces while my sister and brother-in-law are at an out-of-town wedding. I promised I would take them out to lunch - I'm thinking Panera but they are asking for Friendly's. I'll have to check out the website and see what will work for me. (Saving room for at least one scoop of ice cream, of course!)

Have a good weekend everybody,
Laura

 

[lovetoscrap]

What a week! I went from never having anything to do to not having any time at home! Volunteered at the schools Wed, Thurs and today. Been trying to do stuff around the house-- spent all evening tonight reorgainzing my cardstock/paper racks and sorting other stuff to get my scrapbook room cleaned up.

I have been totally off program this week. Just too tired and not in the mood. My stomach is finally feeling better though so back on program ASAP. Need to get a menu and grocery list done.

Sorry I haven't had time to keep up or check in. I hope things will slow down next week, but Marching Band season is over (at least the afternoon practices are) so I can start subing since DD15 will be home when DD11 gets home.