Biggest Loser "No Excuses" 2012 Team Challenge for Losers and Maintainers!!!

[::Snow_White::]

Thanks for the heads up about ordering online. I may look into it. He could probably wear a 29" waist, but they are so hard to find! ON 30" waist is a bit loose, but pretty good... but when he needed longer pants, I bought a size up in the waist too (I bought 31 x 33 at Aeropostale) and they were waaay too big.... but he wears them with a belt and seems okay.

I'm really cheap and he really doesn't care about name brands, but I try to keep it at least reasonably "cool". He is already a nerdy kid (and he would be proud of that title!).... math brain, robotics team, etc..... no need to add to the NERD factor by putting him in Sears "old-man" jeans!

I miss the boys department adjustable waists.... and PRICES!



Congratulations to all of you on the list this week! WTG!



Well..... the feeling of not being constantly embarrassed or frustrated about my weight, now that I've been at goal for a while, is a CONSTANT motivator!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way I look and feel these days (well....most days anyhow! ) and it is worth every dessert I pass up or every minute I exercise to continue to look and feel this way. My current "GOAL" is to stay under 135 PERMANENTLY. For a while my "safety" weight was 140..... never wanted to hit that number again, but I"m more comfortable keeping myself a bit lower, so I'e lowered my "never be seen again" number to 135. THat definitely keeps me on my toes and assures that I am ALWAYS needing to stay OP.

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Happy Tuesday morning friends!

DS is off to Washington, DC this morning for his 8th grade trip. We packed him up pretty quickly, so I am praying that I/we didn't forget anything vital. I suppose as long as he has clothes, shoes, phone, Epi-pen, and wallet, everything will be okay! I miss hiim already. I reminded him to please call me every night when he returns to his hotel, no matter how late it is, but he isn't quite as much of a homebody as DD, so I hope he remembers to call his Momma!

Didn't get much done on yesterday's cleaning list.... spent more time on scrapping and more time on packing up DS than I thought I would. But laundry is well caught up. I have one load of whites to do today and that will be it for the next few days, so I can concentrate some time on other stuff.... like cleaning DS's room while he is gone! And on that note, I must be moving along to accomplish something around here!

BTW, our family desktop is STILL not up and running, so I am still either sneaking time on DD's laptop (like right now) or on my Ipad (okay for reading but difficult to reply), so sorry I haven't been around as much as usual!

TTYL.............................P

I cannot wait until I hit my ultimate goal. I always have to have constant motivation, that's why I love this thread and think I've done so well. Everyone here is great and I can actually remind myself of my goal everyday.

Oh, hope your DS has fun! My mom worries when my DB is away too. I always text her when I'm away, but my DB is the same as your DS and doesn't remember or see the point of it.

eek, hope you get your computer fixed!

I have a lot that inspires me. Sometimes it can be something stupid, like how skinny an actress looks or a healthy character on tv (chris on parks and rec), sometimes it can be if the zombie apocolypse happens, i'm not gonna be the first to go! The other day I posted a picture of my fat cat on facebook and said he was my thinspiration! But at the end of the day, it's really me who inspires me. I'm so proud of myself for what I have achieved and what I can do, when i need a little inspiration I look back over the last year and say, you did it before you can do it again! I make deals with myself and its a struggle but I know I can do it! Another big inspiration for me is the fact that my parents are overweight, and i have friends who are overweight and I know I don't want to end up overweight and having healthy problems. I try to set an example for people in my life who maybe need that extra push to start their weight loss journey!

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I wish I could say I'm up early and ready to start my day and had the day off! But I am up early to study for spanish, and then go to school, and then have school all day, then go to work, and have work all night BUT then i'm off till next monday! I have A LOT of school work to get done this week but i think i can manage, and then its DC this weekend with the history club. This weekend my mom and i went on a bit of a shopping spree for clothes for the cruise....I got a lot of cute stuff and most of it was XS, S, or M!!!!! And I looked great! I'm pretty excited by this. I still don't like how i look naked but I'm almost there!

We also went for a 4 mile run on friday, me and my dog, but haven't been back out since. I'm hoping tomorrow and thursday. And thursday I have a meeting with the personal trainer at the gym, so that will be interesting.

Don't know how much i will be able to check in this week, but for now gotta go get some more studying in for that test! (Just want it over with)

Gross, I hate homework. I hope you get it all done, you sound extremely busy! Yay for clothes shopping, I love that! Awesome job on the run, hope you ace your test!

Let's hope the poof fairy doesn't get me today!!



To be HEALTHY! That is my motivation. AND to no longer shop in the Plus Size department....I want CUTE clothes that make me look youthful, not like an old lady


Lynda, I feel the same way!! When we take my new niece/nephew to WDW for the first time I want to be able to keep up with him/her as well as my 5 year old nephew!!


KAYLA!!! You ARE an inspiration already!!
Keep up the AMAZING work!!

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Wow!! Summer arrived without warning!

Congratulations to all the Losers this week!!! I promise to jump back in next week with a weigh in.....

I'm a chicken....yes, a chicken. I attempted to go to WW this Saturday to weigh in after being off program for over a month and I just couldn't get the courage to do it. I am committed to one more week back on the wagon and I promise all of you (and myself) that no matter what the damage, I will get back on that scale on Saturday morning!!! I promise to journal my food...yes, every single bite no matter how far I go off course.

On the plus side...I'm back on track with exercise! I spun Monday and Tuesday, walked 2.5 miles in 40 minutes on Thursday, spent all day Saturday cleaning the house and deck, and did a 1 mile fun run/dog walk on Sunday. I spun last night too (horrible substitute instructor but I stuck it out and still managed to burn 500 calories) Today is going to be tough since I have a nail appointment at 5:30 which makes it pretty tough to make a 6:30 spin class...maybe she can take me earlier? Then book club tomorrow at 6pm makes it impossible for the 6:30 spin. I think I will take Wednesday off and do the 2.5 miles on Thursday again. I also found a race in June that is 2.5K! I have never seen that before and am excited to do it! My friend Christine wants to join me (she did her first 5K with me when I did my 2nd one last spring) and really wants to get in shape. She even joined WW with me!!

Well, I wish everyone a wonderful OP day!

Thank you, you are so sweet!

I wish we had a gym in town because I'd love to take some classes. 2.5k is interesting, I bet that will be fun!

Thanks! I need to be more consistant though, especially if DH and I do the marathon in January.

Pamela I know DS is on his way now, but check American Eagle. DS15 and DH both wear 30/32 and 30/34 and I can usually find one or two pairs in store. Once I know they fit I buy multiples online.

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OK over my binge eating from yesterday. Today I'm am feeling the results. Tired, stomach hurts, lazy. need to remember this feeling!!!!!!
I got a good nights sleep last night once the room cooled down a bit, and even got up early this morning.
I have discovered that if I'm going to get my snacks in, I need to eat breakfast earlier. I usually wait until I take the kids to school then come home to eat. That's not working anymore. I need to get up with DS15 and eat while the little kids are getting dressed so I can have my snack when I get home.

Today's must do's are finish the kitchen, it looks amazing!!! Then I think I'm going to hit the green 1 lap is 1.6 miles so I'm going to aim for 2 in under 45 minutes, walking. We'll see if I can do it! LOL
Then run buy the store and hit the truckload sale for meat. Last time I got 45 days worth of meat for less than $400. It came out to like $2 a pound for everything, chicken, steak, pot roast, pork etc. It was a pretty sweet deal and I divide everything before I freeze it so that helps me stay in top of calorie consumption!

OK, I hope everyone has a fantastic day and I'll report back later with my results of my walk.

OH and can anyone recommend a good spy type belt, that will fit around by big ol' waist? The fanny pack just isn't cutting it!

It's kind of crazy how bad foods effect your body. You start to wonder why you ever lived that way before! I usually have Breakfast at 6 and then a snack at 9/10!

OK so today I walked only. My body and mind really wanted to run but I wanted to see what my walk pace was. I did ok, better then I thought. My average pace was 16.9 min/mi so I'm pretty happy. Obviously it's not fast enough for Disney standards but with walking only I think I can handle the pacing requirements. My average speed was 3.6 mph.
I had a headwind the first half of the track and a tail wind when you go back the other way so that was interesting paying attention to how my body adjusted. I also found that if I walked up on my toes more, I was a lot faster, closer to a 4.0 mph pace.
The last 1/2 of the second lap was hard, I really wanted to slow down but I just used everyones blog pics and the rundisney pics to visualize DH and me running through each park. And I was ticking down, Epcot down, 3 parks to go, run through the Castle, Up towards Spaceship Earth towardss the big Hat. It was really motivating!! I know, I'm such a dork! LOL But I tapped out at 3.9 mph for a bit so it worked!

I fought with my stupid water bag and earbuds though so I need a different bag/belt and over the ear earbuds with that little hooky thing. ERGH!

Anyway I've gotten 12707 steps in today so far and we have a track meet so I can probably bank another 5000 before the day is over.
Need to go join the April fitness challenge!!!

C-Ya later!

That sounds like a great motivator! Whatever works, right? That's a good time for walking!

My kids inspire me to be healthy. I want to be as active as they are for as long as I can. I am also inspired by my aunt and uncle. They have migrated to FL now and live there permanently. At ages in the mid-70s, they still love to go to Disney! My aunt walks every morning and my uncle is on his retirement community's baseball team. I hope I am just as healthy and active as they are when I'm in my 70s!


That's a great job on those lost inches! It's pretty amazing the difference in body fat, too. Shopping for smaller sizes is a big WHOOHOO!! Congrats and keep up the good work.
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Well, my whole day is going to be all screwy and I don't think I'll make it to the gym for my 4:30 class. I will work out at home, though. Reason? My sister just called me. She picked DSs up at school since they had an early dismissal. DS5's glasses broke at school (frames cracked). Luckily, DS8 had the same frames a few years ago. So, I am going to go home & get those frames to see if we can pop DS5's lenses in them. Then I have to back track back to my sister's house to pick the kids up. Then we will have to go to the eye doctor's to have them order him a new pair. Ugh! I'm sure this will take at least until 4:30. Hopefully, I can do a dvd or go running or walking outside. Maybe DH will cook dinner tonight...

Other than that, it sounds like lots of people are doing well here. I know life can get busy and we (especially women) tend to put others first, but remember to take care of yourself! Oh, and where is Christopher? He's having so much fun on his cruises while we are all at home chugging along

Have a great day everyone!

Jill

Wow, I hope I'm that active in that age too!

Thank you!

My DB had glasses too and they were getting broke every few months. It was a pain.

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Good afternoon! I don't know why, today just wasn't that great.

It started off good and I ate well today, but I was trying to get some schoolwork done and just couldn't concentrate. I was really tired and it was hot in the house. I kept picturing that graphic that says "Bad day? Workout. Good day? Workout" and so I ran to my room and changed into some running clothes before I could change my mind. I mean, if I'm going to feel bad, might as well feel pain too, right?

It was nice outside and I got 3 miles in. Honestly, I think I get more exhausted by the mental argument that goes into my head on whether or not I can keep going. It's worse than the pain from running!

After I was done I was hoping I'd feel energized and then I started thinking about the half and how I probably couldn't finish it. I checked facebook real quick and saw they posted that the limit was 3.5 hours. I am pretty happy, this allows me about a 16 minute mile! Anyway, just lying down, I usually workout right before bed so I think my body is all confused! Maybe I'll just curl up and take a nap.

I decided to go ahead and buy this swimsuit for vacation: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/...iece?ID=633516&CategoryID=8699&LinkType=PDPZ1 Originally I was going to get the black polka dot one, but I couldn't justify spending $80 on something for the hotel pool when I had Macy's GCs to use. Plus this one is a one-piece and also cute!

Hope you all had a wonderful day.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Evening everyone!

3 meals ate, tracked, and working on my last 8 oz of water. I did 45 minutes of strength training. I've got cardio scheduled for tomorrow. My best friend will be here on the 28th, sometime between now and then I need to get my hair cut and eyebrows waxed. I also need to figure out what to get Alan for his birthday on the 30th.

I hope everyone has a great week and I'll try to get back on more often. I've been so focused on my Biggest Loser challenge over at Sparkpeople that I've neglected the Dis and FB.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

BernardandMissBianca What do you use to measure your mileage when you run and walk, and what do you use to measure your steps all day?

I thought I'd thread jack:

http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HJ-720I...HMN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334704364&sr=8-2

This is the pedometer I bought at the beginning of the year. I've not worn it much this month because most of my mileage has been in my pool. I like this one because it tracks: distance, number of steps, and calories burned. The main reason I bought it is because it comes with software. You can use the USB chord provided and plug it into your computer and it downloads all the info to the program. Then you can look back over days, weeks, months, and even years at the progress you have made. I also like that it comes with a clip that you can clip to your pants.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

QOTD Tuesday, 4/17/12 : What inspires/motivates you in your weight loss journey to reach your goals, be it to make better food choices, to go exercise more, to run that race, etc?

My progress motivates me to stay on track. I’ve started to take more pictures of myself along this journey. With each picture I take a can see a little here and there of a difference. I’m constantly updating my FB with my progress and sharing my journey with my friends and family. Their constant support and cheering me on keep me on track. They are even there on days where I’m feeling weak and having a hard time not being able to control my urges for junk food.

QOTD, Monday 4/16/12 : We've come a long way in three months. If you could go back in time to the first day you started the Biggest Loser challenge, what's the biggest piece of advice you'd give yourself?

Stay patient and pace yourself. You’re going to have off days so don’t beat yourself up. Short workouts are better then none at all.

QOTD Friday 4/13/12: What was your food or dessert of choice before starting your weight loss journey and what is it now?

My go to food was almost anything fast food. Now, I eat it only once or twice a month. We spend more time cooking at home now with fresh produce. I’ve started to learn to enjoy fresh fruits and veggies now.

 

[cclovesdis]

I've thwarted falling asleep longer than I expected half an hour ago, which is good. I do not want to be up at 2 AM again tomorrow morning.

I plan to start my morning with a peek at the scale. I try not to do it too frequently, but I want to know what today's damage was. I think some extra water today and tomorrow will likely erase the water weight gain and some exercise will help as well. I will probably do a 12 min. mile (WATP) before breakfast like I did yesterday. That proved to set me up for a fairly decent day. MUST NOT STRESS EAT. MUST NOT STRESS EAT. (I am screaming at myself and posting it here so that I am more motivated to succeed.)

I'm not sure what else is I'll be doing tomorrow. My goal is to get to the gym and I need to go to the library, CVS, and the post office by Friday afternoon.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone! (As I barely escaped the poof fairy.)

CC

 

[tigger813]

Did a great job today with eating and drinking water. I am still under calories for the day and also got in 90 minutes of workouts plus gave a 75 minute massage. I need to eat something else before I go to bed so I don't wake up miserable in the morning.

Tomorrow is Star Wars Day at our house. Izzie is having a friend over and Ash has organized crafts and food for us to make while he is here. They are all HUGE Star Wars fans so I thought that would be a great way to spend the day. Going to be much cooler here tomorrow. We have games they can play as well.

Got some highlights in my hair today and a new cut. Not much different but a few inches off.

I think I'll go make myself a salad as that's what I feel like having. I also think I will go watch Glee from earlier.

TTFN

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

BernardandMissBianca What do you use to measure your mileage when you run and walk, and what do you use to measure your steps all day?

I use an iPod nano (the new square one) and a nano watch band for my pedometer. It has the Nike+ app on it. It tells me calories burned, duration, distance, and steps. I also can set a daily goal on it, mine is 10,000 per day. The only thing I don't like about this generation nano is that you can't add apps.

For GPS I have the app for iPhone "pedometer Pro GPS+" from arawella corporation. It has music, tempo, pace, calories, step, and a map. I also like this one because with run keeper, when my phone goes to sleep it shuts run keeper off. With Pro+ it still runs, even when I get a text message. I also have GPS on my ease into 5K (C25K) but typically when I'm outside I go farther than the C25K program runs.

Oh and ETA: I got 20,315 steps in today!! Woohoo! that's 8.24 miles. Love it!
Hey and I'm like 2 posts away from 20,000! Guess that's my lucky number today! LOL

 

[tiki23]

QOTD Tuesday, 4/17/12 : What inspires/motivates you in your weight loss journey to reach your goals, be it to make better food choices, to go exercise more, to run that race, etc?

I want to be healthier! I kicked a 2.5 pack a day smoking habit 4.5 years ago and I need to continue on this journey.

I don't ever again want to be grunting and groaning to put on my shoes, or have to use a hair-tie as an extension to fasten my jeans (c'mon, admit it - you've done it )

I don't ever want to have another gallstone - ugh!

I want to live longer, look better and have more fun!

 

[belledreamer]

I'm so sorry for another fly-by post. I haven't been able to reply, but I've been reading all your answers and it's really been inspiring to me.

This has always been a favorite among me and my Disney-luvin cousin!

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

 

[donac]

Good Wednesday morning everyone.

3 weeks today my students will be walking into their big calculus test. They are starting to get nervous. Crazy few weeks coming up.

My mother is having eye surgery tomorrow. Please keep her in your good thoughts. TIA.

I'm so sorry for another fly-by post. I haven't been able to reply, but I've been reading all your answers and it's really been inspiring to me.

This has always been a favorite among me and my Disney-luvin cousin!

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

I would hit all the parks. A couple of years ago we had one last day and we were flying out late inthe day. We hit 3 of the parks before we went back to the hotel. You may not be able to hit all the really top rides but you can get a lot of them .

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[MelindaRuns]

I cannot wait until I hit my ultimate goal. I always have to have constant motivation, that's why I love this thread and think I've done so well. Everyone here is great and I can actually remind myself of my goal everyday.

Oh, hope your DS has fun! My mom worries when my DB is away too. I always text her when I'm away, but my DB is the same as your DS and doesn't remember or see the point of it.

eek, hope you get your computer fixed!




Gross, I hate homework. I hope you get it all done, you sound extremely busy! Yay for clothes shopping, I love that! Awesome job on the run, hope you ace your test!



Thank you, you are so sweet!

I wish we had a gym in town because I'd love to take some classes. 2.5k is interesting, I bet that will be fun!



It's kind of crazy how bad foods effect your body. You start to wonder why you ever lived that way before! I usually have Breakfast at 6 and then a snack at 9/10!



That sounds like a great motivator! Whatever works, right? That's a good time for walking!



Wow, I hope I'm that active in that age too!

Thank you!

My DB had glasses too and they were getting broke every few months. It was a pain.

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Good afternoon! I don't know why, today just wasn't that great.

It started off good and I ate well today, but I was trying to get some schoolwork done and just couldn't concentrate. I was really tired and it was hot in the house. I kept picturing that graphic that says "Bad day? Workout. Good day? Workout" and so I ran to my room and changed into some running clothes before I could change my mind. I mean, if I'm going to feel bad, might as well feel pain too, right?

It was nice outside and I got 3 miles in. Honestly, I think I get more exhausted by the mental argument that goes into my head on whether or not I can keep going. It's worse than the pain from running!

After I was done I was hoping I'd feel energized and then I started thinking about the half and how I probably couldn't finish it. I checked facebook real quick and saw they posted that the limit was 3.5 hours. I am pretty happy, this allows me about a 16 minute mile! Anyway, just lying down, I usually workout right before bed so I think my body is all confused! Maybe I'll just curl up and take a nap.

I decided to go ahead and buy this swimsuit for vacation: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/...iece?ID=633516&CategoryID=8699&LinkType=PDPZ1 Originally I was going to get the black polka dot one, but I couldn't justify spending $80 on something for the hotel pool when I had Macy's GCs to use. Plus this one is a one-piece and also cute!

Hope you all had a wonderful day.

Congrats on the run! That is amazing! A lot of half marathon training plans say you only need to run 3 days a week: two days of at least 3 miles and one longer run day, increasing in mileage as you get closer to your half marathon, and then tapering off ten days to two weeks before (lowering your distances) to give your body some rest. You've got this! You CAN do it! I'm so excited for you!

I thought I'd thread jack:

http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HJ-720I...HMN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334704364&sr=8-2

This is the pedometer I bought at the beginning of the year. I've not worn it much this month because most of my mileage has been in my pool. I like this one because it tracks: distance, number of steps, and calories burned. The main reason I bought it is because it comes with software. You can use the USB chord provided and plug it into your computer and it downloads all the info to the program. Then you can look back over days, weeks, months, and even years at the progress you have made. I also like that it comes with a clip that you can clip to your pants.

Thank you for letting me know about this!

I've thwarted falling asleep longer than I expected half an hour ago, which is good. I do not want to be up at 2 AM again tomorrow morning.

I plan to start my morning with a peek at the scale. I try not to do it too frequently, but I want to know what today's damage was. I think some extra water today and tomorrow will likely erase the water weight gain and some exercise will help as well. I will probably do a 12 min. mile (WATP) before breakfast like I did yesterday. That proved to set me up for a fairly decent day. MUST NOT STRESS EAT. MUST NOT STRESS EAT. (I am screaming at myself and posting it here so that I am more motivated to succeed.)

I'm not sure what else is I'll be doing tomorrow. My goal is to get to the gym and I need to go to the library, CVS, and the post office by Friday afternoon.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone! (As I barely escaped the poof fairy.)

CC

CC, Congrats on posting here. We all understand and have been there. Stress eating is very common, especially among women, but men too. That makes it Enemy Number One in my book: something I have to overcome and face. Stress eating, and just mindless eating. Not because I'm bored, but because I don't want to tackle something else (laundry, emailing my daughter Allison's Speech Team coach and letting her know we will be out of town AGAIN (this lady seriously flipped out on Allison when she found out we were going to Disney after being gone the previous month for 4 days). I know she made it to Nationals and all, but she lives, eats, breathes, and sleeps Speech Team, and she needs a break. Not to mention we have AP's this year, and we are going to use them to their fullest potential (that we can, anyway).

CC, congrats on the 12 minute mile! That is amazing! Have your ever done a 5K? That might be a great goal for you! I know you can do it!

Did a great job today with eating and drinking water. I am still under calories for the day and also got in 90 minutes of workouts plus gave a 75 minute massage. I need to eat something else before I go to bed so I don't wake up miserable in the morning.

Tomorrow is Star Wars Day at our house. Izzie is having a friend over and Ash has organized crafts and food for us to make while he is here. They are all HUGE Star Wars fans so I thought that would be a great way to spend the day. Going to be much cooler here tomorrow. We have games they can play as well.

Got some highlights in my hair today and a new cut. Not much different but a few inches off.

I think I'll go make myself a salad as that's what I feel like having. I also think I will go watch Glee from earlier.

TTFN

I love Star Wars! Our whole family does. Well, my husband is the "official" Star Wars nerd of our house, but we all love the movies! Sounds like a super fun day! Congrats on taking time to get hair done. Did you feel just amazing when you got out of the chair? I love the feeling of a fresh haircut!

I use an iPod nano (the new square one) and a nano watch band for my pedometer. It has the Nike+ app on it. It tells me calories burned, duration, distance, and steps. I also can set a daily goal on it, mine is 10,000 per day. The only thing I don't like about this generation nano is that you can't add apps.

For GPS I have the app for iPhone "pedometer Pro GPS+" from arawella corporation. It has music, tempo, pace, calories, step, and a map. I also like this one because with run keeper, when my phone goes to sleep it shuts run keeper off. With Pro+ it still runs, even when I get a text message. I also have GPS on my ease into 5K (C25K) but typically when I'm outside I go farther than the C25K program runs.

Oh and ETA: I got 20,315 steps in today!! Woohoo! that's 8.24 miles. Love it!
Hey and I'm like 2 posts away from 20,000! Guess that's my lucky number today! LOL

BernardandMissBianca WOW, that is amazing for distance! Way to go! Does the Nike+ app on your Nano have GPS? The Nike app on my iphone has GPS, but I feel so invested in RunKeeper because I have so much logged in there. I am going to check out Pro+, though. RunKeeper can be a little wonky at times, but for the most part it tracks pretty well. If it constantly turns off, maybe you should delete it and reinstall it. When working properly it should not turn off when you get a call or text, or when your phone goes into sleep mode. Congrats on going farther than C25K runs! You are a mileage machine lately! Keep it up!

QOTD Tuesday, 4/17/12 : What inspires/motivates you in your weight loss journey to reach your goals, be it to make better food choices, to go exercise more, to run that race, etc?

I want to be healthier! I kicked a 2.5 pack a day smoking habit 4.5 years ago and I need to continue on this journey.

I don't ever again want to be grunting and groaning to put on my shoes, or have to use a hair-tie as an extension to fasten my jeans (c'mon, admit it - you've done it )

I don't ever want to have another gallstone - ugh!

I want to live longer, look better and have more fun!

Way to go on kicking that smoking habit! That is truly amazing! My mother has severe COPD, probably from smoking much of her life, and is on oxygen. I will never be able to show her Disney World. It is sad. However, I want to be abe to go on trips with my grandchildren, so that is also one of my motivators - longevity! Congrats to you!

Good Wednesday morning everyone.

3 weeks today my students will be walking into their big calculus test. They are starting to get nervous. Crazy few weeks coming up.

My mother is having eye surgery tomorrow. Please keep her in your good thoughts. TIA.




I would hit all the parks. A couple of years ago we had one last day and we were flying out late inthe day. We hit 3 of the parks before we went back to the hotel. You may not be able to hit all the really top rides but you can get a lot of them .

Have a happy and healthy day.

Good luck to your mom, Dona, and your students!
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Well, yesterday turned out to be only one run (my friend didn't get out of her meeting in time) but my Run Club coach said I really shouldn't run before those workouts. I agree, but my running partner and I are having a hard time connecting. We are going out now in about 45 mins though for a few miles, then I am meeting my husband for an early lunch. I have barely seen him since returning from Disney. That man works a lot! It will be nice.

At Run Club we did a warm up, 3 one mile repeats (some people did 5, but not I), and then a nice cooldown walk with ab/core work afterward. My mile times were 13:48, 12:34, and 12:58. It was cold and windy, running right by Lake Superior, and I was so NOT into it to start with. I was playing those mind games that all us exercisers know - it was so much work just to finish that first mile. Mentally and physically. I feel like when I'm more warmed up I do way better. Usually it takes me a mile or two. Plus my coach said "Hey, you just got back, don't beat yourself up. Try to beat your first mile time on mile two, and go from there." It was great advice. I knocked more than a minute off my first mile time. Mile repeats (or half mile, or quarter mile repeats) are a great way of checking your progress. Jeff Galloway uses a "miracle mile" system where you can check your progress, and its a lot like what I just described.

Here is an interesting factoid: a great way to predict your half marathon time is to warm up, then run quarter mile repeats. Say your average quarter mile time is 3:00, your predicted half marathon time is 3 hours. 3:15 quarter mile time, 3 hours and 15 minutes. The math doesn't work out, but my Run Club coach, who is a world class triathlete still competing, assures me its accurate. Interesting....

Have a great OP day, everyone. I need to get dressed for my run and out the door in 20 minutes, and scarf a banana!



Melinda

 

[tigger813]

Morning all,

Off to a good start! 50 minutes on the elliptical and some arm work with weights! Having my shake now.

Having a Star Wars Day here with a friend of Izzie's. The girls already made a frozen treat and now they are starting the first craft! Hopefully I can get some stuff done around here today!

I see the 150s again which is also helping me stay motivated!

Time to make the kitchen so the kids can cook later!

TTFN

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

Poof fairy got me again!!!

Hi! For today's QOTD, I have to say that I'm inspired largely by my kids. They have so much energy and love, and I feel like anything less than my best isn't what I want to give them. So I worked to get my weight down, and I work now to demonstrate a healthy, active lifestyle to them. And it seems to be working - DDs both want to run with us!

I'm inspired by my WW group (3 people there with losses over 50 pounds) and by you wonderful ladies, who don't let an off day kill your overall efforts. And finally, I'm starting to inspire myself. With every new thing I try and end up liking (hello, running!), I learn I'm stronger than I ever believed I was. Not bad for someone staring at 40 in 3 1/2 months, right?

XO
Liz

Way to go Liz!! I hope to be in that 50 lb loss group someday! You are an inspiration already!

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Good afternoon! I don't know why, today just wasn't that great.

It started off good and I ate well today, but I was trying to get some schoolwork done and just couldn't concentrate. I was really tired and it was hot in the house. I kept picturing that graphic that says "Bad day? Workout. Good day? Workout" and so I ran to my room and changed into some running clothes before I could change my mind. I mean, if I'm going to feel bad, might as well feel pain too, right?

It was nice outside and I got 3 miles in. Honestly, I think I get more exhausted by the mental argument that goes into my head on whether or not I can keep going. It's worse than the pain from running!

After I was done I was hoping I'd feel energized and then I started thinking about the half and how I probably couldn't finish it. I checked facebook real quick and saw they posted that the limit was 3.5 hours. I am pretty happy, this allows me about a 16 minute mile! Anyway, just lying down, I usually workout right before bed so I think my body is all confused! Maybe I'll just curl up and take a nap.

I decided to go ahead and buy this swimsuit for vacation: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/...iece?ID=633516&CategoryID=8699&LinkType=PDPZ1 Originally I was going to get the black polka dot one, but I couldn't justify spending $80 on something for the hotel pool when I had Macy's GCs to use. Plus this one is a one-piece and also cute!

Hope you all had a wonderful day.

You can do IT Kayla!! Oh and cute suit!!

I'm so sorry for another fly-by post. I haven't been able to reply, but I've been reading all your answers and it's really been inspiring to me.

This has always been a favorite among me and my Disney-luvin cousin!

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

Money is no object....hahahaha...I can really do some damage

I would wake up in my Club level room at the Poly and walk over to breakfast at the Kona Cafe (Kona coffee and tonga toast) From there I would hop the boat over to MK and get my day going with Space Mountain. After a quick side trip to Buzz, I would monorail over to EPCOT for my segway tour of the countries (with stops in Italy and France for some adult beverages.) Then I would need to get off the segway (too many adult beverages) and have a quick lunch in Morocco (I love lamb on the spit and the falafels!) I monorail it back to the Poly for some pool time at the volcano pool and head back to the room around 4pm to get dressed for dinner. My reservation at Victoria and Alberts is for 5pm. We get out of there around 8pm and go back to the Poly to watch Wishes from the hammocks on the beach (and the water parade.) After changing clothes we head to Magic Hours (til 1am) at Hollywood Studios (ToT, RnR, TSM) On the way home we hit Jelly Rolls for a last adult beverage and roll out of there around 2am and cab it back to the Poly. And then I woke up....

Morning all,

Off to a good start! 50 minutes on the elliptical and some arm work with weights! Having my shake now.

Having a Star Wars Day here with a friend of Izzie's. The girls already made a frozen treat and now they are starting the first craft! Hopefully I can get some stuff done around here today!

I see the 150s again which is also helping me stay motivated!

Time to make the kitchen so the kids can cook later!

TTFN

Nice job Tracey!!

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Posting before I get poofed!!!

Ok eating today and did a great 2.5 miles in 38:48...my best time EVER!! I'm excited that I'm getting faster and stronger!!

Book club tonight which means Greek Salad with chicken at Atlanta Bread Company. Taking the day off from exercise (sore calves and butt!) but will be back on the pavement tomorrow!!

Hope everyone is having a great day and staying OP!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

BernardandMissBianca WOW, that is amazing for distance! Way to go! Does the Nike+ app on your Nano have GPS? The Nike app on my iphone has GPS, but I feel so invested in RunKeeper because I have so much logged in there. I am going to check out Pro+, though. RunKeeper can be a little wonky at times, but for the most part it tracks pretty well. If it constantly turns off, maybe you should delete it and reinstall it. When working properly it should not turn off when you get a call or text, or when your phone goes into sleep mode. Congrats on going farther than C25K runs! You are a mileage machine lately! Keep it up!

I don't think the nano has a GPS but I think it uses the accelerometer because the running mode can tell you pace and distance.

Found this on the apple site

As you run, your iPod or iPhone tells you your time, distance, pace, and calories burned. And it gives you feedback at the halfway point and in the final lead-up to your goal, as well as the details of your workout when you’re done.

I gave up on runkeeper because even after multiple updates etc the app would still close on me.

 

[MelindaRuns]

Rememberthemagic98 Congrats on your run! Woo hoo! That is amazing! Keep up the good work! And I love how you would spend your one day in the park! Can I come with you?

BernardandMissBianca Its awesome that you track with what works for you. RunKeeper has its quirks, but I think I have them all ironed out with my phone. It takes it a minute to get its bearings sometimes, still. You are really working it! Keep it up!

I ran 5.25 miles this morning, average pace 15:31. I had to take some walk breaks. It was pouring rain the whole time, and I mean POURING! I had some minutes that were 10's, 11's, 12's, and 13's. My fastest mile was 13:33, for the whole mile. Ugh. I know I can do better than that. I have a half coming up a week from Saturday. I admit, I am a little scared for that one. My pace has been off ever since returning from WDW and I haven't really gotten it back yet. I thought I had it back last night (for one miles out of three) but today it was the same old demon back (negative self talk, not keeping my breath even though I know I am cardiovascularly capable of this, etc). I have a 5K this Saturday the 21st (and hope to get a used bike at the Bike Swap a local bike store is having, and I have my next half marathon in Brainerd, MN on Saturday the 28th. Double !!

Hope everyone is well!

Melinda

 

[::Snow_White::]

You can do IT Kayla!! Oh and cute suit!!

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Posting before I get poofed!!!

Ok eating today and did a great 2.5 miles in 38:48...my best time EVER!! I'm excited that I'm getting faster and stronger!!

Book club tonight which means Greek Salad with chicken at Atlanta Bread Company. Taking the day off from exercise (sore calves and butt!) but will be back on the pavement tomorrow!!

Hope everyone is having a great day and staying OP!!

Thanks! And on your time, that's awesome!

I'm so sorry for another fly-by post. I haven't been able to reply, but I've been reading all your answers and it's really been inspiring to me.

This has always been a favorite among me and my Disney-luvin cousin!

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

Oh my, oh my. I would spend all my time at DHS, MK, and Epcot. I'd start with DHS and go to the animation academy over and over and TSM and TOT and RnRC as much as possible. Then Epcot for a walk around the countries to relax and then finish it out until 12AM at Magic Kingdom watching Wishes. Of course, I'd buy all the souveniers I want and buy tons fo food too!

Melinda - Thanks! I only run about 3 days a week with cross training inbetween. I'm nervous, but I figure on race day I'll push myself even harder and finish fine!

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Hope everyone is having a good day. Went for a walk and out to take some photos for a friend tonight. Probably 30DS tonight.

After finishing the hunger games I've been dying to read some more. Got a little bit of Kingdom Keepers IV? done today. It isn't fabulously written, but it's Disney so I have to love it.

Have a great evening, it's beautiful outside here!

 

[trinaweena]

I'm in a funk and I can't get out of it. Usually my funks are homework related and this is no exception. I have essays coming up that I need to get done that I'm not feeling motivated at all to work on. I don't know what it is, I just cannot concentrate.

I was planning on running today, but my ankle started bothering me yesterday, and it was really painful just driving home from school, and since i have to do a lot of walking in DC this weekend, I didn't want to risk messing it up more and being miserable. Of course I told myself that since I wasn't going to run I HAD to do homework but that just doesn't seem to be going so well.

It just feels like one of those days! Also i've been feeling naseous since saturday, which is annoying because that has actually been so much better the past few weeks! I've been feeling normal! It seems to be a bit better today but no where near 100%

AND THE DOGS WON'T STOP BARKING! Ugh I hope everyone else is having a better wednesday than I am! I think I will take some pain killers (hip and ankle are killing me) and do some research for this essay. If worst comes to worst i will force myself to write on the 8 hour bus trip to DC

To make matters worse my boyfriend and I got in a fight because he didn't remember me inviting him to Vegas wihth my family next year. Like we had a whole conversation about it, which he didn't remember AT ALL. It really hurt my feelings but got so blown out of proportion and everything is fine now but it really bugged me while it was happening.

Ok in not depressing news, 1 MONTH TILL OUR CRUISE/DISNEY VACATION I can be happy about that at least!

I need to pack for DC tonight. I always say I love to travel but this is the third trip in as many months and I HATE packing!

Oh this is the bikini i'm getting for the trip http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/beach-blanket-bingo-two-piece-in-red I realy hope it looks good on me! I had to ask my boss for an xtra small workshirt last night cause the small is getting too big and she told me to eat a cheeseburger! My co workers don't realize the amount of self control it takes for me to not just eat burgers all day long! haha

 

[MelindaRuns]

I'm in a funk and I can't get out of it. Usually my funks are homework related and this is no exception. I have essays coming up that I need to get done that I'm not feeling motivated at all to work on. I don't know what it is, I just cannot concentrate.

I was planning on running today, but my ankle started bothering me yesterday, and it was really painful just driving home from school, and since i have to do a lot of walking in DC this weekend, I didn't want to risk messing it up more and being miserable. Of course I told myself that since I wasn't going to run I HAD to do homework but that just doesn't seem to be going so well.

It just feels like one of those days! Also i've been feeling naseous since saturday, which is annoying because that has actually been so much better the past few weeks! I've been feeling normal! It seems to be a bit better today but no where near 100%

AND THE DOGS WON'T STOP BARKING! Ugh I hope everyone else is having a better wednesday than I am! I think I will take some pain killers (hip and ankle are killing me) and do some research for this essay. If worst comes to worst i will force myself to write on the 8 hour bus trip to DC

To make matters worse my boyfriend and I got in a fight because he didn't remember me inviting him to Vegas wihth my family next year. Like we had a whole conversation about it, which he didn't remember AT ALL. It really hurt my feelings but got so blown out of proportion and everything is fine now but it really bugged me while it was happening.

Ok in not depressing news, 1 MONTH TILL OUR CRUISE/DISNEY VACATION I can be happy about that at least!

I need to pack for DC tonight. I always say I love to travel but this is the third trip in as many months and I HATE packing!

Oh this is the bikini i'm getting for the trip http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/beach-blanket-bingo-two-piece-in-red I realy hope it looks good on me! I had to ask my boss for an xtra small workshirt last night cause the small is getting too big and she told me to eat a cheeseburger! My co workers don't realize the amount of self control it takes for me to not just eat burgers all day long! haha

Trina, thats cute! And so Minnie Mouse! Its so awesome that your cruise/Disney vacation is coming up in only a month! Pack early and get it done, then you won't stress about it or forget anything. Good luck with school, getting everything done. You can do it!
Melinda

 

[cclovesdis]

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

I love the Wilderness Lodge, but in my dream I'd stay at the Grand Floridian CL of course! I'd start my morning with EMH at Magic Kingdom and do Fantasyland followed by all my other must-dos. I really want to eat at Crystal Palace because I love Pooh and his friends, but I also want to eat in the Castle. So, a late breakfast at CP and a mid-afternoon lunch at CRT. Then, I'd take the monorail to Epcot and spend the evening there. If there were EMH at Epcot on the same day as morning EMH at MK, I'd be able to do 1 day at WDW and be a very happy Diser!

3 weeks today my students will be walking into their big calculus test. They are starting to get nervous. Crazy few weeks coming up.

Could I ask you a somewhat personal question? Do all of your students take the AP calc test? I took AP French senior year and was absolutely convinced that I had to take the test and failed it miserably. It is something that bugs me because I hope current students don't have to experience that. I am sure that you are a much better teacher than mine was.

CC, Congrats on posting here. We all understand and have been there. Stress eating is very common, especially among women, but men too.

CC, congrats on the 12 minute mile! That is amazing! Have your ever done a 5K? That might be a great goal for you! I know you can do it!

Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it. Today was probably worse. There is a possibility that I am getting a job and while I am excited, I am nervous. It would be a better job than I had previously and I want to excel. I think that doing a 5K would be a great goal to have at the same time as starting a new job. Something for my physical and emotional health at the same time.

I see the 150s again which is also helping me stay motivated!

Trina. I hope you feel better. From what you've posted, I can tell that you are a great writer! for the XS!

 

[jillbur]

It started off good and I ate well today, but I was trying to get some schoolwork done and just couldn't concentrate. I was really tired and it was hot in the house. I kept picturing that graphic that says "Bad day? Workout. Good day? Workout" and so I ran to my room and changed into some running clothes before I could change my mind. I mean, if I'm going to feel bad, might as well feel pain too, right?

It was nice outside and I got 3 miles in. Honestly, I think I get more exhausted by the mental argument that goes into my head on whether or not I can keep going. It's worse than the pain from running!

After I was done I was hoping I'd feel energized and then I started thinking about the half and how I probably couldn't finish it. I checked facebook real quick and saw they posted that the limit was 3.5 hours. I am pretty happy, this allows me about a 16 minute mile! Anyway, just lying down, I usually workout right before bed so I think my body is all confused! Maybe I'll just curl up and take a nap.

I decided to go ahead and buy this swimsuit for vacation: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/...iece?ID=633516&CategoryID=8699&LinkType=PDPZ1 Originally I was going to get the black polka dot one, but I couldn't justify spending $80 on something for the hotel pool when I had Macy's GCs to use. Plus this one is a one-piece and also cute!

Hope you all had a wonderful day.

Great job getting up and exercising! That's a good workout.

And, cute suit!!

Tomorrow is Star Wars Day at our house. Izzie is having a friend over and Ash has organized crafts and food for us to make while he is here. They are all HUGE Star Wars fans so I thought that would be a great way to spend the day. Going to be much cooler here tomorrow. We have games they can play as well.

This is a cute idea. We love Star Wars, too.

Wednesday QOTD, 4/18/12: If you had one day at Disney World and money wasn't an issue, what would you decide to do? Go to all the parks in one day? Ride your favorite ride over and over? Eat at any restaurant you wanted?

I don't have specifics, but I know I would ROCK WDW!! First of all, I would start my day with a stop to buy DVC. And, lots of points. And points at every resort lol. Then I would try to hit all 4 parks and do tours at each. I'd sqeeze in an awesome dinner on a private yacht to watch Wishes to end my magical night.

At Run Club we did a warm up, 3 one mile repeats (some people did 5, but not I), and then a nice cooldown walk with ab/core work afterward. My mile times were 13:48, 12:34, and 12:58. It was cold and windy, running right by Lake Superior, and I was so NOT into it to start with. I was playing those mind games that all us exercisers know - it was so much work just to finish that first mile. Mentally and physically. I feel like when I'm more warmed up I do way better. Usually it takes me a mile or two. Plus my coach said "Hey, you just got back, don't beat yourself up. Try to beat your first mile time on mile two, and go from there." It was great advice. I knocked more than a minute off my first mile time. Mile repeats (or half mile, or quarter mile repeats) are a great way of checking your progress. Jeff Galloway uses a "miracle mile" system where you can check your progress, and its a lot like what I just described.

Here is an interesting factoid: a great way to predict your half marathon time is to warm up, then run quarter mile repeats. Say your average quarter mile time is 3:00, your predicted half marathon time is 3 hours. 3:15 quarter mile time, 3 hours and 15 minutes. The math doesn't work out, but my Run Club coach, who is a world class triathlete still competing, assures me its accurate. Interesting....

Have a great OP day, everyone. I need to get dressed for my run and out the door in 20 minutes, and scarf a banana!



Melinda

Great run! That's interesting about the quarter mile repeats to predict your 1/2 time. I didn't know that and may try it out. Thanks for the info.

Ok eating today and did a great 2.5 miles in 38:48...my best time EVER!! I'm excited that I'm getting faster and stronger!!

That's awesome! Yay for the personal best!

I ran 5.25 miles this morning, average pace 15:31. I had to take some walk breaks. It was pouring rain the whole time, and I mean POURING! I had some minutes that were 10's, 11's, 12's, and 13's. My fastest mile was 13:33, for the whole mile. Ugh. I know I can do better than that. I have a half coming up a week from Saturday. I admit, I am a little scared for that one. My pace has been off ever since returning from WDW and I haven't really gotten it back yet. I thought I had it back last night (for one miles out of three) but today it was the same old demon back (negative self talk, not keeping my breath even though I know I am cardiovascularly capable of this, etc). I have a 5K this Saturday the 21st (and hope to get a used bike at the Bike Swap a local bike store is having, and I have my next half marathon in Brainerd, MN on Saturday the 28th. Double !!

Hope everyone is well!

Melinda

Whoa! That's a great run and lots of races to get ready for. Good luck!

I

Oh this is the bikini i'm getting for the trip http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/beach-blanket-bingo-two-piece-in-red I realy hope it looks good on me! I had to ask my boss for an xtra small workshirt last night cause the small is getting too big and she told me to eat a cheeseburger! My co workers don't realize the amount of self control it takes for me to not just eat burgers all day long! haha

Super cute suit! Your boss is pretty funny

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Well, I am feeling pretty blah. I didn't have time for a workout yesterday or today. Usually I don't make up excuses like "no time," but I really didn't have time! And, I am heading to bed when I am done here, so I do not want to workout this late. Tomorrow I will be able to make it to the gym, but I am worried about my weigh in this week~I'm still bloaty

DS5 started t-ball tonight and I may have gotten an ab workout just from laughing at those little kids. What a hoot!

31 days of school left (but who's counting ) and exactly ONE MONTH from today, DH and I will be getting ready to watch Wishes on our first night at WDW without kids. I cannot wait until our getaway! Although, I may not make it until Wishes starts...Our flight leaves PA at 6:30 am. The airport is an hour away, so I will be waking up at 2:30 am to leave at 3:30ish am! Yikes!

Gotta go and get things together for tomorrow. I'll check in then.

Jill