Biggest Loser Red Team Week 2

[MelanieC]

Hi Red Team,

Here is our week 2 thread. I meant to have it up and running this morning but work got the best of me today.

Thanks to Perlieq for adding up our totals and posting them on the main thread. Wow is all I can say. We are all doing so wonderful! This is really a great challenge so far. Kelsie- YOU SO TOTALLY ROCKED this week!!! Way to go!

I'd also like to thank Liz for getting out and rallying our team to get moving! Thanks for the inspiration- Your the best!

Red Team totals so far:

lizdotcom99: -6lbs!
goldcupmom: -0.5lbs!
TammyNC: -1.2lbs!
agotta: -1.5lbs!
pearlieq: -1lb!
ndscramper: -1.8lbs!
monte: even steven!
jayna22: -2.5lbs!
Mykelogan: -5lbs!
nursetink: -1lb!
kaf7878: -2lbs!
AuntieM03: -5.5lbs!
mountaineer: -1.8lbs!
WebmasterKelsie: -8lbs!
DoomBuggyBabe: -1.6lbs!
RoyalCinderella: even steven!
Melanie C: -3.4lbs!

42.8lbs, with 17 people reporting in!!!


Keep up the great work everyone-

GO RED TEAM​

 

[MelanieC]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to drop in and let everyone know I did the FIRM Total Sculpt plus abs. Total time 59 minutes!! Woo hoo!

I challenge everyone to do at least 10 minutes of activity in the next 24 hours.

Keep up the great work everyone.

Off to watch Lost.........Can't wait!

 

[mountaineer]

Got my workout in already too. I did The Firm Aerobic Body Shaping for 55 minutes. That's my fave of the 3 Firm DVD I have.

Remember to move!! Your body will love it.

Marty

 

[goldcupmom]

Done with my WATP 4 mile before 8 a.m. - 55 min.

Keep on going guys!! GET MOVING!!!!

 

[AuntieM03]

Hope everyone is having a good morning!!

I did okay yesterday. I was really craving chocolate. I resisted yesterday, but I did have 3 bite size pieces today (it was either that or I would have to kill someone) We went to Universal Studios last night and went out to eat, but I did split my meal. I could have done better, but I also could have done alot worse.

My goal today is to go out at my break and go walking, and do my evening exercise. I don't feel great so it will take some effort. I also need to stay away from the candy. I work in an office that always has candy around. I can resist a good portion of the time, but there are that couple of days that are really tough.

 

[agotta]

You guys were hiding!!

Haven't done any excecise since last week and I am still sick. Maybe I will try to get a walk in tonight. Great job everyone and last week's challenge. We rocked!

 

[mountaineer]

What's for dinner tonight? We're having warm spinach salad. On a bed of spinach leaves you crumble a little bacon and a sauce of red onions, corn, sugar and balsamic vinegar. Then a little blue cheese on top. I cooked it already and did the dishes so I only have to warm it up when my husband gets home. I have more play time with my son that way.

I probably won't have bacon on my salad so that'll make it better for me.



AuntieM03 sometimes if you really want that chocolate it's better to eat 1 little piece than to try to fill that desire with something else. You may try all kinds of fruit but it won't be the chocolate, so you may end up eating even more. Some days chocolate is a necessity, right?


Marty

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi all,

I am the slow one and didn't see this thread... I posted this on the other one earlier:

"Where is everyone today??? I can't spend all of my time teasing the Blue Team!! (Though we are having some fun over there! LOL )

I hope that everyone is having a happy & healthy day!!! I am going to be doing some power shopping today as I have a short amount of time to get some grocery shopping done for the dinner I am making for my staff tonight. I am making them a salad, chicken parmigiana (mine will have no breading & be grilled instead of fried hehe), then I am roasting a huge pan of summer veggies and tossing that with some pasta & extra virgin olive oil/roasted garlic sauce (That way I can get the veggies and they can have pasta! hehe), I will probably also buy a small loaf of rustic bread. And then for desert one of them has requested something chocolate and raspberry so I am going to make a chocolate raspberry brownie trifle (I will be skipping the bread and pasta so I can have a small scoop! hehe) I also have several meetings today and lots of other stuff to do, wish me luck!!

Have a good one all! Don't forget to do something good for your body today!!!
Mike

p.s What the heck was up with the DIS last night??? I was going into withdrawal!"

My addendum now is that I did a good 90min of shopping, all walking, and it felt great!
May not seem like a big deal to those of you I am just getting to know, but some of you know that a few months back I could not even shop for 10min without sweating like mad and needing to sit down. Not anymore!

My last thought is... So did we win this weeks weigh in?? Is there a clippie coming our way?? I am anxious!! hehe!

Be well all!!! Great job on your exercising today!
Mike

 

[goldcupmom]

Today has been a good 'NO' day so far. I had to go to the dentist to get my inlay which finally came in. They had a hard time getting the temp off, and then the new one feels funny. I REALLY wanted to reward myself for the visit with food - something fatty & fried or sweet. But I DID NOT!!!

I also had to go return stuff at Sam's and then the Grocery and I didn't succumb to goodies even tho I bought candy bars for the kids for the upcoming trips.

So, I'm sitting here at the computer now very IMPATIENTLY waiting for my scoop of SF FF ice cream from Monday night to thaw.

Lots of extra walking in the stores.

 

[lizdotcom99]

Hey there!

Way to go on the big NO's Goldcup Mom! I hear you about wanting to eat! Yesterday a cupcake tormented me ALL day......Thankfully, 265 pound me won the fight with the 4 oz. cupcake! It was quite the exhausting battle!!

Agotta, feel better! Sorry that you are still not feeling well!

Mike, din din sounds delish! What an accopmplishment for you and your shopping! Great progress there....and sounds like a great dinner too!

Marty, your dinner sounds yummy yoo! Nothing like a good spinich salad with some yummy balsamic! Of course, it is just not the same for me without the bacon and the eggs......but it does sound yummy!

AuntieM, way to go woth the walking! That is my goal for the evening too! I have new shoes that I REALLY want to get broken in. I am going to head out for a quick two miles...then going out for bite to eat! I am so hungry right now.....

Mel, I take your challenge! I am going to get my two miles in regardless!!!!! Glad to see things are going well for you too!!

Where is everybody else at? Hope everybody is doing well! Hope to hear from them all soon!

Off and playing in traffic, changing, going for a nice little and then dinner!! Oh, and I have to get this all done before the Apprentice comes on!!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi All!!

OOh Marty!!! Save me some of that salad, sounds yumtastic!!!

Yay on all your No's Julie!!

Ooh Liz, I am an apprentice fan here too! Did you watch Martha's yesterday??

Melanie, was it you who was watching the BigBrother and Rockstar INXS finales the other night? What'd you think? I was happy JD won and didn't care on BB because Janelle was gone! hehe!

As for me, I have said NO all afternoon!! I have not tasted the food I am making once, not even when I had pudding, whipped cream, and chocolate cake on my hands! LOL I did have a few of the roasted veggies but that was a last minute lunch as I forgot about it today! hehe

Dinner is soon, then we will watch Survivor, Apprentice, etc. together as we watch the students attempt to sneak in alcohol. etc to my building and we stop em! hehe!

Have a great one all! I am thinking of a walk after dinner later tonight, we'll see!
Mike

 

[agotta]

Today has been a good 'NO' day so far. I had to go to the dentist to get my inlay which finally came in. They had a hard time getting the temp off, and then the new one feels funny. I REALLY wanted to reward myself for the visit with food - something fatty & fried or sweet. But I DID NOT!!!

I also had to go return stuff at Sam's and then the Grocery and I didn't succumb to goodies even tho I bought candy bars for the kids for the upcoming trips.

So, I'm sitting here at the computer now very IMPATIENTLY waiting for my scoop of SF FF ice cream from Monday night to thaw.

Lots of extra walking in the stores.

I am going in tomorrow for my permanent crown. Is it going to hurt when they take off the temp??

 

[goldcupmom]

It doesn't hurt, per se, it Just feels funny. I have at least 4 crowns I can think of and now this inlay. You feel a pulling a bit which kind of unnerves me, but no pain. It is usually very quick - maybe 10 min total visit time. Sometimes the adhesive they use on the permanent kind of stinks and sometimes it leaves a funny taste in your mouth for a short while.

good luck!!

 

[nursetink]

Wow! You guys are doing great! I went to the doctor today to get back on my synthroid. It always helps to have a decent metabolism when trying to lose weight.

According to his scale I dropped another 2 lbs , but we will see how it shakes out next week. I am still lagging with exercise, but I have done well with my eating. Everyone keep up the good work!

 

[TammyNC]

OK, my goal is to be back on the treadmill in the morning. I just haven't felt like it since Monday but I am determined to get on there for at least 15 minutes tomorrow, but hoping for 30 minutes. I will also hit it on Saturday and Sunday since I've had a few days off.

Everyone is doing great. Sorry so short, lots to do before I can sit down and watch my Survivor tape. Let's keep fighting those temptations.

 

[MelanieC]

Hi Red Team,

Well tonight I got in 3.25 miles of running/walking at my son's football practice. Sure was nice killing two birds with one stone.

Nursetink- Great job on the two pounds. Here's some pixie dust so it sticks around on Tuesday. Keep up the great work. I challenge you to 10 minutes of exercise tomorrow!

Goldcupmom-I'm so proud of you for saying no today! Woo hoo! It would have been so easy to say YES to something fatty, fried or sweet with the work you had done on your teeth. Keep up the great work.

Mike- Yep that was me with BB & Rock Star INXS. Well I so totally agree with you. I loved Janell and was so bummed when she lost the last challenge to Ivette. It really almost made me want to not watch the last show. I was so happy Ivette didn't win. On Rockstar, I had this thing for Mig since the beginning. He's pretty hot, lol! But towards the middle of the competition I realized he probably wasn't right for INXS. I was a huge INXS fan in the 80's. I've even seen them in concert. It will never be the same without Michael . I really liked Marty & JD. I figured they wouldn't pick Marty because he just isn't quite their style, although I loved the first INXS song he song weeks ago. I love JD's Pretty Vegas song and I really think he was the way to go. So what did you think of Lost...............it was SOOOO good! How about that guy in the hatch being the guy who Jack met at the stadium. I also heard on my morning radio show that they think the guy who died when the girl lived (from the car accident) had the same last name as Shannon. Also they played back what Walt said backwards and it said something about a button and pushing it. It was " Go ahead and push the button, The button won't hurt you". Or something like that. Not sure what that is all about.


Liz- I hope you got your 2 mile walk in. I got my 3 miles in tonight. Wooo hoo. Great job on resisiting the Krispy Kreme today. Keep up the great work!

Agotta- I hope you get better. Don't worry about pushing yourself. Get your rest and when you feel better you will be ready to go!


AuntieM03- I hope you got out and got your walk in. Great job on resisting the chocolate and splitting your meal. Splitting my meal is something I need to work on. I"m not too good at it. I seem to think eating out means I must eat it ALL!

mountaineer- Your dinner sounds really good. Tonight is a whatever night. I'll probably be making a cheese quesadilla and throw some veggies in it. Or possibly I'll make a tuna or salmon patty. I have to see how many points I have left.

Well everyone, have a great rest of the evening. And don't forget - WE ROCK!

 

[mountaineer]

Way to go on all the no's today. You're being good influences. My salad was great, so great I wanted seconds. Instead I rinsed my plate and brushed my teeth.

My son and I had to run through the store after football practice tonight and I did not go through McDonald's to get a fountain coke. That's one of my weaknesses.

I have to work at the preschool tomorrow morning so I will ride the bike later in the day. I have to ride it and do a DVD Sat to get my 6 days in.

CSI is back on so I'll catch you guys later.


Melanie -- my son is still in flag football. He says he's not going on to the C team next year. He's a gentle giant of a kid. He has lots of power that he uses here at home with his dad but not actually at football.

Mike -- I would have loved the roasted veggies. That's one of my favorite things to eat in summer. We ate a lot of squash, zucchini, peppers and onions sauted in olive oil.

Liz -- that cupcake will lose its power over you soon. Keep saying no. We'll be here to help you. I'm finding it easier now to say no since I'm on this team.

Marty

 

[lizdotcom99]

Hey there! Got a mile in tonight! Not thrilled with the new shoes as they are little...um well a lot stiff. But I will give it another go tomorrow!

I am heading off to enjoy the Apprenctice....catch you all tomorrow!!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi All!
Just thought I would post the lyrics to the new song used for the Biggest Loser theme. It is Heather Small, "Proud." This song soooo gets me going!!!

I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?

Still so many answers I don't know
Realise that to question is how we grow
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?

We need a change
Do it today
I can feel my spirit rising
We need a change
So do it today
'Cause I can see a clear horizon

What have you done today to make you feel proud?
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
You could be so many people?
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?

GO RED TEAM!!!!
Mike

 

[lizdotcom99]

Great song Mike! Thanks for posting the lyrics! Where is everybody today? Out exercising? So far a good food day for me! I stepped on the scale today....bad me! I have been gifted by the bloat fairy! Dang it all! None the less, I am going to go for a nice walk a bit later and make some recipes out of the WW cookbook I just got! I am pretty excited to try the pork chops, sauer kraut and apples! It just sounds so yummy and fallish!

Anyway, that is the news here! Looking forward to the weekend!

I will be checking in later, I am sure!

Have a healthy and happy day!!



Go Red Team!!!





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