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

[lisah0711]

Good evening all or I guess good morning for some of you!

First give yourself a big pat on the back -- you've made it the last week of the challenge! Kudos to you for sticking it out all summer long!

Please be sure and PM those weigh in numbers to donac tomorrow (or today)

Will quickly post the QOTD and will be back tomorrow for replies.

Tomorrow we are going to our local amusement and water park called Silverwood Theme Park. Which leads me to the QOTD:

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Have a great evening all!

 

[satorifound]

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

Mine is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Because that is where I grew up and everytime I go there it makes me feel like a kid again.

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

I've been to three other parks: Cedar Point, Martin's Fantasy Island (a local joint), and Darien Lake (which used to be a Six Flags). They all have their pros and cons; but I'm going to pick DL. Darien Lake has the best water park (though I've never been to the one at Cedar Point) and coasters that are overall more my style.

I am down 3 pounds this week!! And exactly at my ~5% "goal" loss on WW. It then said my daily points were going to increase to 41, but they are still at 35. So I'm only 1.6 pounds away from my goal for this challenge of 15 pounds. I can do it!! Then only another 57 to go. My normal scale said I was only down 2.2, so I decided to compare it to the new scale I bought to use at school, and that one gave me the even 3. I hope you all have an excellent and healthy day! (We are having a pizza party at school, and I'm going to be good. I may try the Dolly Parton rule of having only two bites of everything.)

 

[donac]

Biggest Loser Week 10 Results

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminder:
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused

First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining:1
Congrats Rose & Mike

LOSERS:
weigh ins----------------------- 20
gains----------------------------5
maintains------------------------1
losses-------------------------- 14
New members--------------------0


Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 10!
This week’s group loss is 15.05 lbs
For the challenge this week's group has lost 64.8 pounds


Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of the week? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 10

#10- keenercam .198%
#9- momofdjc .236%
#8- jaelless .341%
#7- satorifound .407
#6- trinaweena .520 % (welcome back)
#5- mvliimmex .531%
#4- wickey's friend .578%
#3- Worfiedoodles .817%
#2- JacksLilWench 1.206%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge

Week 10 Biggest Loser is:
#1-lisah0711 1.247 %
Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a happy and healthy day!


Congratulations pjstevens


What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version



or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Have a great evening all!

Wait...there's other theme parks besides Disney? Seriously, we don't go to other parks, it's just not the same. We tried it after we went to Disneyland the first time and we just felt really let down by the theme park here in town. So now we just go to Disney World WAY too often, haha!

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On a side note, after weigh-in this morning...the last time I saw that number on the scale, I was headed in the opposite direction. It feels so good to say that!! I am really loving the way I feel after a good weigh-in and a good week. I am really proud of myself for all the work I'm doing, and I can't wait to do even more!!

EDIT: I just realized something. This is the last week of the challenge, and I am REALLY not into that at all. When does the Fall Challenge start up?!

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone.

I am sorry that the results were so late this week. I was going to do it Wed but was sidetracked by several things. Someone at my church died this week. He and his wife do a service at the local nursing home and I have been a member of one of their teams for the last 6 years. He had knee replacement at the end of July and then ended up having lung problems. The couple reminded me of my parents so it really hit hard. I went to the wake last night.

I was doing some paperwork for ds2 to pay for his last year. I faxed all the papers on Tuesday morning and yesterday morning I found out I was missing 1 paper. After reading two different papers I can understand my mistake. I was really upset with myself. I have been thanked by banks for my efficiency when dealing with them. I usuallly have all the papers in the order that they need them and they have been impressed. That is why when I found out I made a mistake I was so angry with myself.

We went kayaking yesterday. We were out for 2 hours and got a good workout. There was not as much discussion from the guide but it was still fun.

TOday is lawn mowing day and then tomorrow we get back to painting.

Don't forget to send me your weight for today.

QOTD I don't do amusement parks except for DW. I don't like roller coasters. Since most amusement parks now deal with roller coasters I don't go and I am only 40 minutes from Great Adventure.

BUT I do like Hurricane Harbor at Great Adventure (it is a separate park) It is a pretty nice water park. Not as nice as BB but it will do.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

This is a tough one, because we have loved different ones at different stages of our lives. Right now, my favorite is Universal's Islands of Adventure. It's pretty hard to top the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

When ds was small, Santa's Village in NH was perfect! I could feel myself relaxing just driving there, and even the entry was magical

Another big fav is SeaWorld in Orlando. I consider it to be the perfect break from touring a traditional theme park, and an excellent "rest" day!

Fantastic question!

And I can I say when I read our own Lisah was the biggest loser this week I literally yelled, "Woohoo!" and did a fist pump?! Living proof that when you work hard, the results do come!

Maria

 

[mikamah]

Good morning Losers!!

I can't believe it's the final week of the challenge but for me I'm excited because it's the beginnning of my vacation!! I got cancelled today, so I'm going to get a run in and get my vacation shopping done while ds is at camp, so that will be nice.

Thank you Maria for coaching. Loved all your qotds, and everyone's answers.

My style is definitely Casual. I'm sitting in my casual running capris and tshirt, and after I shower it's denim capris, tshirt, and flipflops. With wearing scrubs for work, I do not have many dress clothes. A few classic black dresses in different sizes, as well as a few skirts and blouses that I'll wear when I need to get dressed up for something, which is not very often.

Lisa- Welcome coach!! Thanks for coaching this final week. It's so nice to still have such an active group finish off the challenge.

Jennz- hello there!! Glad you are feeling better and it's so nice to see you posting here.

Time to get moving. Have a fabulous friday!!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

EDIT: I just realized something. This is the last week of the challenge, and I am REALLY not into that at all. When does the Fall Challenge start up?!

I think you got a chance to look at the planning thread, but the fall challenge will start on September 9th. We will continue to chat here until then--we have coaches lined up for the off weeks.

Janis (Buzz5985) will be the hostess for the new challenge! And Sue will be our weight keeper (her onscreen name is slipping my mind right now).

Lisah--Woohoo! Congrats on being the BL this week--those HH pay off!

Thank you to Maria for coaching last week and to Lisa for coaching this week.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

I have a chance to hop on the computer before everyone starts waking up and we have to rotate showering with a bunch of boys who think that should be an option.

Tomorrow we are going to our local amusement and water park called Silverwood Theme Park. Which leads me to the QOTD:

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

I have a tendency to forget to answer my own QOTD. Our local amusement park is a very nice little park, especially when you consider they are closed 5 months out of the year. I'm sure we will love Universal with Harry Potter when we get over there.

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

Mine is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Because that is where I grew up and everytime I go there it makes me feel like a kid again.

Ooo, I grew up on California beaches, too, and really miss the ocean.

I am down 3 pounds this week!! And exactly at my ~5% "goal" loss on WW. It then said my daily points were going to increase to 41, but they are still at 35. So I'm only 1.6 pounds away from my goal for this challenge of 15 pounds. I can do it!! Then only another 57 to go. My normal scale said I was only down 2.2, so I decided to compare it to the new scale I bought to use at school, and that one gave me the even 3. I hope you all have an excellent and healthy day! (We are having a pizza party at school, and I'm going to be good. I may try the Dolly Parton rule of having only two bites of everything.)

Woo hoo on being down three pounds and hitting your 5% goal at WW! I bet that you will hit your goal for the challenge. Then set up a couple more smaller goals and that big one will be here before you know it! Great job!

Biggest Loser Week 10 ResultsThe WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 10

#10- keenercam .198%
#9- momofdjc .236%
#8- jaelless .341%
#7- satorifound .407
#6- trinaweena .520 % (welcome back)
#5- mvliimmex .531%
#4- wickey's friend .578%
#3- Worfiedoodles .817%
#2- JacksLilWench 1.206%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge

Week 10 Biggest Loser is:
#1-lisah0711 1.247 %!

Congratulations to all our superstars and I did a big "hallelujah!" when I saw my name on the top of the list. Excuse me while I celebrate. I think this is only the second time I've been the BL ever!

I was a maintain today but I'm hoping for a lot of inspiration for you folks and a good number to finish out the challenge this week.

On a side note, after weigh-in this morning...the last time I saw that number on the scale, I was headed in the opposite direction. It feels so good to say that!! I am really loving the way I feel after a good weigh-in and a good week. I am really proud of myself for all the work I'm doing, and I can't wait to do even more!!

EDIT: I just realized something. This is the last week of the challenge, and I am REALLY not into that at all. When does the Fall Challenge start up?!

Congratulations on seeing a new number on the scale!

The Fall Challenge officially starts on September 9th but there will still be lots of things going on here for awhile. This is the last week of the challenge but we stay on this thread while we wait for the final week's results to be posted as well as the overall results. Then we congratulate everyone and chat a bit more before migrating over the new thread. Our lovely hostesses will explain more about that later. So stay tuned 'cause there's lots of fun stuff to come!

Sorry to hear about your friend, Dona.

And I can I say when I read our own Lisah was the biggest loser this week I literally yelled, "Woohoo!" and did a fist pump?! Living proof that when you work hard, the results do come!

Aww, thanks, Maria. I was pretty excited myself when I saw the results.

Good morning Losers!!

I can't believe it's the final week of the challenge but for me I'm excited because it's the beginnning of my vacation!! I got cancelled today, so I'm going to get a run in and get my vacation shopping done while ds is at camp, so that will be nice.

Thank you Maria for coaching. Loved all your qotds, and everyone's answers.

Have a wonderful time on your vacation, Kathy! We will miss you!

I think you got a chance to look at the planning thread, but the fall challenge will start on September 9th. We will continue to chat here until then--we have coaches lined up for the off weeks.

Janis (Buzz5985) will be the hostess for the new challenge! And Sue will be our weight keeper (her onscreen name is slipping my mind right now).

Lisah--Woohoo! Congrats on being the BL this week--those HH pay off!

Thank you to Maria for coaching last week and to Lisa for coaching this week.

Thanks, Rose! Yes, I have to say that CC's planning challenges for HH really did help me to lay things out and make some short term and interim goals right up through my half marathon next month. So thank you, CC!

Hope that everyone has a wonderful, OP Friday. Don't forget to PM those numbers to donac today.

It may be late before I am back again so I apologize for being a bit MIA today.

 

[trinaweena]

Im really hoping this bad mood rut im in has to do with work and that i will feel so much better. I still lcant shake this bummed out feeling. I was back down to 156 this morning, but imnstill not where i want to be. I know its a journy and im not giving up but im just sad and its not just this. Ive been having awful runs lately, i cant seem to run more than 5 minutes without stopping.

I have to head off to work now last shift before vacation. Im not even that excited for vacation because mim not doing anything at all.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Im really hoping this bad mood rut im in has to do with work and that i will feel so much better. I still lcant shake this bummed out feeling. I was back down to 156 this morning, but imnstill not where i want to be. I know its a journy and im not giving up but im just sad and its not just this. Ive been having awful runs lately, i cant seem to run more than 5 minutes without stopping.

I have to head off to work now last shift before vacation. Im not even that excited for vacation because mim not doing anything at all.

I'm sorry you are in a rut. Hang in there. While ruts are no fun, they are unfortunately sometimes part of life. The big thing is to just keep moving forward. If you are really struggling with your runs, maybe try some shorter intervals--run 3 walk 30 sec, even run 2 walk 1. Are you taking rest days? Hang in there and I hope you are able to enjoy your vacation time.

Dona--I'm sorry about your friend.

Kathy--woohoo for vacation!

Lisa--enjoy your weekend with your friends!

Shawn--did you ever figure out what kind of bug was in your house?

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So I have been thinking about Maria's QOTD about what is your style? I feel like this spring I was starting to develop a style--kind of my own thing. And I was feeling pretty good about how I was dressing and was starting to get excited about clothes again. Then life kind of intruded and things got a little crazy/stressful here and I just stopped caring again. Which is not good. I have purposely avoided wearing some of my new clothes just cause I didn't care enough to even iron. I have cut way back on wearing makeup, really just fallen back into a frumpy mode. Not good. What's next--not caring about my food/weight? Anyhow, great question Maria! It forced me to re-evaluate where I'm at and realize I'm going down a slippery slope here and I need to get back on track! The stress isn't gone yet, unfortunately, but I can at least work harder to feel good about myself. I have worked too hard to be frumpy!

 

[jaelless]

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Have a great evening all!

I like going to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. It is really pretty there and like stepping back in time with the old buildings. We just went this past spring and my teenage son got to be in the skit where they forced him to be love interest for one of the actresses. He was so embarrassed and I got it all on video to tease him with forever.

 

[pjlla]

Pamela you say you are not into clothes but you clearly have a sense of your own style, what looks good and what you enjoy wearing. And you have followed the advice the experts give -- have a few basics you can interchange and punch them up with accessories. I think casual classic sounds perfect for you!

Thanks for the nice comments. I am trying to care more about how I look/dress, but I'm just not that "into" clothes! I'd rather spend my money on scrapping supplies and stuff for the house.

Please do keep us in mind as you read that book. I think I'm going to request it from the library, sounds good!


I did read a bit last night, but didn't get very far. The kids turned on "The Princess and the Frog" and I fell asleep watching it. I'll let you know how it is as I go along.

I'm off for a hair appt. in a bit, then dh is taking me to dinner (Mexican, I'm already planning on getting fajitas and not eating the tortillas), and I can relax and stop in for some final coaching thoughts before the Awesome Lisah takes us home to end the Challenge!

Maria

Hope the Mexican was good. I LOVE mexican, but we never go out for it.... in fact, we rarely go out to eat at all any more. Too much $$ and too difficult when you are dealing with food allergies (DS), low carb eating (DH) and WW (me). If we do go out as a family we tend to end up at Olive Garden..... not my choice, but the rest of the family really likes it.

Love this quote, Pamela! A great reminder that a lasting change takes alot of thought and effort!

I totally know that my mindset still needs work. I cannot tell you how many times I will find myself thinking that I don't want to park some where because it isn't close enough. Hello! You are training and running half marathons and you are worried about walking around a parking lot for crying out loud?!? Then I start laughing at myself for being so silly. I think I am coming to realize that I am going to be fighting with my old self for the rest of my life and as long as my new self keeping winning I will be just fine.


I know that at WW they've always had a "mental/attitude" component that gets discussed at meetings, but I've never really tried too hard to work on that.... but a friend made a mention to me lately....."You've lost the weight....now when are you going to lose the 'fat" mentality?". It really hit home that I still talk/act as if I were overweight (hating the way I look, etc). So obviously I need to work on this!

I will be your coach starting tomorrow. I apologize in advance as I have company for a couple of days and may be a little light on replies at first. I am on PST so I will try and post my QOTD the night before you east coast folks.

Have a great day all!

Looking forward to your week!

My style has evolved over the years, I'm kind of a girly girl now. I almost always wear purple be it the main focus or just an accent piece. I wear business casual or suits for work and shorts or jeans on the weekends. I've got a lot of tops and bottoms that can be interchanged to create different looks. I started collecting neutrals and purple pieces a couple of years ago and have added prints that coordinate with purple. That way when we travel I only need a couple pair of shoes, a pair or 2 of earrings (you'll never see me without them) and other accessories. It really keeps things simple. My makeup compliments the purples and you'll never catch me out of the house without at least my eyes done. I am also usually in heels unless I'm in dressier flats or my croc cleos. Sneakers are for exercise or yard work only.

I didn't even have to look at the Username.... as soon as I saw PURPLE I knew it was you!!

<<I also hope the swimsuit comment wasn't too "off", I was going for the laughs!>>

Are you referring to the hammock at Blizzard Beach?? LOL I didn't see any of those - but I did see an awful lot of people in bathing suits that didn't fit them properly.


"Banana hammocks" are slang for skimpy Speedos that men (especially European men) tend to wear..... a bit too revealing for most of us!

Janis

Good evening all or I guess good morning for some of you!

First give yourself a big pat on the back -- you've made it the last week of the challenge! Kudos to you for sticking it out all summer long!

Please be sure and PM those weigh in numbers to donac tomorrow (or today)

Will quickly post the QOTD and will be back tomorrow for replies.

Tomorrow we are going to our local amusement and water park called Silverwood Theme Park. Which leads me to the QOTD:

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Have a great evening all!

I haven't been to many others. It usually seems like such a waste of money to go to Six Flags and such. I'd rather save my money for Disney. But I have been to Busch Gardens (Tampa) and Sea World and really like them both. BG has great coasters and SeaWorld has great animals!

I'd love to hit Busch Gardens Virginia, but it never seems to be in the works.

Wait...there's other theme parks besides Disney? Seriously, we don't go to other parks, it's just not the same. We tried it after we went to Disneyland the first time and we just felt really let down by the theme park here in town. So now we just go to Disney World WAY too often, haha!

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On a side note, after weigh-in this morning...the last time I saw that number on the scale, I was headed in the opposite direction. It feels so good to say that!! I am really loving the way I feel after a good weigh-in and a good week. I am really proud of myself for all the work I'm doing, and I can't wait to do even more!!

EDIT: I just realized something. This is the last week of the challenge, and I am REALLY not into that at all. When does the Fall Challenge start up?!

Nice job with the scale!

Good Friday morning everyone.

I am sorry that the results were so late this week. I was going to do it Wed but was sidetracked by several things. Someone at my church died this week. He and his wife do a service at the local nursing home and I have been a member of one of their teams for the last 6 years. He had knee replacement at the end of July and then ended up having lung problems. The couple reminded me of my parents so it really hit hard. I went to the wake last night.

I was doing some paperwork for ds2 to pay for his last year. I faxed all the papers on Tuesday morning and yesterday morning I found out I was missing 1 paper. After reading two different papers I can understand my mistake. I was really upset with myself. I have been thanked by banks for my efficiency when dealing with them. I usuallly have all the papers in the order that they need them and they have been impressed. That is why when I found out I made a mistake I was so angry with myself.

We went kayaking yesterday. We were out for 2 hours and got a good workout. There was not as much discussion from the guide but it was still fun.

TOday is lawn mowing day and then tomorrow we get back to painting.

Don't forget to send me your weight for today.

QOTD I don't do amusement parks except for DW. I don't like roller coasters. Since most amusement parks now deal with roller coasters I don't go and I am only 40 minutes from Great Adventure.

BUT I do like Hurricane Harbor at Great Adventure (it is a separate park) It is a pretty nice water park. Not as nice as BB but it will do.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Sorry about the loss of a friend.

Don't beat yourself up too badly about the paperwork. Stuff like that happens, even to super-organized folks like you! As long as it didn't end up costing you money or something, don't worry about it!

Good morning Losers!!

I can't believe it's the final week of the challenge but for me I'm excited because it's the beginnning of my vacation!! I got cancelled today, so I'm going to get a run in and get my vacation shopping done while ds is at camp, so that will be nice.

Thank you Maria for coaching. Loved all your qotds, and everyone's answers.

My style is definitely Casual. I'm sitting in my casual running capris and tshirt, and after I shower it's denim capris, tshirt, and flipflops. With wearing scrubs for work, I do not have many dress clothes. A few classic black dresses in different sizes, as well as a few skirts and blouses that I'll wear when I need to get dressed up for something, which is not very often.

Lisa- Welcome coach!! Thanks for coaching this final week. It's so nice to still have such an active group finish off the challenge.

Jennz- hello there!! Glad you are feeling better and it's so nice to see you posting here.

Time to get moving. Have a fabulous friday!!!!

Enjoy your vacation time! We'll miss you.


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Happy Friday morning friends! I've literally got one minute to say hello before I have to run and get DD at the Y. Scale did NOT show the drop I expected it to today after literally 4 full days of eating below points and not eating ANYTHING that resembled a carbohydrate (except some fruit), but I will carry on... things will get better, I"m sure. I'm so far above my maintenance zone that I actually feel HUGE, but I keep reminding myself that I probably don't look huge and I need to get over this feeling and just keep plugging along.

Gotta run.......................P

 

[jaelless]

I think you got a chance to look at the planning thread, but the fall challenge will start on September 9th. We will continue to chat here until then--we have coaches lined up for the off weeks.

Janis (Buzz5985) will be the hostess for the new challenge! And Sue will be our weight keeper (her onscreen name is slipping my mind right now).

Lisah--Woohoo! Congrats on being the BL this week--those HH pay off!

Thank you to Maria for coaching last week and to Lisa for coaching this week.

I was curious about Fall challenge. Is it going to still be everybody all together or will there be teams? So far I am really enjoying participating and am looking forward to the next challenge.

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD: There is a small park nearby but it is geared for single digit age people. Otherwise we've just been to Sea World and Universal. SW was so long ago I don't really remember it, but U is fun. We liked WWoHP.

Had an okay weigh in. About what I expected (unfortunately!). One can always hope for a miracle! Where's that fairy godmother? Today will be better and so will the rest of my week. No more peanut M&Ms!!!! Don't know what happened to my trick of chocolate milk instead of chocolate, but I must pull it out of my sleeve again.

I've got to get busy with some painting of the bathroom cabinet. Primer and 2 coats are on but it will probably take 2 more before it looks nice. If I do 1 now I can get another on later this afternoon and hopefully be finished!

Have a super weekend.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Glad DH is home to help play doctor with you!! Sorry that Coppertone let you down!

Next time you have a bit of time for "you", try pulling together an outfit from your closet, add a few accessories, take a photo of it and post it on your closet door. Then, when you need a "together" outfit to wear out somewhere, you'll know what to grab! If you start putting that outfit together and don't have all of the components you need, go shopping!! I'm thinking of doing something like that for my closet to make work mornings go a bit easier. If you have just a FEW really polished outfits ready to go, you may feel better about everything you own.

My problem is that I don't have very many nice clothes. Like literally I have 4 pieces that actually hang in the closet, 99.9% of my wardrobe is yoga pants, jeans, and T's. I used to have nice winter sweaters but as I have gotten bigger, they just don't look as cute. I'll have to see what I can dig out and take a pic of when my back is better. But they look way better on the hanger then they do on me.
I tend to lean towards waiting for nicer clothes when I've lost weight. Besides I swear the fashion industry has decided that if you wear a size 16, you're like 5'7", which as you know I am not! I hate shopping at this size, it's very frustrating.

I just saw your answer, I posted mine before I read yours! We can be Polished together, I just know it! We just have to take the time to shop our own closets and put outfits together. Maybe get a trendy accessory or two.

OK Maria, we will learn to be polished together!!!! Now that all the kids are in school all day, I can take the time to really shop and not rush through the store.

My style? The best word would be "Eagle-ized". I used to work at American Eagle for three years, so a LOT of my wardrobe is from there. It's not all jeans and t's though- I try to get the nicer pieces when they come out, mostly in the fall. And I love the jewelry from there. It always comes out in sets, so there's a necklace to match the earrings to match the rings to match the bracelets. I love it! I actually need to stop by there this weekend...and check out the new stuff!

OH I would love to shop at AE!!! DH and DS15 both shop there and I love the womens clothing but sadly they do not have my size.


QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Don't have one!! I am not a big fan of amusement parks at all. I guess I have that false sense of security that Disney takes better care of their rides then say 6 flags. When I was about 15 we were at the local carnival riding the ring of fire, the coaster that swings back and forth on a ring until it goes all the way over. Well the first time we got all the way around the ride broke upside down and I almost fell out of the harness, thankfully my friend next to me was able to hold me until the fire trucks came and got us down. Not a great experience!!
I guess if I had to pick a place it would be Wildwood boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ. But I don't ride the rides, I just play the games.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Hi everyone!!

Wow, its been over 2 weeks since I made a post.

Well, let's see we went to FL and got the house situated. The power was turned on while we were there. Monday, I need to get hold of the water company and get that turned on. We got home Wednesday night and its been chaotic here since we got back so I completely forgot to take care of it. I posted pics of the house on my FB via my Blackberry while we were there.

Best friend has a new boyfriend (met him for the first time a week before we left). I've been so preoccupied with everything going on that I've not really paid much attention to it. She only knew him six days, went on a date with him, and now they are exclusive. I feel like I'm being replaced now by this guy and I've not even left yet. She says were going to hang out and do things together before I leave but honestly I'll believe it when I see it.

I see our friendship drifting apart and its going to drift even further when I'm over a thousand miles away. She says she'll come visit me in FL for her vacation time but again I have my doubts. She wants to come stay with me and then spend her vacation time at Disney. I don't have a problem with that but if I'm working for Disney I don't want to be spending my vacation time there and that's what she's thinking right now. She thinks we're going to coordinate to have vacation at the same time & spend it at Disney. UMMMMM, yeah that's not going to happen.

I just see things changing soon and I don't think she realizes it.

Other then that nothing much more to report. I need to start organizing stuff and getting everything situated for the move. Alan went and picked up our new bedroom set yesterday. He was up til 4am this morning (which means I had to be up) putting our new bed together.

We have 30 some days til we are back at Disney. The Magical Express tags came while we were on this trip . I found that funny.

Okay, I'm off to go grab some lunch and get our bedroom back into some type of order. Alan still needs to put my bigger dresser in there.

 

[JacksLilWench]

OH I would love to shop at AE!!! DH and DS15 both shop there and I love the womens clothing but sadly they do not have my size.

Did you know AE does online ordering in extended sizes? The women's jeans go up to size 18, and the tops go up to XXL. Not that you would need to go that high for too long anyway What I used to suggest to people was to order just a plain white t-shirt in the 2X and a pair of sale jeans (they routinely have jeans for around $20 on the clearance rounder) in a size 18 and see how they fit. I would start with the Favorite Boyfriend jean- it's not as fitted as the other styles. When you order from the store, it's shipped right to your house for free. And if it doesn't fit, you can just return it to the store HTH in some way!

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: There are 2 within 2 hours of us. We have a Six Flags in the Springfield area. Brian and Ash went a few years ago. Next Wednesday, weather permitting, we will go to Canobie Lake in Salem, NH. Haven't been in a few years but we have a free pass so we thought we'd use it.

Been a long day of shopping with Izzie. She was pretty well behaved and we got most everything we needed. I still need to take Ash out shopping for shoes and some clothes.

Had to put the ac on when we got home as the humidity is still high.

TTFn