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

[runner_princess]

QOTD: My goal for this challenge is simple: don't get frustated and quit; to keep trying and stay with it, hopefully losing some weight along the way.

 

[glss1/2fll]

My boss was laughing at me yesterday because it was day one of the challenge and she brought donuts! She didn't know about my diet. Although she's supposed to be doing weight watchers! I resisted those yummy demons. And I made sure the mom who brought the class cupcakes for her kiddo's birthday took all the extras home. None for me! They sure looked yummy with the round sprinkles floating on all that icing. But NO! I went home and had a piece of fruit. So yesterday I was OP, well pepperoni pizza may not be great, but one small slice with a humongous salad is far less than what I would normally eat.

Got my water in and bed made. No clean sink/dishes because it is my children's job to empty the dishwasher and they hadn't been home to do it.

Doing good today. About to have a salad for lunch and get ready for DS2's double header baseball games. Maybe I can squeeze lawn mowing in before they start.

 

[susieb16]

Friday QOTD:
I'm Sue, I'm 45 and live in a suburb of Chicago. I'm married to my high school sweetheart and have two DD (21 & 18). I am currently a 6th grade teacher 'but will be moving down to 4th in the fall. I've always wanted to teach 4th grade so I am very excited about the move.
Like many of you, I am here because I have outgrown my clothes and feel totally uncomfortable in my own body. My immediate goal is to lose 10 pounds so that my clothers fit again. Longterm, I'd like to lose about 30-40lbs. and more importantly, develop healthy eating habits which will allow me to maintain a healthy weight.

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

My first goal is pretty attainable- I would like to earn 16 points this week in the challenge, and walk three times a week for 30 minutes.

My next goal is a little bit tougher, I think- I want to lose 12lbs before the end of July when I head to Virginia for a family reunion.

Then two months later is my next Disney trip, and I want to lose 25lbs before then (not an additional 25, but just total from what I weigh now)

I don't have a new goal after that, but I will when I get back fom WDW. It's hard for me to keep on track that far in advance!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

good question. it's probably helpful for me to write down my goals so i can check back on them occasionally!

my goal is to gain a healthy amount of weight during this challenge and during my pregnancy. (so...the big bologna and cheese sandwich i had just now was probably not helpful).

i want to stay active during this pregnancy too. my last pregnancy i wasn't active in the first tri b/c doc was afraid of miscarriage. so i laid around and ate. then the second tri i was a bit more active but then i was put on bedrest from week 30 on and laid around and ate.

this time i want to stay active by jogging and walking. we are hoping to do a WDW trip in september. i'll be 29-30 weeks then and it'll be hot. if i keep up my exercise and stay active i'll be able to deal with the heat better

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i power-walked today. i don't normally do that. if i'm out i'm either jogging or just kind of strolling. but i did the whole big moving arms and everything today. i did 3 miles in 45 minutes and i have to say i found power-walking to be almost more difficult than jogging.

we went to the zoo for a little and thomas fell asleep way before his normal naptime and only slept and hour and wouldn't fall back asleep when we got home. so we went to the beach/pool club and had fun there for a while but then he just melted down. blergh. he has been so fussy about eating and i knew he must be hungry so we got grilled cheese and fries for him (and we each had a hot dog). he ate a bit of that but before the food was ready i sat his down at the table next to me and he fell backwards off the bench! heart attack! he wound up with a pretty decent scrape on his elbow. he didn't really notice and i pretended it wasn't there!

we're home now and it's only 4:45 and he is tired! i have that herbalife party at my friends at 6 so i'm looking forward to not dealing with the cranky toddler as it gets closer to bedtime! lol!

hope everyone's having a great day!

oh, a friend just stopped by and gave me a HUGE hershey kiss - they just got back from hershey park. it's calling me...

 

[trinaweena]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

I would say i have a few goals
- develop healthier eating habits and learn to control my portions. It helps that i like a lot of healthy foods, but I need to learn to not spoil myself at the end of a long day with that cupcake, and instead eat that piece of fruit. I'd also like to learn and develop better snacking options.
- get into a routine of excersicing at least 20 minutes EVERY DAY. Some days i'd like it to be more but i need to get into a habit of making the time at least once a day
- i've only ever told a few people this and they laughed in my face (great motivation!) but my ultimate goal is to be able to run the disney half marathon, and hopefully one day the marathon. Its this thing thats stuck in the back of my head that i kind of cling to as motivation
- to loose weight (eventually 45lbs, for the summer maybe 20lbs) and be comfortable with myself and be able to fit into my clothes!
- LOOK GOOD FOR OUR CRUISE!!! I have a year till our cruise and im determined to look better than my "sister in law". Is that terrible? I don't know! But its motivation! Why shouldn't i want to be the hottest one on the ship haha!

It's been an off day today. I spent 4 hours in philosophy class this morning and then tried to write a paper in the library but cant seem to find the motivation. I did treat myself to Panera but made sure to pick a low calorie iten and kept the portions small. Was supposed to be celebrating our three year anniversary with the boyfriend tonight but completly forgot i said id go to my cousins dance recital so plans were changed around and lets just say im feeling the stress from school and having a ton of stuff to get done but not having time to do any of it.

It also doesnt help that its a gorgeous day and i feel like i should have taken the dogs for a hike but just didnt have time! Does anyone else ever wish it was raining when you have to get stuff done!?

Well time to run, i hope everyone is having an easier day than me!

 

[tinkerbellfriend]

I would like to join too!! My name is Jenny. I work from home doing medical transcription. I have 3 kids. I have been gaining weight since having 3 kids. I have been gaining weight for about 10 years now. I need to lose about 80 pounds to get to my ideal weight. I joined another thread "Walking to Disney." So my plan is to do lots of walking and hopefully start jogging as well. Also, I love doing Zumba. Also, I plan on eating a lot better than I have been. With working at home, I do a lot of snacking, so I have to work on that as well. We are going on a Disney cruise next April (first cruise ever) and my goal is to wear a cute, single digit size sun dress. I know I can do this! Thanks and I look forward to meeting you all!!

 

[tinkerbellang]

My goal is to lose 20 lbs by the end of this challenge. So that's less than 2 lbs per week - doable. My first goal is to be below 150 by the end of June.

Since I have been eating only 1000 - 1200 calories I'm taking a gamble from things that I've read and increasing my calories to 1300 - 1500. But I'm trying for the no diet soda thing and my goal is to make good food choices even with the increase in calories - which means no sugar or white bread for me.

Exercise goal is to walk 1 hour or run 30 minutes minimum of 4 days per week.

Angie

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone!

Not much to report. I got in some exercise today and it was outside so I feel like I'll be able to handle walking around WDW without any problems!

I did okay with eating today. My father made blueberry muffins and expected me to eat them, so those ate up a lot of my daily points. Overall, though, I did fine. I ate a lot of salad for dinner. I needed the veggies and was in the mood for salad, so that worked out perfectly. Of course, my parents went to the grocery store and next to refused to let me go, so we had red meat tonight and will also have it tomorrow night and Monday night. They buy lean red meat, but still.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow. It should be a relaxing day. I may or may not go to the gym. I'd like to, but the Wii Fit makes for a good workout too. I am debating going to church (last week's Mass was rough emotionally) tomorrow night, and whether I go or not will factor into my gym decision.



Healthy Habits: I wanted to mention that participating in HH is entirely optional. I know it helps me so I will be participating. You can participate one week and not the next week. It is entirely up to you! I only need you to PM me your points at the end of the week, not to say you will be participating. Remember, it is participation that counts! A person earning 1 point has just as much of a chance at the weekly prize as a person who earns 16 points.

 

[cclovesdis]

I forgot to post my goals...hmm, I wonder if that means something?

I struggle with goal-setting every challenge-and this is number five. This time, I am going to be successful!

So, without further ado , my goals for this challenge are:
- Lose 20 pounds by my trip in August (about 1.5 lbs a week)
- Exercise at least 4x/week
- Journal my food daily
- Attend WW meetings more frequently

As for rewards, exercise is so helpful for my emotional well-being, which is a reward in and of itself. However, I've also decided to buy myself a GC for Disney every week I lose at WW and on Friday mornings.

Now, I am off to bed. I think relaxing tomorrow sounds like a great plan. I will also clean my bedroom and pick up the clean laundry from wherever my mom left it. Consistency?

Good night!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

Goals? You mean I need to have goals? Oh rats, that means I'm going to have to come up with objectives and make a whole logic model Ok, I could totally drive myself crazy and do that, because I could take all the time in the world to make it perfect and never start anything...or I could just go with what makes sense right now!

My goals are to 1) continue to be active consistently so I can do my next race in August feeling strong 2) eat for fuel and nutrition not for comfort or out of boredom so I will be leaner for the next race and 3) to actually do HH and WIN. I think if I do all these things, the weight loss will come. But even if it doesn't come as fast or furious as I would like, I will be living in a healthy, sane manner.

I ran 6M this morning and it was not pretty. I didn't get into my rhythm until about 3.5, I was just not mentally there.

Just a note from my poor brain -- if people don't mind, could you add your name at the end of your posts? Until we learn each other better it would really help. Otherwise I'm going to be calling you by your screen name if I don't already know you (or unless your name is in your screen name, like shawnprincess)!

Angie -- I was originally a Missouri girl! Now for the real question, are you from "Misuree" or "Mizzurah"?

Jenny -- I think working at home is a special challenge. I know that if I had access to my kitchen all day...let's just say I am really proud of you for deciding to get healthier!

Trina -- I have the same aversion to your name, but for a different reason. It's my middle name, so if I was in trouble and my mom called me just "Katrina", I knew trouble was a comin'!

BronxNancy -- I hope you enjoy the Herbalife party. Poor Thomas! It does hurt us more when they hurt themselves -- at least while they're still little and cute and shorter than we are

Kaiti -- I think it's great that you're tieing your goals to earning points in the Challenge. You are going to get so much out of it!

Susie -- It's amazing for me, losing just a few lbs can make me feel so much better. I suspect that very quickly you are going to feel more comfortable with yourself

Linda -- I'm not doing dishes because it's my dh's job. If I take that over I'll never get rid of it again

runnerprincess -- Sounds like you are really active and doing a ton of races! Awesome, you are inspiring me to get off my rear and do some more local races.

Zhoen -- I got up this am and my dh had purged the fridge of everything he didn't think should make it to next week. That included my yogurt, most fruit, my workout recovery chocolate milk...and then he says to me, "Why don't you have a bowl of granola?" Maybe because I sprinkle 1/3 c. of granola over my yogurt, I don't want the calories or weight of a full bowl ...but can't complain too much, at least he was purging to make room for fresh new produce and healthy choices...

Tracey -- I hope you are able to have a good rest. I know you are dealing with so much with your mom, please do remember to take some time for you, too

Lindsay -- You are a rock star! Fabulous weight loss. I hope you are very proud of yourself!

Buffy -- Awesome quote!

Kathy -- I'm so glad you got to go to the Sox game! It sounds like you were very sensible with your choices.

Shawn -- How awesome to be able to say, "We're off to Switzerland for the day"! I am green with envy

Dona -- Happy Belated

Pamela -- I have that Toto song stuck in my head, I must be thinking of you! How was the Relay? I know you did a great job!

Lisah -- I like to think of you just soaking up nature in beautiful Coeur d'Alene!

Gretchen -- I'm a loyal Lands End bathing suit girl, even if my girls don't need a lot of corralling I find they last forever, and do fit very well.

Karen -- I am also a reader! Right now I'm ready Pumped for Murder, and I have Night of the Living Dandelion, The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons, The Jefferson Key, and If You Were Here. I'm also eagerly awaiting Undead and Undermined, The Greater Journey and The Land of Painted Caves. I would bankrupt us if I bought all the books I read, so I am on the waiting list at the library. If I'm clever with my request I'm often close to the first to make the requests, so it all works out

Laura -- You are so right about the difference between "should" and "actually do"! Really accepting that I am the only one who can change me and my habits is hard for me -- I know it intellectually, but for some reason I often find a reason to make a poor choice. I need to stop rationalizing, thanks for the reminder!

DoubleALinda -- I'm impressed your doing a video 6 days a week! That's commitment!

Corinna -- You know you are 2Good2B4Gotten! See, now it's just like you're back in high school in MA! I look forward to your witty posts, my friend

I think I missed Kristi, Kristina, Connie, Dave and a few others -- Consider this a to everyone!

Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I'm at a point in my life where I weigh the most i ever have and honestly, i find myself disgusting. It hurts to say this, because I've always been super proud of my self and really secure and now i just feel so lost. I even cry in the shower because i hate the sight of myself naked, and i just feel so uncomfortable all the time.

I totally know the feeling. You have come to the right group. Everyone is so supportive and helpful and it not only helps with the physical part but the emotional part too.

I also blog about my weigh loss and running, which helps. Nice to meet you all!

I love to read blogs about weight loss and running since that was/is my main route to weight loss too. Are you willing to share the link?

25 minutes is a long time to run! But I did it. plod plod plod

Yay great Job.

Hello, everyone. My name is Linda. I am 44 years old. I have two teen-age DDs, and a DH. I have lost 27 lbs. since January (with the help of the BL spring challenge) and I am hoping to lose 8 more to get to my goal. I am obsessive about counting calories, but not so good with exercise. To improve that, I bought a Leslie Sansone DVD and have been very good at doing it about 6 days a week - I do seem to be enjoying it. Good luck to everyone, and nice to meet you all.

Welcome back to the BL! You did so awesome last challenge. Good luck on your goal.

BTW, kolaches are a breakfast food that has a meat, usually sausage or ham, baked inside of a small crescent roll type bread. They're not that big, so it's easy to eat a lot of them and not realize it. I love the ham and cheese kolaches!

Ok these are definitely the number one reason I should never move to TX.

QOTD:This will be my 3rd BL challenge. I started on WW last August and have lost 51 lbs. The last few months I have been pretty steady and I am doing the challenge again to help get me get the remaining 30 lbs. off.

Kristi 51lbs is awesome. Good luck on melting off the rest.

but SHOULD and actually DO are two separate things and I am trying very hard to work on that.

You are so right! I cant figure out why our brains are like that. We clearly know we should NOT eat something and yet we do it anyway.

"That's NOT gonna be me."

It is so hard not to just follow in your familys footsteps and it takes so much courage to get out there and do it on your own. I commend you for getting started. Keep up the good work.

Bittersweet today my lovelies! The seniors here said their final goodbyes (they graduate on Sunday) with something called Step Sing.

I would have been in tears.

I'm still looking for Prince Charming but will settle for one of the seven dwarves at this point.

Never just settle for a dwarf...(well unless if they are your type). You deserve prince charming and someday he will come.

I truly need to lose over 100 pounds, but I am setting my first goal at 10% of my current weight.

You have to start with small goals and remember to celebrate them along the way.

I had a bit of a milestone today that i wanted to share. I did my first day of couch to 5k today! That makes 4 days in a row that ive done at least 20 minutes of excersice (plus all the walking i do at work).

Great job.

Well, I have done a few productive things today. I have started bagging up the piles and piles of clothes in our extra bedroom for goodwill. I found my old "skinny jeans" and tried them on just for fun--still too big, that's all I'm going to stay! I am going to keep them (they are a size 10) just for because and a couple of pairs of slightly bigger shorts just cause they are comfy, but everything else is gone! I feel like this is a HUGE step for me. If I gain now, I will have to go buy bigger sizes. And I don't want to do that. So, no gaining!

Good job getting rid of the old clothes. I think it was a good idea to hold onto a piece or two just as a reminder of how far you have come.

I'm feeling overwhelmed and really need to take some time on Monday to figure out everything!

Thanks for all of your love and prayers! You guys are the best!!!

TTFN

and


Wow only 3 more pages to go........

 

[MamaJessie]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

Lose 25 pounds by the end of the challenge. After that I would like to lose another 25 the next challenge and then I will be at a great place for me.

I would like to lower my cholesterol and drink a LOT more water. I really love seltzer so that helps.

No rewards except feeling better and living longer. Pretty much the best reward there is

 

[my3princes]

We spent several hours reorganizing our garage today and will hopefully finish tomorrow. I also played a bit of tennis with my younger two. We all suck, but at least I was moving.

I've spent the evening looking at New England campgrounds as we are trying to decide where we want to camp for a week this summer.

Deb

 

[brookmey]

Thank you to everyone for sharing your weight loss stories and why you're here. It is very comforting to hear others say the things I'm thinking and know that I'm definitely not alone in how being obese/overweight makes me feel inside. Losing weight can be very overwhelming and impossible at times, but with support like this and short-term goals, it can be possible for anyone!

I do better setting short term goals, so instead of setting 1 main one, it's easier for me to break it down into monthly goals. For June I'd like to reach 75 pounds gone. For July, I'd just like to maintain my weight since I'll be away from home the whole month and completely out of my routine. My kids and I will be visiting my parents and while my mom is supportive, she and my dad like cookies and other sweet things, which are my triggers and weaknesses. I can't ask her to not buy them while we're there, so I have to deal with it and strengthen my willpower. I'm not sure what my August goal is yet, I'll have to wait and see how I do in July!

Yesterday I went to my very first BodyPump class and I just about DIED!!! I am so sore today I can hardly move. I knew that my upper body would be tired and sore, but I had no idea my butt and quads would be so much! I run 3-4 days a week and do lots of yoga, so I thought my legs would be OK, but they're not! DH keeps teasing me that I'll have to sleep on the couch tonight since I can barely walk up the stairs!

Have a good night everyone!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

This week my initial weight was down 2 lbs from last week - so I think that's a great start. I've walked 3 1/2 miles before 6:30 AM twice this week, and hope to do it again tomorrow. Hubby is getting up at 4 AM this week to be on a roof by 5 AM - but I can't seem to stay up two days in a room getting up at 4!!

Let's do this peeps! We CAN!

So thanks for helping me on OUR journey!!

Angie

Hi Angie. Good job on the 2lbs down to start.

That is excellent!!!!!!! Congrats.

Plus my dsil is getting married in sept and I have to be a bridesmaid. Don't want to be the fat one. Don't really want to be one at all, but that's another story

This actually cracked me up. I can totally relate. I never want to be the fat one either.

Good luck with this. I was talking to a guy on the bus to the game about disney, he has dvc, was with his son, and no wedding ring, so got me thinking. We were chatting all about restaurants and rides, and when I asked him how long he had dvc for, he turned around to ask his wife, and that was it.

oh I am so sorry Kathy. But I did get a laugh out of your story.

We are off to Hirzell, Switzerland. Leaving DS home and trusting him to study his math all day - are we crazy??

I hope you had fun and I would also agree you are crazy to think that he will study all day but I think going to switzerland with DH is worth it.

Where did it hit? The bad knee of course. It hit on the outside of the knee and my problems were on the inside of the knee. A nice round bruise is forming on my knee.

ahh that stinks dona. I hope its feeling better.

tomorrow i plan on sending DH and DS to the poconos to see his crazy parents. i do not get along with them. his mother is certifiably insane and i just can't handle the stress of seeing her. let's just say that she has told me on several occasions that i've ruined john's life, i'm a terrible mother, i'm a devil worshipper (because my bridesmaid dresses were navy blue) and that i'm not a true christian because i refuse to give DH's loser brother any money. yeah, so i skip visits as much as possible. i would rather thomas not be around them but, they are still DH's parents. while they are gone i'm going to try to clean a little and maybe go to a movie!

have a great day everyone!!

Sorry but I was cracking up at your story about your MIL. What does navy blue dresses have to do with anything??????

We ran today. It went pretty well. 4.25 miles running + some walking fro almost 6 total. I am icing my knees. I would say this was probably the best run I have had since the Princess Race

Yay Rose, I am so happy to hear this.

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

This time I am not going to set a weight loss goal for the entire challenge because if I just dont want to set myself up for failure its too depressing. I think I will just give myself celebratory goals every 5lbs.

5lbs= Buy a new running shirt
10lbs= Go see a movie with a friend
15lbs= Spend an evening by myself doing whatever I want to do.
20lbs= Buy a new dress

These are all things that I would love to do but always make excuses because either I spend the money on everyone else or I feel guilty taking time away from my kids. So I think these are all really great incentives for me.

... but it starts with "Jack" and does NOT end with "Sparrow...

This took a second for me to get at what you were trying to say. I was thinking your dh's name was Jack and I was so confused. Then I got what you were saying and I was cracking up.

oh, a friend just stopped by and gave me a HUGE hershey kiss - they just got back from hershey park. it's calling me...

I know all about he huge hershey kiss......put it down and back away!!!!!!!!!

Lindsay -- You are a rock star! Fabulous weight loss. I hope you are very proud of yourself!

Im assuming you are meaning the weight I had previously lost and was starting to previously put back on. At first I thought you were posting the wrong thing to me. So thank you because I obviously have been beating myself up about it lately.

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whew finally I am caught up.

Yesterday was a blur. I had a conference to be at and in the middle of it had to run to my office for a few things, then had lunch with some other managers (ate salad), finished up back at the conference. Met up with my dh and boys at my nana's where I had dinner. Mad at myself for not skipping the potatoe salad but my nana's potatoe salad is the best thing in the world. Ok thats the wrong way to think....moving on. We did not leave until 9pm because the boys were having way to much fun playing with their cousins.

Today was another blur. Last game of Tball. Well really they didnt use the T at all this year so it really was coach pitch. Ryan did so well and has really improved this spring. He hit one way into the outfield. He was very proud since all his cousins came to see him. Afterwards they did a pizza party and awards. We came for about an hour...got changed around and then drove an hour to watch my cousins son race. He is in the pee wee racing league and races go carts. It was cool to watch...he is only 5. They also have all other categories of racers from young to older people. So we were there for 3 hours. I got the boys home and washed and in bed. Boy were they beat.

Tomorrow will be another busy day. We have our last day of sunday school and then dh and I are going to his godson's dance recital. He only does hip hop dancing and is in one routine but we will have to sit there and watch the whole thing which will be 2-3 hours long. I dont mind but I know dh will be annoyed after an hour. Then we are celebrating my cousins 16th bday at my nanas for dinner. Yes I know I have alot of cousins. 8 to be exact. and we are all very close.

I did not do terribly today but it could have been better. I need to get to the store and plan some meals out....just not sure when to fit everything in.

 

[tigger813]

So, thinking about my eating plan for tomorrow.

Breakfast will be a cheddar cheese bagel twist and some tea. For lunch I will either have an enchilada or some type of salad. I need to look over the menu to make my choice ahead of time. This is one strategy that has helped me a lot! For supper I will have a protein shake. I will also try and drink lots of water tomorrow throughout the day. We're going to see Kung Fu Panda 2 right after church. We will also have to stop at Kohl's so I can get some more capris if they have them otherwise I will order them and have them delivered to the house.

Watching the Bruins game with Brian. Talk about a stressful game!

I think I did ok in terms of eating today. I did have 2 drinks but they were made with Trop 50 OJ! LOL! For supper we had steak sandwiches in whole wheat tortillas with onions. I had one with some TJs eggplant cutlets! YUMMY! I used some light mozzarella cheese on it and one with honey chipotle bbq sauce and one with A1 Thick and Hearty. We did have some chips and spicy dip made with light cream cheese. I haven't had as much water as I planned today.

Well, I need to study the menu for tomorrow and check the movie time!

TTFN

 

[bellebookworm9]

Hey everyone! I went to the mall this evening (looked at new cameras for the trip!) and we stopped at Sears to look at the Land's End bathing suits. They unfortunately didn't have a huge selection, so I will probably end up ordering online. I'm going to shoot for a size 14.

Today was an iffy day for eating. Breakfast wasn't so good, I had cereal and some TimBits. Lunch was homemade veggie cream cheese and Ritz crackers. Dinner was at the mall food court and I had a regular Arby's roast beef sandwich with Horsey sauce and a bottle of water. I had a few bites of the salad that mom got with balsamic vinagrette. Later we stopped for ice cream and I got a "small" Fool's Gold (my favorite and I can never find it!) in a waffle cone.

I'm working on the 48oz of water as I write this.

A step in the right direction: Mom wanted to go to Red Lobster for dinner. I said, "You were just having stomach problems. Do you really want greasy, oily food?" She replied, "I'm having a mental health day and you're being logical." I told her, "You are no help to my diet plan." She backed off and so we went to the food court instead.

No exercise besides walking around the mall for a bit. I was going to mow the lawn, but it rained all day. Today is my day off then I think, and tomorrow will be Day 2 of C25K!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Shawn I was wrong, Dirk is a who, not a what. But he road a roller coaster in Stuttgart on roller blades!!!

Nancy (Dumbo-Buddy) I'm not fast either but I get there eventually!!!

QOTD My goal is to finish the challenge again. I'd also like to pin down this healthy eating thing. Working out I have down pat, it's the food thing that kills me! I'd like to lose more then 10 pounds, preferably at least 20. I think I might go to my reunion (October 15) so while I won't be as thin as I was in HS I will be much better off then I am now.
I would also like to be better at doing the HH challenges.
Rewards will be new clothes, the reunion, and probably something else just not sure what yet.

Lindsay LOL I hate making beds so I never do it!! The organizational challenge is very personal to me because I am soooo disorganized but I'm trying to get better. In fact the dishes still await me, and it's hovering like crazy! They will be done before the night is out!!

Zhoen Be strong against hubby. Say sorry honey but if you want to put that poison in your body you will have to drive yourself there. I will not support bad eating habits anymore. Lather, rinse, repeat. Every time he asks.

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My day was busy. Hauled 10 loads of laundry down the the basement, still have 2 more in my room but I ran out of hampers to sort them in. I have 10 that get moved to the basement, 3 in the boys room and 1 in my room, those don't get taken down. So, the beginning of the week will be trying to conquer Mt. Washmore.
I've got all my challenges in today except for Dishes, I'm headed to do those in a second.
Tomorrow I will be gone all day. We have a car show by the ocean so we have to leave really early. Normally it's a 30 minute drive but in the Mini it's more like an hour to an hour and a half. We have friends coming that are looking for an original Mark 1 Mini so they want to look at it close up. I hate to sell it because it's a 1960 Mini and was built in the first year of production, but it's really not my thing and I can't drive a stick to save my life.

So I won't be around much tomorrow during the day but I will check in at night. Have a great day everyone!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Inspirational quote 6/5/11

No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch