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

[donac]

Good Evening Everyone

Sorrry this is a day late but with the end of the school year I am off a little bit.


Biggest Loser Week 2 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----------------------- 31
gains---------------------------- 3
maintains------------------------ 3
losses-------------------------- 25
Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 2!
This week’s group loss is 54.8 lbs

This group has lost 90.4 lbs so far for this challenge.


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 1

#10-my3princes 1.645%
#9- cclovesdis 1.684%
#8- DisCanCan 1.740%
#7- mommyof2pirates 1.831%
#6- pjstevens 1.902%
#5- zhoen 2.064%
#4-susieb16 2.227%
#3-aamomma 2.2388%
#2- lovedvc 2.588%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 1 Biggest Loser is:
#1- glss1/2fll 2.84%



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 glss1/2fll


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
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followed by

or we have a medium version



or use this
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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!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 2!
This week’s group loss is 54.8 lbs

This group has lost 90.4 lbs so far for this challenge.

Great job everybody! And especially to our top 10.

Today was an iffy day with points. I used almost all of them this morning, but haven't gone over today. I'll be snacking on fruits and veggies for the rest of the night. I just completed a 48 minute intermediate Zumba workout-the longest one yet. I think I'm becoming an exercise addict!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Now I'm off to watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Side note: For YEARS I've been trying to get Mom to read/watch Harry Potter. She had no interest. Saturday night I basically forced her to watch Sorcerer's Stone-and she actually liked it! So last night we watched Chamber of Secrets and we're slowly continuing on-she's even coming to the midnight premiere of Deathly Hallows Part 2 with me and my BFF. Yay for small victories!

I borrowed the last 3 movies from my brother and plan on watching them this week and next, so they are fresh in my mind before I read the second half of the last book and go see the movie. The previews look incredible!

WOOHOO!!

My Bachelors degree came in the mail today

Sweet, great job

I was having a hard time climbing and felt like giving up. Then I remembered that that was "old me" thinking, not "new me." My son was cheering me the whole way and I managed to make that climb. It was a great NSV and I was just as proud as I was after the 5K last month. DH took a picture of Luke and I at the top. Its not the most flattering picture, but I'm proud of what I did.

It does remind me of the BL. Good job for making it to the top

Poor dd, Zoe, had a mysterious allergic reaction to something woke up with traveling hives. My only guess is dairy. She has been lactose intolerant since birth but alst night after having a couple scoops of Blue Bell chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream she had got a rock hard tummy from bloating and horrible gas pains that included some weirdness in her throat. She said it was like something was coming up but didn't need to throw up. Oh please let it not be severe reactions starting up. Before with mild intolerance we just limited cheese, yogurt and ice cream and she drinks soy milk already has since she weaned. I sure hope maybe her Dr will now get serious about ordering some allergy testing. If not I may change her primary to my family physician that I see when she gets back from maternity leave in August. I know Zoe likes her and has met her via an appointment visit with me.

Welcome back I hope Zoe is feeling better Are the hives gone?

If you could have a personal chef who took care of one meal a day, which meal would it be and why?

Definitely dinner. It's always a rush getting home around 5:30 and making dinner, doing dishes and giving DS his bath by 7:00. Even harder during tax season when we don't get home until 6:15.

Sue-Well, I don't think you can leave danvers now, since the town puts on such a big celebration for Dylan's birthday. What a fun day for him to have a birthday. When he gets older, you can take advantage of the family festival events for his birthday parties.

Do you think DH will buy it? Any excuse to stay in Danvers works for me.

Well, good morning everyone. I was just watching the today show about that woman in NY who sent threatening letters to the little league officials and has been arrested, and just want to reassure you all that when I hear about our tournament team, if michael isn't on it, I promise you will not hear about me on the news.

I'll be eyeing the Danvers Herald

Speaking of which, a former co-worker of mine opened an ice cream store next to Tapley in the building where Sweet Williams is. I need to go check it out. I guess the town gave her the run around, so she didn't get to open until last weekend.

And since you asked here is a picture of my Mickey torchiere in my office, next to the print DVC gave me for spending lots of money for my VGC DVC.

Sue, Cars would be a good pick for Dylan's birthday because there will be a ton of stuff out with the new movie. I know what you mean about it changing. I think I used to wait for about a week before because you never knew what would be wanted. Last year I got off easy because he wanted a home made funfetti cake. DS' birthday is in July, too. So is mine. Lots of July birthdays.

Love the light! That's a nice picture too

When in July is your DS' b-day?

Sue happy almost birthday to Dylan! Cars is a good choice. Disney store is having a sale of 2 for $28 on medium plush and the cars ones are really cute!!!

Thanks They actually closed the 2 Disney stores near me at the Burlington and North Shore malls (again) but I managed to get a 25% off Cars T-shirt for Dylan, a Cars plate, bowl and a matching spoon & fork set. So cute.

We spent Thursday - Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska for a baseball tournament. DS15's baseball team lost in the semi-finals in their tournament. It was a great time while we were there. The boys got to meet some of the teams in the college world series. During the fan appretiation day, they were talking with the Texas A&M team and watching other teams practice. They had a great time. I even managed to lose while we were there.

Sorry that they didn't win, but glad that they had a good time. I used to love traveling with my high school softball team. Oh to be young again

Apparently our virus-scan doesn't work on actual illness... who knew?

and not even a washer to wash all the pukey clothes and blankets... wahhhh poor me

Now that's funny

Sorry about the washer, that's a must when Dylan gets sick. It's like a 3-4 load job when it gets the bed, pillow, clothes and rug

Evening everyone,

Well, I'm 95% packed. Mom asked me to bring my bathing suit to take my dad to the pool to do some water exercises. She was really tired today so we didn't talk long. I will be taking her to chemo on Friday afternoon. My brother is doing a great job taking care of her and he made a spreadsheet of all the medicines and times and such which will be quite helpful. Mom hopes to get her hair and nails done while I'm there. I may need to get mine done as I don't think I'll have time tomorrow while I'm at work as my co-worker is busy. Taking the smaller of our big suitcases. I have about 10 magazines and 3 books and my ipod ready to go. I downloaded Prisoner of Azkaban last night and will hopefully have podcasts to listen to as well.

Yay for HP! Have a safe flight and good trip.

I went to check ours, and our return flight from Disney was down to $80! I couldn't change it online for some reason, so after calling, waiting for 32 minutes and speaking to a wonderful guy named Tony who was able to perform an override, I now have $120 in flight credits to use for our January grad school scouting trip!

Man, I wish I was flying somewhere soon.

Nursing the baby makes my ravenous at all times so I was struggling before WW, but I am trying to focus on doing better. No exercise yet, though I did get Zumba for Playstation 3 for Mothers Day and can't wait to try it!

Oh by the way, my 2 month old slept through the night 2 nights in a row!!!!

I hear ya, I could eat anything and everything and never put on weight, but once I stopped, forget about it

Yahoo! DS was a terrible sleeper so that's amazing to me. We're talking over a year before things settled down.

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??

Great questions!

My typical breakfast Mon-Thurs (work days) is a vitamuffin/vitatop and my tiny tropicana oj container. Fri-Sun it's usually toast or cereal with DS.

My first trip to WDW was the summer between 8th and 9th grade with my BF and her family. We drove down 24 hours. I ran out of money since the passes were so expensive and had to have my mother wire me more cash Anywho, we stayed at Fort Wilderness in a tent. I wasn't hooked until I went back a second time about 5 or 6 years later with a co-worker and her husband and kids and we stayed at OKW for 10 days I've been hooked ever since



Hello to anyone that I missed. I've been having trouble getting motivated at work this week. Last week I was super productive and this week it's the opposite Not to mention my IT guy took my computer to remove a virus and I had to sit in someone else's office using their computer, which always puts me out of sorts. Here's hoping tomorrow is better. I've been doing good eating this week, so that's a plus. We're heading to CT on Friday for my niece's dance recital so it'll be nice to get away. Well, time to watch HP. Have a great night

 

[Zhoen]

90lbs! Yay Us!

Let's celebrate with a giant hot fudge sundae!!! (kidding...) Congrats everybody, even the gainers, because you weighed in and reported and are still here trying. And that makes you awesome!

 

[mikamah]

Good evening everyone, and welcome Nancy as coach!! You're off to a good start today!! Thanks!

Congrats to all our top losers and maintainers last week, especially glass1/2full!!! You're off to a great start!!

I went out this morning and ran/walked 5 miles, feeling I needed to take advantage of my last few solo run mornings, with school getting out next week. Tonight we went to the library to kick off the summer reading program, they had a yoyo show that was pretty funny. It's raining here, so we didn't have to go watch the last baseball game for michael's league. I'm still tracking my food, so happy with that, and ate well today. Our water was off all afternoon, but seems to be clear again. They're changing the water main beside our house, so the street is a mess. But I did come home to quite a few good looking men and some had their shirts off. Trying to see the positive.

GOOD MORRRRRRNING BIGGEST LOSERS!!!!!!!

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??
"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show!"

Breakfast if I'm going to run is a banana and pineapple Chobani greek yogurt, after running I might have something more, egg beaters, or today I had another banana. If not running, I tend to have egg beaters with salsa and cheese, with fruit, or will make bacon or canadian bacon on occasion. Occas will to the egg beaters on toast or sandwich thin, but prefer in in the bowl.

My first disney trip was with an old boyfriend in my 20s, and we had to do it all his way, which was to run from ride to ride, and not take in the little details, so not so memorable.

Then I did a family trip with my mom, sisters and one brother and my nephew who was 5, and that was awesome. We'd all do the parks during the day, and most nights my mom was tired, and would stay in with my nephew and we'd all go to pleasure Island. The trip was about 6 months after my dad had died, and my mom really had such a fun trip. It like so many have said, it was an escape from the realities of life. We were travelling with my sisters friend and her families which included a many kids, and a single brother who I hooked up with. We dated a little after we got home but it didn't go anywhere. It was also the first time I drank corona, and I believe we did shots down an ice luge in pleasure island. Does anyone else remember doing that?

Michael's first trip for his 5th bday was when I fell in love with disney. We went in december, and did crystal palace for his bday party and tigger brought his cake out. We went with my brother and fam, my niece is the same age, and it was a blast. michael was afraid of most rides, wouldn't go on small world, cried on pooh, but loved meeting the characters, and so that's what we did, and it was just amazing seeing it through his eyes.

Oh well, I gave you more than you asked for.

Gotta go put the sheets on ds's bed or he'll try to sleep in mine. Have a great evening. Sorry I don't have time for more replies. I hope to catch up in the am.

Graciesmom- great to see you again, and the baby in your avatar is just beautiful.

Have a great night.

 

[tigger813]

Well, it's official! Ashleigh has a small fracture in her right foot! Could my life get any more interesting??????!!!!!

So tomorrow I will take her to school and spend the morning there and hope that I get the phone call from the doctor's office with the appointment with the orthopedist for tomorrow afternoon. If not Brian will have to take her on Friday. I'm taking Izzie to my co-worker's house in the morning to get on the bus there so I can get Ash to school. Her foot is wrapped and she is on crutches. I'm hoping she will just need a boot but we will wait and see.

Gotta get stuff organized for Brian before I go away! I doubt I will even go to bed tomorrow night. I'll just have to sleep on the plane!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Well, it's official! Ashleigh has a small fracture in her right foot! Could my life get any more interesting??????!!!!!

So tomorrow I will take her to school and spend the morning there and hope that I get the phone call from the doctor's office with the appointment with the orthopedist for tomorrow afternoon. If not Brian will have to take her on Friday. I'm taking Izzie to my co-worker's house in the morning to get on the bus there so I can get Ash to school. Her foot is wrapped and she is on crutches. I'm hoping she will just need a boot but we will wait and see.

Gotta get stuff organized for Brian before I go away! I doubt I will even go to bed tomorrow night. I'll just have to sleep on the plane!

Oh, that stinks! Hang in there.

Read what I wrote you a couple of posts back about the minor league baseball player who broke his hand hitting a water cooler....

 

[pjlla]

I do eat breakfast everyday and usually within 10 minutes of getting up. I never used to, but when I truly decided to lose weight I had to start and now I wake up hungry. I usually have a sandwich thin skim coated with low fat peanut butter and fluff.

I remember you bringing me sandwich thins and peanut butter (along with a terrific homemade dinner) when DH was in the hospital.... it was such a nice "familiar" breakfast, after eating hospital food for so many days! I will NEVER forget the kindness.

My first trip to WDW was on our honeymoon in 1992. It was the first trip for both of us. We tent camped at Fort Wilderness and it was HOT!! That is the only trip we were ready to come home. Definitely not hooked. MGM was just opening and was much smaller than it is now. We even went to River Country which was the first water park. Our second trip was with our two oldest son's in 1998. That was when we were hooked, seeing it through their eyes. I remember planning to go back to the hotel early the last night to pack for our flight and our oldest who was 2 1/2 cried. We had to buy them sweatshirts as we weren't prepared for the evening chill. We stayed until they kicked us out. Peter Pan's flight was our last ride. We still laugh about it .

We honeymooned in Disney in 1992 also! (Have we talked about this before??)

Pam we went to Moosehillock last month. It was nice, kind of spead out with lots of walking and HUGE mosquitos We may go back later in the summer as friends have a seasonal there.

I DEFINITELY have to check this place out. DS still hasn't decided what/where he wants to do our Mother/Son weekend this year. I might have to make the decision for him.

QOTD: I would LOVE to have a chef cook dinner, as I have recently discovered I dislike cooking. I have been cooking for many years because I have to for my family, but recently I realized I just do it because I have to, not because I enjoy it at all. I would not trade it for a maid, I would much rather clean then cook.

QOTD: I am trying to eat breakfast now that I am trying to be healthier, but usually I have no appetite until later in the day. I do like breakfast foods though because I am a vegetarian and there just seems to be more options for non meat items at breakfast time. Cereal, pancakes, yogurt, muffins, potaotes..... Ok now I am making myself hungry. lol

Do you read Vegetarian Times magazine? I pulled a copy out of the recycling bin at the transfer station yesterday (there's that glamorous life I keep talking about... ) It definitely had some fabulous sounding recipes and some good articles. I will be looking for it at the library.

The baby slept pretty well, though not all night. I have to go to bed when she does and not stay up all night reading the DIS boards!

Hope everyone is having a great strong day!

Don't you remember the rule??? Sleep when the baby sleeps!!

QOTD I would love to have a personal chef to make dinner. Sometimes it is just a pain when I get home from school. BUT I would love to have a maid to clean the house. That is the job I really hate.

QOTD I do eat breakfast I change things around. Cereal, or a smoothie or eggs and toast.

For those who want something like a mcdonalds you might want to try this. A 100 calorie sandwich thin or 100 calorie english muffin, 1 soy breakfast patty (I usually microwave it to thaw and then slice it in half and finish cooking it in the pan while I cook up some egg beaters. It is less than 250 calories.

QOTD First off Pam I am older than you since DW opened when I was in junior or senior year in high school. My math teacher went to a conference in Phila and was having a so so time so he went to the airport and hopped on a plane to Orlando for the rest of the weekend.

WOOHOO to me on not being the oldest here!! JK.... but I was starting to feel like an old lady with all of these girls talking about visiting WDW in the 80's and 90's when they were TODDLERS!!

My first trip was to DL on my honeymoon. I had been in love with the DL by watching the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights. It will be 33 years this August.

That show was a NEVER-MISS growing up! We watched it at Grammy's, at my cousins', no matter where we were!!

you are so right that breakfast doesn't have to be "breakfast" foods. i have another aunt who has lost a lot of weight (sheesh, all my aunts seem to be losing). anyway, this one is my aunt mary. she's lost 25 lbs and weighs less than me now! she has been having a turkey sandwich with avocado every morning for breakfast. protein, carbs, fat. done and done!

Yumm.... love turkey with avocado! That is what I had for lunch today in fact!

What is most important about breakfast is that you are "breaking your fast" and waking up your metabolism for the day! It doesn't matter if it is "breakfast" foods or not!


you have a newborn! of course you don't feel like exercising! plus, you're not even supposed to workout til your 6 week check up- and you're not that much past it! get out for walks if you can. just a little here and there. if not for exercise, for sanity! i remember taking walks with thomas in the carriage every day just to get out. like, one day we'd walk to the butcher. another day the fruit store. another day to pastosas, the italian deli/fresh pasta store. that's the beauty of living in an old new york 'hood. we still have those within walking distance

SO LUCKY! We have absolutely NOTHING within walking distance of our house... except maybe a neighbor and the town forest (300+ acres directly behind us that abuts our property). No kidding.... we have to drive 12 minutes just to get out to the "main road" (and a gas station and mom/pop convenience store and lumber yard).... .then another 10 minute to get to a small Mom and Pop grocery store.... and another 10+ after that just to get to a "real" grocery store! Walmart or Target is yet ANOTHER 10 minutes from there.

What the heck is a pastosas?? Guess I could google it.


hugs for you rose, you have alot on your plate. i think you should be crowned the biggest loser hero - you're dealing with alot of stress and doing it beautifully. i think alot of us (well, we wouldn't be here if we didn't) don't deal with stress and food very well. and here you are maintaining through it all. yeah, ok, i know it's been very hard for you but you're doing it! and learning lessons along the way! me? i tend to cry in my cookies. so you are my personal weight loss hero!

I agree... Rose gets my vote for BL hero too!!


tomorrow, weather permitting, is the mets game! i'm pumped for it. haven't been to one this season yet. i'll miss the beer though. but hey, it'll be alot cheaper not having it the game's at 1:10 which is prime naptime so it may be a disaster but who knows, we may get lucky.

Enjoy the game. I'm not into sports, but I have attended ONE professional ballgame in my life.... and it was a Mets game at Shea stadium in 1986!

I went out this morning and ran/walked 5 miles, feeling I needed to take advantage of my last few solo run mornings, with school getting out next week.

NICE JOB!!

Tonight we went to the library to kick off the summer reading program, they had a yoyo show that was pretty funny. It's raining here, so we didn't have to go watch the last baseball game for michael's league. I'm still tracking my food, so happy with that, and ate well today.

I'm so glad you are still tracking!!


Our water was off all afternoon, but seems to be clear again. They're changing the water main beside our house, so the street is a mess. But I did come home to quite a few good looking men and some had their shirts off. Trying to see the positive.

Love it!

Then I did a family trip with my mom, sisters and one brother and my nephew who was 5, and that was awesome. We'd all do the parks during the day, and most nights my mom was tired, and would stay in with my nephew and we'd all go to pleasure Island. The trip was about 6 months after my dad had died, and my mom really had such a fun trip. It like so many have said, it was an escape from the realities of life. We were travelling with my sisters friend and her families which included a many kids, and a single brother who I hooked up with. We dated a little after we got home but it didn't go anywhere. It was also the first time I drank corona, and I believe we did shots down an ice luge in pleasure island. Does anyone else remember doing that?

Michael's first trip for his 5th bday was when I fell in love with disney. We went in december, and did crystal palace for his bday party and tigger brought his cake out. We went with my brother and fam, my niece is the same age, and it was a blast. michael was afraid of most rides, wouldn't go on small world, cried on pooh, but loved meeting the characters, and so that's what we did, and it was just amazing seeing it through his eyes.

Oh well, I gave you more than you asked for.

Gotta go put the sheets on ds's bed or he'll try to sleep in mine. Have a great evening. Sorry I don't have time for more replies. I hope to catch up in the am.

Graciesmom- great to see you again, and the baby in your avatar is just beautiful.

Have a great night.

My DS was afraid of nearly everything on our first trip too. He says it is because I took him on the Dinosaur ride at AK on the first day (it was really scary!!).... and then DD reminds me that I scared hiim with the Snow White ride the next day.... overall, by day two, he wouldn't ride ANYTHING! But it was still a GREAT trip! We celebrated his birthday during that trip and Mary Poppins sang Happy Birthday to him... and then he wouldn't blow out the candle! DD ended up doing it and Mary Poppins told him that his sister got his birthday wish!!

Well, it's official! Ashleigh has a small fracture in her right foot! Could my life get any more interesting??????!!!!!

So tomorrow I will take her to school and spend the morning there and hope that I get the phone call from the doctor's office with the appointment with the orthopedist for tomorrow afternoon. If not Brian will have to take her on Friday. I'm taking Izzie to my co-worker's house in the morning to get on the bus there so I can get Ash to school. Her foot is wrapped and she is on crutches. I'm hoping she will just need a boot but we will wait and see.

Gotta get stuff organized for Brian before I go away! I doubt I will even go to bed tomorrow night. I'll just have to sleep on the plane!

OH MY GOLLY GOSH!!! It never rains, but it pours!!! You certainly didn't need this added to your plate this week. But you sound like you are taking it in stride. But try to get some rest tomorrow night. I know it is easier said than done when you feel like you have SO MUCH to do so that you can leave with a clear heart and mind..... but take care of YOURSELF so that you can have a "full battery" to take care of others! Love to you.... fly safe and enjoy your time with your Mom.


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Evening friends! It is pouring outside right now! And I can hear the tree frogs trilling away.... they get really loud sometimes!

Dinner was delicious tonight..... I was inspired by CC's ratatioulle and made my own easy version..... and it was absolutely great!

I also made up a batch of strawberry/rhubarb sauce (sweetened with stevia). It is pretty tasty. I think it would be great on plain greek yogurt. I'm planning to put some on FiberOne pancakes on Saturday.

Good night all! I'll be here to chat in the morning I hope!..................P

 

[Zoesmama03]

Zoe's hives are gone. Yesterday could still see some lite red dots. Today nothing at all. She's gonna finish the prednisone up one dose for tonight and tomorrow morning should be last of it. She isn't that itchy anymore though.

We swam for about 45 minutes. MyFitnessPall says I burned over 600 calories. Guess it covered the McDonald's my brother had picked up for dinner. I still had 300 calories left with my exercise calories so I ate ice cream. Gotta watch that one. Need to hop on the exercise bike. So wanted to do my 30 Day Shred but my knee is inflamed and sore so didn't want to try jumping jacks on it.

 

[Graciesmom77]

Bellebookworm9 - Did you see that JK Rowling was making a big announcement at 7am est. I saw that you were a big fan of HP to so I thought I would mention it. I know I am a big geek, but I am so freakin excited!

I hope everyone had a strong day and you achieved what you intended. Talk to you all tomorrow!

 

[trinaweena]

Well its crunch time now. Didn't get any running in today because of the storming all day and then SURPRISE! Class ends on saturday and I still have a presentation to do and an essay to finish and a final exam to study for! Whoops, where did the time go. So when I say its crunch time I mean school wise!

I'm determine to not let myself feel guilty that I literally won't have time to excersice the next few days and im going to do my best to eat well but were talking a lot of quick meals and i might not always be able to make the best choices but im going to do what i can! Its just three more days to really buckle down and then this class is over and i have a week off before my next one!

I at least have my presentation finished. I am doing in on animal hoarding, a subject which is near and dear to me and I think ive done a pretty goood job.

We had a minor freak out today during the thunderstorm, my dog is terrified and it was really stressful for her and me and even my other dog who came over and layed with her during the storm.

In good news i had a graduation today (Im a dog trainer) and all my students not only signed up for the next class but gave me excellent evaluations! Its days like these i need to remember when i get those students that just make me want to pull my hair out!

And speaking of dogs and cats, these are my babies

Oh to my fellow HP fans out there, count me as one of you! I am a huge Harry Potter nerd! (well nerd in general). Im actually working on collecting all the books in different languages. I have pretty much all the UK versions and i have the first three German editions coming to me the end of july! Sooo excited!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Its 1am in Texas right now. We are leaving in 45 minutes to start our drive to FL. No, its not Disney related (although I keep convincing Alan that we need to take a day and go to Magic Kingdom .) We are going down to look at houses. We should be to Pensacola around noon today. Then heading to Orlando on Friday. We have a meeting with a realtor on Saturday morning. Then we're heading home Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

[tigger813]

Morning all,

Been awake since 4...got up at 5 and cleaned the kitchen. I want to repack my suitcase today so maybe it won't fall over when it's standing up. Going to be a rainy day here again today and tomorrow.

Hoping for a 2pm appt for Ash so we can have time to get lunch before the appt. I better pack some snacks just in case it doesn't work out that way. I still can't believe this is happening. Brian was hoping to take the kids to Canobie Lake next week or Boston or something but that will depend on the orthopedist appt. Pray that she only needs a boot!!! We have a friend whose son broke his toe last week and he is in a boot for 3-5 weeks. Ash is supposed to go to basketball camp at the end of July but that may not happen now. It's a small fracture so maybe she will be ok by then.

My mom says I need to get my dad moving and take him to the pool. He's not doing his exercises so she said he can barely walk and he wants to be waited on hand and foot. NOT ON MY WATCH, BUDDY! My brother agrees that they will need assisted living maybe sooner than later especially for my dad.

Gotta put some more stuff on my ipod later today, hopefully new podcasts! Gotta get stuff together for Brian for the orthodontist and for the Cars 2 event. He also needs to finish the raffle container covers. Looks like they will have time next week to get those finished!

Think I'll try and repack my suitcase now and maybe head back to bed for a half hour since I have to be up at 3 tomorrow morning! Hopefully I will find a few minutes to check in later today!

TTFN

 

[donac]

Good THursday morning everyone.

Tracey I am sorry about your daught. I hope she only has to wear a boot. Have a safe trip

Disneywedding2010 have a great trip to Fl. Hope you find a house that works for you. Congrats on the diploma.

trinaweena Congrats on the good evaluations. Nothing feels better than that. Good luck on the final projeccts.

Graciesmom77 and Bellebookworm9 count me among the other fans of HP. I have read the books at least 3 times. Ds was given #4 for his birthday one year. I would not let hiim read it. we went to the store and got 1,2 and 3 ans started reading them. The entire family has read them all except dh he didn't read #7. We have seen all the movies several times and are all looking forward to the close. We were talking about this announcement the other day. I didn't realiize that it would be this morning. I will be looking for this.

Pam I have never tried rhubarb. I know you have to mix it with something like strawberry but I have no desire to try it.

Zoesmama03 I am glad that the hives are gone. Now the work to find out what caused it begins. good luck.

Rose Hope all is well

Kathy I have done several trips with my sister and her family since her kids are close in age to my kids. We are thinking of one next Aug to BLT

zhoen Funny

dvccruiser76 I hate being in a different location. I really throws you off.

Yesterday dh trimmed some bushes and then we cut the back yard together. He trimmed with the week wacker and I mowed. It was pretty humid but we got that done.

we got some good rains last night and they are predicting more for today.

Nancy Have fun at the Mets game. Dh usually goes with a friend once a year when the Mets play San Diego since his friend is from there. They haven't planned that yet. I wonder if they are going.

Today I have some sewing to do and some packing to do.

We are leaving tomorrow for a weekend camping trip. We are going to the Boy Scout camp in NY on Friday and tubing the Delaware on Sat. We will be home on Sunday. It is an adult only trip and we are going with some friends. The Boy Scout council is providing most of the food so we don't have to bring too much equipment.

Off to get started on the day.

Have a happy and healthy day

 

[dumbo_buddy]

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 1

#10-my3princes 1.645%
#9- cclovesdis 1.684%
#8- DisCanCan 1.740%
#7- mommyof2pirates 1.831%
#6- pjstevens 1.902%
#5- zhoen 2.064%
#4-susieb16 2.227%
#3-aamomma 2.2388%
#2- lovedvc 2.588%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 1 Biggest Loser is:
#1- glss1/2fll 2.84%



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 glss1/2fll

congrats to ALL of our losers and especially glass 1/2 full! hope your glass is 100% full today! woohoo!!!! keep going!

Great job everybody! And especially to our top 10.

Today was an iffy day with points. I used almost all of them this morning, but haven't gone over today. I'll be snacking on fruits and veggies for the rest of the night. I just completed a 48 minute intermediate Zumba workout-the longest one yet. I think I'm becoming an exercise addict!

an exercise addict! woot! you go girl!! one day i hope i will become one of "those people" who HAS to get a workout in. i'm so good at making up excuses. my uncle eddie (across the street) is a workout machine. he's 54, looks like he's in this 30s and has biceps that are HUGE! he was a boxer for the FDNY for a long time and i'm hoping he'll teach my little guy a few things! if i see him working out or heading to the gym i have to remind myself to get out and go too!

it's hard when you eat your points in the AM because night is my hardest time not to munch. but you hit it on the head there. snack on fruits and veggies. i need to take a tip from you and hit the store!!

I borrowed the last 3 movies from my brother and plan on watching them this week and next, so they are fresh in my mind before I read the second half of the last book and go see the movie. The previews look incredible!

i'm going to read the second half of the book soon too. i read the first half again before seeing the last movie.


Hello to anyone that I missed. I've been having trouble getting motivated at work this week. Last week I was super productive and this week it's the opposite Not to mention my IT guy took my computer to remove a virus and I had to sit in someone else's office using their computer, which always puts me out of sorts. Here's hoping tomorrow is better. I've been doing good eating this week, so that's a plus. We're heading to CT on Friday for my niece's dance recital so it'll be nice to get away. Well, time to watch HP. Have a great night

where in CT are you going? i went to HS there and my parents live there still

90lbs! Yay Us!

Let's celebrate with a giant hot fudge sundae!!! (kidding...) Congrats everybody, even the gainers, because you weighed in and reported and are still here trying. And that makes you awesome!

lol! fat free, sugar free, extra protein, calorie free sundaes, obviously!

Good evening everyone, and welcome Nancy as coach!! You're off to a good start today!! Thanks!

I went out this morning and ran/walked 5 miles, feeling I needed to take advantage of my last few solo run mornings, with school getting out next week. Tonight we went to the library to kick off the summer reading program, they had a yoyo show that was pretty funny. It's raining here, so we didn't have to go watch the last baseball game for michael's league. I'm still tracking my food, so happy with that, and ate well today. Our water was off all afternoon, but seems to be clear again. They're changing the water main beside our house, so the street is a mess. But I did come home to quite a few good looking men and some had their shirts off. Trying to see the positive.

nice work on the FIVE miles! woot! oh and men with no shirts?? i hope you offered them some freshly squeezed lemonade and then invited them in! bow chicka wow wow! LOL kidding!!!

Breakfast if I'm going to run is a banana and pineapple Chobani greek yogurt, after running I might have something more, egg beaters, or today I had another banana. If not running, I tend to have egg beaters with salsa and cheese, with fruit, or will make bacon or canadian bacon on occasion. Occas will to the egg beaters on toast or sandwich thin, but prefer in in the bowl.

My first disney trip was with an old boyfriend in my 20s, and we had to do it all his way, which was to run from ride to ride, and not take in the little details, so not so memorable.

Then I did a family trip with my mom, sisters and one brother and my nephew who was 5, and that was awesome. We'd all do the parks during the day, and most nights my mom was tired, and would stay in with my nephew and we'd all go to pleasure Island. The trip was about 6 months after my dad had died, and my mom really had such a fun trip. It like so many have said, it was an escape from the realities of life. We were travelling with my sisters friend and her families which included a many kids, and a single brother who I hooked up with. We dated a little after we got home but it didn't go anywhere. It was also the first time I drank corona, and I believe we did shots down an ice luge in pleasure island. Does anyone else remember doing that?

Michael's first trip for his 5th bday was when I fell in love with disney. We went in december, and did crystal palace for his bday party and tigger brought his cake out. We went with my brother and fam, my niece is the same age, and it was a blast. michael was afraid of most rides, wouldn't go on small world, cried on pooh, but loved meeting the characters, and so that's what we did, and it was just amazing seeing it through his eyes.

Oh well, I gave you more than you asked for.

thanks for sharing, kathy. i liked those stories. the first one, notsomuch that you were rushed though! yuck! but the trip after your dad passed sounds fun. ice luge! you go girl! we were at a wedding about 3 years ago that had one! it was hilarious. my friend (the groom)'s GRANDMA was doing shots! she is in a wheelchair so she didn't even have to duck her head. ah, good times.

so many kids are afraid of the characters. i don't blame them! they can be intimidating when you are used to seeing them on the tv! thomas was too young to be scared the times he's been there. but i'm thinking this next time he might be a little nervous. it's cute when they are scared (does that sound bad?). and seeing them through their eyes is so great!

crystal palace bday? sounds dreamy.

Well, it's official! Ashleigh has a small fracture in her right foot! Could my life get any more interesting??????!!!!!

ouchie! hope it heals quickly!

Don't you remember the rule??? Sleep when the baby sleeps!!

YES! though it must be hard to sleep when the baby is sleeping when you have other kiddos. i'm afraid of that time!!


Enjoy the game. I'm not into sports, but I have attended ONE professional ballgame in my life.... and it was a Mets game at Shea stadium in 1986!

UM HELLO!!! if you're EVER going to go a game it would be a MET game at shea in 1986!!!! awesome!!! the new shea aka citi field is pretty cool. very fancy. well, compared to the old stadium


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Evening friends! It is pouring outside right now! And I can hear the tree frogs trilling away.... they get really loud sometimes!

Dinner was delicious tonight..... I was inspired by CC's ratatioulle and made my own easy version..... and it was absolutely great!

I also made up a batch of strawberry/rhubarb sauce (sweetened with stevia). It is pretty tasty. I think it would be great on plain greek yogurt. I'm planning to put some on FiberOne pancakes on Saturday.

Good night all! I'll be here to chat in the morning I hope!..................P

i'm interested in hearing how you made ratatouille! i don't think i've ever had it.

you have to drive a long way to get food! no wonder you're so skinny! lol! i actually have a little deli that is about 75 steps away from my house. the deli used to be awesome but it has new owners and it's terrible and the lady working there is mean so i don't go. that's a good thing b/c then i don't run over and buy a cookie or snack every day like i used to. it's a shame really, it was such a great place. my grandma actually worked there for a while way back when.

oh and pastosa? it's the name of a store. it's an italian specialty store. and it's DANGEROUS! just found out they have a website and a bunch of stores in nyc. the one in the bronx is less than a mile away. http://www.pastosa.com/

Zoe's hives are gone. Yesterday could still see some lite red dots. Today nothing at all. She's gonna finish the prednisone up one dose for tonight and tomorrow morning should be last of it. She isn't that itchy anymore though.

We swam for about 45 minutes. MyFitnessPall says I burned over 600 calories. Guess it covered the McDonald's my brother had picked up for dinner. I still had 300 calories left with my exercise calories so I ate ice cream. Gotta watch that one. Need to hop on the exercise bike. So wanted to do my 30 Day Shred but my knee is inflamed and sore so didn't want to try jumping jacks on it.

wow! swimming burns so many calories! very cool. i wish i could swim. i used to be able to but now i get a little nervous so i just tread water/doggie paddle around. glad zoe's feeling better and not itchy!

Bellebookworm9 - Did you see that JK Rowling was making a big announcement at 7am est. I saw that you were a big fan of HP to so I thought I would mention it. I know I am a big geek, but I am so freakin excited!

I hope everyone had a strong day and you achieved what you intended. Talk to you all tomorrow!

i just turned on the news and they said something about the announcement. supposedly something about a new website? we shall see! i held off on reading the harry potter books until about 4 years ago and i finally just bit the bullet. glad i did. i enjoyed them. they were great for my commuting downtown. before i knew it i was at work!

Well its crunch time now. Didn't get any running in today because of the storming all day and then SURPRISE! Class ends on saturday and I still have a presentation to do and an essay to finish and a final exam to study for! Whoops, where did the time go. So when I say its crunch time I mean school wise!

I'm determine to not let myself feel guilty that I literally won't have time to excersice the next few days and im going to do my best to eat well but were talking a lot of quick meals and i might not always be able to make the best choices but im going to do what i can! Its just three more days to really buckle down and then this class is over and i have a week off before my next one!

I at least have my presentation finished. I am doing in on animal hoarding, a subject which is near and dear to me and I think ive done a pretty goood job.

We had a minor freak out today during the thunderstorm, my dog is terrified and it was really stressful for her and me and even my other dog who came over and layed with her during the storm.

In good news i had a graduation today (Im a dog trainer) and all my students not only signed up for the next class but gave me excellent evaluations! Its days like these i need to remember when i get those students that just make me want to pull my hair out!

And speaking of dogs and cats, these are my babies

cute!

good luck with getting everything done! since you know you can't exercise try to make the best choices possible with food. which is SO hard, especially when trying to get school work done. i was the queen of donuts during crunch time. in my head i thought i needed the extra sugar when obviously i didn't!

Its 1am in Texas right now. We are leaving in 45 minutes to start our drive to FL. No, its not Disney related (although I keep convincing Alan that we need to take a day and go to Magic Kingdom .) We are going down to look at houses. We should be to Pensacola around noon today. Then heading to Orlando on Friday. We have a meeting with a realtor on Saturday morning. Then we're heading home Tuesday or Wednesday.

good luck on the house search and i hope you get to MK at least for a little. maybe even just some dinner at DTD??

Morning all,

Been awake since 4...got up at 5 and cleaned the kitchen. I want to repack my suitcase today so maybe it won't fall over when it's standing up. Going to be a rainy day here again today and tomorrow.

Hoping for a 2pm appt for Ash so we can have time to get lunch before the appt. I better pack some snacks just in case it doesn't work out that way. I still can't believe this is happening. Brian was hoping to take the kids to Canobie Lake next week or Boston or something but that will depend on the orthopedist appt. Pray that she only needs a boot!!! We have a friend whose son broke his toe last week and he is in a boot for 3-5 weeks. Ash is supposed to go to basketball camp at the end of July but that may not happen now. It's a small fracture so maybe she will be ok by then.

TTFN

good luck at the doctor's today.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

IT'S ANOTHER GREAT DAY TO LOSE!!

Good morning everyone! it's 6:30am and i'm ready for a nap. didn't sleep all that well but oh well! up and at 'em!!

Let's get straight to our questions, shall we?

QOTD, Thursday 6/23: i have a feeling we've all tried some crazy things to lose weight. what was a crazy diet that you tried? what did you learn from it?

i'm going to answer this right away. i tried the cabbage soup diet. TRIED. didn't even last the week. it was horrible. i learned that quick fixes just aren't going to work for me. i also learned that my stomach just can't take that much cabbage!


Disney QOTD, Thursday 6/23: do you have a disney family tradition? hit a certain park or ride first? take a picture at a particular spot? eat at a certain place? are you ornament buyers?? share if you would!

when i went to disney with my parents and then with dh before thomas was born, we always went to MGM/DHS first and did the great movie ride. no particular reason, it's just what we did on our first trip together. oh, i forgot to answer my own QOTD from yesterday! duh. my first trip was in the 7th grade with my mom and dad. my parents never wanted to take me to WDW but my grandma always said they needed to. well, that summer my grandma died and i guess maybe my mom felt guilty. so they took me. it was actually a surprise! my parents had told me that that weekend (MLK weekend) we were going to go to PA to see my grandpa. we got up early and got in the car. i fell asleep immediately and woke up at the airport. my mom had just taken a plane to PA for a funeral so i didn't think it was weird to fly someplace that was a few hours away. in the airport in the waiting area my mom gave me a minnie mouse and said guess where we're going! it was pretty cool! we were there for only 3 days but loved it ever since. my parents go every year. yes, they go without me and dh and ds. in fact, we asked them to come with us for DS's first trip when he was an infant. they said they couldn't go. but then shortly i found out that they went the day after we got home. whatever!

so, after that kind of pooey thing, dh and i decided we're going to make our own tradition. now we do epcot first. we get a pic of the three (soon 4) of us in front of the golf ball and it looks as though edy's ice cream is quickly becoming a first day tradition too

sorry for that debbie downer about my parents. phooey on them!

i hope everyone has a great OP day! drink your water! get out for a walk if you can!

and because that aunt ann of mine seems to have some good words of wisdom, let's have some more: "You can't lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut."

 

[Rose&Mike]

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 1

#10-my3princes 1.645%
#9- cclovesdis 1.684%
#8- DisCanCan 1.740%
#7- mommyof2pirates 1.831%
#6- pjstevens 1.902%
#5- zhoen 2.064%
#4-susieb16 2.227%
#3-aamomma 2.2388%
#2- lovedvc 2.588%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 1 Biggest Loser is:
#1- glss1/2fll 2.84%

Congrats to all the Losers!

I went out this morning and ran/walked 5 miles, feeling I needed to take advantage of my last few solo run mornings, with school getting out next week. Tonight we went to the library to kick off the summer reading program, they had a yoyo show that was pretty funny. It's raining here, so we didn't have to go watch the last baseball game for michael's league. I'm still tracking my food, so happy with that, and ate well today. Our water was off all afternoon, but seems to be clear again. They're changing the water main beside our house, so the street is a mess. But I did come home to quite a few good looking men and some had their shirts off. Trying to see the positive.

Woohoo for running! And way to see the bright side on that water main/street issue.

My mom says I need to get my dad moving and take him to the pool. He's not doing his exercises so she said he can barely walk and he wants to be waited on hand and foot. NOT ON MY WATCH, BUDDY! My brother agrees that they will need assisted living maybe sooner than later especially for my dad.

TTFN

I bet you will get your Dad back into shape soon, Tracey!

We are leaving tomorrow for a weekend camping trip. We are going to the Boy Scout camp in NY on Friday and tubing the Delaware on Sat. We will be home on Sunday. It is an adult only trip and we are going with some friends. The Boy Scout council is providing most of the food so we don't have to bring too much equipment.

Off to get started on the day.

Have a happy and healthy day

Have fun this weekend!

sorry for that debbie downer about my parents. phooey on them!

and because that aunt ann of mine seems to have some good words of wisome, let's have some more: "You can't lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut."[/COLOR]

That's right Nancy, phooey on them. They are the ones missing out. What cool aunts you have! Have fun at the Mets game today!

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We had tornado warnings from about 7:30 until about 10:30 last night. Crazy! Lots of trees and powerlines down, but I don't think there were any injuries. Luckily we have a finished basement, so it wasn't so bad.


Wanted to give a shout out to LTS, Buffy and SarahMay. Hope you all are well and that things are going ok.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[pjlla]

Zoe's hives are gone. Yesterday could still see some lite red dots. Today nothing at all. She's gonna finish the prednisone up one dose for tonight and tomorrow morning should be last of it. She isn't that itchy anymore though.

We swam for about 45 minutes. MyFitnessPall says I burned over 600 calories. Guess it covered the McDonald's my brother had picked up for dinner. I still had 300 calories left with my exercise calories so I ate ice cream. Gotta watch that one. Need to hop on the exercise bike. So wanted to do my 30 Day Shred but my knee is inflamed and sore so didn't want to try jumping jacks on it.

I didn't realize swimming burned SO MANY calories! Good for you.

Bellebookworm9 - Did you see that JK Rowling was making a big announcement at 7am est. I saw that you were a big fan of HP to so I thought I would mention it. I know I am a big geek, but I am so freakin excited!

I hope everyone had a strong day and you achieved what you intended. Talk to you all tomorrow!

SO... what was the announcement. It is 7:54 am EST as I type this.

Well its crunch time now. Didn't get any running in today because of the storming all day and then SURPRISE! Class ends on saturday and I still have a presentation to do and an essay to finish and a final exam to study for! Whoops, where did the time go. So when I say its crunch time I mean school wise!

I'm determine to not let myself feel guilty that I literally won't have time to excersice the next few days and im going to do my best to eat well but were talking a lot of quick meals and i might not always be able to make the best choices but im going to do what i can! Its just three more days to really buckle down and then this class is over and i have a week off before my next one!

I at least have my presentation finished. I am doing in on animal hoarding, a subject which is near and dear to me and I think ive done a pretty goood job.

We had a minor freak out today during the thunderstorm, my dog is terrified and it was really stressful for her and me and even my other dog who came over and layed with her during the storm.

In good news i had a graduation today (Im a dog trainer) and all my students not only signed up for the next class but gave me excellent evaluations! Its days like these i need to remember when i get those students that just make me want to pull my hair out!

And speaking of dogs and cats, these are my babies

Oh to my fellow HP fans out there, count me as one of you! I am a huge Harry Potter nerd! (well nerd in general). Im actually working on collecting all the books in different languages. I have pretty much all the UK versions and i have the first three German editions coming to me the end of july! Sooo excited!

Good luck finishing up all of the school work. Yup..... sometimes when things are REALLY crazy, the workouts have to take a back seat.... but be sure that as soon as school is over, you add them back into the schedule!

Glad your doggie school went so well.

Its 1am in Texas right now. We are leaving in 45 minutes to start our drive to FL. No, its not Disney related (although I keep convincing Alan that we need to take a day and go to Magic Kingdom .) We are going down to look at houses. We should be to Pensacola around noon today. Then heading to Orlando on Friday. We have a meeting with a realtor on Saturday morning. Then we're heading home Tuesday or Wednesday.

Safe travels!

Morning all,

Been awake since 4...got up at 5 and cleaned the kitchen. I want to repack my suitcase today so maybe it won't fall over when it's standing up. Going to be a rainy day here again today and tomorrow.

Hoping for a 2pm appt for Ash so we can have time to get lunch before the appt. I better pack some snacks just in case it doesn't work out that way. I still can't believe this is happening. Brian was hoping to take the kids to Canobie Lake next week or Boston or something but that will depend on the orthopedist appt. Pray that she only needs a boot!!! We have a friend whose son broke his toe last week and he is in a boot for 3-5 weeks. Ash is supposed to go to basketball camp at the end of July but that may not happen now. It's a small fracture so maybe she will be ok by then.

My mom says I need to get my dad moving and take him to the pool. He's not doing his exercises so she said he can barely walk and he wants to be waited on hand and foot. NOT ON MY WATCH, BUDDY! My brother agrees that they will need assisted living maybe sooner than later especially for my dad.

Gotta put some more stuff on my ipod later today, hopefully new podcasts! Gotta get stuff together for Brian for the orthodontist and for the Cars 2 event. He also needs to finish the raffle container covers. Looks like they will have time next week to get those finished!

Think I'll try and repack my suitcase now and maybe head back to bed for a half hour since I have to be up at 3 tomorrow morning! Hopefully I will find a few minutes to check in later today!

TTFN

Hope you get everything done today that you need to so that you can leave feeling good.

Pam I have never tried rhubarb. I know you have to mix it with something like strawberry but I have no desire to try it.

Actually, it is really yummy, but needs a LOT of sweetener. YOu don't have to mix it with strawberries, or anything else, but the strawberries that DD and I picked on MOnday needed to get used. THey weren't as great as I had hoped, so we weren't eating them really fast.

I grew up eating rhubarb in the spring.... rhubard pie, crumble, squares, sauce.... etc. I think it is really delicious.... plus it is really easy to grow.

Yesterday dh trimmed some bushes and then we cut the back yard together. He trimmed with the week wacker and I mowed. It was pretty humid but we got that done.

Our yard is looking like a JUNGLE. I'm not sure exactly what DH is waiting for! I would have tried to find the time yesterday, but it started pouring about lunchtime and rained hard the rest of the day.

Today I have some sewing to do and some packing to do.

We are leaving tomorrow for a weekend camping trip. We are going to the Boy Scout camp in NY on Friday and tubing the Delaware on Sat. We will be home on Sunday. It is an adult only trip and we are going with some friends. The Boy Scout council is providing most of the food so we don't have to bring too much equipment.

Off to get started on the day.

Have a happy and healthy day

Have fun on your camping trip!

i'm interested in hearing how you made ratatouille! i don't think i've ever had it.

Mine wasn't exactlyl real ratatouille.... it just kind of used similar ingredients and had a similar taste palate.

I roasted diced eggplant, diced summer squash and zucchini, chopped onions, and chopped red and green bell peppers. I had to use 3 different pans cause it was so many veggies (the foods need air space when you are roasting them)! I also (in a fourth pan) roasted diced plum tomatoes. After everything was roasted I mixed it together and mixed in some italian seasonings and garlic powder.

I've roasted tomatoes before (YUM) and they are very wet, so this time I used plum tomatoes and it worked better. Not so much liquid to contend with. IT was very good!

you have to drive a long way to get food! no wonder you're so skinny! lol! i actually have a little deli that is about 75 steps away from my house. the deli used to be awesome but it has new owners and it's terrible and the lady working there is mean so i don't go. that's a good thing b/c then i don't run over and buy a cookie or snack every day like i used to. it's a shame really, it was such a great place. my grandma actually worked there for a while way back when.

oh and pastosa? it's the name of a store. it's an italian specialty store. and it's DANGEROUS! just found out they have a website and a bunch of stores in nyc. the one in the bronx is less than a mile away. http://www.pastosa.com/

Yes, I do have to drive a long way for food. No last minute "oh I forgot a can of beans for this recipe" for me! I"ve learned to keep a fairly well stocked pantry out here. And no "nothing for dinner so we'll hit McDonalds". Our nearest McDonalds is at least 30 minutes away. But we did get a Dunkin DOnuts in our little one horse town a few years ago!

wow! swimming burns so many calories! very cool. i wish i could swim. i used to be able to but now i get a little nervous so i just tread water/doggie paddle around. glad zoe's feeling better and not itchy!

What makes you nervous in the water? Is it just depth?? You should look into some adult lessons at the Y. Swimming is great exercise, great fun, and it would make you feel more comfortable when the kiddos are old enough to start swimming.

IT'S ANOTHER GREAT DAY TO LOSE!!

Good morning everyone! it's 6:30am and i'm ready for a nap. didn't sleep all that well but oh well! up and at 'em!!

Let's get straight to our questions, shall we?

QOTD, Thursday 6/23: i have a feeling we've all tried some crazy things to lose weight. what was a crazy diet that you tried? what did you learn from it?


Okay... time to confess..... I created my own "Survivor" diet a few years ago. Lots of brown rice and fruit. Won't go into details, but wasn't exactly a winner, obviously!!

WHat did I learn? THat after a few days of brown rice and fruit, I need PROTEIN!!


Disney QOTD, Thursday 6/23: do you have a disney family tradition? hit a certain park or ride first? take a picture at a particular spot? eat at a certain place? are you ornament buyers?? share if you would!

Welll... one kind of unintentional tradition has become that AK is our first park. It seems to have worked out that way a few times and now it is how we always start.

Another tradition has to stop now.... taking a picture of DD in Minnie's chair in Toontown..... I know I'm not the only person who had this tradition.

i hope everyone has a great OP day! drink your water! get out for a walk if you can!

and because that aunt ann of mine seems to have some good words of wisome, let's have some more: "You can't lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut."

Thanks for the great words of wisdom!

We had tornado warnings from about 7:30 until about 10:30 last night. Crazy! Lots of trees and powerlines down, but I don't think there were any injuries. Luckily we have a finished basement, so it wasn't so bad.

Glad you are safe...... After seeing the tornado damage around my folks home last weekend, I can't IMAGINE living through those events every year.

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Good morning friends! Day two of waking with a banging headache...... stupid hormones.

Coffee is brewed and Advil is calling my name. Lots of housework on the agenda today. Nothing too exciting to chat about. TTYL..................P

 

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my friend (the groom)'s GRANDMA was doing shots! she is in a wheelchair so she didn't even have to duck her head. ah, good times.

This image made me laugh, and then fill up a little thinking about my mom and st. patricks day. After my dad died, she started coming out with us on st. patty's day, and had a green shot class necklace she would wear for her bailey's. So funny.

IMy DS was afraid of nearly everything on our first trip too. He says it is because I took him on the Dinosaur ride at AK on the first day (it was really scary!!).... and then DD reminds me that I scared hiim with the Snow White ride the next day.... overall, by day two, he wouldn't ride ANYTHING! But it was still a GREAT trip! We celebrated his birthday during that trip and Mary Poppins sang Happy Birthday to him... and then he wouldn't blow out the candle! DD ended up doing it and Mary Poppins told him that his sister got his birthday wish!!

Dinosaur! You mean mommy. The worst I did was winnie the pooh the first year. Next trip bribed him with 20 dollars to do splash which he loved, and the following trip, just the 2 of us, 20 dollars to do TOT, and completely horrified him. Ah, the memories.

We didn't actually get to march down Main Street. The Wind Ensemble (that's what I was in), the orchestra, and the chorus all performed at the Galaxy Palace theater (no longer exists) in Tomorrowland. The Jazz Ensemble performed somewhere at Downtown Disney, and the Marching Band marched in Epcot about an hour before IllumiNations with two other bands, and each stopped and did a little show in the WS Plaza. But I would love to march down Main Street-I'm always jealous of the bands during the Christmas Parade that can say they've done that!

That must have been so amazing. Ds is starting band next year, and he decided on the alto sax, but our town has a great high school band and every other year they take some amazing trips. Wdw, the rose bowl parade, and next year they're going to hawaii. They always need nurse chaperones, so I'm hoping if he'll continue with it, even though he hasn't started yet.

It was awesome--only 4 days, but we had such a nice time. DS wanted a Pooh "panny" pack that he wore everywhere. He was afraid of the characters except Minnie Mouse. He would hug Minnie. He came home with a Minnie to sleep with. He fell asleep on the flight from MCO to ATL and slept through a plane change and the entire next flight. He was pooped!

So here's what I am figuring out:
1. I don't have to be perfect, but I do have to be reasonable.
2. I have my range set at a point that is low enough to keep me in the size clothes I want and is just a little bit challenging. That's a good thing. I contemplated raising my maintain range a pound or two to take some of the pressure off me but decided that was a bad idea.
3. I need to weigh every day. Every day. Not once a week. When I am this stressed I could easily see myself putting on 3 or 4 pounds in a week. I don't know if this makes sense, but I am ok with being on the high end of my maintain range, but if I thought I had really put the pounds back on I am afraid I would throw in the towel. Weighing every day is keeping me on track.
4. I do not need to exercise every day. This is a big one, since I have been known to be an overachiever at times when it comes to exercise. 4 really good workouts a week (60+ minutes) seems to do the trick.
5. If you don't lift for two weeks, your muscle tone goes away. But it comes back quickly when you start lifting again.

love the pooh panny pack. So funny.
You are doing so well, and keeping aware of what you can do, and can't do to maintain your weight, is a huge part of staying at maintainance. You are such an inspiration to me.

We have come to a verbal agreement to rent the house we were trying to get. We get the keys next Friday, hard to believe. We are getting a pretty good rent based on the ones I saw online. The one we were interested in prior to this one was 600 sf smaller and cost $100 more per month. This one is in a much better location too, on a quiet cul de sac but still on the golf course. DS also won the coaches award for his soccer team at the athletics banquet last night. They actually gave all 4 awards for the team as coaches award rather than an MVP, most improved, etc. I thought that was neat. I was able to deliver and collect on 3 more items for sale and got an item back that a friend had borrowed that we want to sell. :

Yay for the house agreement, and congrats to ds on his award. that's so nice to see him recognized. Just one more week, right? Hope all goes smoothly.

: we call it "the bubble." We also got very attached to Wilderness Lodge which is very ironic since it is just like it is here!

The bubble, I love it. I could use a bubble trip on the agenda. I'm hoping to increase my work hours in september, and once I hear it's official, I can start planning.

Speaking of which, a former co-worker of mine opened an ice cream store next to Tapley in the building where Sweet Williams is. I need to go check it out. I guess the town gave her the run around, so she didn't get to open until last weekend.

that sounds like a great location with the ball field. And the D5k too, if I ever do that, I'd get ice cream after. Have a nice weekend to your nieces.

Hoping for a 2pm appt for Ash so we can have time to get lunch before the appt. I better pack some snacks just in case it doesn't work out that way. I still can't believe this is happening. Brian was hoping to take the kids to Canobie Lake next week or Boston or something but that will depend on the orthopedist appt. Pray that she only needs a boot!!! We have a friend whose son broke his toe last week and he is in a boot for 3-5 weeks. Ash is supposed to go to basketball camp at the end of July but that may not happen now. It's a small fracture so maybe she will be ok by then.

Hope all goes smoothly with ashleigh, and you have a safe trip to your mom's. Enjoy your visit with your mom and dad.

Kathy I have done several trips with my sister and her family since her kids are close in age to my kids. We are thinking of one next Aug to BLT

We do a lot of travelling with this brother and sil because of it. It's so nice since ds and dniece are both only's they have each other when we are away, and I get along great with sil too, so it's fun for everyone.
Have fun camping. I'll do the sun dance for you.

QOTD, Thursday 6/23: i have a feeling we've all tried some crazy things to lose weight. what was a crazy diet that you tried? what did you learn from it?

i'm going to answer this right away. i tried the cabbage soup diet. TRIED. didn't even last the week. it was horrible. i learned that quick fixes just aren't going to work for me. i also learned that my stomach just can't take that much cabbage!


Disney QOTD, Thursday 6/23: do you have a disney family tradition? hit a certain park or ride first? take a picture at a particular spot? eat at a certain place? are you ornament buyers?? share if you would!

sorry for that debbie downer about my parents. phooey on them!

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Love aunt Ann's quotes. That is a bummer about your parents, but you are right, a big, fat, phooey on them and the joy that they are missing spending time with you and Thomas. And the new little one. Do you have a name or anythign picked out yet? One of the girls i work with is expecting her first grandchild, and they are calling it the "bean", I think cause the first ultrasound it looked like a bean. So funny.

I have tried lots of different diets, but none too crazy. I did one that had a lot of hard boiled eggs and saltines, very limited, but I can't remember what else. I don't remember doing anything too bizarre where I lost any weight. A lot of girls I worked with did Optifast when it was new, I think that's what it was, only the drinks, and lost tons of weight, but put it all back on, and struggled to lose any more.

Disney traditions Crystal palace every trip, until the princess. I couldn't go before the race and eat that much, and after we did chef mickey's. We also on our second trip discovered the Animation class and is always a highlight of our trips. I also buy myself a mug from photopass after each trip, and a mini scrapbook to do right away and since I've only done the big scrapbook for the first trip, the mini's might be all the rest get.

We had tornado warnings from about 7:30 until about 10:30 last night. Crazy! Lots of trees and powerlines down, but I don't think there were any injuries. Luckily we have a finished basement, so it wasn't so bad.

Scary. Glad everything is ok.

Good morning everyone. It's almost friday!! Looking forward to the weekend, and just relaxing a bit. I hope to get the inside of the house cleaned, and won't be able to clean outside til they're done with the water main work.

Have a great, healthy day.

 

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Hello! Just checking in, it's been awhile and you guys are moving so fast, lol! I spent all day yesterday cleaning my house and really didn't feel like going out for my walk/run, but I did (my DH made me!) and on my third run just kept going. My longest run so far has been 3 minutes, and only if I feel great. Well last night I was in shock, I ran for 8 minutes! I had no idea I could do that, especially on a night when I didn't even feel like exercising!

So, to top that off, it finally tipped the scale in the right direction, and I have officially hit 70 lbs lost! If I can lose 5 more in the next 24 days it will make 75 lbs in a year. So that is my goal.

We just booked our January cruise the other night, and I made a deal with the dev- oops, typo, I mean my husband. If I can make up the extra money at a 2nd job I will be doing, we will stay 2 nights before the cruise at WDW and do 1 day in the parks. If we get a 40% pin code, then maybe a deluxe hotel. Unfortunately, the dates didn't work out and we won't be doing either of the 5ks this year.