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

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

A picture my friend took at a local concert we went to. It was so much fun!

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I'm baaaaack! Oh man, that reunion did me in. I haven't eaten like that in so long, but to be honest, I enjoyed every stinkin' minute of it. But I am truly afraid to get on a scale. I don't think I will until Friday morning-that way I have a couple days to drink water like a fish to flush all this junk out of my system! I am so ready to get back on track, and it starts tomorrow!! I've lost a lot of ground I need to make up, and I'm really kinda embarrassed about it. But all I can do at this point is get right back on track. Just wanted to check in before I go to bed. I have an early and long day tomorrow!

 

[my3princes]

Okay, I might not get back here early tomorrow, so I wanted to post the QOTD for tomorrow now.

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

Cinderella Castle of course

 

[pjstevens]

Okay, I might not get back here early tomorrow, so I wanted to post the QOTD for tomorrow now.

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

Only because I know I won't get on here in the am, here is my desktop (since I don't have a screensaver running). Our precious granddaughter, Bella.

 

[pjstevens]

Patty, you are so sweet, but I swear I was going to say “My friend, Patty (pjstevens). She trained with me for my 2009 Disney Half marathon even though she didn’t have one scheduled and was very often the only reason I went to the Y in the mornings to work out. She is also the only motivation I had many Saturday mornings to get up at 6 a.m. for a long training walk or run. She has become one of my dearest friends and is certainly one of the most amazing, strong, loyal and sweet people I have ever met in my life.” Love you, my friend!!

Cam, you always encourage me. I'm so glad we've got each other to work out with and so blessed with the friendship we have. Love you too! You are the only person who has gotten me up at those hours! Thanks! Because of you, I'm so much more fit, active, and healthy feeling than I have been in more years than I can count.

 

[momofdjc]

Okay, I might not get back here early tomorrow, so I wanted to post the QOTD for tomorrow now.

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

The background on my computer is a picture of my kids at the pin shoppe in Downtown Disney taken last August.

 

[my3princes]

Good Morning. My healthy lunch is packed, now if I can not snack when I get home tonight and not indulge at my niece's birthday party tonight I'll be doing well. At least I feel like my mind is in the right place for the first time in months.

I hope you all have a successful day. Remember to take time to hug your loved ones

 

[bellebookworm9]

Okay, I might not get back here early tomorrow, so I wanted to post the QOTD for tomorrow now.

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

I have a running slideshow as my background, all Disney of course, comprised of both my own pics and pics from the various photos of the day threads. This is the last one that showed up. I wish I could remember who took it so I could give proper credit, but all I know is that it came from the Disney Photo of the Day thread.

 

[donac]

Good Wednesday morning I almost said Friday.

I guess I can't wait until Friday. Ds leaves on Thursday and dh leaves on Sat and the house will be my own until Sunday when ds comes home. Ds is going with some friends to a comic convention in Baltimore. Dh is going hiking with a friend in the Smokey Mountains. I am settingup my sewing machine in the kitchen and hope to sew for at least 2 or three days straight or more. It also means a week without painting the house.

Today is mowing a lawn and then painting the back of the house. The next two days dh will be packing so today is the last day of painting

QOTD Here is the picture on my screen on my laptop. It was taken on my last trip 2 years ago. I love TTA and I always ride it at least three times during our trip. As you can see it was a rainy day.

This one is the one that is usually on my screen at school. The pelicans outside of the Living Seas always make me smile. The kids love these guys.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[mikamah]

Okay, I might not get back here early tomorrow, so I wanted to post the QOTD for tomorrow now.

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

I don't know if the link will work from facebook, but I'll try. This pic was taken the evening of the princess half marathon day. We had a late lunch in Mexico and then just sipped margaritas and wandered about world showcase. It's a pic of michael and I with the sunset over the WS lagoon.

Have a wonderful wednesday!!

 

[keenercam]

I'm baaaaack! Oh man, that reunion did me in. I haven't eaten like that in so long, but to be honest, I enjoyed every stinkin' minute of it. But I am truly afraid to get on a scale. I don't think I will until Friday morning-that way I have a couple days to drink water like a fish to flush all this junk out of my system! I am so ready to get back on track, and it starts tomorrow!! I've lost a lot of ground I need to make up, and I'm really kinda embarrassed about it. But all I can do at this point is get right back on track. Just wanted to check in before I go to bed. I have an early and long day tomorrow!

Welcome back! So glad you had fun. Definitely give yourself a couple of days of smart eating and lots of water before you weigh in and then send it to Dona and move on. It's definitely better to get back on track as quickly as possible!

Patty - That picture of Bella is so pretty. She is such a sweet, beautiful little girl.

The background on my computer is a picture of my kids at the pin shoppe in Downtown Disney taken last August.

What a great picture. Look at all those smiles and I love the bright colors! Isn't it funny how some of the greatest pix are taken in the retail shops? I love the Mickey in Trend-D at DTD-- great spot for pix!

Good Morning. My healthy lunch is packed, now if I can not snack when I get home tonight and not indulge at my niece's birthday party tonight I'll be doing well. At least I feel like my mind is in the right place for the first time in months.

I hope you all have a successful day. Remember to take time to hug your loved ones

Deb - I think you are amazing. Thank you for always inspiring me. Yep, I am up early as well to pack heallthy lunch and snacks.

I have a running slideshow as my background, all Disney of course, comprised of both my own pics and pics from the various photos of the day threads.

That is a great picture! The park is so beautiful at night. Have you ever been in MK for evening extra magic hours? The view of the castle from the top of BTMRR is amazing!

I am settingup my sewing machine in the kitchen and hope to sew for at least 2 or three days straight or more. It also means a week without painting the house.

Dona - TTA is one of my favorite attractions, too. I am looking forward to hearing all about your quiet days alone. I always love hearing about what you so with those very talented hands. Had to laugh at the pelicans. Howard and I joke sometimes that something is "Mine! Mine!"

Have a great on-plan day, everyone! Start with breakfast. A healthy one. And come and tell us what you had. I'm sure we can all use some new ideas.

 

[SettinSail]

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

My screensaver is a picture of me and 3 of my best friends from college, taken last Christmas at our annual get together. One of the girls is wearing a huge fur hat on her head which is the gag gift that we keep bringing each year and someone ends up with.

Gretchen, great job on the cake!

Cam, poor Cali looks so pitiful. I know she and you will be glad when she is cone-free. I've seen that episode of HH in Alabama, I like when they do the high dollar homes!

Buffy, great quote!

Deb, very wise words. Thanks for sharing.

Hello to everyone else! Have a great day! Love seeing all the pictures

Shawn

 

[keenercam]

Kathy- That is a wonderful picture! You both look so happy, and I love how Michael has his hand around your shoulder. Sweet.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

DONA ooo i love the TTC one! i especially like it that the picture is on a rainy day. seeing everyone in those panchos with the castle there...it's just so...disney! love it!

kathy love the pic of you an michael. it's so sweet. he's such a cute kid (or should i say handsome now that he's a big kid?). and i'm lovin' that medal! woot!

jackslilwench glad you enjoyed the reunion. yeah, so the food intake was alot. meh, sometimes you have to live. for me though, i HAVE to get on the scale the next day to assess the damage. if i hold off then i'm less accountable. if i know that, dang, i just ate 4lbs worth of food then most likely the next day i do alot better!

our new chinese friend ni hao! what's up?

cam aw, poor cali. they look so pathetic with those cones, huh? we have had two bulldogs (our first died very suddenly and tragically at 2.5 - awful). when they both were spayed they did NOT have cones! i was really surprised. the vet (a bulldog specialist as it's hard for them to go under anesthesia) told us that bullies can't really reach the area where the stitches are so they don't need them. lol! poor dogs were too fat from the get-go!

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morning all! it's is so beautiful out! i'm about to head out for a walk with the kiddo soon!

last night i took DS with me to look at that house that's for sale in the neighborhood. DH had a late dinner meeting and i didn't have the agent's number to cancel. the house from the outside is kind of icky but the inside isn't bad. still, it needs probably $150k worth of fixing up and they want $460k?? that is insane. oh well, we'll keep our eyes and ears open. a friend of mine in the 'hood is thinking about moving to rockland. her house is pretty nice - two floors (ours is only one) and decent space. we'll see if she puts it up.

QOTD: here's the pic that is my laptop's background. (tewy is a nickname for my son)

 

[donac]

Biggest Loser Week 7 ResultsHere 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----------------------- 22
gains----------------------------7
maintains------------------------4
losses-------------------------- 11
New members--------------------2 (1 new but one who started is restarting)


Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 7!
This week’s group loss is 6.45lbs
For the challenge this week's group has lost 62.45 pounds


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

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

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 3
#10- liesel .280%
#9- Rose&Mike .285%
#8- zoesmama03%
#7- JacksLilWench .51%
#6- dvccruiser .64%
#5- bellebookworm9 .83%
#4-aldergraynnn.92%
#3- tggrrstarr 1.21%
#2- pjstevens 1.39%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge

Week 7 Biggest Loser is:
#1- satorifound 1.71%

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 satorifound

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

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



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

or we have a medium version



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

and we have a small version



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

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

 

[lisah0711]

Quick post as our plane leaves this morning.

QOTD for Tuesday, July 26: Looking back on your journey so far, who is the single most influential person who has helped you either get started or stay motivated and what characteristics, actions or words of that person were most helpful to you?

Everyone on the BL challenge thread has made a big difference in my success over the past several years. Every year when I end the year weighing less than I started I know it was done with all the help and support of my BL friends who stick with me through thick and thin! So thanks all!

When I first read this thread the person who came to mind is my friend, Kathy, and her philosophy of NEVER GIVE UP! She is always there for me and we trained together for the Princess. I know our paths will cross again someday. Thank goodness for the Dis or I would never have met her!

And thanks for all the nice things that you said about me -- you make me .

QOTD for Wednesday, July 27 (this one is purely for fun): What is the last screensaver/background that showed up on your computer? If you can, share the image here.

I'll share the screensaver that I have a work which is a scene from The World of Color show at California Adventure (now I have the song "the wonderful world of color!" stuck in my head )

Sorry I am a bit behind on the QOTD archive but I will catch up when I return.

I will miss all of you! Keep up the good work!

 

[lisah0711]

Cam, bless Cali's little heart. The "cone of shame" is no fun. They do have another type of collar -- it's like a cervical collar for humans that is more comfortable for the dog if she has to wear that for a long time. She sure is a sweetie!

 

[Rose&Mike]

This was in my inbox this morning:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=98
Going through the emotions--why it's worth the trouble.

It was just what I needed to read this morning. I have really felt like I have been treading water this summer--with my nose just barely sticking out of the water. But you know what that's ok. That's what all the hard work was for. It's ok to tread/coast when you need to.

Congrats to all the Losers this week! Thanks to Dona for keeping weights for us!

 

[keenercam]

One of the girls is wearing a huge fur hat on her head which is the gag gift that we keep bringing each year and someone ends up with.

Shawn - What fun!! Those girls sound like fun friends!

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morning all! it's is so beautiful out! i'm about to head out for a walk with the kiddo soon!

last night i took DS with me to look at that house that's for sale in the neighborhood. DH had a late dinner meeting and i didn't have the agent's number to cancel. the house from the outside is kind of icky but the inside isn't bad. still, it needs probably $150k worth of fixing up and they want $460k?? that is insane. oh well, we'll keep our eyes and ears open. a friend of mine in the 'hood is thinking about moving to rockland. her house is pretty nice - two floors (ours is only one) and decent space. we'll see if she puts it up.

Nancy - The screensaver is cute! You should tell your friend to let you know when she is thinking of selling and to NOT contact a realtor. If you guys can do a private sale and only have to pay the closing attorneys plus costs and not the real estate commission, it could be a win-win situation for both families.

Cam, bless Cali's little heart. The "cone of shame" is no fun. They do have another type of collar -- it's like a cervical collar for humans that is more comfortable for the dog if she has to wear that for a long time. She sure is a sweetie!

Lisa - Have fun!! You will be sorely missed but the thought of you relaxing, drinking margaritas and shutting out the outside world's noise for a little bit makes a LOT of us very happy for you!

Dona - Thank you so much for all of your hard work. Having re-started the challenge last week (even though there are only several weeks left), I am really hoping to be among the top losers sometime before the end of the challenge.

This was in my inbox this morning:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=98
Going through the emotions--why it's worth the trouble.

It was just what I needed to read this morning. I have really felt like I have been treading water this summer--with my nose just barely sticking out of the water. But you know what that's ok. That's what all the hard work was for. It's ok to tread/coast when you need to.

Congrats to all the Losers this week! Thanks to Dona for keeping weights for us!

Rose - Obviously you are a very strong treader because even with all you have going on, you are doing great. I am looking forward to reading that article at home tonight; emotions play a huge part in this journey for me.

Congratulations to all of our losers!!! You guys did awesome. Look at those percentages. You ROCK!!! Thank you for inspiring all of us. And for anyone who didn't lose, kudos to you for "showing up." That is a huge step in and of itself.

 

[keenercam]

Here is my screensaver at work:

Our kids have the most wonderful relationship, even though they are 5 years apart. They are the best of friends. I think the photo captures their friendship and it makes me smile.

This is the screensaver on my home computer:

And here is the one from my iphone:

 

[pjstevens]

Cam, LOVE your screen savers!!!

Lots are wonderful memories for screensavers. I really do need to update mine (at least work), since I'm more than 30 pounds thinner, I think I need a 'new' photo, but when I look at them, I really do not see any difference (and then get disappointed).

Hope you all have a good day. I've been bringing my own iced coffee to work this week (thus cheaper and using f/f 1/2 & 1/2 instead of D&D table cream which is sooooo good, but soooo bad)! It is also saving me a few minutes each day.

Breakfast for me does not change (I'm pathetic) but it works for me. Years ago, I had lapband surgery so I only do a protein drink in the am. I can't eat real food as soon as I get up (now a couple hours later that's a different story).

Hope you all have a great day. The temps are nicer here with less humidity for a change!! (of course that all goes back to hot and humid tomorrow).