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

[keenercam]

Patty - There are huge differences in how you look. If you need me to take some photos of your significantly narrowed back end, let me know.

I had such a weird craving for egg salad the past couple of days. This morning, I took my normal 3 hard boiled egg whites (more like 2+ since one didn't peel very well and I lost a lot of it down the garbage disposal) plus 1 whole egg and a 10 calorie (no point) packet of fat free miracle whip and made a faux egg salad. I put it on a toasted english muffin (open face) and had a very point-heavy (7 pointsplus) breakfast. It was very satisfying and I haven't had to eat my morning fruit to stave off hunger cravings yet.

I use WW etools to track my food and exercise (when I am on-track) and have done that every day since Thursday when I re-started. I also use the three month tracker a dear friend sent me to keep track as I go through the day. Well, today, I used the "progress reports" feature on etools and found that there are 2 things I am not doing well -- healthy oils and multi-vitamin. Seeing all those blanks where there should be happy faces was visually dischordant to me. I am taking a multi-vitamin now and will add my 2 tsp EVOO to my lunch salad.

 

[glss1/2fll]

I am loving everybody's photos! My screensaver changes every few months and it's always a surprise when I see it. DS1 has too much fun some nights while I am sleeping. I'm not technical enough to post it here but last week he changed it to a photo of him driving the cutout car at Chester & Hester Dino-Rama in Animal Kingdom. LOVE IT. It's bright and cheery.

So in a hooray for me moment...I did my entire run without walking! 3.27 miles according to mapmywalk. I was able to run right through the park I walked through last time, so was very happy. When I got home DH asked me how was my run and I answered, "Excellent!"

I ate a hardboiled egg before I met my girlfriends last night (thus avoiding a cookie!) and then had a grape soda at the cafe. I should have ordered my usual hot cocoa because the soda wasn't very cold and it was a bit of a let down. In a bit I'm going to hit the road and drive an hour to Ikea to dink around then meet my parents and maybe brother for lunch.

Yesterday had something very frustrating happen and I didn't reach for food--I took the dog for a walk! So the night before when I went to get ready for bed I turned on the light switch and the bulb burned out. poof. Well, it was dark so couldn't change it then. Yesterday I went to unscrew it and the thing the bulb screws into felt like it was spinning--I couldn't grab hold of anything because of the way the fixture is designed (our house is 60 years old!), but I got the bulb out. Went to put the new one in and after what felt like much spinning it finally was in. Climbed down and walked over to flip the switch. kerbloom! Sparks everywhere and the entire bulb and socket drop (fortunately onto my bed and not the floor). That was a bit exciting. Sheesh! The part that really got me mad was not finding a flashlight to look up inside the fixture. What on earth have the children done with them all?!!! Oh well. DH thinks he can fix it. I'm not so sure but, being the good wife that I am, will keep my mouth shut!

I had a bowl of Life cereal for breakfast. Not very healthy but quite tasty. Don't know what I'll order for lunch, and for dinner DH and I will bake a frozen pizza. I think I have a kind the kids would despise and he and I would love. How's that for a romantic dinner while the kids are gone?

Have a good day everybody! Drink your water!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good afternoon!

DS is snoozing and i decided to get on the computer for some DISing. 45 days til my trip! yay!

for breakfast i had a smoothie that i made of frozen fruit, cottage cheese and fat free milk. and by smoothie i mean a whole blender-full of it! really yummy. i had another one at lunch and a bowl of cream of wheat. i have nothing in my house! i really need to go grocery shopping!

went on a 4 mile walk this morning. i really power-walked hard and managed a 15:47 min/mile. that's crazy to me - in order not to be swept at a disney race you have to maintain a 16 min/mile. it is HARD to walk that fast! granted, i was pushing a carriage but i don't think i'd be able to walk that much faster if i was on my own. i have a new appreciation for marathon walkers!

took DS to the pool club before coming home for lunch. it's really beautiful out!

 

[keenercam]

So in a hooray for me moment...I did my entire run without walking! 3.27 miles according to mapmywalk. I was able to run right through the park I walked through last time, so was very happy. When I got home DH asked me how was my run and I answered, "Excellent!"

I ate a hardboiled egg before I met my girlfriends last night (thus avoiding a cookie!) and then had a grape soda at the cafe. I should have ordered my usual hot cocoa because the soda wasn't very cold and it was a bit of a let down.

Wow!! SO much here to be proud of! Your run sounds like a huge improvement in such a short period of time. I'd say you just took a giant leap forward in your abilities. Congratulations!! Kudos on dealing with your stress with activity rather than food. That is a huge struggle for me (and others). And it is great that you only had a soda and not a treat last night, though I'm sorry it was kind of disappointing.

went on a 4 mile walk this morning. i really power-walked hard and managed a 15:47 min/mile. that's crazy to me - in order not to be swept at a disney race you have to maintain a 16 min/mile. it is HARD to walk that fast! granted, i was pushing a carriage but i don't think i'd be able to walk that much faster if i was on my own. i have a new appreciation for marathon walkers!

THIS is why I can get so annoyed when people scoff at the value of my marathon and half-marathon medals because I "only walked" the races. Frankly, it's just not that easy. AND I am covering the same 26.2 miles that others are AND I am out in the brutal sun (or whatever the weather conditions are) for 2-3x as long as the fast runners. It's not easy to do ANYTHING (except sleep, maybe) for 6.5-7 hours.

 

[trinaweena]

Ugh so much going on around here. My parents kicked my brother out of the house so I expect much drama is going to be happening here tonight. I will be at class for most of it but still. Last night we went to see Harry Potter again and I felt like I was getting a little tickle in my throat and sure enough i woke up this morning feeling like poo.

In additiion to that it's crunch time as far as my class goes. I'm not sure if i posted before but i recived a not so great grade on a quiz and a B on my first paper, neither of which am happpy with, so I really need to step it up. This week will be completely devoted to paper writing and working.

I guess that brings me to my question. I know I'm not going to have time for hitting the gym this week or the trails. Every hour that I have is being spent at work, school, writing a paper, or sleeping. I've accepted this as a necessary evil in order to pull up my grade. Will this be ok though? That's a whole week without running and im going to try to keep eating healthy (didnt do excellent today, what is about colds that makes you want to eat crap?) but the excersize will be sparse. Thankfully work is a workout in itself as im constantly walking or runing around but still.

I guess i just need to focus and get through the week. I'm about half way through with my essay, and who knows I might even finish it before tomorrow and just have to proofread the rest of the week and then I might actually have time for running if im feeling better! I dont think its a good idea to run anyways when i know i'm fighting something off...or is it? I don't know! I just feel like i want to sleep all the time! At least now i know why!

I hope everyone is having an easier time! Also I did want to share an article I wrote for a new web magazines some friends and i have started. The reason I wanted to share the article is because a lot of you inspired me to write it. I was asked to write for the health and fitness section and th article is Titled The Call of the Cupcake: Learning how to make Healthy Habits. You all were the inspiration for that article, and learning about yours and my own sturggles with developing healthy habits really helped me write that. So anyways, I though i woudl share it
http://www.witandfancy.com/2011/07/26/the-call-of-the-cupcake/

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ugh so much going on around here. My parents kicked my brother out of the house so I expect much drama is going to be happening here tonight. I will be at class for most of it but still. Last night we went to see Harry Potter again and I felt like I was getting a little tickle in my throat and sure enough i woke up this morning feeling like poo.

In additiion to that it's crunch time as far as my class goes. I'm not sure if i posted before but i recived a not so great grade on a quiz and a B on my first paper, neither of which am happpy with, so I really need to step it up. This week will be completely devoted to paper writing and working.

I guess that brings me to my question. I know I'm not going to have time for hitting the gym this week or the trails. Every hour that I have is being spent at work, school, writing a paper, or sleeping. I've accepted this as a necessary evil in order to pull up my grade. Will this be ok though? That's a whole week without running and im going to try to keep eating healthy (didnt do excellent today, what is about colds that makes you want to eat crap?) but the excersize will be sparse. Thankfully work is a workout in itself as im constantly walking or runing around but still.

I guess i just need to focus and get through the week. I'm about half way through with my essay, and who knows I might even finish it before tomorrow and just have to proofread the rest of the week and then I might actually have time for running if im feeling better! I dont think its a good idea to run anyways when i know i'm fighting something off...or is it? I don't know! I just feel like i want to sleep all the time! At least now i know why!

I hope everyone is having an easier time! Also I did want to share an article I wrote for a new web magazines some friends and i have started. The reason I wanted to share the article is because a lot of you inspired me to write it. I was asked to write for the health and fitness section and th article is Titled The Call of the Cupcake: Learning how to make Healthy Habits. You all were the inspiration for that article, and learning about yours and my own sturggles with developing healthy habits really helped me write that. So anyways, I though i woudl share it
http://www.witandfancy.com/2011/07/26/the-call-of-the-cupcake/

Trina, I'm sorry you are having to deal with all this. I had a lot of family drama growing up and I know how tough it gets. Could you talk to your professor about a day or two extension? I've heard you can workout through a cold but not a fever. But if you are feeling cruddy, getting some extra sleep might serve you better right now. Hang in there. I hope things calm down soon. It really is ok to skip some workouts, the hard part for me has been getting started again. Make a plan for when your paper is done to get in a good workout. It will be something to look forward to when you are feeling less stressed.

 

[keenercam]

I could not have said it better than Rose, Trina. I really am sorry about the family drama and that you aren't feeling well.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Have you ever been in MK for evening extra magic hours? The view of the castle from the top of BTMRR is amazing!

No, we haven't because we avoid EMH (morning or evening) like the plague! But since we are going to the Halloween Party, we will make it a goal to ride BTMRR at night.

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 )

I want to visit Disneyland just to see World of Color. I've watched it on youtube and am just mesmerized by it. That picture is beautiful.

And here is the one from my iphone:

Even from looking at the pics in your sig, I absolutely love your dress/jewelry. You have embodied pretty much the look I want for my (far in the distant future) wedding.

went on a 4 mile walk this morning. i really power-walked hard and managed a 15:47 min/mile. that's crazy to me - in order not to be swept at a disney race you have to maintain a 16 min/mile. it is HARD to walk that fast! granted, i was pushing a carriage but i don't think i'd be able to walk that much faster if i was on my own. i have a new appreciation for marathon walkers!

Wow, that is impressive! Power walking is my normal speed, but I don't know if I'd be able to keep it up for that long!

Trina, I'm sorry you are having to deal with all this. I had a lot of family drama growing up and I know how tough it gets. Could you talk to your professor about a day or two extension? I've heard you can workout through a cold but not a fever. But if you are feeling cruddy, getting some extra sleep might serve you better right now. Hang in there. I hope things calm down soon. It really is ok to skip some workouts, the hard part for me has been getting started again. Make a plan for when your paper is done to get in a good workout. It will be something to look forward to when you are feeling less stressed.

I could not have said it better than Rose, Trina. I really am sorry about the family drama and that you aren't feeling well.

Thirding these sentiments. Hope you feel better soon and you are able to pull up your grade.

I am having a rough day eating wise, but I've been drinking plenty of water to balance it out. I think part of the problem is that I'm really tired, and for some reason I tend to eat crap when that happens. I have some homework to do tonight, but I'm taking a nap soon.

The carrot cake was quite good, and I actually cut it up into the 16 slices before we ate any. The frosting is a little thin, but still tasty.

Some good news: 1)The Food & Wine Festival map with menus was released yesterday! So we are planning what booths we want to go to and what we want to eat. 2)We are in the process of booking a night at Old Key West in January when we go down to visit grad schools. It's cheaper to fly in and out of Orlando than Gainesville/Jacksonville/Tampa, and since we have to rent a car anyway, not too much extra hassle. And it seems to be cheaper to stay there for a night (renting DVC points) then to stay a second night in Tampa. Super excited-it's only $10 more than a value resort, and I'm well on my way to my goal of staying at all the DVC resorts!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

shoo! just went food shopping. brought the food in and put it away and i'm out of breath! is that sad or what???

 

[dumbo_buddy]

oh also, cam? when you and howard celebrate your 50th anniversary with another vow renewal at disney, can i come? please? i'm re-reading your vow renewal trip report and it's giving me such warm and fuzzies. and this is coming from someone who can't stand romantic stuff! but this is so dreamy! i love it

 

[my3princes]

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:

I love your family photos. You have such a beautiful, loving family



I did very well with my eating today. We made homemade pizza tonight and I used the reduced fat cresent dough for mine Went to my niece's party and only had a small sliver of the ice cream cake which is a huge success in my book. I'm taking it one day at a time. I also gave my 13 year old a ride on my shoulders tonight so I must have burned a few calories in the process

 

[pjstevens]

In additiion to that it's crunch time as far as my class goes. I'm not sure if i posted before but i recived a not so great grade on a quiz and a B on my first paper, neither of which am happpy with, so I really need to step it up. This week will be completely devoted to paper writing and working.

http://www.witandfancy.com/2011/07/26/the-call-of-the-cupcake/

Trina, I so understand this. It's my last week of summer session; one major exam and a journal article review for Psych and then a strong response paper and a research paper (comp) all due Monday! Oh, and if I get some free time between work and that, I have a couple extra credit things I wanted to do to make up for some points I lost.

Sorry for the family drama, we've got that going on here too and it sucks really bad some days.

I think if you concentrate on your school work and eating healthy, you'll do ok this week and get back to the exercise next week.

 

[keenercam]

No, we haven't because we avoid EMH (morning or evening) like the plague! But since we are going to the Halloween Party, we will make it a goal to ride BTMRR at night.

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Even from looking at the pics in your sig, I absolutely love your dress/jewelry. You have embodied pretty much the look I want for my (far in the distant future) wedding.

I understand about avoiding EMH, but the nighttime ones, after all the munchkins have gone back to their resorts to sleep, the MK is pure magic!! I hope you get to experience it someday. Thank you for your sweet compliments about my “look” for the vow renewal. The only thing that didn’t come together exactly the way I pictured it was my bouquet, but it was beautiful anyway. How exciting about your January trip. Yes, you cannot beat the value of OKW points in January. I have read on the DVC board that some people actually move there for a couple weeks in January and early February!

shoo! just went food shopping. brought the food in and put it away and i'm out of breath! is that sad or what???

oh also, cam? when you and howard celebrate your 50th anniversary with another vow renewal at disney, can i come? please? i'm re-reading your vow renewal trip report and it's giving me such warm and fuzzies. and this is coming from someone who can't stand romantic stuff! but this is so dreamy! i love it

Sure, Nancy! You can come! And it’s coming up so fast!! Only 23 years to go!!!

I love your family photos. You have such a beautiful, loving family



I did very well with my eating today. We made homemade pizza tonight and I used the reduced fat cresent dough for mine Went to my niece's party and only had a small sliver of the ice cream cake which is a huge success in my book. I'm taking it one day at a time. I also gave my 13 year old a ride on my shoulders tonight so I must have burned a few calories in the process

Thank you, Deb. I was so grateful during our 15 days of traveling that they get along so well. Between sitting together on transatlantic flights, sharing hotel rooms and their cabin for 10 nights on the Magic and just being good company for each other in the ports, I could not have been more grateful for the relationship they share. WOW! You had a great day. The pizza sounds so delicious. And ice cream cake is very hard to resist. Great job!! LOVE the idea of you giving your 13 year old a ride on your shoulders. My goodness! You must be so strong!

Trina, I so understand this. It's my last week of summer session; one major exam and a journal article review for Psych and then a strong response paper and a research paper (comp) all due Monday! Oh, and if I get some free time between work and that, I have a couple extra credit things I wanted to do to make up for some points I lost.

Sorry for the family drama, we've got that going on here too and it sucks really bad some days.

I think if you concentrate on your school work and eating healthy, you'll do ok this week and get back to the exercise next week.

Patty – I’m sorry about all you have going on. It will all be over in 5 days, my friend. Just hang in there!

I had another really good day, though I probably ate too much fruit. The cherries are so delicious and sweet right now that I could eat them for 3 meals a day. Not good. I also tried something new at the Y tonight: the Espresso bike where you go on virtual bike rides. I did a 2.3 mile ride and a 2.0 mile ride and they were not easy even though they were in the menu for basic/beginner. That took just over 20 minutes. Then I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, too. My first weight watchers weigh in is tomorrow and I am hoping for the best.

 

[keenercam]

Since I have my WW meeting in the morning and my not get here very early, I thought I'd post the question of the day

QOTD for Thursday, July 28: What is the coolest thing you've ever done? (i.e., bungee jumping, driving a Ferrarri, appeared on TV, had an at-home water birth, etc.)

 

[SettinSail]

This is totally OT, but I am shocked

Ever since we moved back at the first of July, DS has been very moody and crabby and to himself and sleeping an unusual amount of time (even for him) and not wanting to do ANYTHING. I thought about waking him up at 1:00 today but he finally got up about 1:10. And, he went to bed at 11:00 last night! He just called out to me a few minutes ago that he was going to bed for the night tonight(around 9:45) so he was only up for abut 8 hours today!

Well the last time I really noticed which wasn't very long ago, DS was just a smidge taller than me in bare feet ~ when he got up today, he looked much bigger so I made him stand in the mirror with me and he was a good 3 inches taller AND I was wearing about a 1.5 inch heel at the time.

OMG, is it possible that he has grown that much in a couple of weeks These teenage years are not or the faint of heart

Shawn

 

[donac]

Good Thursday morning everyone

Mowed a lawn yesterday morning and we painted a good section of the back of the house yesterday afternoon when it was shady. We got a late start so we didn't finish. We are going to try to finish the back today.

Dh starts packing for his camping trip today. Ds leaves for Baltimore this morning.

Had a great session in yoga last night. I am still struggling with balancing on my left foot. I will just have to work on it.

This is totally OT, but I am shocked

Ever since we moved back at the first of July, DS has been very moody and crabby and to himself and sleeping an unusual amount of time (even for him) and not wanting to do ANYTHING. I thought about waking him up at 1:00 today but he finally got up about 1:10. And, he went to bed at 11:00 last night! He just called out to me a few minutes ago that he was going to bed for the night tonight(around 9:45) so he was only up for abut 8 hours today!

Well the last time I really noticed which wasn't very long ago, DS was just a smidge taller than me in bare feet ~ when he got up today, he looked much bigger so I made him stand in the mirror with me and he was a good 3 inches taller AND I was wearing about a 1.5 inch heel at the time.

OMG, is it possible that he has grown that much in a couple of weeks These teenage years are not or the faint of heart

Shawn

Yes it is possible he has grown that much. I heard that people grown when they sleep so that may be why he is sleeping so much. Has he been eating more than usual? That could be another indication. He's going back to school in a few weeks so that will limit his chances for sleep. I would wait a couple of weeks to see what is up. If he has really grown that much I don't blame him for wanting to sleep.

For Mother's Day my dh gave me a card with three kids lying on top of a skateboard going down a hill. The caption from one of the kids is "If this doesn't kill us then mom will" Inside the caption says "Raising boys is an extreme sport. Happy Mother's Day" It is so true.


QOTD A few years ago I decided that I was going to ride the MS 25 mile bike ride. It was flat lovely course out on Sandy Hook so I didn't have to worry about traffic or hills. I did the 25 miles and when we finished dh said "I didn't think you could make it" I also like to think that my almost 2 years of yoga has been pretty cool.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Good morning! I'm getting back on plan today, starting with breakfast, trying something new. The remains of the greek yogurt from the frosting mixed with raisin bran crunch and blueberries. It's not bad, but I don't care for the consistency of the yogurt too much.

QOTD: Hmmmm, I don't really do "cool" things. So my answers will be: playing in the state honor band in 8th grade was pretty awesome and also graduating 9th out of 319 in my senior high school class. Both of those rewards took a lot of hard work and dedication and I feel that it paid off.

Hope everyone has a good on plan day!

 

[keenercam]

OMG, is it possible that he has grown that much in a couple of weeks These teenage years are not or the faint of heart

Shawn - It is entirely possible that he has grown that much that quickly. My brother in law grew 10 inches in one year. He has horrible stretch marks on his legs and abdomen even 15 years later from growing so fast. I'm sure your food budget is growing proportionately.

QOTD A few years ago I decided that I was going to ride the MS 25 mile bike ride. It was flat lovely course out on Sandy Hook so I didn't have to worry about traffic or hills. I did the 25 miles and when we finished dh said "I didn't think you could make it" I also like to think that my almost 2 years of yoga has been pretty cool.

Dona - 25 miles!!! WOW! I am so impressed! I was dying after less than 5 last night. I know how hard it must be. I also think your yoga is very cool.

Good morning! I'm getting back on plan today, starting with breakfast, trying something new. The remains of the greek yogurt from the frosting mixed with raisin bran crunch and blueberries. It's not bad, but I don't care for the consistency of the yogurt too much.

QOTD: Hmmmm, I don't really do "cool" things. So my answers will be: playing in the state honor band in 8th grade was pretty awesome and also graduating 9th out of 319 in my senior high school class.

Gretchen - Great job getting back on plan. Both of your "cool" things are really, really cool. What instrument did you play? I played clarinet (competitve marching band) and 3 kinds of bugles (drum and bugle corps) through high school and know how truly "cool" it is to make an honor band. Congratulations on graduating that high in your class. Very impressive!

 

[jaelless]

Since I have my WW meeting in the morning and my not get here very early, I thought I'd post the question of the day

QOTD for Thursday, July 28: What is the coolest thing you've ever done? (i.e., bungee jumping, driving a Ferrarri, appeared on TV, had an at-home water birth, etc.)

hmmmmm that is actually tough question. I don't do anything really cool these days. I guess I need to get out more. Back when I was 21 my 18 yr old brother and I drove across country by ourselves. That was fun. Oh I remember I did pet a shark once at the aquarium in New Orleans. I was terrified but I did it. Nowadays coolest thing I do is raise my kids by myself. Being a single mom is a scary adventure, especially now that one is teenager and other is toddler.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

afternoon everyone! i had a pretty crappy start to my day but things seem to be perking up a bit. i went on a 4 mile walk to try to clear my head and get fresh air and a new perspective. it sorta worked. if anything i got a nice sweat in just spend an hour and change down at our beach. the tide was up and the water was really clear.

my eating hasn't been good but you at least i'm exercising which is WAY more than i can say for my first pregnancy.

i'm making taco salads tonight. going to bake burrito-sized tortillas and hopefully get them in the shape of those taco bowls. we shall see. anyone know if regular drinking glasses can go in the oven safely?

QOTD: hm, i'd have to think about the coolest thing that i've ever done. i can think of some cool things off the top of my head: i used to eat fire in this little summer circus camp i worked at for a while. i've been bitten by a jaguar. i went to woodstock in '99 (we won't talk too much about what happened there ). i danced with conan o'brien and got his whole band to do the "nancy dance" about 10 years ago.