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

[mybestieismickey]

Sign me up for this challenge! My sister in law is getting married in September and I am not going at my present weight. The hard part will be finding the motivation to work out when our temps finally get where they are supposed to be--over 100 I must say I am very grateful that it has been unseasonably cool so far...

 

[Princess Nancy]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all the support! Kathy-I love that quote! I was so touched that you thought of me!

I made it home without a problem and worked out at home after dinner. Definitely quite the day.


Have a great day tomorrow everyone! Stay safe!

CC-- So impressed that you worked out tonight, even after your plans got derailed! Way to go Girl!!!

Housework. Seriously. I have a telescoping ladder and I was all psyched to get some things off my to-do list... #1, climb the ladder and change a lightbulb/repair a chandelier (it's a better story if I just tell the lightbulb part!) Anyway, the ladder telescoped with me on it! I landed on my feet after a drop of less than 2 feet... and somehow that was enough to break both bones in my calf, down near the ankle, requiring surgery and steel plates and screws and frankenstein scars and and and... And I'm much better now The bones are fusing well, but even if they hadn't, I've got so much metal now I'm practically bionic! It's the meaty parts--the muscles and tendons, that are taking forever to rehabilitate... And the chandelier remains broken, because no way am I going back on that evil ladder, ever!

And for QOTD... today I had some apple slices my daughters didn't finish, but it depends on the day.

And for other, bonus, QOTD, I started today, because if I waited until Friday, my first WW weigh-in (on Monday) would probably be pretty uninspiring...

I think you should never do housework again!!! Good Luck with that!!
And welcome to the challenge!

Sign me up for this challenge! My sister in law is getting married in September and I am not going at my present weight. The hard part will be finding the motivation to work out when our temps finally get where they are supposed to be--over 100 I must say I am very grateful that it has been unseasonably cool so far...

Welcome! The wedding is good motivation and this is a great support thread...watch me whine ahead so I get it all out of my system and start fresh tomorrow!!

Prayers to those of you in Bad weather!!


So today was very stressful. Dh got his new job and will be coming home in August. His current company is a mess(today was crazy). He just cannot get out of there fast enough.

Ds 17 broke his knee at Thanksgiving. It was better, then Friday it popped again. We saw the Ortho yesterday. After an Xray and MRI all they are telling me is that he is pretty bad and are referring me to a specialist, still an ortho but someone else. I spoke to the nurse so no real info. They said horrid words like...surgery, lots of rehab. Anyway, no use playing what if until I KNOW what is wrong. Please say a little prayer for him. Golf tryouts are August 1 and he will be a senior!

I still need to go tomorrow and get a new car. I really do not know what I want, van, SUV or car. And I am in a bad frame of mind so I will probably make a rash decision. grrr

So I ate 2 candy bars. why? why? why? I also ate some marshmallows. I stopped at the graham crackers though! I think today I will count that as a win!

I have so much paperwork, bills etc to do this week, I feel like I am drowning in PAPER!

So there is my HUGE Crab!! It feels good to get it all out!! Tomorrow is another day!!! Thanks for "listening"

So I guess I am starting Fresh! I can't gain weight after I did so well Last challenge!

If you read all of this Thanks for letting me get it all off of my chest!!!!!!!!

 

[Princess Nancy]

Now I will introduce myself officially...I am the original Nancy...

I am a stay at home Mom to 3 kids DS 17,DD15 and DD12. I do work Part Time.

DH is currently working out of town but is home every weekend. He will be back in August to begin his new job

I am 45. I lost 23 pounds in the Spring Challenge and would really really like to lose 10 more this summer.

I love having this support network! Welcome to all the newcomers. Especially all of you on TEAM NANCY!!

GO NANCY
GO NANCY
GO NANCY

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Oh shoot. I need to figure out how to quote people. But MinnieMouseMom Post #103: Yes. We were in Bend. Definitely snowy and cold and windy and yucky. That's why we live in the valley.

QOTD: Not at all OP--except for my run this morning. Gotta get the food thing under control, and stop thinking I can pig out until Friday!!

To quote one person click the quote button in the bottom right part of their post, to quote multiple people click the + sign (next to the quote button) on all the people you want to quote, then click post reply. You can answer each person after the [/QUOTE]
don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon!!

OH and make sure you get 10 posts before Friday so you can PM your weight to Donac

Sign me up for this challenge! My sister in law is getting married in September and I am not going at my present weight. The hard part will be finding the motivation to work out when our temps finally get where they are supposed to be--over 100 I must say I am very grateful that it has been unseasonably cool so far...

Hey Amy!!!! Welcome to the group!
The wedding is motivation to get up and move!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all the support! Kathy-I love that quote! I was so touched that you thought of me!

So, I actually work about 10 miles from Springfield, MA-and live less then 45 minutes from there, but in CT. I was planning to go the gym after work, but had to turn around because someone was standing outside (of her house, I think ) telling us to use a driveway to turn around because "There's no way through. A tornado came through here." I'm not sure that it's been confirmed that a tornado went through there specifically, as that was not in Springfield, but like I said, I'm really not sure. We've been having on and off downpours with thunder/lightning since I left work. So far, so good, in Northern CT, and it's been calm for at least 30 minutes, so I'm hoping it will be a calm night. I still haven't checked the news though. I have to admit, it was scary driving home and not being able to reach my sister and BIL who live in outside of Springfield. They lost phone service for a few hours and cell phone coverage was spotty at best. They are fine and probably sound asleep already. But, I've had a cell phone since I could drive, so it was pretty scary, espcially considering the weather. I made it home without a problem and worked out at home after dinner. Definitely quite the day.

I will post about Healthy Habits tomorrow night. I'll probably use the same post as the last challenge with some changes because I a fair amount of time writing that up and Rose was great in helping me with it. I seem to remember Lisah helping too. If it isn't broken, why fix it?

I'm off to bed. I have a busy day planned for tomorrow. Our intern will be there and I definitely need his help.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone! Stay safe!

Hmmmm, you are closer to me then I thought!

Glad everyone up your way is ok. I just finished watching the news, scary stuff!!

 

[momofdjc]

I'd like to join too. I've lurked for the last challenge and figured I could use all the help I can get.

 

[glss1/2fll]

I'd like to join too. I've lurked for the last challenge and figured I could use all the help I can get.

Hooray! I'm not the only lurker/newbie!

 

[glss1/2fll]

To quote one person click the quote button in the bottom right part of their post, to quote multiple people click the + sign (next to the quote button) on all the people you want to quote, then click post reply. You can answer each person after the

don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon!!

OH and make sure you get 10 posts before Friday so you can PM your weight to Donac



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Thanks! It'll be interesting to see if this works.

And I am trying to get my 10 posts in! It's kinda hard because this thread is moving so fast and I'm having a hard time keeping up. Plus I'm usually rather shy and would definitely prefer to lurk. But I've decided to try to bust out of my shell and just go for it!

 

[glss1/2fll]

Well, that didn't quite look the way I wanted it. But it's out there. Yeah for me for quoting! or trying

QOTD6/1: I always eat breakfast. When I was a kiddo I would get sick (literally) if I didn't. I'm over that now and even more so since I have to take a thyroid pill an hour before breakfast. This morning I had a bowl of frosted mini wheats. It's pretty much my standard when I work. I'm looking forward to branching out this summer when I'm not working.

 

[compkat]

Do I still have time to join? I don't know really what to do, except that I want to lose weight.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Welcome to all the newbies!

Plans for tomorrow:

I'm getting up, showering, eating light breakfast (protein shake and some toast more then likely), then doing my hour work out with my trainer. Then coming home and tackling more house work. I'm going to help Alan this weekend get our pool in order so we can start using it. I also still need to make that grocery list and meal plan

Have a great OP (on plan) day tomorrow everyone!

 

[bellebookworm9]

I'd like to join in! I've always been a little overweight but since I started college in Fall '09 I gained the freshman 15...and then some. I want to look my best for Disney in October and this seems like a motivational way to do it.

 

[donac]

Good Thursday morning

Welcome to all our new friends.

Glad to hear that everyone is okay. I couldn't believe the weather reports last night. I was driving home and found out we were also under a tornado warning. we had a very heavy thunderstorm about 5:30 and that was about it.

Cooler here in jersey and it looks like good mowing weather for the weekend. Maybe I can get in my garden this weekend. I need my tomatoes.

QOTD I always eat breakfast. Sometimes cereal, sometimes egg beaters with toast, sometimes a smoothies and toast but always a whole wheat bagel on Sunday morning.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[Rose&Mike]

So, what do you think? A daily reward that isn't food, doesn't take time we don't have, doesn’t cost enough to speak of and will motivate enough to strive for the goal...? Suggestions?

I am not very good at rewards. But I thought Lisa had a great list. I liked the $1 in a jar for a bigger reward later.

Nothing like a tough question right off the bat, Connie!

Here are some things that come to mind:
-- The ever popular but cheap gold stars on the calendar, or check marks or whatever floats your boat
-- Putting a $1 or something in a jar for a later reward.
-- Taking a few minutes for yourself whether you have it or not.
-- Giving yourself permission to take one thing off your to do list that day
-- Dis time!
-- Writing in your journal
-- Glass of wine on the deck
-- Go to bed 30 minutes early
-- Bubble bath
-- Call or email a friend
-- Play a game on Facebook

Hmm, I will be interested to see what others suggest.

Good list Lisa!

I think Sue is the one closest to Kathy, I'm about 35 miles from them. The storms seem to be headed our way, but it's just dark and humid for now.

I told the pastor I was not driving over for the meeting tonight. It's a 20 minute drive each way, and I'm not going to be exposed like that.

I'm watching closely and will round up the troops and head to the basement if things get closer...

Maria

I knew I was missing someone else! Glad you are ok Maria. And I think staying home was a good idea! They are showing the pictures on good morning America--goodness!

Well as typical, I'm late to the challenge, but want to continue being a loser.

I did the spring challenge (my first time) and followed weight watchers. I was shocked to see I finished in 3rd place, but so excited with the results.

I've lost 33 lbs and 17 inches since the very end of December. Hope to lose another 10 before our cruise which is exactly three months from today!

As for the QOTD, I eat the same thing every single morning. I have a protein drink with skim milk and 1 t of peanut butter and ice.

I had lap band surgery five years ago. I hit a hump and never got past 50 lbs off (and had gained 15 of that back before starting WW this time). I cannot 'eat' real food first thing in the am.

I love my protein drink though, so I don't mind having the same thing every day.

Welcome back! Great job on the 33 pounds!

Hi everyone. We are safe here in northeast MA. Just lots of clouds, wind and thunder. Sorry I didn't pop on earlier, I was riveted to the news, and ds was watching netflix on the computer. You all are so sweet to think of us.

Hope everyone else is safe and sound near the storms.

My sil works in springfield right near the bridge where the tornado formed, and I spoke with my brother and she had the day off and went to the Red Sox and was on the way home when the storms hit, so she's at a MA pike rest stop waiting them out. Unbelieveable damage in springfield. So scary. Praying there is no loss of life. Michael went out and got our bike helmets because he heard about a boy in Joplin who had worn his bike helmet into the basement with him, and it probably saved his life.

Welcome to all the new challenge members. It's great to meet some new dis-sers, and get some more inspiration this summer.

I'm not off to a good start yet, but I guess officially we don't start til friday, so I'll cut myself some slack. Love todays' qotd, but am embarrassed to give my answer. I had a chobani yogurt, and then did a 2 mile walk/run. Went to ds's school for the walkathon, and got a dunkins ice coffee after, with 2 glazed donuts. Why 2? One isn't enough? It's one of the specials, 2 donuts w/ coffee, just no ds with me to eat the second one.
I need to start journalling again. That is a big help to me.

hugs to all who need them. Hope and pray all are safe tonight.

Glad you are all ok kathy! And I like Lindsay's reply about McDonald's--it's like crack! Too hard to not eat it if you have it around. Maybe next time Michael isn't around just tell them to keep the extra donut. Then there is no tempation!

Wow, a girl starts a new job, runs 5 lacrosse teams, goes camping for a 3 day weekend then starts new 10 hour days at said new job and a new thread pops up with 11 pages I don't have time to catch up, but you can count myself and dh (kitchensinkguy) in for the summer challenge. I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel as things are ending for the year and I'm settling into the new job nicely. Tomorrow is my last work day for the week (gotta love permanent 3 day weekends).

Glad the job is going well, Deb! I will you and Chris on the list.

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all the support! Kathy-I love that quote! I was so touched that you thought of me!

So, I actually work about 10 miles from Springfield, MA-and live less then 45 minutes from there, but in CT. I was planning to go the gym after work, but had to turn around because someone was standing outside (of her house, I think ) telling us to use a driveway to turn around because "There's no way through. A tornado came through here." I'm not sure that it's been confirmed that a tornado went through there specifically, as that was not in Springfield, but like I said, I'm really not sure. We've been having on and off downpours with thunder/lightning since I left work. So far, so good, in Northern CT, and it's been calm for at least 30 minutes, so I'm hoping it will be a calm night. I still haven't checked the news though. I have to admit, it was scary driving home and not being able to reach my sister and BIL who live in outside of Springfield. They lost phone service for a few hours and cell phone coverage was spotty at best. They are fine and probably sound asleep already. But, I've had a cell phone since I could drive, so it was pretty scary, espcially considering the weather. I made it home without a problem and worked out at home after dinner. Definitely quite the day.

I will post about Healthy Habits tomorrow night. I'll probably use the same post as the last challenge with some changes because I a fair amount of time writing that up and Rose was great in helping me with it. I seem to remember Lisah helping too. If it isn't broken, why fix it?

I'm off to bed. I have a busy day planned for tomorrow. Our intern will be there and I definitely need his help.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone! Stay safe!

Hope everyone is ok CC!

QOTD- Breakfast has become a standard menu- A cup of light yogurt (flavors change) and a handful of dry cereal (flavors also change each box) right now its raisin bran which I am not really liking as I thought I grabbed the raisin bran granola that I love...

Finally got a decent run in and glad that my times are still decent... Now to get my music list finalized for miles 4-13 as I only ever got to a 5K run list as its how I gauge my walk/run intervals...

Scary to hear about more tornados.. Hope all is safe-

-em

Hurray for a good run, Em!

Housework. Seriously. I have a telescoping ladder and I was all psyched to get some things off my to-do list... #1, climb the ladder and change a lightbulb/repair a chandelier (it's a better story if I just tell the lightbulb part!) Anyway, the ladder telescoped with me on it! I landed on my feet after a drop of less than 2 feet... and somehow that was enough to break both bones in my calf, down near the ankle, requiring surgery and steel plates and screws and frankenstein scars and and and... And I'm much better now The bones are fusing well, but even if they hadn't, I've got so much metal now I'm practically bionic! It's the meaty parts--the muscles and tendons, that are taking forever to rehabilitate... And the chandelier remains broken, because no way am I going back on that evil ladder, ever!

And for QOTD... today I had some apple slices my daughters didn't finish, but it depends on the day.

And for other, bonus, QOTD, I started today, because if I waited until Friday, my first WW weigh-in (on Monday) would probably be pretty uninspiring...

Uggh. I would be paying someone to fix that chandelier!

Yay that is so exciting.



Sorry to hear about that but glad your teenager was ok. Great job on the C25K



Glad your back and we will hopefully be hearing from you more connie.



There are a few options for pools. One is a few blocks away and is decent. There is also one in the township community center about 3 miles up the road that all of Ryans friends are talking about going to this summer. Im sure most of them have memberships. It would be 10$ per adult and 7$ per kid to swin. This is really where he wants to go. I am thinking of arranging a playdate with some other friends of his and their moms at least one day and than if he wants to swim more he will have to choose the cheaper one.



Wowza Deb you have been busy. Glad things should calm soon. Im glad the job is going well too.

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I am so glad all of our northeast friends are doing ok through the storms. We had a tornado watch most of the day too. Luckily we did not even get any storms...I am amazed considering what the radars looked like. It is such a scary thing.

Tracey and all the other new englanders stay safe and I will be sending prayers for those who are dealing with tragedy from it.

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I was OP until dinner when I stopped at McD's because I only had 20 min between picking ryan up and getting him to tball and he said he was soooo hungry. I was going to just get him a happy meal but then I just ordered a 2 cheesburger meal. ugggh. Its like having a drug addiction. Obviously if you take an addict to the crack house they are going to end up doing crack. So why oh why do I even tempt myself by going through the drive through. Anyway I am moving on from it. Counting the points and using up most of my extra's for the week.

My brain was in a fog today. I couldnt concentrate at work. Then I got ryan to his game at a field we normally do not play at since it was a make up game. As he was warming up I was talking to another mom and all of a sudden I realized I forgot it was my turn for snack. So I told the coach I would be right back and ran a mile to the parking lot where my car was.....then I realized it was only wed. and my day to bring snack is tomorrow. I felt like such a dope.

Then I dropped the kids at home and went to the store. Bought some healthy yummy foods and went to the u-scan. When it was time to pay I realized I only grabbed my clutch and not my whole purse from the car that my money was in. So I had to have the worker hold my order. I ran out and realized I left my purse at home. I had to call mike to bring it to me. (about a 5 min drive). The kids were already in bed so he had to wake them and drive to the store. Needless to say he was not very happy. I was so embaressed. I have no idea where my brain is sometimes.

Now I am going to go up and make bruchetta to take for lunch tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Lindsay--what a day! It's definitely time for some days off--don't you have vacation time coming? And you had me smiling about the crack comment. Wow, that is A LOT to swim!

Sign me up for this challenge! My sister in law is getting married in September and I am not going at my present weight. The hard part will be finding the motivation to work out when our temps finally get where they are supposed to be--over 100 I must say I am very grateful that it has been unseasonably cool so far...

Welcome! Working out in the heat is a challenge, but definitely doable. My trick--frozen water bottles they cool you off at the start and you have cold water for most of the workout.

CC-- So impressed that you worked out tonight, even after your plans got derailed! Way to go Girl!!!



I think you should never do housework again!!! Good Luck with that!!
And welcome to the challenge!



Welcome! The wedding is good motivation and this is a great support thread...watch me whine ahead so I get it all out of my system and start fresh tomorrow!!

Prayers to those of you in Bad weather!!


So today was very stressful. Dh got his new job and will be coming home in August. His current company is a mess(today was crazy). He just cannot get out of there fast enough.

Ds 17 broke his knee at Thanksgiving. It was better, then Friday it popped again. We saw the Ortho yesterday. After an Xray and MRI all they are telling me is that he is pretty bad and are referring me to a specialist, still an ortho but someone else. I spoke to the nurse so no real info. They said horrid words like...surgery, lots of rehab. Anyway, no use playing what if until I KNOW what is wrong. Please say a little prayer for him. Golf tryouts are August 1 and he will be a senior!

I still need to go tomorrow and get a new car. I really do not know what I want, van, SUV or car. And I am in a bad frame of mind so I will probably make a rash decision. grrr

So I ate 2 candy bars. why? why? why? I also ate some marshmallows. I stopped at the graham crackers though! I think today I will count that as a win!

I have so much paperwork, bills etc to do this week, I feel like I am drowning in PAPER!

So there is my HUGE Crab!! It feels good to get it all out!! Tomorrow is another day!!! Thanks for "listening"

So I guess I am starting Fresh! I can't gain weight after I did so well Last challenge!

If you read all of this Thanks for letting me get it all off of my chest!!!!!!!!

I hope the knee is not too bad.

I'd like to join too. I've lurked for the last challenge and figured I could use all the help I can get.

Welcome!

don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon!!

OH and make sure you get 10 posts before Friday so you can PM your weight to Donac



Thanks! It'll be interesting to see if this works.

And I am trying to get my 10 posts in! It's kinda hard because this thread is moving so fast and I'm having a hard time keeping up. Plus I'm usually rather shy and would definitely prefer to lurk. But I've decided to try to bust out of my shell and just go for it!

The thread will slow down to a more manageable level. We always have lots of excitement at the beginning!

Do I still have time to join? I don't know really what to do, except that I want to lose weight.

Welcome! Read the first page of the thread and if you have specific questions, let us know.

I'd like to join in! I've always been a little overweight but since I started college in Fall '09 I gained the freshman 15...and then some. I want to look my best for Disney in October and this seems like a motivational way to do it.

Welcome! Where are you in school?

Welcome to PJStevens--I think I missed you!

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I'm really glad to see so many people eating breakfast! I think breakfast is a key to success. I'll check later and see if I can find an article about why it's so important.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, here's what will happen tomorrow. Please take a sec to read.

Tomorrow is our first weigh-in.

Sometime between tomorrow and probably Sunday, PM your weight to donac. Dona will let us know what the cutoff day is.

It should look something like this in the subject line:
6/3/11 139.6

If you put your weight in the subject line it makes it easy for Dona to find. If you need to send her a message, you can put that in as well, but put your weight in the subject line.

If you are a maintainer, let donac know what your maintain weight will be. For me it's 138. So I am maintaining if I am between 136 and 140.

Each week you will send donac your ACTUAL WEIGHT. Not how much you have gone down or up.

If you are going to miss a weigh in you can let donac know and she will mark you excused.

That's it. Pretty simple.

Tomorrow is also a WIN day. There is a link to the WIN info on the first page of the thread. WIN stats go to Connie96.

Remember, you need 10 posts to pm someone.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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QOTD Thursday, June 2
How do you feel about stepping on the scale for the first weigh in tomorrow?

 

[mikamah]

4 deaths in western MA. 2 in Westfield, 1 in Brimfield and 1 in W. Springfield. Amazing videos were shot of the tornadoes forming and then the destruction is just unbelievable! We don't get storms like this in New England very often. I remember a microsburst in the town I grew up in in 1989.

Been a long and stressful night. I've been checking on people on FB all afternoon and evening. Everyone is ok as far as I can tell. My one friend finally got back to me. Still waiting to hear from one more friend from college who lives out in that area.
:

Glad everyone is ok so far. So scary and sad, all the devastation.

Welcome to all the newcomers. Especially all of you on TEAM NANCY!!

GO NANCY
GO NANCY
GO NANCY

Go team Nancy!! Love it.

Long story short, went to the chiropractor. He's happy with the progress, but kind of wants me to not run--he wants it to get better and stay better. Anyhow, he knows I've been going a little nuts, and said if I am going to run to stop if anything changes. I'm feeling pretty good about things. He messed with my ankle a little bit too--it was a very mild sprain/strain.

So glad to hear he's happy with the progress, and it sounds like he's a great doctor for you, recommending not running, but knowing how hard that is for you, he's realistic, and supportive and helpful of you as an individual. Not always easy to find that in a doctor. Hope you continue to see improvement every day.

So, what do you think? A daily reward that isn't food, doesn't take time we don't have, doesn’t cost enough to speak of and will motivate enough to strive for the goal...? Suggestions?

Hmmmmm. Tough one. Love lisa's list.

Here are some things that come to mind:
-- The ever popular but cheap gold stars on the calendar, or check marks or whatever floats your boat
-- Putting a $1 or something in a jar for a later reward.
-- Taking a few minutes for yourself whether you have it or not.
-- Giving yourself permission to take one thing off your to do list that day
-- Dis time!
-- Writing in your journal
-- Glass of wine on the deck
-- Go to bed 30 minutes early
-- Bubble bath
-- Call or email a friend
-- Play a game on Facebook

Great suggestions.

Sue, dvccruiser, but I think she is on vacation still?

I think she is still away. Not sure when she's coming back, but it must be soon.

I'm watching closely and will round up the troops and head to the basement if things get closer...

Maria

Hope you all weathered the storms ok last night. I could see the unbelievable lightning here, but the storms were so far away, I can't imagine how scary it was to be right in them.

hey maria what is your banana nut muffin recipe? wait...maybe you shouldn't tell me b/c i'll just eat all of them. no wait, tell me. no, don't.

ok, tell me

You crack me up.

What shoes do you love?

NancyMN

Love your dis name. Maybe you can be Nancylush. I could be called Kathylush many summer weekends.
My favorite shoes are my merrell sandals, and my running shoes- saucony. I went to a running store for the saucony's and got fitted and was amazed at how comfortable they are.

After my Monster shower last night I baked for the Community Service Luncheon and didn't sample ANY of my baked goods...it was soooo tough! Today was the luncheon and I did have one small carrot cake cupcake...I go to my trainer tonight so I don't feel as guilty.

Baking without sampling is a huge success in my book. You should be proud.

I'm in! I keep trying to do this challenge, but this time I am commited to see it to the end.

Hi Vija!! Hope you're doing well.

I swear they put crack in goldfish!!! I think just about every mom I know has had pig out sessions with bags of goldfish.

lol. I've been known to down a package of cheddar blasted gold fish myself in an evening. I try to only buy the pizza flavored blasted goldfish because I think they smell gross and I will stay away.

SO the little kiddos and I will be running every morning to train for the Family 5K at WDW in October.

Yesterday I had a parent/teacher ask if I've lost weight!! YES!!!!!! She said I looked great! WOOHOO!!! She made my day!
I did slide on a pair of 14 shorts yesterday as well. They were tight in the butt, but I could button them! !!!

Hope you're feeling better. Congrats on the 14s, and the compliment. Are your whole family doing the 5K in october? That sounds like so much fun.

So last night my teenager rear-ended somebody. Nobody was hurt but I am so mad at him because our car leaked out all the anti freeze and had to be towed home. Now today it'll have to be towed to the repair shop. Thank goodness for AAA.

In good news, I got my C25K week 6 day 2 run in this morning. I had to repeat that day instead of moving on to day 3 because the holiday weekend messed up my schedule. But now I'm back OP and happy about that!

Glad everyone is ok. AAA is so great. Congrats on the c25k. It's such a great program.

I want to be near my "ideal weight" this time next year, when we are celebrating my little one's 5th birthday at WDW.

Will it be his first trip? I took ds for his fifth bday for his first trip, and after i fell in love with the place, wished we had gone sooner, but think if we had, it might not have been as magical, and we might never have gone back. 5 is such a fun age to go.

And, yes, six months later, still NOT healed. It doesn't hurt anymore, but I still have discomfort after I've been on my feet too long. So, I'm about to spend the next 6 weeks on crutches to take the weight off of it and, hopefully, it'll finally heal and I'll be able to run again. And even if I can't run, we have every intention of taking Erin to WDW for her first time this Fall and I do NOT want to do that in a wheelchair! (How would we look with Gary pushing the wheelchair and me pushing the stroller??! Like our own sad little train.

Hi Connie. So sorry the hip has taken so long to heal. That must be so frustrating for you. I hope the 6 weeks of rest is the trick you need.

Good morning summer losers!!

Nothing exciting happening here. I was supposed to run/walk with a friend but she cancelled, so I let ds sleep late, and I'll walk him to school, and then do a few more miles after. It looks like a beautiful day here. Thinking of everyone affected by the tornados and storms, and the devastation. It's so surreal to see it all so close to home.

Have a great day.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I'd like to join too. I've lurked for the last challenge and figured I could use all the help I can get.

Welcome!!!!

don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon!!

OH and make sure you get 10 posts before Friday so you can PM your weight to Donac

Thanks! It'll be interesting to see if this works.

And I am trying to get my 10 posts in! It's kinda hard because this thread is moving so fast and I'm having a hard time keeping up. Plus I'm usually rather shy and would definitely prefer to lurk. But I've decided to try to bust out of my shell and just go for it![/QUOTE]


Hey!! You got it!!

Do I still have time to join? I don't know really what to do, except that I want to lose weight.

It's never to late to join!!


Kathy Yes, the whole family and 2 friends of ours are doing the 5K! I just hope DD can keep up.

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

QOTD Thursday, June 2
How do you feel about stepping on the scale for the first weigh in tomorrow?

I'm both nervous and excited! I KNOW I'm not going to like what I see. But I'm ready to get started with this! I'm also trying to talk my mom into doing it.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

QOTD Thursday, June 2
How do you feel about stepping on the scale for the first weigh in tomorrow?

Pretty comfortable with it. It's just a number and a starting point.

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I've been pulling inspirational quotes all night.
Rose, if it's ok I will try to post one every day (we'll see how many I can find)

Friday I'll also be starting the organization challenge.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

[It should look something like this in the subject line:
6/3/11 139.6

I wish this is what my PM would look like.

QOTD Thursday, June 2
How do you feel about stepping on the scale for the first weigh in tomorrow?

I am a bit embarrassed due to how much I gained back, yet relieved that it will be my starting point. I am also excited because I feel like I can start fresh again.

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I am a bit down this morning because I am wearing pants I havent worn in a few weeks and they are really tight. I hope in a few weeks they will feel good again.

Lots of work to do today. Its my last day in the office before my week off. Tomorrow I am out at a conference all day.

I will talk to you all later tonight!