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

[Connie96]

6/14 QOTD:

A few BL challenges ago, someone suggested that we all make a vow to NEVER GIVE UP! And they were right on track. When it comes to getting healthier, we should never give up. Because what will that get us? It certainly won't make us any slimmer or healthier, will it?? So I'm wondering... especially for you newbies.... are you ready to make that committment? That you won't throw in the towel after a bad weigh-in.... or continue to eat junk after a blown weekend..... or skip workouts just because they are tough?? Are you ready to make the committment here today, that you will NEVER GIVE UP? If so, please state it here! In big bold colorful letters!

I will not give up.

I don't know if this will make any sense or not. I am doing really well with my food diary and keeping my calories in check and the scale is being good to me. Whenever I have experienced success like this before, I have always gotten excited and started doing all kinds of math (and spreadsheets) coming up with "if I lose this much each week, I'll be this weight by this date and if I lose THIS much then I'll be a Victoria's Secret model by the end of the month." Okay, that's a total exaggeration of my real thoughts on the subject, but you know what I mean. I get over-excited and over-ambitious and then I burn out and pffffffft. That's it. (At least for a while, anyway.) So, even though I am having some good successful days and I've had a couple of encouraging weigh-ins, mostly, I'm just trying not to get excited about it. I mean, I'm proud of the success but, I just want to concentrate on TODAY. I want to be successful in my choices TODAY. The scale is gonna show what it's gonna show when it's gonna show it. Until then, I choose to be content in the knowledge that I made healthful choices TODAY.

 

[tigger813]

Stuck at work by myself until 2...looks like I will just have to lock the doors while I give a massage...boss is sick and the other girl isn't feeling well so she won't be in until 2 so I guess I won't get my parents present mailed until tomorrow! I've called or texted 3 other people with no luck! Guess I'll just watch a movie on my ipod until my client arrives in an hour! SOOOO Did not need this today! What a waste of my time!!!!

Thanks for letting me vent! I have so much to do and no one seems to care!

Ordering some food from next door for lunch so I will be ok tonight! Tummy is slowly improving!

TTFN

 

[bellebookworm9]

Started today with a great run. Usually I do 4 miles alternating walking and running according to couch 2 5k. Today i started with a 1 mile warm up then did couch 2 5k for 2 miles and then the last mile i pushed myself a little and did 1/4 mile straight at a run, walked for a 1/4 mile and then did the last half mile at a run! That's the furthest Ive run straight through so I was pretty proud. Tomorrow will be an off day. I started level 2 of 30 day shred 2 days ago and havent done it since! I think im getting bored with it!

Great job with the running! I'm just barely able to do the 90 seconds for C25K, so I hope I'll eventually be able to run 1/2 mile.

Ultrasound came back negative, no blood clots. X-Ray also came back negative, no broken bones in my foot or ankle.

That's great news!

We found a house in Kissimmee yesterday that we both absolutely fell in love with. Its half an hour from Disney, on half an acre of land, has a pool & hot tub, 5 bed/3 bath, game room, 2 car garage. Yes, its a BIG house but I have lots of stuff . Plus we want an office, exercise room, and guest rooms. I tried to get in contact today with a Keller Williams agent and she hasn't gotten back to me. I'm going to try to call her in the morning and let her know we're interested.

Wow, this sounds like my dream home! I want to live down there and am looking for a 5 bed (I want 3 kids, plus I know my younger brother will have to live with me eventually, and a guest room for mom), with a pool, in the Orlando area. It wouldn't hurt to have an office either!

We've made plans to go down there mid August and look at houses. I just finished booking airfare and hotel. I told Alan if we get down there and we like what we see then we may be leaving here next summer instead of next fall. I'm to the point now where I'd move during the summer if it meant I could get out of Texas faster. I just am ready to get the heck out of dodge.

You sound like me! I really want to attend University of Florida (second choice is University of South Florida in Tampa) next year, so we're going to visit in January. I'm so excited and I know I will be crushed if I don't get into either of them. I can't stand New York anymore!

So, even though I am having some good successful days and I've had a couple of encouraging weigh-ins, mostly, I'm just trying not to get excited about it. I mean, I'm proud of the success but, I just want to concentrate on TODAY. I want to be successful in my choices TODAY. The scale is gonna show what it's gonna show when it's gonna show it. Until then, I choose to be content in the knowledge that I made healthful choices TODAY.

I think that making your choices and living in TODAY is an excellent way to go. I tend to think too much in the future too, though not necessarily with weight loss. My weight loss strategy is more like, OK, I'd like to be able to wear this size 13 dress in just under a year from now. I'd like to be a size 14 in 3+ months.

6/14 QOTD:A few BL challenges ago, someone suggested that we all make a vow to NEVER GIVE UP! And they were right on track. When it comes to getting healthier, we should never give up. Because what will that get us? It certainly won't make us any slimmer or healthier, will it?? So I'm wondering... especially for you newbies.... are you ready to make that committment? That you won't throw in the towel after a bad weigh-in.... or continue to eat junk after a blown weekend..... or skip workouts just because they are tough?? Are you ready to make the committment here today, that you will NEVER GIVE UP? If so, please state it here! In big bold colorful letters!

I, GRETCHEN, WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

 

[Zhoen]

6/14 QOTD: I will never give up... but I'm an introvert (really!) so this is as big as I'll write it...

I SARAH WILL NEVER GIVE UP This couldn't have come at a better time as I fell off the wagon yesterday and I have my WW weigh in tonight. It is tough, but I am going to go and stick it out anyway. I know I will show a gain, but I need to get over it and stay committed.

SarahMay

Yeah, I had mine yesterday, and I was up .5 because of my junky weekend, then down again today. Grrr... But I'm hoping to work hard and have at least a little loss for BL on Friday, which will look like a HUGE loss next week for WW... I just have to remember to watch the salt! Oh how I love salt..

I will not give up.

I'm proud of the success but, I just want to concentrate on TODAY. I want to be successful in my choices TODAY. The scale is gonna show what it's gonna show when it's gonna show it. Until then, I choose to be content in the knowledge that I made healthful choices TODAY.

The first time I did WW, it was such a miracle to me that I was losing weight... like you, I was concentrating on tracking, on today, and it was such a surprise that my daily successes could translate into something so big! So yes, concentrate on today, on your choices, and let tomorrow and the scale worry about themselves!

Stuck at work by myself until 2...looks like I will just have to lock the doors while I give a massage...boss is sick and the other girl isn't feeling well so she won't be in until 2 so I guess I won't get my parents present mailed until tomorrow! I've called or texted 3 other people with no luck! Guess I'll just watch a movie on my ipod until my client arrives in an hour! SOOOO Did not need this today! What a waste of my time!!!!

Thanks for letting me vent! I have so much to do and no one seems to care!

Ordering some food from next door for lunch so I will be ok tonight! Tummy is slowly improving!

TTFN

No chance you could put up an "out to lunch" sign while you run to the post office? Otherwise, UPS and Fedex stores frequently have very good hours, though they cost a lot more. Back when I was doing the box project, I used to ship through Fedex ground simply because they were open whenever I had time to go. I hope you feel better!

 

[satorifound]

I don't know if other people have this happen to them too, but I am wondering why the first 20 pounds is so easy and then everything after that is a struggle? I am starting back at the gym today because I have the next 6 days off and can get into a routine with this, but I am feeling so unmotivated. ARGHHH I am going with my 16 year old daughter so maybe that'll help. She is a little hoola hoop fiend.

 

[tigger813]

Another vent coming!!!! Client is now 15 minutes late! He was late last week so I took someone in his place! I'm so aggravated with people today! He was a little perturbed I took someone in his spot but that client also wanted a 30 minute massage so I took him. When people are late and I have other clients after them, I lose money! People can be so rude and selfish!

Rant over! (I think I'm starting to sound like Pete!)

have a NICE DAY!

TTFN

 

[aamomma]

6/14 QOTD:I, Linda, will never give up!!!

That's a good one, Pamela! As a fellow list maker, I always feel more obligated when I see something in writing!!!

Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

 

[JacksLilWench]

I am WAAYYYY behind in reading this, I hate when that happens! Sunday was a crazy day- after work, I got a call from a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and he invited me over to his mom's house to go swimming and I had a blast! Then I left after a few hours because I had a little date It went really well....he might be a keeper, he agreed to watch Toy Story 3! (after we watched his pick, 300. Which isn't too bad a movie if you like crazy bloody ones, lol)

Monday I didn't get out of bed til so late, and I had a job interview at one of the stores in the mall. I know I might sound snarky saying this, but I really wasn't too concerned about it. I do have a pretty good job right now that pays my bills, so this would be extra pocket money. But I would like it, just for the discount! Plus, two awesome things happened after the interview:
1) I went down to the old store where I worked in the same mall to say Hi, and two people told me how good I looked and how I'd lost weight since I'd seen them last
2) I was walking through the mall back to my car, and one of the guys at the cell phone kiosk gave me the Up-Down, lol. If you don't know what an Up-Down is, it's when a guy checks you out and they think they're doing it discreetly because they're only moving their eyes, but it's not discreet at all, I totally saw him checkin' me out. (I know that one is really superficial, but I still felt awesome after I saw it happen)
After my job interview I went back to my friend's house because he was staying for one more day for more swimming. He had another friend over who I hadn't seen in a couple years, and that was great to see him again. And everybody told me (my friend, his mom and stepdad, and the other friend) all told me how great I looked and how much weight I had lost I was just over the moon, I couldn't stand myself!

Today is do-nothing day and that's exactly what I plan to do, haha! I have a loaded day tomorrow and a busy Thursday morning, so I'll be getting my chills in now. Right after I catch up on the QOTD's!!!

6/12 QOTD: How do you imagine your life will change once you reach your goal weight (or get nearer to it anyhow)? Will you be more confident? More outgoing? More athletic? More energetic? Or just the same old you, but thinner??

I've often wondered about this, and I hope the outside will finally match the inside. I know I'm a pretty cool person, and I have a beautiful personality (without sounding like I'm blowing my own horn) but I feel like because of my weight, I pull back from a lot of social situations where I could be looked at as "the fat girl" and nothing more. A lot of this might be my own misconceptions, but I was the big girl for a long time, especially during a lot of my social years in high school and college. I think I'll be much more confident as a result of losing this weight, and I'll take a lot more pride in myself and how I dress/walk/eat/etc.

QOTD: 6/13 What is your Achilles heel of food...your "downfall.... your "crack"? That one (or two or three) food that you absolutely cannot resist? And how do you avoid it or resist it if it is around??

Oh, Achilles heels, there are so many! I am just a food junkie in general, so I don't have a specific food. I love Doritos and cookies and creams and sauces and breads and all that stuff that you can overindulge in so easily. I try not to resist it when it's around, because if I resist too much, I'll get to a breaking point and binge like crazy on it. So when I go to the kitchen now and I see a box of cookies, I say to myself "After lunch/dinner, if you are still hungry after all your veggies are eaten, you can have ONE cookie." And yes, I talk to myself like I'm four years old

Good Tuesday morning everyone!

6/14 QOTD:

A few BL challenges ago, someone suggested that we all make a vow to NEVER GIVE UP! And they were right on track. When it comes to getting healthier, we should never give up. Because what will that get us? It certainly won't make us any slimmer or healthier, will it?? So I'm wondering... especially for you newbies.... are you ready to make that committment? That you won't throw in the towel after a bad weigh-in.... or continue to eat junk after a blown weekend..... or skip workouts just because they are tough?? Are you ready to make the committment here today, that you will NEVER GIVE UP? If so, please state it here! In big bold colorful letters!

I, Pamela, will NEVER GIVE UP!!!

Are you with me?? ............................P

I, KAITI, WILL NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!

 

[DisCanCan]

I am also way behind on the QOTD but

I CANDICE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!! Thanks I so needed that its been a rough week

MILAMAH – Thanks for the advice, I am starting to realize that its okay to take care of myself. And by the way.. GO CANUCKS!!! LOL

I will not give up.

I don't know if this will make any sense or not. I am doing really well with my food diary and keeping my calories in check and the scale is being good to me. Whenever I have experienced success like this before, I have always gotten excited and started doing all kinds of math (and spreadsheets) coming up with "if I lose this much each week, I'll be this weight by this date and if I lose THIS much then I'll be a Victoria's Secret model by the end of the month." Okay, that's a total exaggeration of my real thoughts on the subject, but you know what I mean. I get over-excited and over-ambitious and then I burn out and pffffffft. That's it. (At least for a while, anyway.) So, even though I am having some good successful days and I've had a couple of encouraging weigh-ins, mostly, I'm just trying not to get excited about it. I mean, I'm proud of the success but, I just want to concentrate on TODAY. I want to be successful in my choices TODAY. The scale is gonna show what it's gonna show when it's gonna show it. Until then, I choose to be content in the knowledge that I made healthful choices TODAY.

OMG I am the same way!! I get over excited too & I plan ahead & when I don't reach the goals I get disappointed in myself & I give up!

Karen-hugs to you and your family!

Question for you guys, I have seem to be lacking in the motivation department with exercise. Also I am one of those people that have a gym membership but haven’t been to the gym in a long time. All of my friends are not at all into exercising or if they are they wouldn’t get up in the am to go to the gym with me. And with my work hours not be consistent, I am just so exhausted when I get home. What do you guys think of getting a personal trainer to help with the motivation & to show me exactly what I need to do at the gym to accomplish my goals?? I think if I had an appointment with a personal trainer it would help me stick to going. I have also tried making an appointment with myself but I can always seem to find some sort of excuse to break it. Or do you guys have any other suggestions on how to help with the motivation. It also seem that I start off great & then I either stop or slip up, I think some of it has to do with the fact that you Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[gudrench3]

Hi there, my name is Angie...and I hope to be a loser! I have decided to start the C25k program last night. W1D1 is down! I finished it...and I have to say that I surprised myself. My long term goals are to lose 60 lobs; run a 5k in October, and run a race at WDW in 2013. I'm glad to be a part of this group!!!

 

[pjlla]

Mom was sounding better this morning though she had just woken up. Physical therapy starts again today which is good as she couldn't stand or walk yesterday. I said with the stress her body went through that she will need a few days to get moving again. Today is the anniversary of my parents' engagement and they usually go out for a club sandwich! They celebrate every year! My mom is into celebrating EVERYTHING! Praying she will be out of the hospital by Monday which is her 70th birthday! We will have to try and go down at the end of the summer if they can't come up. She really misses my girls. I told her that while I am there we will set up the Skype camera so she can see the girls! Hope I can figure out how to do it!Well, I need to go fold my sheets now!

TTFN

What a great idea! Your Mom will love seeing the girls on Skype~! I've heard it isn't that tough to set up.

I SARAH WILL NEVER GIVE UP This couldn't have come at a better time as I fell off the wagon yesterday and I have my WW weigh in tonight. It is tough, but I am going to go and stick it out anyway. I know I will show a gain, but I need to get over it and stay committed.

SarahMay

Glad it came at a goodtime for you. Getting to WW when you KNOW it will be bad news is tough.... I'm proud of you!

Stuck at work by myself until 2...looks like I will just have to lock the doors while I give a massage...boss is sick and the other girl isn't feeling well so she won't be in until 2 so I guess I won't get my parents present mailed until tomorrow! I've called or texted 3 other people with no luck! Guess I'll just watch a movie on my ipod until my client arrives in an hour! SOOOO Did not need this today! What a waste of my time!!!!

Thanks for letting me vent! I have so much to do and no one seems to care!

Ordering some food from next door for lunch so I will be ok tonight! Tummy is slowly improving!

TTFN

If he is late, then what you do with your time is your business! He has no right to get mad!

I don't know if other people have this happen to them too, but I am wondering why the first 20 pounds is so easy and then everything after that is a struggle? I am starting back at the gym today because I have the next 6 days off and can get into a routine with this, but I am feeling so unmotivated. ARGHHH I am going with my 16 year old daughter so maybe that'll help. She is a little hoola hoop fiend.

When the weight loss starts to slow down, it can be so discouraging. But slow and steady wins the race, right???

I am WAAYYYY behind in reading this, I hate when that happens! Sunday was a crazy day- after work, I got a call from a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and he invited me over to his mom's house to go swimming and I had a blast! Then I left after a few hours because I had a little date It went really well....he might be a keeper, he agreed to watch Toy Story 3! (after we watched his pick, 300. Which isn't too bad a movie if you like crazy bloody ones, lol)

Monday I didn't get out of bed til so late, and I had a job interview at one of the stores in the mall. I know I might sound snarky saying this, but I really wasn't too concerned about it. I do have a pretty good job right now that pays my bills, so this would be extra pocket money. But I would like it, just for the discount! Plus, two awesome things happened after the interview:
1) I went down to the old store where I worked in the same mall to say Hi, and two people told me how good I looked and how I'd lost weight since I'd seen them last
2) I was walking through the mall back to my car, and one of the guys at the cell phone kiosk gave me the Up-Down, lol. If you don't know what an Up-Down is, it's when a guy checks you out and they think they're doing it discreetly because they're only moving their eyes, but it's not discreet at all, I totally saw him checkin' me out. (I know that one is really superficial, but I still felt awesome after I saw it happen)
After my job interview I went back to my friend's house because he was staying for one more day for more swimming. He had another friend over who I hadn't seen in a couple years, and that was great to see him again. And everybody told me (my friend, his mom and stepdad, and the other friend) all told me how great I looked and how much weight I had lost I was just over the moon, I couldn't stand myself!

Today is do-nothing day and that's exactly what I plan to do, haha! I have a loaded day tomorrow and a busy Thursday morning, so I'll be getting my chills in now. Right after I catch up on the QOTD's!!!



I've often wondered about this, and I hope the outside will finally match the inside. I know I'm a pretty cool person, and I have a beautiful personality (without sounding like I'm blowing my own horn) but I feel like because of my weight, I pull back from a lot of social situations where I could be looked at as "the fat girl" and nothing more. A lot of this might be my own misconceptions, but I was the big girl for a long time, especially during a lot of my social years in high school and college. I think I'll be much more confident as a result of losing this weight, and I'll take a lot more pride in myself and how I dress/walk/eat/etc.



Oh, Achilles heels, there are so many! I am just a food junkie in general, so I don't have a specific food. I love Doritos and cookies and creams and sauces and breads and all that stuff that you can overindulge in so easily. I try not to resist it when it's around, because if I resist too much, I'll get to a breaking point and binge like crazy on it. So when I go to the kitchen now and I see a box of cookies, I say to myself "After lunch/dinner, if you are still hungry after all your veggies are eaten, you can have ONE cookie." And yes, I talk to myself like I'm four years old



I, KAITI, WILL NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!

WOOHOO on getting checked out!

I am also way behind on the QOTD but

I CANDICE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!! Thanks I so needed that its been a rough week

Question for you guys, I have seem to be lacking in the motivation department with exercise. Also I am one of those people that have a gym membership but haven’t been to the gym in a long time. All of my friends are not at all into exercising or if they are they wouldn’t get up in the am to go to the gym with me. And with my work hours not be consistent, I am just so exhausted when I get home. What do you guys think of getting a personal trainer to help with the motivation & to show me exactly what I need to do at the gym to accomplish my goals?? I think if I had an appointment with a personal trainer it would help me stick to going. I have also tried making an appointment with myself but I can always seem to find some sort of excuse to break it. Or do you guys have any other suggestions on how to help with the motivation. It also seem that I start off great & then I either stop or slip up, I think some of it has to do with the fact that you Thanks in advance for your input.[/COLOR]

Make an appointment with SOMEONE... a trainer or even just a friend! Put it in INK on your calendar and you will be much more apt to stick with it. Good luck.

Hi there, my name is Angie...and I hope to be a loser! I have decided to start the C25k program last night. W1D1 is down! I finished it...and I have to say that I surprised myself. My long term goals are to lose 60 lobs; run a 5k in October, and run a race at WDW in 2013. I'm glad to be a part of this group!!!

Welcome Angie! Did you read all of the info on page one? If not, go ahead and do it and then jump right in! We are glad to have you with us!!!

Gotta run..... picking up DD and stopping at the transfer station....oh what a glamorous afternoon!! ..............P

 

[donac]

LAST CALL FOR WEIGHTS

I have several people who have not even sent me their starting weight or their weight from this past Friday.

I would like to finish up the first week's stats.

thanks,
Dona

 

[mackeysmom]

I was looking at pictures from my nephew's b-day party this weekend, and then dug out pictures from last year's party.

I was happy that I was able to see a difference. My stomach no longer protrudes out further than my chest, and you can see some space between my arm and my side. I still have a way to go, but this is a good start. I thought I'd share ...

This year:

Last year (an awful picture - I'm surprised I didn't delete right away):

My nephew not only outgrew that "forced smile" stage, but he also grew a few inches!

- Laura

 

[my3princes]

I was looking at pictures from my nephew's b-day party this weekend, and then dug out pictures from last year's party.

I was happy that I was able to see a difference. My stomach no longer protrudes out further than my chest, and you can see some space between my arm and my side. I still have a way to go, but this is a good start. I thought I'd share ...

This year:

Last year (an awful picture - I'm surprised I didn't delete right away):

My nephew not only outgrew that "forced smile" stage, but he also grew a few inches!

- Laura

You can definitely see a difference Keep up the good work.

 

[satorifound]

I was looking at pictures from my nephew's b-day party this weekend, and then dug out pictures from last year's party.

I was happy that I was able to see a difference. My stomach no longer protrudes out further than my chest, and you can see some space between my arm and my side. I still have a way to go, but this is a good start. I thought I'd share ...

This year:

Last year (an awful picture - I'm surprised I didn't delete right away):

My nephew not only outgrew that "forced smile" stage, but he also grew a few inches!

- Laura

You can definitely see a difference. Good job!

 

[pjlla]

I was looking at pictures from my nephew's b-day party this weekend, and then dug out pictures from last year's party.

I was happy that I was able to see a difference. My stomach no longer protrudes out further than my chest, and you can see some space between my arm and my side. I still have a way to go, but this is a good start. I thought I'd share ...

This year:
Last year (an awful picture - I'm surprised I didn't delete right away):
My nephew not only outgrew that "forced smile" stage, but he also grew a few inches!

- Laura

Thanks for sharing! Definite differences...... ! And your DNephew is stinkin' adorable!

Off to serve dinner to the ungrateful masses!! .........P

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I will not give up.

I don't know if this will make any sense or not. I am doing really well with my food diary and keeping my calories in check and the scale is being good to me. Whenever I have experienced success like this before, I have always gotten excited and started doing all kinds of math (and spreadsheets) coming up with "if I lose this much each week, I'll be this weight by this date and if I lose THIS much then I'll be a Victoria's Secret model by the end of the month." Okay, that's a total exaggeration of my real thoughts on the subject, but you know what I mean. I get over-excited and over-ambitious and then I burn out and pffffffft. That's it. (At least for a while, anyway.) So, even though I am having some good successful days and I've had a couple of encouraging weigh-ins, mostly, I'm just trying not to get excited about it. I mean, I'm proud of the success but, I just want to concentrate on TODAY. I want to be successful in my choices TODAY. The scale is gonna show what it's gonna show when it's gonna show it. Until then, I choose to be content in the knowledge that I made healthful choices TODAY.

WOW! You took the words right out of my brain. That is me to a T!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I, Kristina, WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

 

[JacksLilWench]

I was looking at pictures from my nephew's b-day party this weekend, and then dug out pictures from last year's party.

I was happy that I was able to see a difference. My stomach no longer protrudes out further than my chest, and you can see some space between my arm and my side. I still have a way to go, but this is a good start. I thought I'd share ...

This year:

Last year (an awful picture - I'm surprised I didn't delete right away):

My nephew not only outgrew that "forced smile" stage, but he also grew a few inches!

- Laura

You look amazing!!! Whatever you're doing, keep doing it because it's working!! I bet in the next birthday picture we won't even be able to see you!

 

[SettinSail]

I, Shawn will never ever give up !!!

Laura, you can tell a big difference from last year's picture - AWESOME Thanks for sharing!

And this is all I have time for today. It's after midnight here and I'm so disappointed in myself, I just ate some leftover potstickers with soy sauce so I think I'll be up tomorrow morning - sigh.....

Went over to my friend's house to have a few drinks tonight so that will put me up too! Oh, well, tomorrow is a NEW DAY!!!

Talk to you all tomorrow

Shawn