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

[Disneywedding2010]

Mackeysmom: You CAN definately see a difference!

Well, today wasn't all that productive. I got up, made a few phone calls, put dinner in the crockpot, vacummed, and finished details of our quick trip to FL in August. We are staying at the Contemporary for 4 nights and I made dinner reservations for each night. Ohanas, Chef Mickey's (dinner), Tony's, and Sci Fi. Magic Kingdom has extra magic hours the night we are going to eat at Tony's so we may spend part of the evening/late night there just to get a Disney "fix" for our quick trip. .

Well, I'm off to go eat dinner. Everyone have a great night!

Going to eat dinner here in a few minutes (roast, potatoes, carrots) and then later get on the treadmill.

 

[mikamah]

And by the way.. GO CANUCKS!!! LOL

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 and good luck with the c25k. I did it last year, as did many other ladies here, and did the princess half in february. It's a fabulous program, and really helped get me moving and the idea of a disney race definitely was great motivation to keep moving.

I, Kathy, will NEVER GIVE UP!!!
thanks, Pamela. Love this idea.

 

[mikamah]

Laura- you look great, you can see a big difference. I love seeing before, during and after pictures.

 

[cclovesdis]

I only have a few minutes, but I had to comment on 2 things.

Laura- You look so great!

I, Christina, will not give up!

You know I mean business when I use my full name.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!


Oh, I maintained at WW today. I am happy with that. I think I will splurge and get myself a little something anyway. I budgeted well for the week and still have money left-and tomorrow is payday.

 

[bellebookworm9]

I officially signed up for 3 months of WW online today. Today was a sort of on plan day until dinner. But I still tracked everything and because I've used up my weekly extra points, found out how the activity points swap works. I did my C25K this morning, and if I hadn't already taken one shower after that, I would do some Wii Zumba tonight.

Mom had put some clothes on Layaway at KMart for me as part of my new "professional" wardrobe that I'll need for this coming year during Audiology clinic, and possibly this summer while I'm a teacher's aid. Both pairs of pants were just a teeny bit tight, but I'll hold on to them. One of the shirts was a little gappy in the chest area but I'll keep that too. The other two shirts were fine.

I did some housework today and practiced my flute for the first time in a little over a month. Now I'm off to do some studying for the GRE (I really need to do well on it to get into University of Florida!).

 

[pjlla]

I only have a few minutes, but I had to comment on 2 things.

Laura- You look so great!

I, Christina, will not give up!

You know I mean business when I use my full name.

Glad we had the whole name.... kind of like when the momma gets made at the kid and uses ALL the names (first, middle, last)!!
Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!


Oh, I maintained at WW today. I am happy with that. I think I will splurge and get myself a little something anyway. I budgeted well for the week and still have money left-and tomorrow is payday.

A maintain is NOT a gain! What did you get??

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Speaking of rewards.... I rewarded myself a bit today with a 20 minute stroll through a local antiques mart. Sure, I had frozen foods melting in the car (the store is near the grocery store), but I had nothing URGENT waiting for me at home immediately. I love this store and have only taken the time to stop in one other time..... and that was LAST JUNE! So that was my splurge today. I didn't find what I was wanting, so no money spent, but it was a fun 20 minute!

Well ladies... who has been working on on the organizational challenge?? I said I wouldn't have time to do this week's challenge until the kids got out of school, but I skipped a swim meeting tonight (bad swim parent ) and used the time wisely. I started with organizing the upstairs freezer. I've always felt like this freezer was missing a shelf, so the upper section just ends up a big PILE of stuff. But at least now it is an organized pile.

Next up I straightened and cleaned out the downstairs (basement) pantry area. I've always wanted to take the time to label the shelves so everyone in the family would know where to put the stuff away, so I finally did that! It wasn't particularly messy or disorganized, but there was some old stuff hiding in the back that needed to GO!

Then I helped DD with a bit of studying/proofreading and then organized and cleaned out both of the upstairs pantry areas (in the kitchen). Don't think I need to label them, as things get moved around, depending on the season and such.... but each area has a definite "theme".... crackers/cereal/cookies, pasta/rice/couscous, canned goods, baking supplies, bread, coffee/tea, etc. I just made sure that each item in the area is in the right "theme" spot.

I didn't take the time tonight to wipe the shelves, but I may try to find the time to do it tomorrow. If I get REALLY brave, I may attempt to organize the downstairs freezer! Then all of my "food" areas will be organized. I will take an inventory of the downstairs freezer when (if) I clean it out. I have a feeling that there is more hiding in there than I realize! Then, since it is time for my next round of meal planning, I'll plan a few weeks of meals to use up overages from the freezer.

Tomorrow night's dinner is grilled ham and cheese wraps with roasted peppers and mushroom, side salad. Don't do sandwiches for dinner too often, but I KNOW I have an overage of sliced ham right now! I don't like to buy cured meats, but I buy Hormel all-natural smoked ham with no nitrites, so I feel a bit better about it. It is expensive, so when I find it on sale, I stock up (it freezes well).... but I think I got carried away at the last sale!


I've got to be up and out at "normal" time tomorrow even though I'm not working. DD needs to get to school by 8 am and I need to be at the HOnda dealer by 9 am to get my rear door hinges replaced and get my State inspection sticker. So here is tomorrow's QOTD a bit early........


6/15 QOTD: (Today is a "fluff" day ). Besides your wedding/engagement ring(s), what is your favorite piece of jewelry?? Doesn't matter if it is real or costume. Where did you get it? Does it have any special meaning?

I've told this story somewhere before, but I don't think it was here.... anyhow.... My first Christmas with DH (we had been dating about 7 months) he bought me a pretty pendant.... oval opal surrounded by diamonds and rubies. I wore it every waking moment. It was my first and only piece of "real" jewelry. I loved it because it bought it, but I was always a bit disappointed to find out (a year or so later) that he didn't really pick it out because he thought it was special, but because there was NO selection left when he went shopping late on 12/24 to buy my gift!

I lost that pendant at work one day about 4 years later.... it was never found. I was absolutely heart broken.

Well... for my wedding gift DH found a picture of the pendant and took it to a jeweler and had the pendant remade. Now it was doubly special! And MORE special because he didn't HAVE to pick it by default, but he thought LONG and HARD about what would be a special gift. He was inspired by a story I read him from a magazine one day.

I should wear it more often, but I keep it tucked away in a safe place. He bought me beautiful ruby and diamond earring jackets to match the pendant, but I've never had the opals to go in them. Sometimes I used to wear them with pearl studs. But since I stopped wearing earring when the kids were born, I can't wear them any more. DD's birthstone is the ruby, so I may have the jackets made into actual earrings at some point in time and give them to her as a gift.


Second favorite piece(s) of jewelry..... the italian charm bracelet that has a charm commemorating nearly all of my Disney trips and a second bracelet that commemorates many of my Mother/Daughter trips!

Anyhow.... sorry to ramble so long. I'll be on tomorrow when I can!.........P

 

[lovedvc]

This is the beginning of my fourth month at boot camp training. I had the trainer take all my measurements and my bmi. I have lost inches in my calves, waist and hips and gained inches in my shoulder and biceps and thighs. I have gone from 33.6 BMI to 29.6 BMI. I haven't lost much weight, but that's absolutely fine with me as long as my BMI keeps going down and my waist. I can deal with the inches in my shoulders and my biceps, I had shoulder surgery in November and I am getting back all the muscle I lost during my recovery. My trainer keeps yelling at me to get rid of my scale because I obsess about the number.

 

[mackeysmom]

Thanks for all of the positive feedback on the "before" and "during" pictures - can't wait until the day comes and I can post an "after".

This is the beginning of my fourth month at boot camp training.

Can I ask where you do the boot camp? I've looked into a few different boot camps on Long Island - it is something I'd love to do if I had a little extra $$ at the end of each month. Great stats, btw.

- Laura

 

[trinaweena]

QOTD I think I'll participate this time!

First off "yesterday's" question

I, Katrina, will never give up!

Now todays. Ugh this is going to sound so so so silly but here goes. I absolutly HATE jewlery. I don't like to touch it and I especially don't like to wear it. Sometimes just seeing earings on other people can give me creepy crawlies. Granted I have a lot of weird fears and phobias (tin foil, kites, etc) but this is a big one. I do love pearls though, but cannot afford any. I've always told my boyfriend the onlt jewelry I'll ever wear is a ring on my finger when he finally decides to pop the question. I'd rather have a new hard drive than a new necklace! (I think this is why he loves me).

That being said, and this is going to be the part that sounds silly but there are 6 things I do wear around my wrist. 1 is like one of those livestrong bracelt things but this one is for the show LOST because that show meant alot to me and its to remind me of the important friends i made due to that show. I also wear 5 silly bands. I know I know silly bands are for kids and im twenty five but each one means something to me. One is a shark, my favorite animal, to remind me about strength and endurance and about being the best you can be and doing what you were made for. I have Pluto because we always say my dog is pluto. A wolf, to remind me that friends and family are always with me, I always have my pack. Minnie, to remind me that sometimes its ok to be fun and flirty, and finally Cinderella to remind me to never stop believing in my dreams, and if they don't come to me, then i need to go to the castle and get them!

So yes, a bit silly but as my boyfriend says, "It's so you i wouldnt expect anything different."

Had some cheesecake tonight, feeling unapologetic about it. Need to get back on track regardless. Also have another essay to write and I can't understand why its not writing itself?

 

[satorifound]

This is the beginning of my fourth month at boot camp training. I had the trainer take all my measurements and my bmi. I have lost inches in my calves, waist and hips and gained inches in my shoulder and biceps and thighs. I have gone from 33.6 BMI to 29.6 BMI. I haven't lost much weight, but that's absolutely fine with me as long as my BMI keeps going down and my waist. I can deal with the inches in my shoulders and my biceps, I had shoulder surgery in November and I am getting back all the muscle I lost during my recovery. My trainer keeps yelling at me to get rid of my scale because I obsess about the number.

That sounds like great progress.

 

[satorifound]

QOTD: My favorite piece of jewelry besides my wedding ring is my diamond earrings. I wear them everyday all year long. I am not big on jewelry. Plus, if I spend that much money on something I am going to wear it as often as possible. LOL

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

[I don't know if this will make any sense or not. 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.

Makes total sense and this is my issue as well. As soon as I start getting alot of compliments I tend to slack off a bit like well my job is done here. I will learn one day that the job will never be done and this is a life long journey.

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

I totally get this. At our office we have a 15 min late policy. If your more than 15 min late you may need to be rescheduled if the sched is full. If the child is sick we will do all we can to accomodate but if it is for a well visit and the doc is booked with patients we resched to a different day/time. I have had people show up 30 plus minutes late for their well appt and then get made when we tell them they have to resched. Why do people think its ok to make everyone else wait that showed up on time. It is so frustrating. Then I have to go talk with them and try to be nice and sympathetic to their situation because they are so angry.... I just cant stand it.

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)

any guy who agrees to watch TS is a keeper in my book woohoo for all the compliments and stares. Im sure that really was exciting for you.

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

You are looking great laura. Definitely a big difference. Keep up the good work.

Oh, I maintained at WW today. I am happy with that. I think I will splurge and get myself a little something anyway. I budgeted well for the week and still have money left-and tomorrow is payday.

Great job on both ends. maintained your weight and your money.

6/15 QOTD: (Today is a "fluff" day ). Besides your wedding/engagement ring(s), what is your favorite piece of jewelry?? Doesn't matter if it is real or costume. Where did you get it? Does it have any special meaning?

My parents bought me white gold hoop earrings with diamonds down the middle for my wedding. They gave them to me the night before with a really nice "speech" they put together about how proud of the women I have become and about how much they love me. Makes me want to tear up just thinking about it. But anyway I have not taken them out of my ears since and its been almost 8 years. (well I do take them out to clean them). It is my most treasured piece along with my wedding/engagement rings.

This is the beginning of my fourth month at boot camp training. I had the trainer take all my measurements and my bmi. I have lost inches in my calves, waist and hips and gained inches in my shoulder and biceps and thighs. I have gone from 33.6 BMI to 29.6 BMI. I haven't lost much weight, but that's absolutely fine with me as long as my BMI keeps going down and my waist. I can deal with the inches in my shoulders and my biceps, I had shoulder surgery in November and I am getting back all the muscle I lost during my recovery. My trainer keeps yelling at me to get rid of my scale because I obsess about the number.

Wow that is excellent. Out of curiousity how is your bmi going down without you loosing weight. I thought that is how it is normally calculated. Is your training calculating it differently or do you just mean you are loosing enough to make your BMI go down just not as much as you thought you would expect it to with all your other great acheivments. I am just asking because even at a good weight for me my BMI is still on the borderline of normal and overweight I think because of my bone structure and muscle. My dh is the same way. I wondered if there was a different way of calculating it.

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Hello all. I am a bit tired seeing that it is now almost midnight and I have been on the computer for way too long. But I wanted to say hello and let you know I am still doing good. Thinking, journaling, drinking water. For anyone that watches the Jersey shore I am going to start referring to this at TJD. They use the term GTL which means Gym Tan Laundry. Ok now that you all know my guilty pleasure and I am probably starting to sound a bit crazy I am going to sign off and get some sleep. The lack of it is making me goofy.

Talk to you tomorrow.

 

[trinaweena]

Hello all. I am a bit tired seeing that it is now almost midnight and I have been on the computer for way too long. But I wanted to say hello and let you know I am still doing good. Thinking, journaling, drinking water. For anyone that watches the Jersey shore I am going to start referring to this at TJD. They use the term GTL which means Gym Tan Laundry. Ok now that you all know my guilty pleasure and I am probably starting to sound a bit crazy I am going to sign off and get some sleep. The lack of it is making me goofy.

Talk to you tomorrow.

I love Jersey Shore haha. It's my friend an I's guilty guilty pleasure. We just take pleasure in watching people that are so much less intelligent than we are haha! Really though those kids can be so dumb!

 

[bellebookworm9]

6/15 QOTD: (Today is a "fluff" day ). Besides your wedding/engagement ring(s), what is your favorite piece of jewelry?? Doesn't matter if it is real or costume. Where did you get it? Does it have any special meaning?

I have two favorite pieces of jewelry, both Disney related of course.

The first is a Mickey initial ring.

I saw a friend with one in 2007. I scoured the internet looking for one with my initial to no avail. Then, last year when we were in Disney, I found it in the Poly gift shop. I wear it almost every day.

My other favorite is a necklace that I bought on ebay for $3.50. I knew before we went down that I wanted to do a Pick a Pearl somewhere on property. These necklaces were pretty popular on the DIS at that time; they are a "Cinderella carriage" charm that the pearl goes in. I got the pearl at Downtown Disney. Although the silver is coming off the holder and it's more bronze now, I still love it. I don't wear it as often as the ring though.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

6/15 QOTD: (Today is a "fluff" day ). Besides your wedding/engagement ring(s), what is your favorite piece of jewelry?? Doesn't matter if it is real or costume. Where did you get it? Does it have any special meaning?

I have two:

When Josh passed away my mom looked high and low for his military dog tags. I told her I wanted to wear them to the funeral. Well, she couldn't find them. I talked to my Navy liason and explained the situation and they had a 2nd pair made for me so that I could waer them at the funeral. The day of the funeral I took my wedding and engagement ring along with his wedding ring and put them on his dog tags. I don't wear them all the time but for special occasions (his birthday, our wedding anniversary, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, 4th of July, etc) and the rest of the year they are in my jewelry box.

Last Christmas I told Alan I wanted a necklace that had Josh, Maddie, and I's birthstones. I found one that I loved online and long story short he bought it for me for Christmas.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

Thanks to those people who sent in their weights. I will finish and post that this afternoon.

I don't wear a lot of jewerly. I have two pieces. A locket my dh gave me to wear on our wedding day.

For my 40th birthday my mom gave me a pin with 4 birth stones, mine, dh, and the two boys.

Was cleaning my classroom yesterday and I thought I had a free period since the class had taken the AP when 3 students came in. they were juniors who couldn't get a ride home. I didn't get as much done as I wanted but it is getting there. I want to be finished by Friday. We have graduation on Monday but I don't have to go in to school. Graduation is at the college in my town so I just have to be there by 1 on Monday. Tuesday I have to go in to school to finish up stuff and a barbque.

Today I need to clean up paperwork. Some essays still to read and then I have to file papers and put things away. Tomorrow I have to give two exams so I will work on grades for the first exam and then grade the first exam during the second exam.

Have to go and get breakfast

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[my3princes]

I need to make this quick.

I'm feeling a little better and am heading to work as it's a new job and I don't have time to be sick.

I Debra will never Quit

We have done some organizing around here this week. We've moved the living room around a bit and put alot of things away that had been hanging around. The air conditioner is in too.

My favorite piece of jewerly is a silver and abalone necklace that my DH bought for me last year for Valentine's day. It has beautiful jewel tones in it. I had mentioned that I liked it when we were in a jewerly store. I had no idea that he had gone back to get it until I opened it on Valentine's day It's not something that I can wear everyday, but great for special outfits.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Favorite piece of jewelry is my Mickey Head earrings. I have 3 different colored ones that I wear. Currently I can only find the clear stone ones. I prefer the blue ones the most. I also have a pair of pink ones.

Dress rehearsal was 4 1/2 hours last night. Ash and I got home at 8:30! Izzie was already asleep. Had time to catch up with other moms that I haven't seen much lately so it was fun. The only frustrating thing was that I was in charge of Izzie's class. Once they did their performance they were free to go or sit and watch. Well, apparently some parents thought that meant I was going to baby-sit their children for another hour or two! I don't think SO!!! Some got the hint others did not! I moved away from them but kept looking over at the kids. Just blows my mind!

Getting a pedicure at work this morning since my client canceled. Then I'm having lunch with a friend. Tonight I have to go 6th Grade Parent Orientation. Tomorrow is Kindergarten performance and then I'm coming home to fill 50 water balloons and then I have to work from 5-8 giving 2 massages. And Friday is field day and I'm happy to say that the weather is looking better.

Tummy is a bit better this morning. I need to get drinking my water.

Gotta run!

TTFN

 

[lovedvc]

Wow that is excellent. Out of curiousity how is your bmi going down without you loosing weight. I thought that is how it is normally calculated. Is your training calculating it differently or do you just mean you are loosing enough to make your BMI go down just not as much as you thought you would expect it to with all your other great acheivments. I am just asking because even at a good weight for me my BMI is still on the borderline of normal and overweight I think because of my bone structure and muscle. My dh is the same way. I wondered if there was a different way of calculating it.

Actually my weight is not factored into the BMI calculations at all. He has the BMI scale that he uses on 4 parts of my body. He uses two parts of my arms, my stomach and my back. It's a small scale that pinches the fat and he adds those 4 numbers together. The number that he gets is then looked up on a chart using my age. (It's a little embarrassing letting him grab my fat but luckily the amount to grab is getting smaller.)

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Laura, I love your before and after pics! Your hard work is paying off!

Angie! You will love the Princess Half!

Kathy, good luck with your race today! Can't wait to hear all about it!

CC, Pamela is right -- a maintain is a good thing!

6/15 QOTD: (Today is a "fluff" day ). Besides your wedding/engagement ring(s), what is your favorite piece of jewelry?? Doesn't matter if it is real or costume. Where did you get it? Does it have any special meaning?

I'm not a big jewelry person. I can't wear my wedding/engagement rings anymore because they are too big. I don't want to size them for a bit longer so I only do it once. I now have a lovely anniversary ring that I wear instead. I wear Mickey Mouse earrings all the time, too. I have silver dangling Mickey heads and gold ones. I switch off with my watches which are nice but not fabulous. If I'm going to court I do have some beautiful costume brooches that I wear -- big splashy ones with lots of rhinestones. This is a fun question!

Katrina, it sounds like your boyfriend totally gets you and loves you for who you are!

Lindsay, ah, the perils of being the boss and dealing with the late folks. My personal favorites are the drop ins or the ones who want to talk to you when they run into you somewhere else.

Dona, it's nice that kids feel comfortable enough to hang out in your classroom.

Deb and Tracey glad that you are feeling better!

I got all the pantry/refridgerator stuff done for the organizational challenge but it's going to have to wait until the week-end, or maybe next, for the grocery list/shopping redo. I do spread up the comforters and try and keep up with the dishes so that is still hanging on.

With a busy week, visitors and then end of school it may just be a maintain this week and I'm okay with that!