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

[bellebookworm9]

Just had to stop in and share my victory! I just did Day 1, Week 3 of C25K. This is:

5 minute warm up walk, then 2 reps of
~90 secs jogging
~90 secs walking
~3 mins jogging
~3 mins walking

AND I DID BOTH OF THE 3 MINUTE JOGS WITHOUT STOPPING!! I never though I'd be able to say that. If you haven't noticed, my motto under my avatar is "Defy Gravity" (from Wicked), to remind myself to at least try to do the impossible. I feel like in my own small way I am doing that!

 

[Connie96]

Hi yall. I let myself get too far behind so I scrolled thru the last 6 pages, but to say I "skimmed" them would probably be overstating it.

I would take time to really catch up but... I'm spending all my spare time doing actual research in an effort to plan an actual WDW trip!!!!! It has been almost 6 years since our last trip. DH finally gave me the thumbs-up and I'm just DYING to get there. This will be DD's first trip and I CAN'T WAIT!!!! We haven't settled on dates or anything yet, but we're working on it.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Here is today's QOTD:

If you could have a personal chef who took care of one meal a day, which meal would it be and why?

Maybe breakfast, because it is hard to get moving that early in the day?
Maybe lunch, because brown-bagging it is getting old?
Maybe dinner, because you hate the rush at the end of the day?

BONUS.... if you could trade the personal chef for one hour of maid service every day, would you??

I would want a personal chef to do dinner each night, and I would invite a whole bunch of friends over and have a big dinner party. I'm finding the older I get, the more European I sound...if that makes any sense, lol. Plus, the more weight I lose and the more I hear all you guys talk about food, my perception about food itself is changing. I used to be afraid of food because I didn't know how it worked- no one ever taught me healthy eating habits and how to eat properly or what food was actually is supposed to do. It's not that my parents didn't try, they just have an old-school way of looking at food. My dad tells me stories about how he remembers his mom frying eggs, and the egg never even touched the pan because it floated on the grease at the bottom And my mom's mother would just give you whatever you wanted whenever you wanted it, with no concern of "No, you can't have chocolate cake for breakfast." But ever since I've started growing up, I've started to actually look at food like it's fuel for my body and what I want my body to do for me. And I love the European view of food and life that it should be celebrated and enjoyed and used as a "second-place holder" to friends and family. And to those of you that actually HAVE been to Europe (I know there's a few of you, but I can't remember your names! ) Please let me know if I'm talking out of my behind

But I would probably trade the chef for a maid once or twice a week

 

[Zhoen]

Ok, so like Laura's cats breaking in and making me eat junk wasn't bad enough... now I seem to have caught that stomach flu one of y'all was talking about... was that pjlla? Or someone else? Apparently our virus-scan doesn't work on actual illness... who knew?

(Actually, DD4 painted the house a phenomenal shade of red Saturday night (she'd been eating watermelon...) and EXACTLY 48 hours later, DH and I got sick, too, along with a cousin who had been visiting... DD7 held out until 2AM... She'd been at the cousin's house yesterday, and I'm still trying to figure out what on earth they fed her that created that particular shade of blue...

So I guess I can say that diet-wise, I've been a superhero today... I've managed to choke down some shredded wheat and a popsicle... but I DEFINITELY haven't haven't gotten in all my water, vegetables, or exercise... everyone else is all bounced-back already... so I am waiting for my tylenol to kick in and am going to attempt to get up... because they are doing TERRIBLE things to the house...

Oh, and house this for getting kicked when you're down? The circuit that feeds our cable box AND the washing machine blew out for hours today... so no cable to soothe the savage beasts, no internet for whining to you guys... and not even a washer to wash all the pukey clothes and blankets... wahhhh poor me

QOTD:

If you could have a personal chef who took care of one meal a day, which meal would it be and why?

Dinner, definitely dinner... because then it would be ready when we got home, and I'd hire the kind of chef who cleaned the kitchen before s/he went home... BUT if I could trade the chef for a cleaner, heck yeah! I love cooking, hate cleaning.

My dad tells me stories about how he remembers his mom frying eggs, and the egg never even touched the pan because it floated on the grease at the bottom And my mom's mother would just give you whatever you wanted whenever you wanted it, with no concern of "No, you can't have chocolate cake for breakfast."

I think you must mean on the continent... where I lived in England when I was little, I can't think of a darned thing we ever ate that was healthy... But we were in farm country, and people walked everywhere... you can get away with heavy eating when you need it to fuel the work you are going to do that day. If you ever saw the Hugh Grant movie "4 weddings and a Funeral" there's a scene with eggs and sausage and tomatoes frying in a bunch of grease... makes me nostalgic! My favorite school lunch was either "sausages and onions" (bratwurst in onion gravy with onions over mashed potatoes" or "chese Katherine wheels"... sort of like croissant-type dough, rolled into pinwheels, with tonsss of cheddar-type cheese. Out on the town, I loved "ploughman's lunch" at the pubs... it was just a chunk of cheese, a chunk of bread, an apple (or an onion, if they were being "authentic", and a scoop of chutney... soooooo good...

But again, these heavier foods were a hold-over from a simpler time when people really did NEED that much fuel... and we're talking decades ago. While those foods SOUND heavy, I doubt any one of them is any worse than a McD's breakfast combo or lunch combo, especially since they were all made fresh and local, not frozen and shipped in from who knows where...

So no, I don't think you're thinking wrong, but Europe has definite food-cultural regions, and I was definitely not in one of the skinny ones!

Congratulations on the Bachelor's degree (I forget now who it was), and Stinkerbelle is standing here demanding food... Grumpy has out the chocolate chips, I'd better go!

Happy day! (send that chef and maid soon, I need help!!!)

 

[liesel]

QOTD: I would definitely choose dinner, especially those nights when I have to get dinner started before DH comes home and then rush off to the gym. Or tonight with swim practice. I would trade for maid service any day, I would much rather cook than clean!

Nancy-I started making homemade chicken nuggets for the kids when it was one of the few proteins DD would eat (she is also a bean fiend!). They love it so much more than the processed junk. You can also choose to bake or pan fry them. We are actually making a batch together tomorrow night, DD and DS both love to help! I love your ninja chef, maybe I could work on that with a few more combat classes!

Pamela-I love the Harry Potter series and resisted a little at first since they were so hugely popular. They are great books!

LisaH-I love the Disney office!

Shawn-you dinner sounds yummy! I can't believe its almost time for you to come back to the states! Did I read correctly that you have opted to rent for now? I'm so far behind.


I realized I still haven't done my intro, so here goes:
I'm Lisa, 36, SAHM to DS9 and DD5. DD is starting first grade in the fall, so that will definitely be a turning point for me as I figure out what I want to do next. I've been married for almost 14 years. This is my 3rd challenge and I am really enjoying them. In my life before kids I went to culinary school and worked as a chef, so I definitely enjoy food. The bulk of my weight gain occured in the year after finishing college and transitioning to a desk job. This is only my 3rd real attempt at weight loss, my first being in my 20s and it was so much easier back then! I can't believe that I got derailed. If only I knew then what I knew now...

I spent 5 months on bed rest pregnant with DD5, which threw my health for a loop. During this time, my cholesterol shot up 50 points. I am happy to say that my cholesterol is back down (even lower now!) as of last September. Anyway, I am back to trying to live a healthy lifestyle and have lost 35 pounds since Jan 2010. It is so slow and sporadic for me. Some days I am convinced I will never lose another pound, but I keep plugging along. I also started taking thyroid medication last June.

I need to get going with dinner (where's that chef? oh wait, that's me!) and swim team practice. Talk to everyone later!

 

[tigger813]

Evening everyone,

Well, I'm 95% packed. Mom asked me to bring my bathing suit to take my dad to the pool to do some water exercises. She was really tired today so we didn't talk long. I will be taking her to chemo on Friday afternoon. My brother is doing a great job taking care of her and he made a spreadsheet of all the medicines and times and such which will be quite helpful. Mom hopes to get her hair and nails done while I'm there. I may need to get mine done as I don't think I'll have time tomorrow while I'm at work as my co-worker is busy. Taking the smaller of our big suitcases. I have about 10 magazines and 3 books and my ipod ready to go. I downloaded Prisoner of Azkaban last night and will hopefully have podcasts to listen to as well.

Didn't do very well eating today or at least this afternoon. I came home and had chips and some sherbet. Don't know why. Must be PMS starting to kick in.

Feeling quite tired but I really want to stay awake and spend time with Brian. He has to make the dance recital/kindergarten performance DVD for me. I got 4 disks of photos from a friend from dancing. I think I'll put other photos on my ipod now too.

TTFN

 

[mikamah]

Just had to stop in and share my victory! I just did Day 1, Week 3 of C25K. This is:

5 minute warm up walk, then 2 reps of
~90 secs jogging
~90 secs walking
~3 mins jogging
~3 mins walking

AND I DID BOTH OF THE 3 MINUTE JOGS WITHOUT STOPPING!! I never though I'd be able to say that. If you haven't noticed, my motto under my avatar is "Defy Gravity" (from Wicked), to remind myself to at least try to do the impossible. I feel like in my own small way I am doing that!

Whoo hoo!! Congratulations!!! So happy for you, and know that you can do whatever you set your mind and heart to.

I would take time to really catch up but... I'm spending all my spare time doing actual research in an effort to plan an actual WDW trip!!!!! It has been almost 6 years since our last trip. DH finally gave me the thumbs-up and I'm just DYING to get there. This will be DD's first trip and I CAN'T WAIT!!!! We haven't settled on dates or anything yet, but we're working on it.

yay!! So excited for you, and I for one looooove to live vicariously through others as far as disney trip planning, so share details as you plan them.

Wow the moon and stars are aligned today. I woke up early, got my run in already, got to work and at my desk before 7:30 a.m. All groceries are purchased, healthy meals ready and I'm on track for a good work day. I should be so happy but feel kind of -- what am I forgetting?

Did you get ds to camp? Congrats on getting the run in and starting the day off on the right foot.

Kathy.... I know it is hard at the grocery store and we want the kids to have treats for their snacks and such, but have you ever considered just NOT buying any of those things? Let's face it, they aren't doing you any good and they aren't healthy for Michael either. Help him find a healthier alternative that is still a treat (and hopefully something that you don't care for). How about real fruit leathers (usually organic type is available in the natural foods aisle) or baked taco chips and salsa (DS's current favorite snack)? Or you could make something together.... like whole wheat banana muffins?

When DS begs for something I don't want him to have (like a trip through the drive-thru or a root beer or sour gummy worms ) I remind him that I love him TOO MUCH to let him have that kind of junk. I let him know that I am worried about his future health and the habits he is developing as he becomes an adult. He doesn't always care much for my "tough love" lectures.... and he is constantly reminding me that he isn't overweight. But I tell him that it isn't all about WEIGHT... it is about INTERNAL HEALTH too... and that now he is at a time in his life where he is developing habits that could stick with him forever... and I want those habits to be GOOD ONES!

Sure, there will always be a place in his life for junk.... the occasional birthday party or holiday weekend.... but we can't let it become part of our daily lives.

Someone asked me once if I was being "too healthy" and "not fair" to my kids by not allowing them to eat this stuff. I think that they thought that I was being selfish.... that I didn't want to kids to have it because I couldn't have it. But my only selfishness (IMHO) is that I want my kids to lead long, strong, HEALTHY lives! And they can't do that if they are eating garbage.

Sorry if I'm out of line here.... but I know you struggle SO MUCH will some of the treats that you bring into the house for Michael.... maybe it is time to just bite the bullet and stop buying them.

Love you.......


P

Thank you Pamela. I am not offended at all, and appreciate your being so frank with me. I know you've heard me many times complain about the junk I've eaten, that I have bought and brought into the house, and I don't know why I keep doing it, and can't keep the control that I need to be successful at this.
I know I say the junk is for ds, but to be honest with myself, when he asks for something, I know its for me, and when he's not with me, I'll buy the chips or ice cream for "him", but really it's for me, and he's so much better than I am with treats. He loves all fruit, and when I bring home a can of mandarin oranges, he's in heaven.
The red grapes are so good right now, they really are a treat, and when I buy a fresh pineapple it's so good and it makes me feel so good to eat healthy, and yet I bring the junk home, I eat the junk, I feel badly after, and still I don't stop.
It's definitely an emotional thing, and I know I need to look within and face some of the reasons I am sabotaging myself repeatedly.
Thank you for the reminder to be a better role model for michael. Neither of us needs the junk, and I will definitely be thinking of you when I go grocery shopping again, and your strength and resolve. You are such a good influence. Thanks for caring, P.

 

[bellebookworm9]

If anyone flies Southwest, go check out their website right now! They are having a 72 hour sale, and a lot of flights have been dropped in price.

0-450 miles $40
451-1250 miles $80
1251+ miles $120

Book by June 23rd, for travel August 23-November 16. There are some blackout dates, and Fridays and Saturdays aren't included.

I went to check ours, and our return flight from Disney was down to $80! I couldn't change it online for some reason, so after calling, waiting for 32 minutes and speaking to a wonderful guy named Tony who was able to perform an override, I now have $120 in flight credits to use for our January grad school scouting trip!

Sorry, I know this isn't weight loss/health related, but I hope it might be able to help some of you out!

 

[my3princes]

Just a fly by post as I should be in bed by now.

QOTD: I would without a doubt have a personal chef for dinner. I struggle with so many activities in the evening it would make life so much more simple.


Work is going well. Tomorrow night we have the lacrosse party then that is done for the year. DH and oldest DS will play in a Men's league, but I won't have to do anything but watch.

We've decided to go camping this weekend though I'm not sure when I'll find time to pack the camper and we don't know where we're going yet

 

[trinaweena]

Well. i guess you could say we had a bad couple of days as far as dieting and mood goes. Thanks all of ya'll who encouraged me not to give up. I can say i'm ready to get back on track. Although I had a bad lunch, I did get a good dinner in, turkey burger and veggies. I have these fiber one sandwhich thins, 90 calories and obviously fiber, that i use instead of buns for my turkey and veggie burgers.

I have not been tracking my food but im back on track starting tomorrow. Also despite my bad eating I have no let myself give up on excersice. I did pretty much give up on 30 day shred, but I hope to get back into it once this class ends (saturday is our last class, which is sad because i loved this class and this professor, but i'm pretty sure we will remain friends so im ok with that). I did see a difference on 30 day shred, and ive never done strength training before so i thought it was a great workout. At the moment, I actually cannot do it because I usually do it right before bed (I know, bad time to excercise, but it helps me sleep and its when i have time!) and i do it in my room which is just a mess right now! I barely have a floor. With working EVERY day and class I just havent had time. Next week we're back on track with that. I don't know, i know i should not make excuses but i feel like at least i know im going to be back on track next week when i get my day off back and this class ends.

But I have been keeping up with my running and...I really like running, guys. I mean i feel like i could be very serious about this. I have three races coming up in the fall and I just want to be a runner for real. I'm learning as I go, I make sure im going slow, building my strength and learning what else i need to do to be the best i can be. I understand its going to be a long road, but i try to push myself when i know i can do it. I follow the couch 2 5k program and im on week 3 and im finding it difficult but also easy. At the end of my workout i ususally push myself to do a 1/4 mile straight running. I only push because I KNOW I CAN DO IT! The other day I did a full mile at a run. I had to stop every 1/4 mile and i allowed myself 30 seconds to catch my breath and then KEPT GOING! I kept telling myself, your not gonna die, YOU CAN DO THIS! I want to RUN my 5k in sept.

In keeping with the running thing I looked at bikes today because i would really like to cross train and bike on the days where i dont run. I'm not looking to get real into biking, but we have a bike trail next to our house (thats where i run) and my friend and i used to bike all the time till 1) i ran over my bike and 2) my friend moved away. I really enjoy biking and I guess I really have to start saving up for a bike.

So any runners on this board, would love some advice! Any kind of advice that youd be willing to give! I'm also looking at camelbaks to solve the problem of omg i need water!

Another question for everyone, how do you ya'll feel about protein shakes? I have been kind of doing the special k challenge. I love the cerreal and i have recently gotten addicted to the choc shakes and the choc pb bars. Just wonering what anyone else thought about them?

So I guess I'm here I'm back on track (hopefully) and thanks to everyone. I'm going to make an effort to come here at least once a day and update ya'll. I cant promise i will always get to replies but i will be reading everything! Hugs to all

 

[Graciesmom77]

So I am back yet again. My name is Michelle and I am a stay at home mom of 4 little girls, ages almost 10, 8, 2 and 2 1/2 months. I am from Ohio and I am a total geek who loves magic of any kind, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and oh yeah, Disney! lol

I have struggled with my weight my entire life and would love to get it under control. Most of the time the idea of losing a big amount of weight seems like an impossible dream, like winning the lottery, but hopefully my numbers will pop up and I can't kick this weight in the bum!

I am doing the WW online right now and have done pretty well with food the last few days. Nursing the baby makes my ravenous at all times so I was struggling before WW, but I am trying to focus on doing better. No exercise yet, though I did get Zumba for Playstation 3 for Mothers Day and can't wait to try it!

Oh by the way, my 2 month old slept through the night 2 nights in a row!!!!

Not that has anything to do with weight loss, its just that I am so darn excited. Sleep my old friend, how I've missed you!

 

[cclovesdis]

I woke up before the alarm went off, but I only woke up once or maybe twice throughout the night, so I'm not complaining. Okay, I'm not complaining too much.

I do feel better this morning than I did last morning though.

Today will be an OP day with regards to eating. I peeked at the scale yesterday and I am up over half a pound since Friday. I am still down from last week's weigh-in at WW though. I will have to weigh-in there on Friday as my sister and BIL came last night and I'll probably work late tonight. I may be able to go on Thursday night, but I'm not sure yet. I did go to the gym last night and got in the best workout since the last time I did a C25K walk/run. I did 7+ miles on the recumbent bike in 35 minutes. Something about under a 5-min. mile makes me very .

Today's plan is to make breakfast. I also have to remember to pack a morning snack. Grapes? I'll see what we have. Dinner is probably leftovers and we have some of the dinner I made left, so if we do have leftovers, I'll have that. Lunch will be my usual chicken breast sandwich. Exercise may or may not happen today. Maybe the Wii Fit? I feel like exercising so maybe it will happen today.

Well, my alarm telling me to "get up" went off so I must go. Looking forward to a good day at work and an OP day.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

GOOD MORRRRRRNING BIGGEST LOSERS!!!!!!!

everyone awake??? good i'm nancy and i'll be your coach for the next week and two days. i hope to be half as helpful as so many of our previous coaches have been!

in an effort to gather some much needed pixie dust...ok, it's totally a selfish thing really because i so desperately want our september WDW trip to work out...i thought it might be fun to have, along with our usual QOTD, a disney QOTD too! sometimes i just am able to get on and WISH DIS so i don't get to read enough fun Disney DIS stuff

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??

I hope everyone has a great, OP day. Drink you water, eat your veggies, stay AWAY from the junk and..."Don't go out of your WEIGH to please anyone but yourself!" That's a quote my Aunt Ann always says - she has lost a bunch of weight and kept it off successfully and it's her mantra.

"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show!"

 

[donac]

Good Wednesday morning everyone

I made it throught the last week of school without yelling at anyone I usually blow up at one time or another.

I will post last week's results later today. I will also make comments later. I slept in and want to get somethings done this morning.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[SettinSail]

LOL Nancy - good questions!

My typical breakfast is Special K cereal with raisins and 1.5% milk. It's the lowest fat milk we can find here. My daily plan is to get up at 7, get DH & DS out the door at 7:30, exercise, shower and eat breakfast around 8:30. Does not always go according to plan but that's what I usually eat. On the weekends DH will fix us a huge breakfast of eggs or omelets with bacon or sausage or sometimes pancakes.

The first trip I made to WDW was 1971 or 1972 soon after it first opened. I would have been 10 or 11. I don't remember a lot about it but my whole family went. We only went for the day, only MK was open at the time and we didn't stay onsite.

Dona - congrats on making it to the end of another year

Graciesmom - welcome back

Trina - way to get back on track. I can't speak for all of Europe but here in Germany the food is very very heavy and seved in huge portions. The servers actually take offense if you don't finish it all and will ask you what is wrong with your food! I guess France and Italy are the places where you get the fine dining experiences with high quality fresh ingredients but German dining, blech, not so much

Kathy - thanks for posting about your struggle with junk food. I took that very much to heart and could have written those same words. I will commit to doing better in that area too for myself and my family

Belle - good job on the workout

Connie - a WDW trip How exciting!

Well, my lazy day yesterday had a very good ending. We have come to a verbal agreement to rent the house we were trying to get. We get the keys next Friday, hard to believe. We are getting a pretty good rent based on the ones I saw online. The one we were interested in prior to this one was 600 sf smaller and cost $100 more per month. This one is in a much better location too, on a quiet cul de sac but still on the golf course. DS also won the coaches award for his soccer team at the athletics banquet last night. They actually gave all 4 awards for the team as coaches award rather than an MVP, most improved, etc. I thought that was neat. I was able to deliver and collect on 3 more items for sale and got an item back that a friend had borrowed that we want to sell. My good luck came to an end this afternoon though - I had a teacher at the school email me to get her items and I was set to meet her at 2:15 but I couldn't find a ride to school. My 2 closest neighbors that have kids at the school were nowhere to be found and not answering their cell phones Hopefully I can set another meeting with her soon.

Well, we have a 4 day weekend, this is the 3rd public holiday in the month of June. This one is called corpus christi, I read what it's about but can't re-explain it here No school Thurs and Friday. We are just going to be around the house getting our suitcases ready for next week and possibly meeting friends at the Biergarten some days. We may make a visit to the Black Forest for DH to look for his cuckoo clock.

Have a great day Losers!

Shawn

 

[lisah0711]

Graciesmom77! Nice to see you again! Congrats on your little one sleeping through the night! Actually getting adequate rest does help with your weight loss, too. Not to mention make everyone in the house happier!

CC, nice job on the workout yesterday. How about a little walk around the neighborhood after dinner for your exercise today?

GOOD MORRRRRRNING BIGGEST LOSERS!!!!!!!

Good morning Coach Nancy! Thanks for coaching this week!

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

I do eat breakfast every day. I'm in a bagel/cream cheese rut at the office, although I occasionally with have a sausage and egg mcmuffin. I have been adding two boiled egg whites to breakfast and that seems to keep the hunger at bay until lunch time without adding too many calories.

I don't eat within 30 minutes of waking -- more like two or three hours later. I'm not that hungry at first and later, like now, when my stomach is growling, I'm afraid that I will get too hungry later if I eat now. Should probably try to break that up a bit to avoid that. I also really want to break the eating at my desk habit that I have firmly entrenched. I eat breakfast and lunch at work. I have healthy options but could use a break.

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??

I hope everyone has a great, OP day. Drink you water, eat your veggies, stay AWAY from the junk and..."Don't go out of your WEIGH to please anyone but yourself!" That's a quote my Aunt Ann always says - she has lost a bunch of weight and kept it off successfully and it's her mantra.

"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show!"

I think Aunt Ann is a smart lady!

My first Disney trip to was to DL when I was two for my birthday. Sorry, don't remeber a thing about it! I grew up in Anaheim so we went every year. But my first trip to WDW wasn't until 2004 with DH and DS. We loved the total immersion into WDW -- we call it "the bubble." We also got very attached to Wilderness Lodge which is very ironic since it is just like it is here!

Dona, way to go getting through the last week of school and now it's time for that well deserved summer break!

 

[trinaweena]

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??

I used to never eat breakfast. I never woke up early enough to eat a breakfast and I hate breakfast food. I would say for the past 3 months I've been eating a breakfast consistently. Special K fruit and yogurt cerreal with Activia vanilla yogurt. I always measure it out precisely too so its the same amount each day. I hate milk so i've never been able to have cereal but yogurt works just as well. Once a week I'll permit myself an egg, or like today when we ran out of yogurt, 2 eggs with salsa and 2 pieces of whole wheat low calorie toast, and a 1/4 glass of cranberry juice. (Ive been drinking so much water, and havent had any soda, I needed FLAVOR!)

Second question, my first trip was for my third birthday. The deal was if I peed on the potty I got to go to Mickey's House. (I just recently asked my mom if those same rules apply? haha) I don't remember much about the trip, I remember having orange juice on the airplane, hostess cupcakes for my birthday in the hotel room, and I know it started my obsesseion with Shamu. And obviously disney. We went with my parents and grandparents. That was my first trip, and next may will be my 25th trip!

My plan was, eat breakfast, go for run. I have my food plan for the day all written down. I'm pretty sure its either raining or going to rain but I refuse to run on a treadmill so I guess I cant let the elements stop me. If I do decide to wait then...I'm forcing myself to go to the gym later and im going to suck it up and run on the treadmill.

Hoping for an OP day today!

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: My typical breakfast is water with aloe, green tea and an Herbalife shake. I had to have a protein bar this morning as with the bladder infection I have to cut back on milk stuff.

Disney QOTD: My first trip was in June 1997 and I was 26. It was a Valentine's gift from my DH. It was his first trip too. We had a great time. No AK at the time and the castle was a cake! I think we were hooked as we went with a big group of friends in APril 1999 and then when Ash was 3. Brian came home from work one afternoon and said I don't know how but we are taking Ash to Disney as soon as school is out! We own DVC now so go about every 1-2 years. Our next trip is in 367 days but that will be mostly for PCC 3.0 and hopefully a quick visit to Universal and maybe Epcot and MK if we have time.

Looks like we will be able to fit in getting my nails done today. We started and will finish at 11 and then I have to leave at 11:45 for girls day with Izzie. My list keeps getting bigger as to what I need to buy!

Going to buy Gnomeo and Juliet today so we can watch it after school tomorrow and order pizza.

Well, I need to go fold my sheets and put them away.

TTFN

 

[Zhoen]

Good morning everyone.

Kristina-- Happy Graduation... I couldn't remember who had graduated when I was online last night... but it hit me around 1AM... Congratulations!!!!

So I am back yet again. My name is Michelle and I am a stay at home mom of 4 little girls, ages almost 10, 8, 2 and 2 1/2 months. I am from Ohio and I am a total geek who loves magic of any kind, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and oh yeah, Disney! lol

I have struggled with my weight my entire life and would love to get it under control. Most of the time the idea of losing a big amount of weight seems like an impossible dream, like winning the lottery, but hopefully my numbers will pop up and I can't kick this weight in the bum!

I am doing the WW online right now and have done pretty well with food the last few days. Nursing the baby makes my ravenous at all times so I was struggling before WW, but I am trying to focus on doing better. No exercise yet, though I did get Zumba for Playstation 3 for Mothers Day and can't wait to try it!

Oh by the way, my 2 month old slept through the night 2 nights in a row!!!!

Not that has anything to do with weight loss, its just that I am so darn excited. Sleep my old friend, how I've missed you!

I was hungry all the time when nursing, too... and if I didn't eat, I couldn't keep up with the baby, who, conveniently, was allergic to regular formula and refused the special formulas (can't blame her, they smelled horrendous.) I think that and the sleep deficit are definite factors in weight... but if she's sleeping through the night already, woohoo! Congratulations!!!

GOOD MORRRRRRNING BIGGEST LOSERS!!!!!!!

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??


"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show!"

Hmm... rarely neat and almost never pretty...

Breakfast is usually an english muffin, dry, since that's about all I can stomach in the morning. Sometimes some fruit too. Today breakfast was a vitamin and 2 calcium tabs, since I'm recovering from a 24-hour flu that apparently can't tell time... And usually it's about 30 minutes after getting up... I get up, get dressed, dress the pixies and throw them in the van, and either grab our breakfast from home or go through the drive-thru... it's not cost-effective, but someone making my food, smiling, wishing me a nice day is usually worth the $5 to me... it's like having a wife!

My first trip to Disney was when I was about 13 or 14... my parents took me. They get points for trying, but unfortunately, it was one of those "Oh crud, the oldest is graduating, the youngest is a teenager, and we never did this!" kind of things... It was very rushed, very budget, but still fun, of course. No, it wasn't an instant addiction. Went back twice in high school with the band, still not addicted... what did it for me was the kids... My 4 year old was telling me just this morning that "Elmo's not real, he's a puppet", even though she's "met" him several times at Sesame Place, even had dinner with him on her birthday last month... but the Princesses? The Princesses are "real." No question about it.

As for me, I like that there is one place in the world where most (not all) people will play along. What makes Disney magical is that everyone agrees to be nice (or as nice as they can personally manage, though it usually wears out about 4pm) and suspend their disbelief for a day. I've heard a lot of parents melting down in the parks over the years, usually about the heat and the cost, and the worn-out kiddies whining... but never have I heard anyone say "Be realistic," "be reasonable," "be practical," or "get your head out of the clouds." So that's what I like about it, I like that people let each other believe... and I wish everywhere could be like that.

: I'm in a bagel/cream cheese rut at the office, although I occasionally with have a sausage and egg mcmuffin.

If you LIKE the sausage mcmuffin, and WANT it, and PLAN for it, it's not the end of the world once in a while... It's a lot of points, but if the rest of your day is planned around it, (like a big salad for lunch), it's do-able. I used to like to have an egg mcmuffin once in a while, but I did that two Fridays ago, and it seemed to set off a binge, so I think I'll need to avoid those for the time being...

If you grab them just because you're hurried in the morning, what about stashing some healthier choices in the freezer at work? I forget what brand it is, but there are some mcmuffin-type frozen sandwiches in one of the diet brands... they don't suck... during the winter, I love a pack of instant oatmeal with some cinnamon, some stevia, and just a dash of salt (I would never have thought of salt, but someone recommended it, and it really adds a lot!) When I'm jones-ing for a salt fix, I like instant grits with salt... so I keep grits and oatmeal in a spare drawer in my desk... they keep forever and don't crowd the communal fridge/freezer, and don't disappear like the other stuff sometimes does...

 

[gudrench3]

GOOD MORRRRRRNING BIGGEST LOSERS!!!!!!!

everyone awake??? good i'm nancy and i'll be your coach for the next week and two days. i hope to be half as helpful as so many of our previous coaches have been!

in an effort to gather some much needed pixie dust...ok, it's totally a selfish thing really because i so desperately want our september WDW trip to work out...i thought it might be fun to have, along with our usual QOTD, a disney QOTD too! sometimes i just am able to get on and WISH DIS so i don't get to read enough fun Disney DIS stuff

QOTD, Wednesday 6/22: We all know that BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day. Do you adhere to that statement? What is your typical breakfast like? Do you keep it light? How soon before waking do you eat? "They" say we should eat within 30 minutes of waking - do you?

DISNEY QOTD Wednesday 6/22: Won't you tell me about your first trip to Disney?? DL or WDW? How old were you? Who were you with? What is your favorite memory from the trip? Were you hooked by trip #1??

I hope everyone has a great, OP day. Drink you water, eat your veggies, stay AWAY from the junk and..."Don't go out of your WEIGH to please anyone but yourself!" That's a quote my Aunt Ann always says - she has lost a bunch of weight and kept it off successfully and it's her mantra.

"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show!"

Good morning!!! Woo who, I'm pumped from the excitement in your post this morning!!! Thanks!!!

QOTD...I always try to eat something for breakfast...even if I have to load up some cereal and milk into a lock and lock and eat it once I get to work. I also try to bring a snack to have mid-morning. I normally just do cereal and yogurt and maybe a smothie if I have some time, but I'd love to hear what everyone else does for some ideas.

Disney QOTD...My first trip was in 1985 at WDW...I was 5. I don't remember much about it except for the 10 minutes of video that we have and a couple of pictures. We stayed off-site with some friends. It was my whole family...my Mom, my Dad, and my older brother. My dad went the first day, but decided it was not his cup of tea (I think he fished the remaining days). My mom and I have been back several times because we fell in love with it. In fact, when she found out she had colon cancer, she was told to do what you want to do now while you're still healthy...and so, we went to WDW at Christmas time in 2000! It was AMAZING...the best memories ever.

I hope everyone has a great and MAGICAL DAY!!!!