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

[my3princes]

Good Morning. We're off to Six Flags New England today. The weather looks perfect. My shoulder is aching pretty badly again today. It was bothering me yesterday and I had hoped it would be improved this morning. I'm pretty sure that I didn't do anything to it, must have slept wrong the night before last. Hoping the pain subsides with Ibuprophen as once we head out there won't be any turning back.

 

[tigger813]

Deb- Have fun at Six Flags! If Ash hadn't broken her foot Brian was going to take them to Canobie Lake. We hope to get to Six Flags later this summer! i haven't been in several years!

Zhoen- Only drank one Bud last night. I think I'll have a strawberry daiquiri later today.

Up early this morning with Mom. I had to make her take an ativan as she was very upset over what exactly I'm not sure so I told her that she had to take it as the way she was acting was only going to make her worse. She has settled down back in her bed. I was up at midnight after about 10 minutes of sleep and then again at 4. Had trouble getting back to sleep and then I heard her all upset. I thought it was 7 and then realized it was only 6.

Tummy is doing better this morning. I had a fiber plus bar and am having my aloe water and some tea. I have a splitting headache probably from lack of sleep and caffeine. I will most definitely need a nap today.

Niece is still sleeping. Dad just dozed back off and hopefully Mom will too. She has a special radio show she listens to on Sunday mornings that I will put on for her in a few minutes.

Need to do some things for her now! I'll check back in later!

TTFN

 

[dumbo_buddy]

quick post before i'm on later.

party was great.

stomach is killing me. up 2.5 lbs today gross.

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

be back later. need to sit on the couch and complain about my stomach ache and my weight gain.

 

[lisah0711]

JacksLilWench, congrats on being HH winner!

Kristina, congrats on finding the perfect house!

bellebookworm9, congrats on your jeans NSV! And starting week 4 of the C25K!

Tracey, glad that things are calming down there.

zhoen, congrats on the 10K yesterday! Give that leg a rest today or maybe just a short walk.

Deb, don't you just hate it when you sleep wrong and wake up with a cricked body part? Have fun at Six Flags!

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

Sorry about the crappy feeling today after the party, Nancy. I felt the same way after last week-end, except I had a 4 pound gain. First thing after falling off the wagon is you have to stand up and dust off you pants, maybe see how far away the wagon is (ya know I'm speaking metaphorically, right? ). If it's really close, now might be the best time to hop back on. Yep, just forgive, forget, and get right back on the wagon. If the wagon is far away, or you're not sure if you could hold on for awhile if you get right back on (like you don't have what you need 'cause you haven't gone to the store or another party or something) then you might want to set a time, in the not too distant future, to get yourself back on that wagon. And then do it whenever you decided was best for you. And then really concentrate on holding on. And repeat as needed!

It's natural to feel frustrated with yourself for falling off but that doesn't do you any good. It happened, it can't be changed, and it's a waste of time and energy. The best thing is to use your energy making plans and figuring out strategies to help you so you don't fall off again any time soon. Actually, after my falling off and getting back on experience last week I learned two things: one, it's not a fun or satisfying falling off the wagon as you remember it being and two, you just feel so much better when you are riding along in the wagon smilin' and wavin'.

This is a great Disney question, Nancy! I was pretty confident that there was no attraction at DL or DCA that I hadn't done but I found one -- Princess Fantasy Faire! (okay, I really don't consider this an attraction myself, I think attractions are rides but it's on the attraction list on the DL website). Maybe in about 15 or 20 years, I'll have a granddaughter that I can take there. As for WDW, I've never done Kali River Rapids at AK because we always go in December and January and it's just too darn cold!

Have a great day all!

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

I guess my strategy would just be sure to eat healthy over the next few days, keep exercising, and keep drinking water.

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

I had a really hard time thinking of this-after our 2007 trip there were a ton, but I think we hit all of them last year! But here's what I came up with: Dumbo (which I'm told I went on when I was 3, but I have no memory of it), and the Indiana Jones Stunt Show. We intended to go to that, but I wasn't feeling so hot and just wanted to go back to the room. I plan to ride Dumbo this year at MNSSHP.

bellebookworm9, congrats on your jeans NSV! And starting week 4 of the C25K!

Sorry, what does NSV stand for? I'm racking my brain and can't come up with anything!

First thing after falling off the wagon is you have to stand up and dust off you pants, maybe see how far away the wagon is (ya know I'm speaking metaphorically, right? ). If it's really close, now might be the best time to hop back on. Yep, just forgive, forget, and get right back on the wagon. If the wagon is far away, or you're not sure if you could hold on for awhile if you get right back on (like you don't have what you need 'cause you haven't gone to the store or another party or something) then you might want to set a time, in the not too distant future, to get yourself back on that wagon. And then do it whenever you decided was best for you. And then really concentrate on holding on. And repeat as needed!

Excellent advice!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good morning! Thank you so much to Nancy for coaching this week! You are doing a great job, Nancy!

I am so very happy to report that I ran 8 miles this morning. Best run I have had since princess. We ran 5 min walked 45 sec and ended up with a 10:29 average pace. My DH, DS and I are going to run a 10k on the 4th and I am finally feeling pretty optimistic. My knees are not perfect, but they are doing ok. In some ways I think it's good that they are still getting a teeny bit sore at the end because it's forcing me to ice and stretch and use the foam roller and if they weren't bothering me at all I think I would become a slacker again, which would not be good.

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

 

[glss1/2fll]

Glad somebody asked that because, I too, have been trying to figure it out!

QOTD1: I think everyone has given excellent advice. Brush yourself off and jump back on the wagon.

QOTD2: I have yet to ride Mission Space. I'm afraid I'll get motion sickness and then the rest of my day will be ruined! My family goes on it and swears I'll be fine--even DS2 who does get car sick frequently. Guess I'm not very trusting because I still say NO!

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

That's always my weak spot too. Especially if I've been up late the night before, I always feel like, "Well, I had Taco Bell after midnight anyway, so I might as well keep it up for the rest of the day." I always try to reign it in by just getting back OP as best I can- more water, a regular workout (nothing extreme), and a light dinner. And a nap-a looooonngg nap

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

Soarin'. I just don't get the appeal for it. Wait in line for two hours to watch a video that flies over California and get sprayed with orange zest? No, thank you. I have nothing against California for you Dis'ers that are...it's just not my cup of tea. Guess I'm just an East Coast Girl My mom has tried several times to get me to ride it, and she'll tell me "Me and Allison (my sister) loved it, it was so cool!" And I tell her, "Good, when you guys come back together, you can ride it then." It seems only fair, she won't ride the teacups with me So it evens out, lol!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Soarin'. I just don't get the appeal for it. Wait in line for two hours to watch a video that flies over California and get sprayed with orange zest? No, thank you. I have nothing against California for you Dis'ers that are...it's just not my cup of tea. Guess I'm just an East Coast Girl My mom has tried several times to get me to ride it, and she'll tell me "Me and Allison (my sister) loved it, it was so cool!" And I tell her, "Good, when you guys come back together, you can ride it then." It seems only fair, she won't ride the teacups with me So it evens out, lol!

Who waits in line for two hours for anything? That's what FP and Touring Plans are for!

But really, I didn't ride it in 2007 because a)I'm afraid of heights, b)Standby line was waaaaay too long, and c)FP return time didn't work for us (that was before I knew that FPs are good anytime after the return window). We rode it in 2010 and it is now my favorite ride, tied with Tower of Terror. We requested front row center and it is really cool! Plus the soundtrack is AMAZING, one of my favorites right after IllumiNations (which I think is literally the best piece of music I've ever heard). I would still never wait two hours for it though-the only way I wait longer then 20 minutes is for parades/fireworks!

Also, I normally HATE Imax movies-they make me sick-but this was fine. You should give it a shot once, at least then you can say you've done it. That is what I did with Summit Plummet at BB! The view from the top was awesome, but I'm pretty sure I'll never do it again.

 

[trinaweena]

Ummm.... can I just say I when you mentioned that food?? Don't mean to sound harsh but ewwwwww!! PLEASE consider dropping hotdogs from your regular menu. THey are terrible for you! Cured meats should be VERY limited in your diet (hotdogs, lunch meats, bacon, ham, etc).... plus most hot dogs are made with questionable part of the animals. NOt to mention all the sodium!

And mac and cheese? White carbs and powdered cheese? You could do so much better for yourself!!

If you want something that has a similar taste, try making your own mac and cheese with whole wheat pasta and reduced fat (real dairy) cheese. If you MUST have the boxed stuff, try making it with just skim milk and no butter. It comes out just fine.... I've seen it done.

Add a bit of crumbled bacon or uncured ham to the mac and cheese. It should give you a similar taste. It might not be much lighter in calories, but it should be so much healthier than what you are currently eating.

Any chance you could be satisfied with steamed cauliflower with some sort of cheese sauce on it instead of mac and cheese? That might be a good alternative. Then maybe a reduced fat all-beef or chicken hot dog (not even sure if they make such a thing).

Just do some thinking about how unhealthy it is for you... calories aside even, and maybe you might think twice about it next time you have a craving.



That sounds like a really big portion.... especially considering that on Weight Watchers (assuming 1 c portion of Kraft mac and cheese made according to directions and two regular beef deli hotdogs), that would probably be over half of my daily calories (just guesstimating, of course).

I probably eat this once every 4 months or so. It's not like I'm eating this every day. It's an extreme comfort food for me and its only every so often. i'm experimenting with different ways to make this not as bad which is why i asked for suggestions. I do not care if its box mix or not, that doesnt matter in the slightest. And to clarify I dont like beef hotdogs, so I usually have the all natural chicken or turkey dogs and they are low fat and low sodium. I'm really not eating hotdogs everyday I swear.

And as far as portions go, I'm really not sure how much I usually have. It's probably less but I honestly do not know.

 

[tigger813]

Evening all,

Been a long day. Mom's slept most of the day. I think she overdid it yesterday so she's catching up today. Taken less pain meds today which is good. Gotta call the doctor's in the morning to reschedule chemo from Friday and ask a few questions. I got a nap in and then made supper. It was the TJs mushroom ravioli with scallops mixed in! YUMMY!!!!

Well, that's all I have time for!

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

They're changing the water main beside our house, so the street is a mess. But I did come home to quite a few good looking men and some had their shirts off. Trying to see the positive.

What street are you on again

Well, it's official! Ashleigh has a small fracture in her right foot! Could my life get any more interesting??????!!!!!

Oh man! Did I miss the reply, what was the verdict? Boot and for how long?

Zoe's hives are gone. Yesterday could still see some lite red dots. Today nothing at all. She's gonna finish the prednisone up one dose for tonight and tomorrow morning should be last of it. She isn't that itchy anymore though.

Glad to hear it

And speaking of dogs and cats, these are my babies

Too cute, have they always gotten along?

We are leaving tomorrow for a weekend camping trip. We are going to the Boy Scout camp in NY on Friday and tubing the Delaware on Sat. We will be home on Sunday. It is an adult only trip and we are going with some friends. The Boy Scout council is providing most of the food so we don't have to bring too much equipment.

How was your camping trip? Tubing sounds fun.

where in CT are you going? i went to HS there and my parents live there still

My sister lives in Middlebury and works at Waterbury Hospital. Is that close to your parents?

That sounds like a great location with the ball field. And the D5k too, if I ever do that, I'd get ice cream after. Have a nice weekend to your nieces.

Thanks, it was nice to see them. Her recital was about 2 hours, so not too bad and she was in 6 numbers so I got to see her dancing a lot. How was your weekend?

We just booked our January cruise the other night, and I made a deal with the dev- oops, typo, I mean my husband. If I can make up the extra money at a 2nd job I will be doing, we will stay 2 nights before the cruise at WDW and do 1 day in the parks. If we get a 40% pin code, then maybe a deluxe hotel. Unfortunately, the dates didn't work out and we won't be doing either of the 5ks this year.

Sweet! It'll be here before you know it. I booked in Nov for May 18 monhs later and the time flew by.

Greetings from Morrisville, NC!

Today has been a horrible day all around! My DBIL's father passed away this morning so DSis and DBIL are heading home to go to his wake and funeral Wed and Thurs of next week.

Sorry for the bad start, but glad that you made it there safely. Hope the time flies by so you're back home before you know it Enjoy your time while you're there though too.

Ds is at a sleep over til 11, but my plan to run/walk was thwarted by pouring rain and thunder, so I'm going to do some wii fit now, and then go through some of his school work that was saved through the year.

Did they have Endicott Park day yesterday or was the weather bad? We drove through Topsfield near Connors Farm and there was a huge puddle across the road, so I figured we must have missed some good rain this weekend.

We were up early this morning to meet with the realtor. We talked about different houses on the market and she asked if we were intrested in new construction. I had told her that I'd rather have a new one vs anything else. Long story short they took us to a subdivision in Kissimee and showed us a new house that was almost completely done. I fell in love with it and signed papers that afternoon. Now, just waiting for VA paperwork to go through. Then once that's done I'll get the house on the market in Texas. We're shooting to be out of Texas mid October.

Sweet Beans! That's quick and great news

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

Toy Story Mania. I haven't been to MGM/DHS since the ride opened

I am so very happy to report that I ran 8 miles this morning. Best run I have had since princess. We ran 5 min walked 45 sec and ended up with a 10:29 average pace. My DH, DS and I are going to run a 10k on the 4th and I am finally feeling pretty optimistic. My knees are not perfect, but they are doing ok.

Great to hear it



Hi to anyone that I missed. We're back from CT. Went to 2 open houses today and both were really nice, but way too big for what we need and also at the high end of our price range. Why can't we find the same thing a little more than half that size within our range? So irksome at times. But when it's meant to happen it will.

So, I caved I went and purchased Zumba for my Wii. Every time I got to see my sister, we always bust out her Wii fit. I haven't used mine in forever and it always makes me come home and use it, so I figure this will motivate me even more.

Anyone have any tips for Wii Zumba? I think a few people here use/have it.

Last week we had DS's evaluation and they suggested we get the poor little guy evaluated for delayed speech They kept telling me it's not our fault, but you never know. We're also not sure if it's that there are so many kids and the teachers are always rotating that maybe they don't see everything or maybe that he's one way at home and different there. I was just thinking the other day how he knows so many words then bam, they lay that on us. So anyway, I didn't waste one minute. DS doesn't have school on Friday, so they said they'd get us the number for Early Intervention when he gets back Monday. I'm way too anal retentive to wait the weekend, so I called and they're coming to do an evaluation on Wednesday. They're also going to do it at his school, so if he's different there then they will know. If he qualifies and needs their services, I may have them do it on Friday's at home so he gets more attention and isn't as distracted, but I guess we'll wait and see what they say Wednesday. Anyone been through this?

Man oh man am I pooped. I'm not sure what it is, but I could do to bed right now. I should read through a report for work, but I'm just not motivated to do work from home this weekend, especially since it's not a busy time of year for us at work.

Well, time to switch over the laundry. Enjoy your evenings everyone

 

[pjlla]

Hey everyone!

Long story short they took us to a subdivision in Kissimee and showed us a new house that was almost completely done. I fell in love with it and signed papers that afternoon. Now, just waiting for VA paperwork to go through. Then once that's done I'll get the house on the market in Texas. We're shooting to be out of Texas mid October.

WOW! YOu made a big decision! You will be so busy between now and moving time! I'm happy that you found something you love so much.

I finished Week 3 of C25K today. I went and downloaded the podcast that people have been talking about from iTunes, the NHS one, narrated by Laura (I love British accents!). I'm in the process of downloading the rest of the weeks now.

This morning I realized my favorite pair of jeans were dirty, so I went to pull out my second pair. They've always been just a teeny bit tight, but today they were absolutely perfect!


AMAZING!! It must have felt great!

After yesterday's discussion about the mac n cheese, I decided to make the last blue box version we had in the house. When I went to put in the info on WW, I realized I had no idea how many ozs I had eaten-I'm really good at eyeballing cups, but terrible with weights. So I guessed 8 oz. Until I realized there were only 7.25 in the box! Then I realized that a serving was about 2.5 ozs, and I know there are about 4.5 servings, so the points weren't nearly so bad as I thought!

I made the WW beef-veggie pie recipe for dinner tonight and it's really good, so I'm going to post it on the dinner thread now.

THanks for posting us a new recipe!

Hi all,

Had a pretty good day. We were out for about 4-5 hours which I think may have been a little too long as she is exhausted and hurting a lot. My stomach is SOOOO bloated so I'm going have to stick to water and fiber plus bars tomorrow. We had steak for supper. I bought myself some Bud Light Lime.

We're watching The Devil Wears Prada.

Mom wants her computer!

TTFN

I'm sure she loved being out, even though it wore her out. Hope you are able to rest tonight!~

Good Morning. We're off to Six Flags New England today. The weather looks perfect. My shoulder is aching pretty badly again today. It was bothering me yesterday and I had hoped it would be improved this morning. I'm pretty sure that I didn't do anything to it, must have slept wrong the night before last. Hoping the pain subsides with Ibuprophen as once we head out there won't be any turning back.

Ooohh.... sorry about the shoulder. Hope you enjoyed Six Flags.

Deb- Have fun at Six Flags! If Ash hadn't broken her foot Brian was going to take them to Canobie Lake. We hope to get to Six Flags later this summer! i haven't been in several years!

Zhoen- Only drank one Bud last night. I think I'll have a strawberry daiquiri later today.

Up early this morning with Mom. I had to make her take an ativan as she was very upset over what exactly I'm not sure so I told her that she had to take it as the way she was acting was only going to make her worse. She has settled down back in her bed. I was up at midnight after about 10 minutes of sleep and then again at 4. Had trouble getting back to sleep and then I heard her all upset. I thought it was 7 and then realized it was only 6.

Tummy is doing better this morning. I had a fiber plus bar and am having my aloe water and some tea. I have a splitting headache probably from lack of sleep and caffeine. I will most definitely need a nap today.

Niece is still sleeping. Dad just dozed back off and hopefully Mom will too. She has a special radio show she listens to on Sunday mornings that I will put on for her in a few minutes.

Need to do some things for her now! I'll check back in later!

TTFN

HOpe you got a nap.

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

You mean like after yesterday?? (It was my belated birthday carbfest! Movie popcorn, candy, pizza... ).

First of all.... light eating for a few days, at least. I know that they say you CANNOT undue the damage by UNDER eating, but I usually eat at the rock bottom of my daily calories for about two days after.... I end up feeling much better sooner.

Second.... lots of water and FIBER! I find when I eat badly, my system just doesn't process everything as quickly as it should and I feel pretty "backed up" and disgusting for days. Extra fiber usually helps. ANd of course, plenty of water to flush everything out!

Extra workouts usually help me feel better MENTALLY, but I'm not sure that they help a lot otherwise.

If I'm feeling a bit "out of control" with things, I will usually write myself up a plan for the week, including foods and workouts, etc.

Lastly..... I READ! I start re-reading my old copies of WW magazine, I re-read any inspirational weight loss books I might have on hand (I've got a few from the BL show that are pretty good).... and sometimes I go back and ready the first few months of food journals from 2008 (when I re-started this journey). I talked to myself a lot about how it felt being FAT.... and it is a good reminder about WHY I don't want to go there again.

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

Well... I've never done It's Tough to Be a Bug. DD and I were going to do it on our visit in May, but there just seemed to be other more interesting stuff to do (DD has done it and doesn't love it).

Actually, the list of stuff I've never done could be pretty long..... but most of them I CHOSE not to do for one reason or another.... usually because there is always something more intesting/exciting to do! Maelstrom, Astro Orbiter (afraid of heights), Magic Carpets of Aladdin (kids have done it though), Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Sounds Dangerous, American Idol Experience, Magic of Disney Animation, Flights of Wonder, Triceratops Spin (but the kids have done it)........ most of what comes to mind.

And there are a few things that I have done, but not since 1974... Country Bear Jamboree, Tiki Room come to mind first!

Sorry, what does NSV stand for? I'm racking my brain and can't come up with anything! Excellent advice!

Non-Scale Victory.

Good morning! Thank you so much to Nancy for coaching this week! You are doing a great job, Nancy!

I am so very happy to report that I ran 8 miles this morning. Best run I have had since princess. We ran 5 min walked 45 sec and ended up with a 10:29 average pace. My DH, DS and I are going to run a 10k on the 4th and I am finally feeling pretty optimistic. My knees are not perfect, but they are doing ok. In some ways I think it's good that they are still getting a teeny bit sore at the end because it's forcing me to ice and stretch and use the foam roller and if they weren't bothering me at all I think I would become a slacker again, which would not be good.

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

I'm so glad you got in a good run! That sounds like a great pace! I agree with your opionion about the knee pain forcing you to ice and stretch..... the twinges are a good reminder to take care of your legs!

Glad somebody asked that because, I too, have been trying to figure it out!

QOTD1: I think everyone has given excellent advice. Brush yourself off and jump back on the wagon.

QOTD2: I have yet to ride Mission Space. I'm afraid I'll get motion sickness and then the rest of my day will be ruined! My family goes on it and swears I'll be fine--even DS2 who does get car sick frequently. Guess I'm not very trusting because I still say NO!

I must say..... I get motion sick pretty easily.... cannot ride the tea cups at all! But I've ridden M:S (orange side) every visit since it opened and I don't have any trouble. I follow all of the advise about keeping my eyes open and my head looking straight forward (except the first ride when I kept peeking at DD to make sure she was okay!). It is a really rough intense ride, but I don't get sick..... I've even ridden a few times in a row (I think I maxed out at 3.... I figured why chance it).

What DOES make me sick (other than tea cups)?? Expedition Everest! I can ride it once just fine.... even twice is okay. But by the third ride (in a row) I feel pretty : and (closest I could find to a vomit smilie!). I've analyzed it a bit and determined that it is the "backwards in the dark" section that gets to me. Not sure why exactly.

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Evening friends! I hope everyone had a nice Sunday. Mine was just fine. Church in the a.m., nice OP lunch, some yard work, a bit of laundry, a nice OP dinner with the family, and maybe a movie or show tonight with the kiddos. Sure, I should have done more..... more yardwork, more laundry, more housework.... but oh well.

As I mentioned above, I did have a belated CARBFEST for my birthday celebration yesterday. We went to see Cars 2.... it was cute and funny. Mater was absolutely the STAR of the show. And the Toy Story short at the beginning was cute too.

I managed to eat less than usual and even shared my small bag of peanut butter M&Ms with DS, so less damage there. But I ate far too many Twizzlers! Pizza for dinner was my usual order.... heavy on the veggies, light on the cheese and just a few pieces..... no chips or fries or anything. And I did enjoy that light beer I had mentioned a few days ago. It was a nice change from my plain seltzer, but nothing I need every week. Biggest splurge of the day was ice cream..... one scoop of mint chip and one scoop of Moosetracks.... a small drizzle of hot fudge (and not the light kind!) and a smattering of rainbow sprinkles..........MMM-MMM good! But WOW... was I FULL!

I'm sure that I will be making up for that splurge all week, but it was planned for, so NO GUILT.

Well.... DS has been somewhat patiently sitting here waiting for use of the family computer, so I'll sign off now. Still got a few threads to peek in on!.................P

 

[trinaweena]

Too cute, have they always gotten along?

Oh yeah! I got the cat when he was about 8 weeks old and he's basically been forced to be a dog since we got him! They all sleep together too!

 

[bellebookworm9]

So, I caved I went and purchased Zumba for my Wii. Every time I got to see my sister, we always bust out her Wii fit. I haven't used mine in forever and it always makes me come home and use it, so I figure this will motivate me even more.

Anyone have any tips for Wii Zumba? I think a few people here use/have it.

Wii Zumba is so fun! I just did another 45 minute workout. My tips are kind of obvious, but here ya go:
1)Start at beginning and work your way up. You honestly probably don't even need the "tutorial" steps. I found them very confusing.
2)Zumba does not work well on carpet with sneakers! Our Wii is in the living room where it is carpeted, and I find that kind of limits some of the twisting that I am able to do.

Last week we had DS's evaluation and they suggested we get the poor little guy evaluated for delayed speech They kept telling me it's not our fault, but you never know. We're also not sure if it's that there are so many kids and the teachers are always rotating that maybe they don't see everything or maybe that he's one way at home and different there. I was just thinking the other day how he knows so many words then bam, they lay that on us. So anyway, I didn't waste one minute. DS doesn't have school on Friday, so they said they'd get us the number for Early Intervention when he gets back Monday. I'm way too anal retentive to wait the weekend, so I called and they're coming to do an evaluation on Wednesday. They're also going to do it at his school, so if he's different there then they will know. If he qualifies and needs their services, I may have them do it on Friday's at home so he gets more attention and isn't as distracted, but I guess we'll wait and see what they say Wednesday. Anyone been through this?

Before I was an Audiology major, I was a speech path major. It is absolutely not your fault. That's great that you aren't wasting any time! The sooner the EI, the better! How old is your son? Does he have older siblings? If he does, and they tend to speak for him, that could sometimes cause delayed speech. I had a cousin like that. My younger brother, who has a whole host of disabilities, didn't speak until he was 5, and he is 16 now and still receives speech services, so my mom has been down that road (and many others!) before.

I must say..... I get motion sick pretty easily.... cannot ride the tea cups at all! But I've ridden M:S (orange side) every visit since it opened and I don't have any trouble. I follow all of the advise about keeping my eyes open and my head looking straight forward (except the first ride when I kept peeking at DD to make sure she was okay!). It is a really rough intense ride, but I don't get sick..... I've even ridden a few times in a row (I think I maxed out at 3.... I figured why chance it).

What DOES make me sick (other than tea cups)?? Expedition Everest! I can ride it once just fine.... even twice is okay. But by the third ride (in a row) I feel pretty : and (closest I could find to a vomit smilie!). I've analyzed it a bit and determined that it is the "backwards in the dark" section that gets to me. Not sure why exactly.

QOTD2: I have yet to ride Mission Space. I'm afraid I'll get motion sickness and then the rest of my day will be ruined! My family goes on it and swears I'll be fine--even DS2 who does get car sick frequently. Guess I'm not very trusting because I still say NO!

I cannot ride things that spin, I get terrible motion sickness. But I rode MS Green (the easy side) and it was fine. No problems, and I actually liked it a lot. I was a single rider, and the family I was riding with, the Mom had the same problem-she didn't trust her family that it didn't spin either!

Pamela, EE makes me a bit sick too. In 2007 it triggered a horrible head cold that lasted over a week. Last year, I rode it twice in a row and didn't feel so great afterward (stomach and head), but I got myself a sprite and a strawberry bar and headed back to the hotel right after that, so I recovered pretty quickly.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Who waits in line for two hours for anything? That's what FP and Touring Plans are for!

But really, I didn't ride it in 2007 because a)I'm afraid of heights, b)Standby line was waaaaay too long, and c)FP return time didn't work for us (that was before I knew that FPs are good anytime after the return window). We rode it in 2010 and it is now my favorite ride, tied with Tower of Terror. We requested front row center and it is really cool! Plus the soundtrack is AMAZING, one of my favorites right after IllumiNations (which I think is literally the best piece of music I've ever heard). I would still never wait two hours for it though-the only way I wait longer then 20 minutes is for parades/fireworks!

Also, I normally HATE Imax movies-they make me sick-but this was fine. You should give it a shot once, at least then you can say you've done it. That is what I did with Summit Plummet at BB! The view from the top was awesome, but I'm pretty sure I'll never do it again.

(This is where I become the Black Sheep of the thread) Well, it's not so much about waiting in line or not liking Imax movies...I just have an aversion to anything related to California, lol. I know that sounds really harsh, but I just don't like it at all. Plus, I don't have the attention span for FP, lol. I've been to WDW about 6 times and used FP twice. I forget I have them, and I don't mind too much waiting in line with the masses, lol. And I won't use Touring Plans because I'm not invading WDW, I'm on vacation. I know a ton of people swear by using them, and that's awesome It just isn't what we do when we go. Plus I'd rather spend the $20 on a new set of Mickey Ears than on someone telling me how to spend my vacation. It's the same reason I won't go eat at 50's Prime Time- I've just paid $1000 in hard-earned money to spend a week in my favorite place ever, I'm putting my elbows on the table. I'm hardheaded like my grandmother, I can't help it.

 

[Graciesmom77]

Hi everyone, I hope everyone has had a great weekend. I am down 4 pounds so I am happy, though I know it could be more if I could make myself workout. We went to a birthday party and I only had a small piece of cake and a big bowl of fruit salad so I was happy with myself.

My 8 year old now has a fever so busy loving on her. Sure hope it doesn't spread to the babies!

Hope everyone is having a good day.

 

[Zhoen]

The good news is, after yesterday's big walk, I DIDN'T spend the whole day asleep on my couch.

The bad news is, I spent MOST of the day asleep on my SISTER's couch... in her house... also known as the fat cave... But I didn't eat (much of) the junk she brought home from her church picnic, so pretty OP today. Yay?

up 2.5 lbs today gross.

Dude, you're pregnant! I suggest you think of it this way... you didn't fall off the wagon, the baby did.

QOTD, Sunday, June 26th: Ok, so....the morning after. these are the type of days that i tend to throw in the towel. the morning after going on a few day binge is never a good one for me. i need to reign it in. how do YOU reign it in after a day (or more) of falling off the wagon...hard..?? what's your plan? extra water? extra workout?

I used to try to work out extra-hard for the rest of the week, but that's not really an option at the moment. Once the leg of doom calls quits, that's it...

I'm noticing lately that breakfast really does set the tone for the whole day... so if I've over-indulged the day before, melon for breakfast helps start the day right, with lots of vitamins and hopefully starts flushing out the gunk, that and a lot of water, maybe taking my vitamin and calcium first thing so my body's not craving anything legitimate... makes it a little easier to ignore all the other cravings that come along.

Disney QOTD, Sunday June 26th: What attraction have you NOT done yet that "everyone" has done? why haven't you done it?? are you going to??

Soaring. I didn't even know what it was until y'all just told me. Now that I know, I'm sure to skip it. 4D makes me physically ill. Oh, I also haven't ever done Star Tours... or Toy Story Mania, but I don't think any of those three were even there the last time I went. I've done pretty much everything else, but have to say I don't "get" most of the rides that other people seem to want to line up for... I'll even go totally against the stream and say "Pirates of the Caribean was BETTER before they (a) made it PC (b) added in Captain Jack and Davy Jones/Blackbeard. ah well, to each his own.

 

[bellebookworm9]

(This is where I become the Black Sheep of the thread) Well, it's not so much about waiting in line or not liking Imax movies...I just have an aversion to anything related to California, lol. I know that sounds really harsh, but I just don't like it at all. Plus, I don't have the attention span for FP, lol. I've been to WDW about 6 times and used FP twice. I forget I have them, and I don't mind too much waiting in line with the masses, lol. And I won't use Touring Plans because I'm not invading WDW, I'm on vacation. I know a ton of people swear by using them, and that's awesome It just isn't what we do when we go. Plus I'd rather spend the $20 on a new set of Mickey Ears than on someone telling me how to spend my vacation. It's the same reason I won't go eat at 50's Prime Time- I've just paid $1000 in hard-earned money to spend a week in my favorite place ever, I'm putting my elbows on the table. I'm hardheaded like my grandmother, I can't help it.

OK, those are all legitimate reasons that I could accept for someone not wanting to ride. It's not like my grandmother who won't do something because "I don't want to." If I had an aversion to California, I wouldn't ride it either. I admire people like you who have the patience to wait in line and the ability to not plan out every second of your vacation! I am as Type A as it gets in that respect.

Soaring. I didn't even know what it was until y'all just told me. Now that I know, I'm sure to skip it. 4D makes me physically ill. Oh, I also haven't ever done Star Tours... or Toy Story Mania, but I don't think any of those three were even there the last time I went. I've done pretty much everything else, but have to say I don't "get" most of the rides that other people seem to want to line up for... I'll even go totally against the stream and say "Pirates of the Caribean was BETTER before they (a) made it PC (b) added in Captain Jack and Davy Jones/Blackbeard. ah well, to each his own.

Soarin' isn't truly 4D, KWIM? I must say, if it required 3D glasses I would probably never ride it. Two of the 3 actual imax movies I've seen were about the Nile river...talk about motion sickness, flying above the river at top speed. That just makes me dizzy! I hate 3D-never tried anything in 4D. I probably won't ever ride the new Star Tours. (Is anyone else upset that it's now 3D?) In fact, I think I frustrate my friends a bit when they want to go see movies like Harry Potter in 3D, IMAX, or my most favorite, IMAX 3D. I just staunchly refuse.

You aren't the first person I've heard who said they liked PotC with out the movie characters added in. When was the last time you were at WDW?

LOL about the Fat Cave. But good for you for staying on plan!

 

[Habbakuk]

I'd love to join as a loser. I am trying to lose about 20 pounds. I started W.W. this past Saturday but I need all the accountability that I can get. Thanks!