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

[Rose&Mike]

Okay, I have a diet issue that I've never encountered before. I have been UNDER eating lately. Not every day, but a couple times a week or so. It's like this: I diary my food all day but since I haven't really had a "plan" lately, I get to the end of the day having only eaten about 1000 calories. I know I should eat more, but... as long as I don't eat a couple hundred more calories then I still COULD eat a couple hundred calories or so. But, if I do eat those calories, then it'll be time to stop for the day and I'd no longer have the option of eating more.

I get how goofy that is, but it's so bizarre how this weight-loss effort seems to be all about the mind games.

I would say as long as you are on the crutches and not exercising it's probably ok, but as soon as you get more mobile you really are going to need those calories. It took me a long time to realize that we NEED food--it's not the enemy. It nourishes us and fixes our injuries and helps us do the things we need to do.

Who is having the birthday on your trip?

Ash gets her braces this morning! I told Brian to text me a photo when they are done. Her foot is doing better. Only 2 more days of crutches and then hopefully she will just use the boot.

I hope it goes well with the braces today!

HEY HEY HEY! IT'S NOT-GONNA-BE FAAAAAAT NANCY!!!!!

QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

And I'm going to sing a song for you...isn't that how it went? I loved Fat Albert when I was a kid.

I have a Mickey cup at work that I try to fill up at least twice and mostly all I drink at home is water. I probably don't get enough, but I try.

My last trip was in May with DS and DH--before that we were there at Princess where I got to hang out with all my Princess friends. I posted some pics from the May trip on my journal. Our next trip is in October for W&D. I am FINALLY getting excited about it. I won't say I am 100% but my knees and ankle are cooperating, so hopefully it will be a great race!

I did 4 miles this morning. Tomorrow I am determined to go to the Y. The plan is to do 2 miles on the elliptical and lift weights. No slacking!!!!!

Have a great day!

 

[Connie96]

Who is having the birthday on your trip?

ME!

I'll be 38 on 8/30.
DH and I will be married 15 years on 8/31.
Mom and Daddy will be married 40 years on 8/20, which is a week before the trip, but close enough.

 

[lisah0711]

family jewels = kiwis Wouldn't that be "he"wiis?

They are sometimes refered to as "oompa-loompas" at our house.

Go, Trina, go!

Woo hoo, Connie, on the ticker! I thinks it's okay to go under your calories every once in awhile but then I would go over a bit to balance it out. It doesn't hurt to keep your body guessing a bit sometimes but if you go low too much your metabolism will do a number on you.

Kristina, glad that you found a house that works for you -- especially the location!

Tracey, hang in there! A little Tylenol or ibuprofen for braces girl might help with the pain. She won't believe you today but she will quickly get used to them.

QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

I lived in Arizona for so long I don't really ever have any problems keeping up with my water/fluids -- it's a habit that it totally ingrained. And if I ever do get a bit behind, I get a headache from dehydration to help remind me!

Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

My last trip to WDW was for the Princess. I stayed at AK Jambo in a studio with a savanna view. It was my first DVC studio stay. My next Disney trip is to DL to do the Tinker Bell Half. I'll be in a studio at the Grand Californian. Both solo trips. Guess I should plan a Disney trip with my family some time.

QOTD: Truthfully, I have a REALLY hard time drinking water, so a good portion of my "liquids" comes from iced tea and other beverages throughout the day.

And speaking of the Tinker Bell Half, hello DisneyKim! Nice to see you here. Liesel -- also known as one of the Lisabelles -- is also doing the Tinker Bell Half with us!

Hi KristiMc! Nice to see you!

Rose, I think this is the most active summer challenge ever. Thanks for keeping us organized and on track!

Got a little behind so just jumped in where we were. Busy times. Trying to get things done so I don't have any nagging work things during my four day week-end.

Have a great day all!

 

[momofdjc]

QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

Water is easy for me. I normally drink 8-10 glasses each day. At work we have 16oz cups and I ussually drink 3-4 of them each day. At home I use the refillable mugs we've brought home from our trips to Disney.


Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

Our last trip was last August. We went with some friends of ours for their first trip. We don't have a trip planned currently but my DD and I are hoping to run the Princess 1/2 Marathon in 2013. DS wants to go in 2014 for his HS graduation.

Hope everyone has an OP day!

 

[trinaweena]

I had a really hard run today. I really pushed myself, and im so sore and tired now but I know it was worth it! I started week 4 of couch 2 5k and it was touch. 5 min warm up then 3 min run, 90 sec walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 90 sec walk, and then 5 min run and 5 min cool down. I was def feeling it in my legs. We went in about 2 miles down the trail and I wanted to see if I could do the mile back. I did it!! Another straight mile just running. I stopped when we hit the mile marker for that last mile back to the car. I really wanted to run that last mile. I stretched, drank the rest of my water and started going. I honestly couldn't do it. My legs were burning. I always tell myself "if you can breathe and put one foot in front of the other you are ok keep going" but this time I could barely do that!

I ended up slowing down and in the end did about 1/2 the mile at a run on the way back. Which still I think is an accomplishment. There was at least one time on that last mile where I told myself "you can't do this you're not going to make it" but i guess the other part of my brain kicked in and made me keep going! And my mantra as a I ran? "You're running towards skinny, you're running towards skinny!"

As for the rest of the day? I was plannig on going to the gym and talking to someone about meeting with a personal trainer. If I want to stick with my running and also loose my belly fat I want to know exactly what I should be doing to do that. It might be more money than I have right now but doesnt hurt to ask. i was also going to go to the library and get some ab workout dvds but I'm honestly too tired to drive there at the moment. And I'm going to the cape next weekend and I have to see if I have an acceptable bathing suit to wear. My mom commented that I did look better in my stomach area but I still needed to loose another 10lbs before I contemplate a bikini haha!

I will be meeting a friend for lunch at 2, hopefully I can stay OP but its hard when Panera has so many tasty things that are bad for you.

QOTD before I go

QOTD 1 - UGH WATER! I'm SO SO SO bad about drinking water. I've been doing better but still, i'm just bad about drinking in general. I am ALWAYS dehydrated. We go to disney in july usually and my boyfriend sets alarms on his phone to remind him to remind me to drink water. Even at meals like when we are out i barely drink anything. I've been trying to drink more, and cut out soda completely and no sugary drinks. Actually all i drink is water just not enough of it. I did buy a camelbak water bottle which has a straw which helps me drink more. I drink more if its through a straw. Strange i know

QOTD Disney - Our last trip was almost a year ago. July 2010 with my boyfriend, his mom and dad, his brother and brother's gf, and friends of their's from england. It was...fun...and VERY STRESSFUL. His parents have been taking us to disney ever since we started dating 3 years ago. our next trip is may 2012. We are doing a 5 night cruise and then disney, but we have yet to decide how long at disney. Same people as last time except swap friends from england for my boyfriend's aunt who has worked for disney for 30 years. Again it should be an interesting time! I'm really looking foward to not being there in july (we had many run ins with the tour groups last time. to the point where I actually said "I never want to come to hollywood studios again)

Have a great OP day everyone

 

[mikamah]

Good afternoon everyone!!

I got a bonus day off from work today, so we spent the morning thoroughly cleaning through ds's room, which while it's a very small room, it really accumulated tons of stuff. I think ds could grow up to be on hoarders. I only got him to part with stuff by saying we'll have a yard sale, and the thought of money was more exciting than the toys he hasn't used in years.

We are going to swim at a friends house, but ds had a meltdown when I asked him to bring some bags down cellar, and threw them down the stairs, so I yelled "that was uncalled for" and then he was mocking me for the next few minutes, so he's chilling out, I got an apology, and we will go at 1 oclock. After I laughed at whoever could hear us out the windows, ah the sounds of summer, first day of summer vacation and screaming already. lol.

I did journal again yesterday, and after the weekend, thought I would have been up on the scale, but was the same.

Hope you're all having a great day!! I'll catch up more later.

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD1: I love water. It's pretty much all I ever drink. It's not quite 11 AM here and I've already downed 44 ounces. Since starting this challenge I fill up a 32 ounce bottle twice a day. I make sure I've finished it before dinner. I drink more but don't measure after I've got my 64 oz. in.


QOTD2: Our last Disney trip was August. We go to WDW. We figured it was our last as a family DS1 graduates HS next year and with any luck he'll be out of the house. Don't think we can afford college (well, know we can't afford that but will somehow anyway) and Disney. Instead what I'm hoping for is that maybe I can convince DH we should spend our 25th anniversary in 2012 in Disneyland. Cheaper than flying across the country. Before kids we always spent a long weekend away to celebrate. It sounds reasonable to me. I haven't been there since college (a loooonnnnggg time ago) and DH has never been. Should be tons of fun to plan!!

In other news, I finished my last C25K workout today! Next time I'm gonna add a few more minutes and keep doing that until I'm up to about 45-50 minutes straight running.

 

[pjlla]

Pam- They actually do have long term care that I started the process of getting them yesterday. My Dad used to work for GE and they had a policy through them. My sister will take over all that stuff when she gets back.

Time to watch Meet the Fockers with my parents.

Mom got her new chair this afternoon and seems pretty comfortable in it!

TTFN

Glad to hear there is some long-term care insurance! That will help a lot.

Everybody here has great advice, especially Pamela and Rose.

Awww... thanks.

family jewels = kiwis Wouldn't that be "he"wiis?

another day completey gone and I didn't accomplish many of the things that I had wanted too. Work moved so slowly and after work flashed by.

Always the way.... work days are long, evenings and weekends too short!

Cut yourself some slack though.... 10 hour work days are LONG.... plus add in "getting ready" time and commute and no WONDER there isn't anything left of the day!

Okay, Pamela, not to single you out or anything, but it kinda cracks me up sometimes the *really* personal details and bodily functions some folks choose to share here.

Suppose I should post a disclaimer before I start heading into "TMI territory"!
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Okay, I have a diet issue that I've never encountered before. I have been UNDER eating lately. Not every day, but a couple times a week or so. It's like this: I diary my food all day but since I haven't really had a "plan" lately, I get to the end of the day having only eaten about 1000 calories. I know I should eat more, but... as long as I don't eat a couple hundred more calories then I still COULD eat a couple hundred calories or so. But, if I do eat those calories, then it'll be time to stop for the day and I'd no longer have the option of eating more.

I get how goofy that is, but it's so bizarre how this weight-loss effort seems to be all about the mind games.

I completely understand though. I'm ALWAYS saving calories for "later" in the day... I need to spread my calories out better throughout the day.

And when I re-started this journey again back in 2008, I was frequently eating very low calories in an effort to have a big loss before an upcoming trip.... that is, until my weight loss came to a screeching halt. Someone here suggested that I was eating to little and they were right! I bumped up my calories/points to AT LEAST the daily minimum and it really helped. Especially since I NEVER count activity points.

If you are concerned about eating more, at least eat the calories in something really beneficial like fruit or low-fat dairy.

dumbo_buddy

When I first got in contact with a realtor out here I was looking at older houses that were on the market. However when I got here I told them that I'd prefer a new one that was already built if that was at all possible to find.

They showed me one that I loved but then the financing didn't work out and I realized after going back to the house the 2nd time that the layout just wasn't going to work with our furniture. The house was about 2100 square feet. The 2nd one they showed me was smaller (1970 sq feet) but ironically it worked out a lot better as far as the layout.

It's a 4 bedroom/2 bath/2 car garage/ 1 story. It has a flat backyard where I'll be able to put a pool in and we have a water view (i.e. pond). As you walk into the house there is the formal living room which is where we are putting our pool table. You continue walking straight into the kitchen and then finally into the family room. The sliding glass door in the living room leads out to the back patio.

We'll have our masterbedroom and then the 3 bedrooms will be as followed:

Guest room
Exercise room
Office

We're losing a guest room in this house because the pool table is having to go where I'd normally have put our desks but I'm sure we'll find a way to make it work. Plus it gives me a reason to tell my family if they want to come visit "Sorry, I don't have room" . I can only handle them in small doses.

The house is in a brand new subdivision that they are still in the process of finishing up houses but most of them are complete. They did tell me that the house I picked out had just been finished within the last 30 days as far as it being built. They still needed to put the appliances (stove, dishwasher, fridge) in it. The other awesome part was part of the appliance package included a washer and dryer. Now, I have told them that I have a brand new washer, dryer, and fridge that I will be bringing those with me. I'm not getting rid of them. So the plan is to take the fridge from TX and put it in the garage and use the one that will already be in the house (all the appliances will be black). The washer and dryer that they are putting in the house we are either a) going to tell them to not even bother or b) I'll sell them.

The other pluses about the neighborhood:

Its a gated community that you are provided a "clicker" to open the gate. When people come to visit they must punch in a code.

The gated community includes: community pool, fitness center, playground, and security monitoring.

Oh and the HUGE GIGANITC plus:

It's 16 minutes from the gate of the community to the gate of Disney World!!

I can't wait to get moved!!

WOW! I can't even drive to the airport to fly to FL in 16 minutes! That is amazing! LUCKY GIRL!!

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Good morning/afternoon friends.... this post is a LONG time in getting done. First, of all, I started typing it at 7 am this morning, but ran out of time and had to save it until later. Then I sat down here at 2:15 to finish up and when I hit "submit reply" I got some sort of strange Disboards error message and the replies all went POOF! I'll repeat some of what I said, but of course, some of it was just me rambling.

Tried something new for lunch and it was really good. One of the Korean moms from swim team was telling me about a zucchini and pork stir-fry with black bean paste. I was going to the fruit & veggie market anyhow, so I bought zucchini and stopped at the grocery for the black bean paste. I sauteed garlic and onions and zucchini, added the black bean paste, threw in some already cooked diced pork loin and voila!! It was delicious! So nice to have a different taste palette. I typically lean toward curry or italian herbs and seasonings, so this was a good change.

Also bought more rhubarb when I was at the market. DD and I really enjoyed the strawberry rhubarb sauce I made last week.... it was excellent with plain greek yogurt, so I wanted to make more before rhubarb season ends. Typically I don't have to buy rhubarb, but I won't see my parents any time soon and my plant seems to have disappeared. I blame the deer and other creatures.

Did a nice walk with DD this morning. It was going to be a walk/run, but she didn't want to run and I wanted the company, so I agreed to a power walk. It just reminded me how WONDERFUL morning workouts are! The "work" is over and the whole day is still head of you! I haven't been good about scheduling morning workouts and I'm glad I had this reminder to do so!

Double swim practice day, so we need to head out again soon. We need to leave early so I can run to the transfer station (there's that glamorous life I keep hinting about).... this time of year the garage gets stinky if I don't take the trash out often enough.

Heading to Cape Cod for our July 4th vacation with the in-laws this weekend. I love my in-laws so that isn't as ominous as it sounds! The only problem is the FOOD! There is too much of it and it is always there and TOO fattening! Lasagna, meatballs and sauce (DSIL is Italian), steaks, chips, dips, NON-STOP food! Topped off with good drinks, fireworks, and s'mores! Fun, fun time, but the calories Need to make a plan because I CANNOT let this be a 5 pound vacation! I'm still struggling to get off the Disney weight and the birthday carb-fest pounds!

I'll share my plan after I get it written up! Gotta run for now.............P

 

[lisah0711]

We are going to swim at a friends house, but ds had a meltdown when I asked him to bring some bags down cellar, and threw them down the stairs, so I yelled "that was uncalled for" and then he was mocking me for the next few minutes, so he's chilling out, I got an apology, and we will go at 1 oclock. After I laughed at whoever could hear us out the windows, ah the sounds of summer, first day of summer vacation and screaming already. lol.

Only 66 days until school starts!

Woo hoo for a bonus day off!

 

[pjlla]

Morning all,

A little better night last night though we were up twice. Then when Mom got up she kept talking to me! I did finally get up and just made both of them breakfast. I'm trying to get her to understand that with the amount of pills she is taking that she needs to eat. She slept almost totally the rest of the day away. She had cheerios and her coffee and then I just gave her scrambled eggs and toast. She said she wanted a smoothie for lunch and my dad and I both told her that was not enough. I'm cutting back on one of the pills that I had increased due to a note my brother left. A lot of the pills mention that they cause drowsiness so I really need to make sure she eats.

You are so lucky that your brother got everything organized for you.... and he is very lucky that you are keeping up with his "system".... and of course, Mom and Dad are BOTH lucky to have such great kids who are helping them out!

Is Mom having trouble eating or just forgetting? If you are concerned about her losing weight, I can get you some ideas/recipes for some pretty healthy high calories drinks and stuff. We lost a friend to a brain tumor last year (actually a year ago yesterday), but when she was going through treatment and couldn't eat much, my Mom came up with some recipes and stuff for some super healthy calorie dense foods for her.

Ash gets her braces this morning! I told Brian to text me a photo when they are done. Her foot is doing better. Only 2 more days of crutches and then hopefully she will just use the boot.

Awww... such a rite of passage in growing up! Sorry you can't be there to share it. I agree with whoever suggested some Tylenol or Advil prophylactically. She will probably be SORE later!

OT comes today at noon and then I think we are going to go to Target. My niece's b'day is Sunday so I want to get her something and I also need a shirt for 4th of July and I want to get some nightgowns like my sister got for my mom. They are really cute.

Well, time to do some work for my mom like move a table and get her breakfast dishes. She's also ready for some percoset and then the rest of her pills at 8 and then 3 more at 9. It's a good thing I have the chart that I can write times in as all the times I give her meds are melting together in my mind.

TTFN

Sounds like she is having a good day today.

QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

I'm not fond of just plain water, so I drink mostly plain seltzer. I LOVE my Soda Stream machine!

When I am working I bring two 1 liter bottles along for the day and I always finish them before the end of the work day at 3pm. Then I usually drink another liter with dinner. Then, of course, there are the assorted other drinks throughout the day (workout water, green tea, decaf coffee, both hot and iced). When I'm NOT working I need to really remember to keep a bottle near me during the day.

Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

Last trip was May 5-9 this year with DD for Mother/Daughter weekend (and yes, DS got his trip last year!). It was WONDERFUL! We had SO MUCH FUN! I did post a mini TR on our last challenge if anyone is interested to go back and see it.

Next trip..... probably far away. Too many other things to save the money for right now. DD is going to Costa Rica on a school trip next year.... then comes Senior year with all of its associated costs.... not to mention COLLEGE BILLS on the horizon! I'd love to plan a trip for my 50th birthday, but we will have TWO in college at that point, so it may have to be a 55th birthday celebration.

have a GREAT day everyone!! we're going to a friend's pool in the morning for a bit and then not sure about the afternoon. maybe pool club or beach club. for exercise i'm going to walk to CVS to pick up swim diapers. it's only about a mile away but after my 6 yesterday i think a 2 miler is ok.

Enjoy your swim!

this probably doesn't help you at all. but i thought i'd share that you're not the only one worried about their non-talking 2 year old.

watch, by the next challenge (or one after that) we'll be saying "why won't thomas and dylan just shut up already!!"

Yes, some day you WILL be saying that!

Thanks everyone for the wonderful greeting!
Hey pjlla I think we are on the same rollercoaster....2 months until Disney and I think it would be magical to be that special number when I get there. I am pretty sure that DDP may sabotage it (or not, I do believe in pixie dust)
I went for my run this morning, and ate my healthy breakfast (half cup low fat cottage cheese and an apple) now I need to fill my water bottle, thanks for the reminder! I hope everyone has a great day!

It's a fun ride sometimes, but not so much other times!! It was depressing to come back from Disney SO FAR AWAY from the number I had worked so hard to get to.... but I know if I hit it once, I can hit it again. Just gonna take some work.

I did 4 miles this morning. Tomorrow I am determined to go to the Y. The plan is to do 2 miles on the elliptical and lift weights. No slacking!!!!!

Have a great day!

No one could EVER call you a slacker!

I had a really hard run today. I really pushed myself, and im so sore and tired now but I know it was worth it! I started week 4 of couch 2 5k and it was touch. 5 min warm up then 3 min run, 90 sec walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 90 sec walk, and then 5 min run and 5 min cool down. I was def feeling it in my legs. We went in about 2 miles down the trail and I wanted to see if I could do the mile back. I did it!! Another straight mile just running. I stopped when we hit the mile marker for that last mile back to the car. I really wanted to run that last mile. I stretched, drank the rest of my water and started going. I honestly couldn't do it. My legs were burning. I always tell myself "if you can breathe and put one foot in front of the other you are ok keep going" but this time I could barely do that!

I ended up slowing down and in the end did about 1/2 the mile at a run on the way back. Which still I think is an accomplishment. There was at least one time on that last mile where I told myself "you can't do this you're not going to make it" but i guess the other part of my brain kicked in and made me keep going! And my mantra as a I ran? "You're running towards skinny, you're running towards skinny!"

Sometimes I repeat my goal number to myself over and over with every other foot fall. I so get it! YOu did great!

As for the rest of the day? I was plannig on going to the gym and talking to someone about meeting with a personal trainer. If I want to stick with my running and also loose my belly fat I want to know exactly what I should be doing to do that. It might be more money than I have right now but doesnt hurt to ask. i was also going to go to the library and get some ab workout dvds but I'm honestly too tired to drive there at the moment. And I'm going to the cape next weekend and I have to see if I have an acceptable bathing suit to wear. My mom commented that I did look better in my stomach area but I still needed to loose another 10lbs before I contemplate a bikini haha!

I will be meeting a friend for lunch at 2, hopefully I can stay OP but its hard when Panera has so many tasty things that are bad for you.

QOTD before I go

QOTD 1 - UGH WATER! I'm SO SO SO bad about drinking water. I've been doing better but still, i'm just bad about drinking in general. I am ALWAYS dehydrated. We go to disney in july usually and my boyfriend sets alarms on his phone to remind him to remind me to drink water. Even at meals like when we are out i barely drink anything. I've been trying to drink more, and cut out soda completely and no sugary drinks. Actually all i drink is water just not enough of it. I did buy a camelbak water bottle which has a straw which helps me drink more. I drink more if its through a straw. Strange i know

QOTD Disney - Our last trip was almost a year ago. July 2010 with my boyfriend, his mom and dad, his brother and brother's gf, and friends of their's from england. It was...fun...and VERY STRESSFUL. His parents have been taking us to disney ever since we started dating 3 years ago. our next trip is may 2012. We are doing a 5 night cruise and then disney, but we have yet to decide how long at disney. Same people as last time except swap friends from england for my boyfriend's aunt who has worked for disney for 30 years. Again it should be an interesting time! I'm really looking foward to not being there in july (we had many run ins with the tour groups last time. to the point where I actually said "I never want to come to hollywood studios again)

Have a great OP day everyone

You're next trip sounds great!

Good afternoon everyone!!

I got a bonus day off from work today, so we spent the morning thoroughly cleaning through ds's room, which while it's a very small room, it really accumulated tons of stuff. I think ds could grow up to be on hoarders. I only got him to part with stuff by saying we'll have a yard sale, and the thought of money was more exciting than the toys he hasn't used in years.

We are going to swim at a friends house, but ds had a meltdown when I asked him to bring some bags down cellar, and threw them down the stairs, so I yelled "that was uncalled for" and then he was mocking me for the next few minutes, so he's chilling out, I got an apology, and we will go at 1 oclock. After I laughed at whoever could hear us out the windows, ah the sounds of summer, first day of summer vacation and screaming already. lol.

Laughing out loud at the monitor here! Glad my mouth was empty!I did journal again yesterday, and after the weekend, thought I would have been up on the scale, but was the same.

Hope you're all having a great day!! I'll catch up more later.

Yup.... gotta love summer vacation!

GOtta run (again)............P

 

[bellebookworm9]

HEY HEY HEY! IT'S NOT-GONNA-BE FAAAAAAT NANCY!!!!!QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

I normally try to drink a few 20 oz bottles per day. Mom found liter bottles at Wilson Farms, so I've been attempting to drink at least one of those during the day, and I can normally suck down another while working out. I've cut out soda completely, still have an occasional iced tea though.

Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

Last trip was May 2010 to WDW. We stayed in a standard view studio at Kidani Village for 12 days and it was a phenomenal trip! (Shameless plug for the trip report in my sig ).

Next trip is in October, and it will be a trip of firsts (shameless plug for the pre-trip report in my sig): first time staying at BCV (renting DVC points is the way to go!), first time at F&WF and MNSSHP, first time at Cape May Cafe and Whispering Canyon Cafe. And guess what?

TOMORROW IS 99 DAYS! I CAN START DOING THE DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE!

I probably shouldn't say this... but i plan on treating myself to all sorts of treats that week

I have a very similar plan.

Today was the final day of work training, and the actual job starts July 11th. Lunch and breakfast were fine, just had a cheese & cracker snack, and will have a chicken empanada for dinner. I plan to do C25K later. I'm super excited because my new camera came into Best Buy! It's a purple Nikon Coolpix S3100, and I can't wait to play with it! I'm going to be a picture taking fiend on this upcoming trip!

 

[KristiMc]

We are going to swim at a friends house, but ds had a meltdown when I asked him to bring some bags down cellar, and threw them down the stairs, so I yelled "that was uncalled for" and then he was mocking me for the next few minutes, so he's chilling out, I got an apology, and we will go at 1 oclock. After I laughed at whoever could hear us out the windows, ah the sounds of summer, first day of summer vacation and screaming already. lol.

Oh - I can so relate. My kids have been done since May 25th and I have been yelling on and off since. They only have 49 more days!

 

[Zhoen]

Hi y'all!

The title about says it all...

Yesterday's QOTD: No exercise yesterday, since today is an "odd" day, I should do physical therapy, but honestly, I'm still all cramped up from Monday (which means I worked hard enough, or so I'm told...)

Today's QOTD... I am ALWAYS thirsty... You will never find me without a drink nearby. I get my water in by alternating with whatever else I'm drinking. People here tease me about how much I drink, but I remind them about the "1/2 your weight in lbs equals how much liquid you should drink in ounces"... thing and I'm not so strange by that equation.

Yesterday's Disney QOTD... we always get the park hopper option, but don't use it every day. Since we have little ones, I like to be able to do MK more than once...

Today's QOTD... last went to WDW in November 2006, going back in May 2012. The belly-baby that kept me from riding any rollercoasters last time will be turning 5 and refusing to let me ride HM this time.

We did, technically, visit DL last February, but it was because we got snowed out during the blizzard last year and couldn't get home from Hawaii (poor us)... so we flew as far as California and went to Disneyland, but I always forget that because it was so sudden and so short. Fun, but really flash-in-the-pan... Sometimes when I'm sorting laundry I find the PJs we bought the girls for souvenirs and think "who gave these to them???" Then I remember...

One fun thing about that trip was that we were waiting to be seated for dinner and people kept asking us to move from where we were standing and taking pictures in that spot... so we asked "what's so special about that spot?" Apparently we were right outside the doorway to Club 33... we'd never even heard of it before.

Sooo tired for no good reason... just gotta survive one more day and then I'm taking a week off... why does 24 hours seem like such a loonnnnggg time?

 

[Rose&Mike]

ME!

I'll be 38 on 8/30.
DH and I will be married 15 years on 8/31.
Mom and Daddy will be married 40 years on 8/20, which is a week before the trip, but close enough.

Too excting! You all definitely need to wear buttons!

Rose, I think this is the most active summer challenge ever. Thanks for keeping us organized and on track!

I was thinking the other day that it has stayed really busy this summer. I'm not keeping up as much as I would like to, but doing the best I can. Thank you for keeping up the QOTD archive.

I had a really hard run today. I really pushed myself, and im so sore and tired now but I know it was worth it!

Congrats!

Good afternoon everyone!!

I got a bonus day off from work today, so we spent the morning thoroughly cleaning through ds's room, which while it's a very small room, it really accumulated tons of stuff. I think ds could grow up to be on hoarders. I only got him to part with stuff by saying we'll have a yard sale, and the thought of money was more exciting than the toys he hasn't used in years.

We are going to swim at a friends house, but ds had a meltdown when I asked him to bring some bags down cellar, and threw them down the stairs, so I yelled "that was uncalled for" and then he was mocking me for the next few minutes, so he's chilling out, I got an apology, and we will go at 1 oclock. After I laughed at whoever could hear us out the windows, ah the sounds of summer, first day of summer vacation and screaming already. lol.

I did journal again yesterday, and after the weekend, thought I would have been up on the scale, but was the same.

Hope you're all having a great day!! I'll catch up more later.

Don't you love it when you feel like you should close your windows so that you can yell at your kid! Hopefully this is the only issues you will have all summer!

In other news, I finished my last C25K workout today! Next time I'm gonna add a few more minutes and keep doing that until I'm up to about 45-50 minutes straight running.

congrats!

Heading to Cape Cod for our July 4th vacation with the in-laws this weekend. I love my in-laws so that isn't as ominous as it sounds! The only problem is the FOOD! There is too much of it and it is always there and TOO fattening! Lasagna, meatballs and sauce (DSIL is Italian), steaks, chips, dips, NON-STOP food! Topped off with good drinks, fireworks, and s'mores! Fun, fun time, but the calories Need to make a plan because I CANNOT let this be a 5 pound vacation! I'm still struggling to get off the Disney weight and the birthday carb-fest pounds!

I'll share my plan after I get it written up! Gotta run for now.............P

Sounds like a fabulous weekend!

Next trip is in October, and it will be a trip of firsts (shameless plug for the pre-trip report in my sig): first time staying at BCV (renting DVC points is the way to go!), first time at F&WF and MNSSHP, first time at Cape May Cafe and Whispering Canyon Cafe. And guess what?

TOMORROW IS 99 DAYS! I CAN START DOING THE DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE!

Oh, you will have so much fun! I love F&W--most the W part since most of the food isn't g-f. It's such a great time of the year to be there and I would definitely dress up for MNSSHP--my DH and I did a couple of years ago and it was sooooo fun!

I checked my countdown and we are about 91 days out from the W&D 1/2. I have not made a single dining reservation yet. I definitely need to get my booty in gear!

********
I just wanted to give some unsolicited advise to all the new runners. Please feel free to ignore me, if you want. Slow and steady--it is so easy to overdo it, especially if your cardio gains are faster than muscle/structural gains. It's great to go further than you have before, but make sure you have a plan. Too much too fast sometimes = injury. And that is no fun. I also encourage everyone to consider some strength training and cross training, even if it's stuff you do at home. I could go on and on, but I don't want to drive everyone crazy. I love to run--it's just about my favorite thing to do, but I can tell you from experience that being sidelined with an injury stinks! Learn as much as you can to keep your body as healthy as you can.

And totally off topic, but........
I just wanted to say-----WOOHOO--GO GAMECOCKS------NCAA Baseball champs TWO YEARS IN A ROW!!!!!!!

I am getting much better at saying it, Lisa.

Have a great afternoon!

 

[tigger813]

Hi all,

OT is here now. Shopping trip didn't work out well. Had Chik-Fa-la for lunch and then went to Target. Mom's pain got bad and the motorized cart that Dad was using died! Had to come home quickly. Mom laid down and cried.

She's not forgetting to eat she just doesn't seem to have much of an appetite. I wish she would drink my Herbalife shakes but she says they uspet her stomach. I think the pain is just making her so miserable. She ate a good breakfast. Only ate a bit of her sandwich for lunch and then she ate some ice cream when we got home. She's trying hard right now with OT but is very uncomfortable. Just had to give her more pain meds. Going to doctor tomorrow regarding her swelling and to hopefully adjust the meds so she's not a zombie. She will also have chemo while we are there.

I'm halfway done with my trip. I hope we can get someone in here quick to help her and my Dad. His legs started giving out this afternoon before we went out shopping which delayed things. I don't even want to know what my BP is right now!

Braces went well. She said it only hurt a little when they put them on, One spot more then the other. She is a bit sore this afternoon. She really needed her Mommy today. She kept IMing me and texting me. I had to tell her to stop. Brian's being great but she needs Mommy on days like this. She hopes to go to something at the library tonight. Brian didn't sleep well last night and there was a loud thunderstorm at 3am. The girls have to go into work with Brian for a bit tomorrow as he has a meeting about the new owners of his company. It's supposed to be a good thing so we're hopeful. And of course, my car started squeaking again today. UGH!!!!!

Well, enough whining for me today. I'm going to try and take a nap when Mom lies down and maybe listen to the podcasts from last week that I couldn't download on my ipod before I left.

TTFN

 

[Connie96]

Okay. I was lazy and didn't reply to each individual WIN! submission. But, as of now, I have processed the *9* messages I received. Any more takers?

 

[dumbo_buddy]

hi losers!

sorry for the lack of personals today. i am a big fan of the personal replies and don't really like not doing them! still, i only just got home and need to start dinner. my dog is being a PITA and i need to go stop her from eating something in the guest room.

we had a nice time at my friend's house with her little girl. neither kid wanted to swim. they have a back yard with a cozy cab car and that is ALL my guy wanted to play with for two hours straight. it was nice to chit chat with an adult while the two kids played.

after nap we went to our pool club which was nice as well. another girlfriend of mine joined there this year so i'm looking forward to hanging with her. she is one of those tall and skinny girls who can totally rock a bikini even after two kids. she said she felt very heavy and i told her that if she said it again i'd slap her. if only i could be as "fat" as she is!

very proud of myself for not getting anything at the snack stand even though the french fries were literally calling my name. naaannnncccyyyyyy eeaaattt mmmeeeeeeee

be back on later! i think tomorrow is my last day of coaching. my big head will miss the power!!! lol!!

 

[donac]

Good Evening Everyone



Biggest Loser Week 3 resultsHere we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminder:
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused

First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining:1
Congrats Rose & Mike

LOSERS:
weigh ins----------------------- 26
gains----------------------------5
maintains------------------------ 6
losses-------------------------- 13
New members--------------------2
Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 3!
This week’s group loss is 16.65 lbs


Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of the week? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 3
#10-NewlyDisneyCrazed .33%
#9- Worfiedoodles .41%
#8- JacksLilWench .46%
#7- gudrench3 .5%
#6- KristiMc .62%
#5- connie96 .70%
#4-liesel 1.37%
#3-graciesmom 1.37%
#2- ScubaD 1.84%

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 3 Biggest Loser is:
#1- tggrrstarr 1.88%

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a happy and healthy day!


Congratulations glss1/2fll


What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version



or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version



or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[Zhoen]

Yay and congratulations everybody!

Stupid poof-fairy restarted my whole computer! Say it with me "There's no such thing as poof-fairies!" (There, a bunch just dropped dead!!!)

So a pair of pants that had gotten too tight are fitting nicely tonight-- no spandex required-- and not the ugly uniform pants, either... Like a lot of you, I am motivated by wanting to NOT have to buy new clothes! Now, I had every reason (a cast, for example) for wearing sweats and Tshirts all winter and spring, but it's nice to start to have options again...

On a bittersweet note, looking at these capris tonight, they remind me of a pair of shorts my grandmother always wore in the summer... she passed away this winter, and I guess I just never realized how much they look like her old shorts until just now. 'sok, they looked nice on her, and I look like her, so maybe these look nice on me, kwim?

And random thoughts... ever look at a chef salad and consider how complicated it really is? How many people your salad represents? Lettuce grown in Salinas and hand-picked and hand-packed by field workers, cheese from milk from cows (that probably ate corn, to add a layer) in dairyland, then processed at a cheese plant somewhere, eggs (probably, alas, from a "factory farm"--let's not even talk about that...) usually turkey AND ham... then there's the truckers that brought everything to the restaurant, the chef who put it together... and that's if you don't even think about the dishes it's all served on... Come to think of it, it's a good thing I don't like chef salads! But a bacon cheeseburger on a multigrain bun would be just as involved...
But tonight we didn't have that. Tonight we had raspberries that grow wild around the messy edges of our yard. We picked them ourselves, we know exactly where they came from, who washed them... and even who (the birds) planted them. No pesticides, no fertilizers, no irrigation.. and all it cost us was a few mosquito bites... Wouldn't it be nice if everything was that guilt-free?

'night, everybody!

 

[my3princes]

HEY HEY HEY! IT'S NOT-GONNA-BE FAAAAAAT NANCY!!!!!

QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: water. how do you get your water in each day? drink glasses throughout the day? fill a water bottle? drink it by a certain time?

Disney QOTD, Wednesday June 29th: When was your last trip to Disney? (WDW, DL, DCL, AbD) When is your next trip?? tell us a little something about it!

Yesterday's QOTD: We are totally park hopping people. We tend to go for looong trips and we'll hit a park in the morning, take a break then hit a different one in the evening. Having 2 weeks allows us to hop around. We usually buy annual passes.


Todays Q's of the day. I really drink very little water, maybe 16 ounces a day. I hate the taste of plain water. I also tend to need some caffiene and diet soda fills that void. I know that it is not good for me, but it really is my only vice.

Our last trip to Disney was last summer. We spent a week in a treehouse villa with my parents, had a DIS meet with a bunch of friends and hit the parks. From there we did a weeklong cruise on the NCL Epic. After the cruise we spent another week in orlando and did 2 nights at Universal, spent a day at Seaworld and more time at WDW. It was an awesome trip. We own DVC so we go on a regular basis. My older 2 have been 12 or 13 times now.
Our next trip will be a first, first trip to DL that is. We plan to spend 4 days in CA on our way home from a 2 plus week trip to Hawaii.