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

[mstinson14]

QOTD - What's the one food that haunts you the most while dieting and do you think you can go without it for a whole week? Let's make it a goal to not eat any of it from now til next Thursday and see if we can do it and report back on how you feel if you do or don't make it all week.
ice cream!

Disney QOTD - Since we're depriving ourselves of the one food that haunt's us for a week, what is your favorite dish/food in WDW? And isn't it funny how you can go without it for so long and still be okay

dole whip float

 

[pinkle]

WOW...........just said I would stay off toast and what did I eat after dinner.......1slice spelt bread with almond butter, and I didn;t even think twice until I logged onto this board....yikes!

 

[Princess Nancy]

Just popping in to say I am having a GREAT week!!!! Eating super healthy and getting loads of exercise. Whooo hoooo! It feels so so great.

Hi! I have finally found about 2 minutes to stop in. By default I have dropped out of the challenge (haven't been able to send anything in for at least 2 weeks, probably more?). I just wanted to let you all know that I haven't give up but as I was afraid of, the summer is just too crazy for me to get online much. And I will be on vacation for 2 weeks with no internet access. My goal right now is just to maintain as much as I can this summer and then when the kids are back in school and my days again have a routine and I have the time to devote focusing on me I will work on the next 20 pounds.

Just wanted to let you all know that I haven't dropped off the earth and I miss you and I will be back! Enjoy the rest of the summer and keep making great choices.

Have a great Summer! See ya in the Fall!!


Nancy, I say go for the matching shirts. The Yudu Machine is NOT the way to go!!! It screenprints which is nice but the machine was baout $300 and the supplies are $$$$$$$$$$$.

Like I said we could not get them to print right so we are ordering shirts form Vistaprint!

For just the 3 or 4 of you, I would buy t-shirt transfers to make shirts.

Here is a great story... My sis made shirts for everyone for Disney. Her DH would not wear one. All day Cast members said stuff to him about being a stick in the mud... "what. you wouldn't wear the shirt?" You can bet the next time they went he wore his shirt!!

Diet Coke is my crutch!! But I also LOVE sweets. I could live on junk!! Well not really, I just want to!!

DO not want to weigh in tomorrow!! lol!!!

 

[mackeysmom]

Laura......I've got your eggplant gratin in the oven RIGHT NOW!! I'll let you know how it turns out! (Don't feel too bad if it is a lousy report.... I'm a terrible cook and have been know to make a disaster of "no-fail" recipes in the past!)

Can't wait to hear how it comes out for you.

- Laura

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning everyone.

it's 5am and we've all been up for an hour and a half already

little guy woke up screaming crying and just wouldn't go back to sleep. so now he's hanging on the couch with me. i'm annoyed because DH got him out of his crib instead of letting him cry in there til he went back to sleep. he gets to leave and go to work. i'm the one who has to stay with him and have our whole day and scheduled be ruined.

wah, it's going to be a long day.

i'll be back to post some personals later since i need to now stare aimlessly at the TV.

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning. I can't believe it is Friday already. During the summer I usually lose track of time but never this bad.

I want to say I am sorry that I did not get the stats up for this week. Let me explain my week.

I was going to do it on Tuesday. I was on my computer all day Tuesday but I was looking for something. On Tuesday morning they released the AP scores to the teachers. I had heard that 44% of the students who took the test failed (got 1 or 2) so I was worried. This is the 2nd year teachers could do this. I started looking at 5am and spent the entire day since the teachers overloaded the system. I finally got my scores about 9:30 that night. No my students did not have that kind of failure rate. MY lower level did not do as well I wanted but my upper level had no failures and had a great average.

As I was getting my results my sil called about my nephew which I posted on Tuesday night when I couldn't get to sleep. thank you for all those who said they would pray for him. I don't know what is happening. He left his mother's house before dh even got a chance to talk to him. We are now back in the dark about everything. Normal for dh's family.

Right after I got my results I went to school email and I had gotten an email from a friend that her mother had died. She is the calculus teacher from the other high school. But she and I went to college together. She was coming out of her interview as I was going in for the school system we now teach in. She has been at the other high school as long as I have been at mine. So I had to send emails to other members of my department who knew her and I had to find her home address for those people who couldn't make the wake or the funeral.

Yes all this happened in about an hour LATE Tuesday night.

Wednesday morning I had to drive up to meet my parents, drive them in to PA to visit relatives at lunch and reverse the process. One of my mother's cousins used to be a principal and is now on the school board so we were exchanging stories at lunch. We also watched my other cousin's daughter eat escargot andf then not eat lunch (she is 8) but then eat dessert. My aunt has always been a sofite and let her kids and grandkids do anything they want.

Thursday Dh and I got up and left the house at 8 to mow his sister's lawn. I had to stop at the quilt shop to pick some things up. We got home and I had to shower and dress. I went to dr's office to pick up my script for my mammogram. Last week when I had scheduled it I went to look for the script that my dr had given me last time I was there and found out dh had not only thrown it out but ripped it into little pieces. Went for my mammogram and then had to head up the parkway for my friend's mother wake. ( I went as far south as exit 72 and as far north as exit 150) The ride home from the wake was slowed by an idiot who flipped his car onto the divider of the GSP.

So as you can see I have really lost the last 2 days when I should have done the results.

Sorry. I will get them up some time today.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good Morning all you losers!!!!

Did I get your attention???? Good! Now get out of bed, off the couch, away from the fridge and lets get moving!!!!

Oh btw.....My name is Lindsay and I will be your coach this week.

Today is a start of a new day. If you havent been doing as well as you liked now is the time to make some changes....If you have been doing well....well than now is the time to do even better.

"Its A New Day...a new way" We can do it....Lets get to it.

Friday July 8, 2011 QOTD:

What is one lifestyle change that you have made this challenge thats giving you success....what is something you want to change that will help you even more?

This challenge has not yet been as successful as I would have liked but there is still many weeks left. So I havent had any great changes to tell you about...in fact I have left some old bad habits creep back but, the one thing I need to change is forcing myself to get out for my runs even when I dont feel like it. That and to stop when I am full instead of stuffing food in just because I dont want to waste anything. I have done these two things before and have been really successful it goes to show how these need to be lifestyle changes and not just quick fixes.


I loved when Nancy would share Aunt Ann's inspirational facebook quotes while she was coaching so I went on FB to see if I had anyone who will inspire us. I apparently do not have any inspirational friends but I did fine someone who posted this article about additives in food and I found it quite scary. I thought I would share.

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/top-10-scariest-food-additives

 

[dvccruiser76]

Good morning everyone! It's kind of dark and dreary out today. I had hoped to take DS to the park, but we'll have to wait and see if this burns off first.

We can still go grocery shopping. I just bought DS a new lunch box. The old one smells no matter how many times I wash it and it's a year old and wouldn't you know, they have dinosaur ones now at Pottery Barn. I also tried logging onto Babies R Us to use a 25% off coupon for step stools and potties, but the coupons wouldn't work, so I'll just have to go there and have them do it for me. I think we're going to try the seat cover and step stool combo and see how that goes. Cross your fingers It's still early but better to start now I guess.

Just had an upsetting call from my mom who was practically having a panic attack. They spent all day at the drs office doing tests and EKGs. She's drugged up even more. I had talked to my sister and then my dad just called and Mom got on the phone asking what my sister was up to and why she wasn't being told things like why is there a note on the door saying no visitors and why are they screening phone calls. I'm afraid she will end up back in the hospital tonight. I made her give the phone back to my dad and try to explain to her that limiting visitors came up 2 days ago when the OT said she needed to rest more. She doesn't remember things and she is so drugged up now that she won't listen to anyone. She was practically hyperventilating. My sister was on her way so hopefully she can calm her down and get her into bed with her medications. They have put valium back on the list though they had wondered why it had been stopped. She fought taking things like that while I was there.

Sorry about your mother. Did your sister have any luck? It must be so tough for your mother.

If there is room...I'd like to sign up for the last part of this challenge. I need some motivation to get going before I return to hustle and bustle of another school year.

Going to Orlando in just 5 days!!!

Sure thing! The more the merrier

Hi I'm Megan! and I'm a loser! Just want to introduce myself. I really want to be thinner for school. And hopefully I'll be a tad bit thinner by my birthday July 25!

Hi Megan! Welcome aboard

WOW...........just said I would stay off toast and what did I eat after dinner.......1slice spelt bread with almond butter, and I didn;t even think twice until I logged onto this board....yikes!

Uh oh, how did you feel? I haven't had chocolate and I'm trying to guilt myself into not having any. We'll see how it goes.

it's 5am and we've all been up for an hour and a half already

Yikes DS got up at 5:30 and laid with us but no luck there either. Will you be able to get him to nap and join him? That's what I love about Fri, Sat & Sun

Good Friday morning. I can't believe it is Friday already. During the summer I usually lose track of time but never this bad.

I want to say I am sorry that I did not get the stats up for this week. Let me explain my week.

You did have a busy week. It's been slow here, so people must be away. Not to worry. Enjoy your Friday too

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Try the grilled vegetable panini at the .... oh shoot, can't think of the name of the restaurant!! Anyhow... at DHS... near the Star Wars ride... building kind of like a big quonset hut or airplane hangar.... counter service. The name will come to me later, but Buffy had mentioned the grilled vegetable panini and may I just say YUMMMMM!!

Yep that was at the backlot express, fabulous sandwich!!!!! DH and I get one and split it, if I feel like sharing! LOL

I can't wait for the next time we go to WDW just to have the sandwich.

If there is room...I'd like to sign up for the last part of this challenge. I need some motivation to get going before I return to hustle and bustle of another school year.

Going to Orlando in just 5 days!!!

Hi I'm Megan! and I'm a loser! Just want to introduce myself. I really want to be thinner for school. And hopefully I'll be a tad bit thinner by my birthday July 25!

Welcome to both of you!!! PM Donac your weights and she'll get you on the official roster!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Friday July 8, 2011 QOTD:

What is one lifestyle change that you have made this challenge thats giving you success....what is something you want to change that will help you even more?

Life style change that I have made: smaller portions and trying not to wolf down food even if we are in a hurry. It's helped curb the over eating.

Something I need to change: I need to listen to myself more. I need to do that 5 minute wait before I grab something to eat. I've done it a few times and typically my ADD self, forgets I wanted something! LOL I guess being easily distracted has it's advantages.
I also need to be more aware of the types of food we are eating. See below......

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/top-10-scariest-food-additives

OK that article was eye opening. There was stuff I didn't know about there! DS9 loves Cinnamon toast crunch and now I'm scared to buy it!!
Also the link to the 20 most scariest foods was another eye opener. I can't believe that Cheesecake Factory would put a dish on the menu with 2800 calories in it!!! How can you knowingly do that to your customers?!?!?

On the same lines I was listening to the radio this morning and they said that every state in the US except Colorado has above a 20% adult obesity rate, in 49 states 20+% of the adult population is obese!!!! And 16 of those states have above a 30% rate.
And the radio guy said something interesting, when his parents were growing up they didn't have "diet foods", they drank whole milk, bacon, eggs, etc. Why is it that we are inundated with "healthy foods" yet we, overall as a nation, are more unhealthy then ever??
I know that we live a more sedentary lifestyle but I'm amazed at how quickly it has gone down hill.
Are we really setting ourselves up for a Wall-E way of life??

 

[snowangel72]

Oh my goodness. I played a really hockey game last night for the first time in 20 years. I am SO out of shape. A bit sore this morning. But it was AWESOME!!!! I think I lost 5 pounds.

I hope everyone is doing well!!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

If there is room...I'd like to sign up for the last part of this challenge. I need some motivation to get going before I return to hustle and bustle of another school year.

Going to Orlando in just 5 days!!!

Hi I'm Megan! and I'm a loser! Just want to introduce myself. I really want to be thinner for school. And hopefully I'll be a tad bit thinner by my birthday July 25!

Welcome! PM donac your starting weights. Read the first page of the thread to better understand how things work and let us know if you have any questions. You are welcome to just jump in and tell us about yourself or answer some of the qotds.

Dona--sorry it's been such a crazy week!

Nancy--silly Thomas and silly DH for getting him up! I hope today isn't too awful!

Buffy--glad to see you posting more. I have been known to have a panic attack or two. Hang in there!

LTS--good to see you!

Thank you to Sue for coaching last week and to Lindsay for coaching this week!

It's rainy here--which I am thrilled about cause it means I don't have to water outside today! I hope everyone sees good things on the scale!

Before I forget--CC thanks so much for hosting HH! If you are in a little slump, check out CCs HH for this week.

 

[SettinSail]

Quick hello! I am waiting for DH to get back from the Y and then I am dropping him at the Mall and I am meeting some old work friends for lunch. DH flies back to Germany tomorrow to finish out his contract and then he flies back here July 30. He has a week off and then starts his new job Aug 8th. That is when I am scheduled to return to my old PT job as well.

We have had an up and down week. Some things have gone very smoothly and we've also had some problems. DS has been at BSA camp all week and we got to visit him Weds at parent night. We got him registered for HS on Tuesday but we aren't sure if he will get all the classes we requested. He should atleast get the core classes. On top of everything else, my sister broke her arm Monday night and we have been driving her around for alot of errands. She is a realtor and has a side job doing the books for a riding academy. And had to meet MIL and FIL for lunch yesterday, halfway location between houses--ALWAYS STRESSFUL!!!

Good news is that I have lost 2.5 of the 4 I gained back so I'm only up 1.5.
I consider this pretty successful considering we have eaten out a lot this week and I've had Chick-Fil-A, Cook-out, Bojangles, mexican, barbeque, cracker barrell, Chili's, etc, etc, etc

I need to PM my weight to Dona, my WIN to Connie and change my profile to reflect my new location! I am slowly catching up on the thread and am up to July 4th so far. Don't tell me not to go back and catch up because I can't stand to miss anythig

 

[SettinSail]

Oh, and I haven't seen any posts from LTS on here

Anyone heard from her? She is probably having a very busy Summer, atleast until swim team is over.....

Shawn

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

little guy woke up screaming crying and just wouldn't go back to sleep. so now he's hanging on the couch with me. i'm annoyed because DH got him out of his crib instead of letting him cry in there til he went back to sleep. he gets to leave and go to work. i'm the one who has to stay with him and have our whole day and scheduled be ruined.

wah, it's going to be a long day.

That is never a fun time to wake up. I hope he gets in a good nap and your day is more enjoyable than not.

I want to say I am sorry that I did not get the stats up for this week. Let me explain my week.

no worries dona. You have had quite a week. I hope things settle down.

And the radio guy said something interesting, when his parents were growing up they didn't have "diet foods", they drank whole milk, bacon, eggs, etc. Why is it that we are inundated with "healthy foods" yet we, overall as a nation, are more unhealthy then ever??
I know that we live a more sedentary lifestyle but I'm amazed at how quickly it has gone down hill.
Are we really setting ourselves up for a Wall-E way of life??

I know very scary. When our grandparents/greatgrandparents were here they also didnt have fast food and resturaunts like we do now. Things also were not open the hours we are use to know either. Most people worked a 9-5...the wives stayed home and cooked wholesome meals. You didnt have doritos and cheese its etc. There were ads on tv and commericals constantly marketing junk food. I often wish I could go back and live like that. Just a simpler life for a week would be nice.

Oh my goodness. I played a really hockey game last night for the first time in 20 years. I am SO out of shape. A bit sore this morning. But it was AWESOME!!!! I think I lost 5 pounds.

I hope everyone is doing well!!!!

sounds like alot of fun!!!!

We have had an up and down week. Some things have gone very smoothly and we've also had some problems.

transitions are never fun. I hope things go more smoothly from here on out.

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Im off to have lunch with my parents at applebees. I love it there because they have the ww menu avail. The boys sound like they are about to come through the ceiling so I need to get going. I will check back in later.

Good luck on the scales today!!!!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Friday July 8, 2011 QOTD:

What is one lifestyle change that you have made this challenge thats giving you success....what is something you want to change that will help you even more?

The one thing that I think is making a big difference is that I have started consistently exercising 3-4 times a week, and sometimes more. I feel more fit and I'm sure it's kicking up my metabolism a little bit.

Something I would like to change: I haven't been eating as much in the evening anymore, which is good. I would like to eliminate that completely, and should be able to starting Sunday, since I will have to be in bed at like 8. I think that starting this job will be good because it will force me to be on a regular schedule with eating and exercise.

I am happy to report that I have lost 2.2 lbs since last week, bringing my total for this challenge to an even 7 lbs! My signature has been reflected to show this.

Today I have some errands to run, including going to the library. I ordered HP and the Sorcerer's Stone on audiobook for the first time, as I've heard it can be great to fall asleep to, and I'm just excited to hear it. I'm also supposed to do C25K today, a straight 20 minute jog. I hope I can do it!

I hope everyone else has a great day!

 

[Zoesmama03]

Gonna have to catch up.

I did weigh in this week. Totally missed last week though I don't think there was a change anyway.

Surprising was down .4 from my Summer start here. I had some crummy eating the last week and a half. We rode to San Diego with my friend last weekend. So Friday was a busy busy day of laundry, packing, and cleaning up the house because we were having house guests that night. My friend was really only going to drop off her son at his biological dad's house. We swam in the hotel pool Saturday afternoon and his bio dad bought us all pizza. We had tried the beach that afternoon but it was packed everywhere and parking was nowhere to be found. The holiday weekend had it especially busy so we decided to go first thing in morning and beat the rush. It worked but was still cool outside until the sun finally came out. Zoe wouldn't even put her swimsuit on till that point. None of us really went in the water much. My friend's other half did eventually but it was kinda cold water. I just rolled my jeans up and only when in to wet my feet.

My mini me on the beach had to save this one from underexposed land.

Most of the time was spent doing this: She had plans to shell hunt but then my friend's other half started finding these crabs buried in the hard sand at the shore line and they were all digging for them.

Another of Zoe on the beach

Waves were relaxing and I needed that with the anxiety and panic attacks that I started getting a couple weeks ago.

Both of us on the beach. My legs look HUGE.

 

[glss1/2fll]

The only reason I got up and exercised when that alarm went off at 5:45 AM was because I promised myself a nap today and it was weigh in day. I've been at my parents' house not eating as well as I could have. But I think I either maintained or lost 1 pound. Can't quite remember what I was last week (trying to block that memory! )

DS1 comes home tonight and that's the end of his travel adventures. I feel like I haven't seen him in weeks--and that's because I haven't!--except for a 14 hour laundry/pack/get to the airport spell at home either I've been gone or he's been gone. Can't wait to see the whites of his eyes but I'm sure in a few days I'll be wishing I could ship him off somewhere! Teenagers are like that.

I've been reading like a madwoman trying to catch up. I know one of the questions was what's one food you're willing to give up this week. I hereby resolve to not eat any chocolate covered almonds this week. That will be tough because they are so yummy. But I followed Pamela's hard boiled eggs in the fridge tip and did that. Ate one of those last night instead of almonds. So yummy.

Today's QOTD: Hmmm a lifestyle change. Wellll, I finished C25K and am now running/plodding . Never in a million years thought I would be doing that. I've still got to get better about doing more on the days I don't run, that's what I want to change.

Have a great day everybody. to everybody who needs one (and I think there were quite a few)!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am happy to report that I have lost 2.2 lbs since last week, bringing my total for this challenge to an even 7 lbs! My signature has been reflected to show this.

Today I have some errands to run, including going to the library. I ordered HP and the Sorcerer's Stone on audiobook for the first time, as I've heard it can be great to fall asleep to, and I'm just excited to hear it. I'm also supposed to do C25K today, a straight 20 minute jog. I hope I can do it!

I hope everyone else has a great day!

You are doing an excellent job and I agree having a routine is very helpful in staying healthy. Good luck with your 20min....you will be able to do it!!!!!!

Surprising was down .4 from my Summer start here. I had some crummy eating the last week and a half. We rode to San Diego with my friend last weekend.

Thats great to loose a little even with being gone! Your pics are beautiful. Zoe is such a cutie and you looked so beautiful and relaxed on the beach. I love the sounds of waves...they are so calming.

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I didnt choose any WW meals from applebees but I did get the soup and salad combo so not too bad. We are just hanging at my parents for now. We went up in the attic and I was showing the boys all my trophies from middle and high school. There were a bunch of pics and old things from when I was younger. I love going back and looking at things and reminicsing how fun it all was.

I really needed a day like this. Very laid back and my kiddos are being well behaved. ahhh.

We are having a rain storm right now and as soon as it slows we will be heading home. Mike got home early from work so he is waiting for us. I need to pack our bags for our day trip to the shore tomorrow. We need to get the kids to bed early since we are leaving around 530am. Its about 2 and 1/2 hrs to the beach but we want to get an early start to avoid the weekend traffic on the Garden State Parkway...I know dona knows what I am talking about.

Talk to you all later.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning all you losers!!!!

Friday July 8, 2011 QOTD:

What is one lifestyle change that you have made this challenge thats giving you success....what is something you want to change that will help you even more?

Umm, trying more for consistency is definitely helping. Being more consistent and getting everything right at the same time would clearly help more! I also need to stop taking so many "breaks" from doing what I need to do.

Maria