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

[mvlimmex]

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?

even though i'm not on here to lose weight, i am on here to remind myself of the good habits i need in order to lose weight in a few months. it took me two years to lose the baby weight with my first and i'm hoping that if i start now with making good choices and keeping up the exercise i will be able to 1) have an "easy" labor 2) recover alot more quickly than last time and 3) get back into shape in a shorter time.

i know we've talked about losing weight for an event or something. during my post-baby weight loss journey, i hope to lose for the 2013 WDW marathon. and by lose i don't really mean get to a certain number. i want to lose enough to get myself really in shape for that race. after baby i'll still have a year to do it. anyway, i'm not making sense but basically i'm going to stick with the BL challenges for the long haul. i'd love to see 135 again sooner rather than later but mostly i want to be at a weight that will get me to that finish line

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it is HOT OUT!!! i really didn't want to get out and moving today at all but i told myself that if i don't do it i'll feel bad. got thomas out in the jogger and walked 4.5 miles in 1hr 15 min. that is slow but i feel like i was going fast! it's so hot that even walking that slow (16:58 min/mile pace) felt like a tough workout!

anyway, i just chugged 32oz of water (i used a 4 c. pyrex measuring cup! lol! i can't find my big water bottle) and now my stomach looks like i'm 12 months pregnant. lol! ouch.

I am motivated to lose some weight for our cruise this mid August, as well as my husband's 25th class reunion in Oct. Also, I just want to be in better shape and be able to hike some at Glacier National Park on our way to Alaska.

I had a baby in April 2010 and I have had people ask me if I am expecting again , so that is another motivator for me.

Vicki

 

[mvlimmex]

Good morning all!



Happy belated birthday to Sarah May!



Fresh berries! Yum!

Happy birthday to my fellow birthday celebrant, Karen!!!

I hope you have a wonderful day and a year full of magic!

I think that you might want to consider Beach Club for your trip since your DNephew will be of an age to really enjoy Stormalong Bay. But, honestly, I haven't stayed at either place so I don't necessarily know what I am talking about -- pretty much like always!



Great job on turning things around. That is a challenge getting through 10 hours and probably having to sit alot in one spot. Can you walk to a copier or bathroom that is farther from your desk? Or do a lap around the office? Bring things to eat that work in your plan? Are there alot of things around that tempt you? It's a big adjustment so it may take a bit of time but I know you can do it!

Sue, glad that you've had a chance to get outside and enjoy the nice weather in your neck of the woods!

CC, I think a change will be nice for you!




Congratulations on winning HH and enjoy that new job!



Vicki! You can PM your starting weight to donac now and then PM your first official weigh in on Friday. Or you can wait -- whatever you want to do. The information about the challenge is on page 1 of the thread. If you have any questions just ask away -- and good luck!



Thanks so much, Rose. I know Karen gets to hang out by the pool today. I have to work but may try and sneak out a bit early. With DS' birthday a few days ago my celebration is a little more subdued, which is just fine with me.

Have a great day all!

Thanks for the welcome. I think I will PM her my weight today and then again on Friday to see if I have made any progress. Best of luck to you too.

Vicki

 

[glss1/2fll]

Happy Birthday Lisa & Karen!

QOTD: I just want to be healthy, and when it is parents' night on the sport scene and I have to walk out there with my pencil thin hubby and kiddo I want to look fit.

Got my run in, although I wasn't very motivated or fast. But heck, I can check that off the list for today! Usually I run before I take DH to work, but today I dropped him off then drove to a nearby park and ran. Will do the same thing Wed. & Fri. but probably different parks. The nice thing about this park was the lack of other people! The park DH suggested I go to would have a million runners so I would realllllyyyy look like I was standing still as I plodded along!

Need to go make a grocery list. We have baseball games this week now that DS1 is back from all his travels. Gotta figure out some crockpot meals. The weather is supposed to be cool so we might have chili sometime. Think I'll go check the BL recipes since I'm really sick of what I usually make and nobody in the house has any ideas. I'm so tired of hearing "I dunno."

 

[tiki23]

Sunday July 10, 2011 QOTD:

What is your favorite summertime healthy treat?

Lime popsicles! Doesn't matter if it's the all-fruit expensive ones or the cheapo ones from the big bags - I love them! ETA: Oh oops - healthy treat - ok, the all fruit lime popsicles then... LOL

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?

1) taking off the weight I had previously lost - and then some. I had lost a total of 30lbs but put half of it back on over the last 4 months. I have food issues; I have a very hard time with temptation..."Oh what the heck, it's not like I eat this everyday..." and then I'll eat the whole thing, or bag or whatever.

2) To get healthy and continue to improve my stamina. PLUS - DSis and I are taking on the Expedition Everest Challenge next May!

 

[SettinSail]

HaPpY BiRtHdAy LiSa AnD KaReN

I will be back later with replies but for now here is the QOTD:

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?


Ok its monday people. Lets start the week off right. 4 days until we weigh in! Work hard and make the best choices possible. Dont forget to drink your water too.

I got motivated to lose weight in Feb 2010. I had just turned 49. My feet were in terrible shape from carrying all of me around I learned that once you go through menopause and your estrogen level drops you are more prone to heart attack/stroke. All of this motivated me to set a goal to lose 50 pounds by the time I turned 50. Now I am almost 50 1/2 and have "only" lost 29 pounds but I am still motivated to reach my goal. I think it will take me 2 years instead of 1 but that is OK. I feel more comfortable with slow weight loss and not too many drastic changes that I am not sure I can keep up with forever. The more I lose, the better I feel which motivates me even more. Now it just feels right to eat healthy and not feel so stuffed and to be active and not as sedentary. I am also returning to my job in August after a 2 year hiatus and I would like for people to really notice I have lost weight.

Yowza, what a day. First off I was up all night. I do not sleep well when DH is out of town and I have 3 weeks of this! It sounded like someone was walking up and down the hall outside my door and then up and down the stairs, etc. Finally, it sounded like my bedroom door was opening Well, it was DS he could not sleep either. I was just about to call 911 Dropped DS at the church at 6:30 to catch the bus to camp and then went for my first workout back at the Y. I was not sure what to do so I just went for the treadmill and did a walk/run. You only get 30 mins on the treadmill (what a PITA) so I only got in 2.5 miles. Then I did 100 pulls on the rowing machine. I saw some cardio machines that I had no clue what they were, I need to request a tour. New members also get 6 free sessions with a personal trainer I thought about doing a freezer cooking session but it is so hot today I shelved that thought. My boss got wind that I am back in town so she called me wanting to know when I am starting back. I've already worked it out with the Dept Mgr that I will start Aug 8th but I guess she needs some help now. I made up some reasons why I can not start just yet I am really dreading going back but it seems foolish to sit around not doing anything all day when I have the chance to make some money. I hope she has heard that I only want 20 hrs/week!

Then my sister called to tell me my Dad had been admitted to the Hospital for observation of an erratic heartbeat. I had to go get his truck from Urgent Care. This is a 1970-something, manual drive, no power steering, no A/C truck with the mileage stuck on 182,533 miles For a while there I was adrift in the Urgent Care parking lot, unable to get the truck into reverse. My heart pounded all the way to my parents house, praying for every light to stay green and most of them did

Have done very well with eating today, cereal for breakfast, spinach salad with protein for lunch and hard boiled egg and jello for afternoon snack. I did accept a dinner invitation so not sure what I will have tonight. I know they are very healthy eaters though so I think it will not wreck my day
After that, I will go spend the night at my parents to look after my sister with the broken arm. She is staying over there since she's still so drugged up but parents will both be at the hospital all night. Thank goodness I will not be in this house all by myself I may have to sleep over there all week

DH made it back to Germany and was able to go to work today, despite landing at 9:00am. I would not be able to do it! He took an Advil PM and slept for 4 hours on the flight He got a laugh because he had received a letter from the gov't there advising we needed to fill out forms proving we are moving or they will continue to pay the monthly benefit for having 1 child (all German taxpayers receive this) Uh, OK, maybe we can't prove we have moved so you may have to keep paying us

Enjoy the rest of your day

 

[bellebookworm9]

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?

Part of me just wants to be healthier, but I do want to lose some weight for our upcoming Disney trip as well.

Job went fine, but was really boring, and I'm a little frustrated. They are (unexpectedly) sending me to a completely different site "just for tomorrow." I was then told that my hours will actually be .25 shorter than I was originally told-that adds up to a $71.4 loss over the 6 weeks. Eating was fine today, and I want to run, but I'm so, so tired, have a sinus headache, and it's extremely humid and hot right now.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

anywho, that's my long story. fun day. not the best eating. but we walked for hours so i'm ok with it.

Your day sounded so wonderful and Im sure it will be a memory that will stick in your mind. As far at the eating I think it was all part of it. you did alot of walking and sweating so Im sure its fine.

Last night I took out my sewing machine and made light blocking curtains for our room in the camper. The blinds let in way too much light so these will be great for sleeping in in the morning. I had enough material to make a bolster for the bed, with the palm tree fabric in the middle and brown suede on the ends. I also made 2 couch pillows with the palm fabric on one side and the brown on the other. We have a little area rug with palm trees and I've found towels and some other accents that have really given the camper a homey feel.

Sounds so cute. This weekend sounds like it will be lots of fun for you.

I think I may try to get a cornhole game for DS for Christmas, he really enjoyed it and had never played it before. I need to start making a small list when I have these ideas because it is so hard to buy for a 14 year old boy!

What is cornhole? We have something we call bean bags, Im wondering if its the same game?

Tomorrow starts 6 weeks of getting up at 6am, for work from 8-3:15 Monday-Friday. In the evenings I will exercise for 30-45 mins. 3x weekly, and I have a bunch of stuff to do for the class I'm taking. So I'll be so busy I won't be worrying about food-and I'll be going to bed so early that late night snacking shouldn't be a problem. Getting my water in might be, because we can't have bottles of water or any sort of beverage while working with the kids, only on breaks/lunch.

I probably won't be on here as much, but I am keeping up with the challenge, and I'll try to pop in at least once a day.

Good luck with your new work time. I think its horrible you cant keep a water bottle with you. Make sure you drink a bunch before/after work and at lunch time and breaks. You can still get it in you just have to make sure to drink alot more at one time.

Hi,

Is it still too late to join? I would love to participate in the summer biggest loser. I did this a few years back and it was so helpful to be a part of this group. I lost about 20 lbs. Since the last time I was in this, I had a baby and now and I am trying to lose that extra 15 - 20 lbs. So I guess my goal would be to lose about 20 lbs. Also, we have a cruise planned at the end of August to Alaska, so I'd like to lose a few pounds before then.

welcome to our group. Wow an alaskan cruise sounds great. Good luck on your weight loss journey.

Did you know that lunchables now has a sandwich thin with lowfat chicken available? It comes with a jello and some chocolate covered pretzels. 300 calories for the entire meal

never saw these. this would be a great quick lunch for me. I will check it out thanks

Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to Lisa and Karen!!!!!

I hope you both have a fabulous day!

Yes happy birthday to Lisa and Karen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?

even though i'm not on here to lose weight, i am on here to remind myself of the good habits i need in order to lose weight in a few months. it took me two years to lose the baby weight with my first and i'm hoping that if i start now with making good choices and keeping up the exercise i will be able to 1) have an "easy" labor 2) recover alot more quickly than last time and 3) get back into shape in a shorter time.

i know we've talked about losing weight for an event or something. during my post-baby weight loss journey, i hope to lose for the 2013 WDW marathon. and by lose i don't really mean get to a certain number. i want to lose enough to get myself really in shape for that race. after baby i'll still have a year to do it. anyway, i'm not making sense but basically i'm going to stick with the BL challenges for the long haul. i'd love to see 135 again sooner rather than later but mostly i want to be at a weight that will get me to that finish line

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it is HOT OUT!!! i really didn't want to get out and moving today at all but i told myself that if i don't do it i'll feel bad. got thomas out in the jogger and walked 4.5 miles in 1hr 15 min. that is slow but i feel like i was going fast! it's so hot that even walking that slow (16:58 min/mile pace) felt like a tough workout!

anyway, i just chugged 32oz of water (i used a 4 c. pyrex measuring cup! lol! i can't find my big water bottle) and now my stomach looks like i'm 12 months pregnant. lol! ouch.

I think you are doing great. Just imagine if you werent here you probably would not be forcing yourself to get out in that heat to walk. Great job. I am amazed by you. Make sure you drink alot during this heat wave.

Two things: First, I want to lose some weiht before my cruise in October, and second, I want to do the Tinkerbell Half Marathon in January.

Both great goals to motivate you.

I'm just trying to get healthy. I'm tired of being uncomfortable in my body the way it is now.

I hear ya. That is motivation in itself.

I am motivated to lose some weight for our cruise this mid August, as well as my husband's 25th class reunion in Oct. Also, I just want to be in better shape and be able to hike some at Glacier National Park on our way to Alaska.

I had a baby in April 2010 and I have had people ask me if I am expecting again , so that is another motivator for me.

Vicki

I got that for awhile after my second son was born. Its a bit hurtful but instead of dwelling on it I think you are doing the right thing and using it for motivation. Pretty soon you will be getting all the nice compliments and those pregnancy questions and looks will be long gone.

QOTD: I just want to be healthy, and when it is parents' night on the sport scene and I have to walk out there with my pencil thin hubby and kiddo I want to look fit.

Ah yes parents night....I remember those days. That was my one of my favorite things and i never realized that my mom and dad could be wondering how they looked. I think I was living in my own world at that age that revolved around me. I bet you will look great this year and Im sure your children are proud.

Ok I got replies done and now I have to get back to work. Its been a crazy day after having 10 days off. I have lots of backlogged work to do. I will talk to you all later.

 

[liesel]

Happy Birthday Lisa and Karen!



I'm still here, its been a pretty rough week. DH went out of town on a business trip and I was left with 2 kids who both suddenly came down with the stomach flu. I spent the week taking care of them and doing lots of cleaning and laundry (what a mess, you don't want to hear more about that!). I didn't get enough sleep and haven't exercised since my race last Monday. DS missed his swim meet on Saturday, but I still went and volunteered. Saturday afternoon I log on to the DIS to at least say hi to everyone and explain my absence and DS comes and gets me to tell me he got sick again! He had a swim meet this morning, prelims for the league championships on Saturday. He was much slower due to his illness and not being able to practice and didn't qualify for the championships. I'm so proud of how hard he worked and feel bad that he was so sick. I think they are going to let him swim a relay on Saturday when he is more recovered.

Then Saturday night I started feeling bad, so I am trying to rest when I can and won't resume exercise until I start feeling better. I am happy to say that through all of this I stayed OP food wise. It was really important to me since the lack of exercise and sleep depravation were out of my control for the moment that I at least work on the one thing I could control. So at least I didn't gain through this and had a very slight loss.

I hope everyone is having a good week and I'll try to catch up when I can. I was so happy to be on the BL list 2 weeks in a row for the first time! And 4th place both times too! That spot is mine!

 

[tigger813]

dvccruiser- It was in Westford. It's been opened almost a year!

Had a great time out with the ladies! Very bad on food and drink but after the last 2-3 weeks that I've had I decided to just enjoy one last night of badness! Our group won two out of the three rounds of trivia games so we got gift cards for the restaurant! I'll definitely be doing that again! Just have to do better on my eating! I've been good today. I had a shake this morning and a shake for lunch made with water and I finished a piece of pizza. I had a small dish of lite mint chip ice cream and just had some fat free pringles. We're having pork chops, rice pilaf and honey glazed carrots for supper.

Izzie was at a play date all afternoon and now the kids are here playing a game on the PS3 for a bit. Ash went to a friend's for about 2 hours so I continued working on my bedroom and making doctor's appts for yearly check ups for Izzie and me.

I've got to work tomorrow so Izzie is going to the lake with her friend and I'm not yet sure what I'm doing with Ash. She may just come to work with me or maybe I'll let her stay here.

Time for some more water!

TTFN

 

[Rose&Mike]

I am motivated to lose some weight for our cruise this mid August, as well as my husband's 25th class reunion in Oct. Also, I just want to be in better shape and be able to hike some at Glacier National Park on our way to Alaska.

I had a baby in April 2010 and I have had people ask me if I am expecting again , so that is another motivator for me.

Vicki

Welcome Vicki! I feel so bad that I missed your post, but I saw that Lisa caught it and welcomed you! Let us know if you have any questions.

Several years ago someone asked me when I was due and I wasn't expecting. The funny thing is, I wasn't that overweight, but I had this really lose blouse on that I guess looked like a maternity top. Anyhow, ever since then, I NEVER ask anyone about babies!

Shawn--our Y has a 30 min limit, but unless it's really crowded they don't enforce it. Surely they don't expect you to get off if no one is waiting. I hope your Dad is ok

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I want to apologize for being the very absent hostess. Bunch of stuff going on at our house--most of it good, but my computer time has been pretty limited. I have been skimming and really appreciate that folks are welcoming any new people.

I have been sitting at the high end of my maintain--which I am not liking, so I am hoping this week to maybe get my act together a little and get my weight down a pound or two. I'm still doing most things right, but I feel like I'm running right alongside the wagon trying to hold things together, and would like to be able to feel a little more in control and maybe be able to relax a little bit on the wagon instead of always feeling like I'm on the edge of messing up. Does that make sense????

Anyhow, I've been reading along. I'm still mostly here, just a little busy right now.

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening!

Today was a somewhat OP day. I stayed where I wanted to be with calories, fat, etc., but I still need more dairy and could have made some better choices. I need to be better about packing a morning snack. I drank a lot of water today too. I was up a lot on Friday so I'm hoping for a good loss this week. I really need to be 10 pounds lighter by our trip to WDW. I wanted to start walking around my neighborhood to get used to walking like we will be in Disney, but it's so hot. Of course, that would be better practice now that I think about it.

QOTD: Right now, it is my upcoming trip to WDW that is motivating me. There is also eliminating my heartburn. I've decided that it is stress and weight-related.

Happy Birthday Lisa and Karen!

Happy Belated Birthday to SarahMay!

Hope all 3 of you had a great day!

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

 

[my3princes]

Lisa and Karen

 

[my3princes]

Today was a roller coaster. I started off the day with a big mistake at work. Nothing that can't be fixed and part of the learning curve, but still frustrating. I had a 3 hour customer service seminar which was nothing new to me, but good to know that I'm on the same page as my current employer. I went back to my office to learn a couple of new things before my supervisor headed off to her seminar. No sooner did she leave then I had questions and my coworkers told me that she had trained me wrong. Again very frustrating. I worked around the new stuff, just doing what I have been doing for the last couple of weeks so I could get clarification after supervisors seminar. I was totally OP at work, measured out portions ahead and stuck to them. I only had one diet soda at work and drank 2 bottles of water I also took a walk on my lunch break in the 90 degree heat. I really needed to get away from the office for a while.

Tonight I made a new cookie recipe. I googled low calorie cake mix cookies. I made a white mix (you use non fat yogurt and unsweeteneed applesauce with the mix), but I added some Dove rasperry chocolates that I chopped up. My cookies were bigger than the recipe too, but man are the yummy and moist. Still better than with oil and eggs, but still not really OP. I also got notification from my Primary Care doctor that all of my labs were in and my results were "unusually good". They ran about 25 tests and all were really good. I'm relieved, but that means that I've got to reassess my diet and exercise if I want to lose again.

 

[dvccruiser76]

i wanted to put harry potter on when we got home but DS screams and yells if anything other than cars is on.

DS used to be the same way with Dino Dan and Toy Story

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hi everyone! what a fun and exhausting day today. it all started off with DH and i both whining that we didn't want to go to church this morning. lol. DS was up screaming between 2-3am for no good reason so we were a little tired. so we skipped (shame shame, i know) and went to the diner. i got an egg white omelet with veggies and a little cheddar. we were trying to decide the whole breakfast what we should do for the day. we left the diner and thomas looks up and screamed "coo coo" (train) about a million times. you can see the elevated subway from the diner. we decided to take thomas downtown on the subway for the first time. he was SO excited!

we went to central park and went to a great playground that's next to the MET museum. used to go there with my dad all the time. luckily we had a change of clothes in the diaper bag b/c the sprinklers were on and there was not getting him out!

afterwards we walked all around the park for hours! it was great but tiring as it was very hot and i was totally unprepared with flip flops on. after a while thomas fell asleep and we made our way to a pub and i was able to catch the end of the world cup game. awesome! thomas slept through most of it so it was nice to sit and eat our food (i had a veggie burger and fries, DH had fish and chips). after thomas woke up we got him a grilled cheese and he ate it while sitting on my lap. um, what's that wet feeling??? oh great, thomas leaked through his diaper and his 2nd pair of shorts. ok, we'll just change him. crap! no more diapers (again, impromptu trip downtown = unpreparedness). paid and walked uptown to the express bus stop and stopped in the store for a pack of diapers ($20.99). by the time we got him changed he was in the stroller with a dirty shirt (from the watermelon that afternoon), a diaper and no shorts and no shoes (still wet from the sprinklers). we took the express bus home and thomas was happier than a pig in you-know-what!

shoo! so now we're home watching cars (again for the millionth time) and i can't wait for bedtime. DH has to be out the door around 4:30 to catch a flight for a business trip for a few days. i'm praying thomas sleeps for me while he's gone. doubtful as he seems to not sleep whenever DH is gone (murphy's law).

anywho, that's my long story. fun day. not the best eating. but we walked for hours so i'm ok with it.

Sounds like an awesome spur of the moment trip minus the expensive diapers

Hi,

Is it still too late to join? I would love to participate in the summer biggest loser. I did this a few years back and it was so helpful to be a part of this group. I lost about 20 lbs. Since the last time I was in this, I had a baby and now and I am trying to lose that extra 15 - 20 lbs. So I guess my goal would be to lose about 20 lbs. Also, we have a cruise planned at the end of August to Alaska, so I'd like to lose a few pounds before then.

Best of luck to everyone participating and let me know what I need to do to join. I think I read that we PM our weight on Fridays--right. Do you need to PM my current weight now or do I just wait until Friday.

Thanks,
Vicki

It's never too late to join. What cruise line are you sailing on?

Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to Lisa and Karen!!!!!

I hope you both have a fabulous day!

Happy Birthday Lisa and Karen

Monday July 11, 2011 QOTD:

What is motivating you to loose weight? Is there a specific goal in sight (wedding,vacation,running,etc.) or are you just wanting to get healthy?

Currently my vacation with the skinny crew in 5 weeks is motivating me, but after that I'm sure I have something else planned. There's always something to look and feel good about in my book

I think that you might want to consider Beach Club for your trip since your DNephew will be of an age to really enjoy Stormalong Bay. But, honestly, I haven't stayed at either place so I don't necessarily know what I am talking about -- pretty much like always!

I agree, thinking back, the pool at Yacht and Beach is always in high demand and for a good reason

Hi Lisa,
Happy Birthday. Did you get out of work early and/or do anything special tonight?

Sue-I have heard the rail trails are pretty nice, but we haven't checked them out. We took a bike ride yesterday to my brother's in beverly. michael likes to go there, and he actually swam while I visited, and then we rode home.

Hi Kathy,
We were bored last night and ended up going for another walk before dinner. Tonight's walk was a hot one and I heard that tomorrow is going to be even hotter I also just did my Zumba on the Wii and may just do that tomorrow if it's too hot for a walk.

I am motivated to lose some weight for our cruise this mid August, as well as my husband's 25th class reunion in Oct. Also, I just want to be in better shape and be able to hike some at Glacier National Park on our way to Alaska.

I had a baby in April 2010 and I have had people ask me if I am expecting again , so that is another motivator for me.

Vicki

I've been to Glacier before, have you been? It was terrible weather the whole time, but they do have some beautiful trails. We saw a bunch of bears too.

Then my sister called to tell me my Dad had been admitted to the Hospital for observation of an erratic heartbeat. I had to go get his truck from Urgent Care. This is a 1970-something, manual drive, no power steering, no A/C truck with the mileage stuck on 182,533 miles For a while there I was adrift in the Urgent Care parking lot, unable to get the truck into reverse. My heart pounded all the way to my parents house, praying for every light to stay green and most of them did

Oh no, is your dad doing okay?

I'm still here, its been a pretty rough week. DH went out of town on a business trip and I was left with 2 kids who both suddenly came down with the stomach flu. I spent the week taking care of them and doing lots of cleaning and laundry (what a mess, you don't want to hear more about that!). I didn't get enough sleep and haven't exercised since my race last Monday. DS missed his swim meet on Saturday, but I still went and volunteered. Saturday afternoon I log on to the DIS to at least say hi to everyone and explain my absence and DS comes and gets me to tell me he got sick again! He had a swim meet this morning, prelims for the league championships on Saturday. He was much slower due to his illness and not being able to practice and didn't qualify for the championships. I'm so proud of how hard he worked and feel bad that he was so sick. I think they are going to let him swim a relay on Saturday when he is more recovered.

Then Saturday night I started feeling bad, so I am trying to rest when I can and won't resume exercise until I start feeling better. I am happy to say that through all of this I stayed OP food wise. It was really important to me since the lack of exercise and sleep depravation were out of my control for the moment that I at least work on the one thing I could control. So at least I didn't gain through this and had a very slight loss.

Yikes, I hope everyone is feeling better.

I want to apologize for being the very absent hostess. Bunch of stuff going on at our house--most of it good, but my computer time has been pretty limited. I have been skimming and really appreciate that folks are welcoming any new people.

No need to apologize, I'm just glad you're still here



Hello to anyone that I missed. I just did the intermediate Zumba for the Wii on the 45 minute class and it's a much better workout for me. I'm still searching for a good Zumba class locally, b/c the one I wanted to try cancelled their Tuesday night classes

Kathy, do you know anyone that does Zumba in our area and where do they go and do they like it?

Anyway, time for a shower then I can watch my DVR'd Bachelorette that's taping. I did really well food-wise today since I had my chiropractor and deep tissue during lunch, which meant a frozen WW meal at my desk, but it was worth it. Have a nice night everyone

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I'm still here, its been a pretty rough week.

I hope everyone is feeling better soon.

Had a great time out with the ladies! Very bad on food and drink but after the last 2-3 weeks that I've had I decided to just enjoy one last night of badness!

I cant say I blame ya tracey you really deserved a night out to just enjoy life and the food that was offered. Today is a new day!!!!

Does that make sense????

Makes total sense rose. You will get there. Its really hard when there is a million things going on.

Today was a somewhat OP day. I stayed where I wanted to be with calories, fat, etc., but I still need more dairy and could have made some better choices. I need to be better about packing a morning snack. I drank a lot of water today too.

Good job on your day and although there were things you could do better there is always tomorrow. I think walking in the hot humid air is just what you need for your disney training.

Today was a roller coaster.

Sorry to hear about your day deb. some days dont you just feel like you should have stayed in bed. I hate days like that but you know we all learn something from these moments in our lives. Glad you got some great news on your results.

Anyway, time for a shower then I can watch my DVR'd Bachelorette that's taping. I did really well food-wise today since I had my chiropractor and deep tissue during lunch, which meant a frozen WW meal at my desk, but it was worth it. Have a nice night everyone

did you hear the talks that emily from brads season of the bachelor may be on the next bachlorette. That show is becoming so predicitable but i still watch it. Have a great night.

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Whew its been a long day here. Nothing eventful just long and drawn out. Ryan wasnt feeling so good. He got a bit sunburned on his face today. My friend was watching him and had him swimming for 3 hours and didnt reapply the sunscreen. Ryan is white as a ghost so he needs to have it rubbed on every 1 1/2 or so. I think she realized that after the fact and Im sure without me even saying anything she will know for next time. He was saying he didnt feel good and he was tired and had a headache so I gave him lots of fluids and a little cuddling and he went off to sleep.

Now I am heading to bed myself. I am still beat from the weekend. My parents were talking about going to the shore on sat. for the day but they didnt invite us. Im hoping they ask if we want to come along. Gosh that would be heaven...two wkends in a row at the beach. Will see!

If not we have this thing in our area called sportsfest. It goes friday-Sunday. They have every sport you could think of going on. Golf, frisbee golf, basketball, baseball, beach volleyball, hockey, wrestling, etc. Its tournament style. We may try to catch some of that. Sun they have prof wrestling like WWE but the amatuer version. Ryan has gotten really into WWE the past few months and although I am not thrilled about that my dh is. So he wants to take him to watch.

So either way I am looking forward to our weekend. Gosh I love summer...so much to do.

 

[trinaweena]

Hello! I'm back from the weekend at the cape and i see i have a lot to catch up on! I wont be able to reply but i will ast least skim through what i missed! Thats for another day though! For now I'm sunburned (my first ever! ITS AWFUL!) and its time for bed. Hope everyone had a nice weekend and I'll check back in tomorrow to tell you how i did this weekend.

 

[DisFam95]

ok I'm back - Need to find my focus again. Got really off track since the kids got out of school - it's all about them it seems w/ planning stuff to keep them entertained. We went to WDW a month ago and I seememd to have gotten really off track after that.

This last week I've gotten really focused again and finding time for my workouts. I need to make ME priority again! I've manged to say no to a lot of tempations too which made me really happy actually. I did have 1 bite of a SNickers - but I recorded it in my log!! Writing down everything really helps me - I've learned I'm a grazer.

My husband brought home some sour cream and onion Pringles this weekend. I was 'good' and only ate 3, then later ate 3 more, then another hour later ate 4 more - ok well that was just a whole serving! IT ALL ADDS UP.

I'm going on vacation again and I did not do as well before the disney trip SO i want to drop at least 10 pounds this month.

Good luck everyone.

 

[mvlimmex]

Sounds like an awesome spur of the moment trip minus the expensive diapers



It's never too late to join. What cruise line are you sailing on?



Happy Birthday Lisa and Karen



Currently my vacation with the skinny crew in 5 weeks is motivating me, but after that I'm sure I have something else planned. There's always something to look and feel good about in my book



Hi Lisa,
Happy Birthday. Did you get out of work early and/or do anything special tonight?



Hi Kathy,
We were bored last night and ended up going for another walk before dinner. Tonight's walk was a hot one and I heard that tomorrow is going to be even hotter I also just did my Zumba on the Wii and may just do that tomorrow if it's too hot for a walk.



I've been to Glacier before, have you been? It was terrible weather the whole time, but they do have some beautiful trails. We saw a bunch of bears too.



Oh no, is your dad doing okay?



Yikes, I hope everyone is feeling better.



No need to apologize, I'm just glad you're still here



Hello to anyone that I missed. I just did the intermediate Zumba for the Wii on the 45 minute class and it's a much better workout for me. I'm still searching for a good Zumba class locally, b/c the one I wanted to try cancelled their Tuesday night classes

Kathy, do you know anyone that does Zumba in our area and where do they go and do they like it?

Anyway, time for a shower then I can watch my DVR'd Bachelorette that's taping. I did really well food-wise today since I had my chiropractor and deep tissue during lunch, which meant a frozen WW meal at my desk, but it was worth it. Have a nice night everyone

Hi,
We are going to Alaska on the Disney Wonder We have been to Glacier , but it has been several years---in fact it was in 1994, the year after we got married.

We went in June and the weather wasn't the greatest on the Eastern side of the park. Then we ventured over to the western side and it was much nicer. We are really looking forward to camping there for a few days. I am looking forward to hiking and taking a boat across Swiftcurrent Lake. Did you camp or stay in the lodges while you were there? It is such a beautiful park. You are so lucky to have seen bears. I hope we see bears this time too, but of course at a distance.

Vicki

 

[mvlimmex]

Welcome Vicki! I feel so bad that I missed your post, but I saw that Lisa caught it and welcomed you! Let us know if you have any questions.

Several years ago someone asked me when I was due and I wasn't expecting. The funny thing is, I wasn't that overweight, but I had this really lose blouse on that I guess looked like a maternity top. Anyhow, ever since then, I NEVER ask anyone about babies!

Shawn--our Y has a 30 min limit, but unless it's really crowded they don't enforce it. Surely they don't expect you to get off if no one is waiting. I hope your Dad is ok

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I want to apologize for being the very absent hostess. Bunch of stuff going on at our house--most of it good, but my computer time has been pretty limited. I have been skimming and really appreciate that folks are welcoming any new people.

I have been sitting at the high end of my maintain--which I am not liking, so I am hoping this week to maybe get my act together a little and get my weight down a pound or two. I'm still doing most things right, but I feel like I'm running right alongside the wagon trying to hold things together, and would like to be able to feel a little more in control and maybe be able to relax a little bit on the wagon instead of always feeling like I'm on the edge of messing up. Does that make sense????

Anyhow, I've been reading along. I'm still mostly here, just a little busy right now.

Thanks too for the welcome

This is such a great group and it's great to have your support. If I have any questions, I'll be sure to ask away. I need to discipline myself on eating healthier and of course having smaller portions sizes. That can be hard sometimes.

I know what you mean about being embarrased about asking others if they are pregnant or not. I am, many times, afraid that if I ask them that I will be wrong. I will definitely be glad when my belly gets a litttle trimmer here.

Best of luck to everyone in this group. I hope we can all obtain our goals.

Vicki

 

[donac]

Good Tuesday morning

Just a short note now. I have to run and get some bloodwork done for my check up on Thursday.


Don't forget to send in your weights for last week. I plan on doing stats tonight.

It has been pretty quiet here . Dh and ds came home on Sunday night. I spent part of the weekend and yesterday working on costumes for a community theater. The director is the same director I worked with this past spring at the local high school. They are doing Hairspray. I now have 2 free tickets for the 10 hours I have volunteered. Not bad and it was a lot of fun. I still have 3 dresses to shorten this morning.

It is going to be very hot here today. Dh and I are planing on going to a movie to cool off. Yes we have no AC. It is only on days like this that we really feel it. We usually have a sea breeze since we are less than 2 miles from the beach and the house is surounded by old trees so we get lots of shade.


Happy Belated Birthday to SarahMay, Lisa and Karen!

Off to the lab.

Have a happy and healthy day.