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

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone.

We are just hanging around the house today. Dh did do some work on the house but has quit for the day. It is just too hot to work out there.

Saw a lovely production of South Pacific last night. The main female tried too hard to be Reba McEntire but the guy who played the frenchmen was wonderful. I was hoping to see a friend who had done the sets but I never found him. I will drop him a note this weekend to tell him what a great job he did. There were some moms from the local high school and it was fun to see them. The former director, his wife and two friends were also in the theater. These are the same people who were asked not to come back and we still think they have some things that belong to the school and possibly some other things. When I went to see some of the kids from the cast that I knew they were there but they ignored me. There problem not mine.

tonight we are going to see Hairspray. Yes there is a lot of local theater around me during the summer. I have to go see some of my students in a production that is having a first run here and the next week will be off Broadway. Hello Dolly is playing next month also and I would love to see it but I am not sure if I can get there.

Stay cool out there. Off to get some things done in the basement where it may be humid but it is cooler.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[Rose&Mike]

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UGH another scorcher here today.

Dear Mother Nature,
I solemnly swear I will never ever complain about winter again!!! Please just take this heat away!!!!!

Love,
Me.

That is so funny, cause that's what I was saying all last winter about the cold. I am one of those weird ones that would much rather run in the heat than the cold. I hope you cool off soon!

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD: Right, got up early and went to my exercise class. Wrong, ate pizza for dinner. But it was deeelicious!

Busy, busy weekend here with sports. There's a huge 3 on 3 basketball tournament that both boys are in plus DS1 has a baseball tournament. He is majorly bummed because of the baseball double header that will take place at the same time as 2 of his basketball games. He's decided that he won't play baseball Sunday if it interferes with his basketball. Yeah, let's just skip the championship baseball game. Grrrr that kid drives me bonkers! One more year, one more year, one more year.

Laundry is calling my name so gotta run.

 

[glss1/2fll]

Had to hop back on because I ran this morning (plod, plod, plod) but when I went over to map my walk to figure out how far it was--it was my farthest yet! And I did it in my usual 30 minutes! super happy

PLUS last night I was walking past DH and he said, "Are your clothes getting looser?" Why, yes, yes they are!

So hooray for 2 NSV because my scale certainly was poopy this morning.

NOW I'm off to do laundry!

 

[keenercam]

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UGH another scorcher here today.

Dear Mother Nature,
I solemnly swear I will never ever complain about winter again!!! Please just take this heat away!!!!!

Love,
Me.


I will not be working out today, the basement is hotter then the house which is unusual. I really need to do laundry but it's A) too hot to run the dryer and B) we have not had rain in like 10 days, so I'm really not sure how much water we have in the well. I'm not risking it!

We are staying in the dark, shades drawn, AC's on full blast and doing nothing.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! EVERYONE STAY SAFE TODAY!!!!

Glad you are staying cool and safe. I think that is the perfect reason not to do laundry. BTW, our basement has a treadmill in it. It also has a freezer with all sorts of ice cream treats. You can imagine which side of the basement area I visit more frequently. I think I'll be avoiding the basement at all costs for a while. LOL!

Dona - Envious of the theatre opportunities. I'm sorry you had the awkwardness of running into the former director and others but glad you didn't get pulled into any melodrama. I meant to mention how sorry I am about what happened at the school meeting and how late it went, but I'm glad the school board can appreciate that the soon-to-be-former principal is a good teacher. And I'm really glad you are so involved. Teachers who care about our children and don't act as if their jobs end at 3pm are such a precious gift.

That is so funny, cause that's what I was saying all last winter about the cold. I am one of those weird ones that would much rather run in the heat than the cold. I hope you cool off soon!

Rose - I didn't know that about you!! UGH! I can't stand working out in the heat. I figure I can always add more layers in the cold but there is only so much I could strip off for outdoor training in the heat before there'd be trouble.

Linda - Sorry DS is giving you fits with baseball v. basketball. Is he about to be a HS senior? Congrats on picking up the speed on your walk!! That is a seriously cool and fun objective way to see your improvement. And kudos to DH for noticing the difference.

So, what did everyone have for lunch? I had a turkey burger with fat free honey mustard spray salad dressing wrapped in a whole wheat flat-out, grape tomatoes in balsamic vinegar, and broccoli with my requisite 2 tsp EVOO and some garlic.

I cooked some frozen turkey burgers last night to have good protein in the fridge. While I was at it, I cooked 6 regular burgers for DH and DS to have in the fridge for lunches/dinners. Boy did they smell good. How bad am I that I was sorely tempted to put the already-cooked turkey burgers back into the grill pan after the greasy beef burgers where done, to try to capture some of that greasy burger flavor. I didn't. But I was tempted.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

so have we lost anyone to the heat??? i'm sitting my air conditioning and i'm still hot!!! shoo!

cam - you just HAD to ask what we had for lunch today, didn't you??

i took DS to his first movie this morning. we saw winnie the pooh. it was SO cute! and only an hour which was perfect. and um, yeah, after i went to the checkers drive thru and got a cheeseburger and fries. before that i hadn't gotten drive thru food in a LOOOONG time. it was delicious. i will say though that i did NOT get any movie theater popcorn which is a HUGE weakness for me.

anyway, my friend just texted me that they're all at the pool/beach club and that i should come down. i feel bad keeping my little guy in the house but it is literally 103 degrees out! that's just crazy! and i'm not sure sitting out would be a great idea for this pregnant gal. or any gal for that matter!! i think we'll just hang and play and watch tv. not very productive. oh well.

rose - during the winter i was cursing the cold saying i want it to be hot when i run. now? i think i changed my mind. i think i need to move to ireland where it's pretty much the same temp all year round.

dona -

shawn - now, why the heck would you get subway when you can get cookout?? oh right, we're trying to LOSE weight here. lol! i took down a footlong sub yesterday for lunch. got the footlong veggie delight with provolone. "they" say you shouldn't have too many cold cuts while preggo so i thought the veggie one would be ok. plus, it has the word veggie in it. and delight. but whatever.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose - I didn't know that about you!! UGH! I can't stand working out in the heat. I figure I can always add more layers in the cold but there is only so much I could strip off for outdoor training in the heat before there'd be trouble.

It's funny, cause before I lost weight I was hot ALL the time. I was even starting to have hot flashes. Thank goodness that stopped! I would run the air conditioning in the car in the winter. Drove Mike nuts! Now, just the opposite. I wear a sweater at work and get so cold sometimes that I have to go outside to warm up. They all think I'm weird, ok let's say that's one of many reasons they think I'm weird. I wheeze in the cold air and get hives. Anything below 40 degrees and I run on the treadmill. In the 40s and 50s I will do it, but I don't like it. So yep, I'll take the heat over the cold. I stocked up on gatorade for our run tomorrow.

And we won't talk about what I had for lunch.....but I am thrilled to say that with my last ditch workout I hit just below my maintain! I hate doing that, but mentally I needed to be a maintain.

I hope everyone is having a good Friday!

 

[keenercam]

Nancy - I am so happy that you and DS enjoyed Winnie the Pooh! I have heard people complain about paying full price for 1/2 a movie (based on length) and saying it should have just been a DVD. Personally, I am thrilled that there was a movie option for little ones for the summer and I think it is the perfect "first movie" for kids and exactly the right length for its target audience. Kudos on foregoing movie popcorn which many of you here know is my kryptonite. There have been times when I had to talk myself out of going to the movies because I knew I'd go all compulsive with needing movie popcorn. LOL! BTW, I think you are very smart to stay inside with DS in the AC.

 

[bellebookworm9]

So, what did everyone have for lunch?

I planned ahead this morning: had half a grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat, a salad with just a bit of dressing, some cantaloupe, and a WW Smart Ones strawberry shortcake dessert. We are having turkey hot dogs with corn on the cob, cucumbers, and blueberries for dinner.

so have we lost anyone to the heat??? i'm sitting my air conditioning and i'm still hot!!! shoo!

i took DS to his first movie this morning. we saw winnie the pooh.i took down a footlong sub yesterday for lunch. got the footlong veggie delight with provolone. "they" say you shouldn't have too many cold cuts while preggo so i thought the veggie one would be ok. plus, it has the word veggie in it. and delight. but whatever.

I have THREE fans in my bedroom right now (my ceiling one, a standing one, and a box one that's probably from circa 1963) and I think all they are doing is blowing the hot air around. I'm seriously considering going to see Harry Potter tonight again just to sit in air conditioning for a few hours!

My first movie theater movie was Pocahontas! It makes me happy when kids' first real movies are Disney.

What exactly is the Veggie Delight sub? I was going to get one the other day, but I have no idea what it consists of! Do they have pre-selected veggies for it, or do you pick your own?

 

[keenercam]

It's funny, cause before I lost weight I was hot ALL the time. I was even starting to have hot flashes. Thank goodness that stopped! I would run the air conditioning in the car in the winter. Drove Mike nuts! Now, just the opposite. I wear a sweater at work and get so cold sometimes that I have to go outside to warm up. They all think I'm weird, ok let's say that's one of many reasons they think I'm weird. I wheeze in the cold air and get hives. Anything below 40 degrees and I run on the treadmill. In the 40s and 50s I will do it, but I don't like it. So yep, I'll take the heat over the cold. I stocked up on gatorade for our run tomorrow.

And we won't talk about what I had for lunch.....but I am thrilled to say that with my last ditch workout I hit just below my maintain! I hate doing that, but mentally I needed to be a maintain.

I hope everyone is having a good Friday!

Well, it's obvious that the problem is that you have no natural insulation for the cold now.

I'm so glad you were happy with your weigh in. I have to tell you, sometimes I think I actually have to experience that which I fear just to get that feared experience behind me. I am totally freaky-scared of bees and have never been stung. I think the fear of the unknown is probably worse than what it would be if I were actually stung. Not that I want to find out.....

 

[keenercam]

Gretchen- Your lunch and dinner sound delicious!!!!! I had that Smart Ones strawberry shortcake for dessert last night. I love the cake part of it. Delicious!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

My first movie theater movie was Pocahontas! It makes me happy when kids' first real movies are Disney.

What exactly is the Veggie Delight sub? I was going to get one the other day, but I have no idea what it consists of! Do they have pre-selected veggies for it, or do you pick your own?

my first movie was E.T. and my mom said i screamed through the whole thing. lol!

veggie delight from subway is just the bread and as many of the veggies you want to add (lettuce, tomato, etc). nothing special. you just skip the meat part of the subway line and tell them what veggies you want on it.

 

[tigger813]

101

That's the temperature where I live! Unbelievable! I have been out twice today but no more! Kids are playing Lego HP and I just started the pizza dough in the bread maker! Had a nice lunch with my friend.

Mom's not having a good day. Dad said she wasn't feeling very well, mainly from the pain in her hand and the medications she is on. She didn't want to talk which is fine. Glad she is resting though!

Thinking we will just watch movies and play games the rest of the day. We had the AC on at 8:30 this morning and it was 90 before 10 this morning! Brian said he turned it off to conserve energy for a little while but it was a very short time as he said it just heated right up again.

Enjoying some adult butter beer! I also need some more water! I will need to start thinking about the toppings for out pizzas: TJs eggplant cutlets, chorizo, hot Italian sausage, meatballs, and for Izzie, CHEESE, only!

Enjoy your day and stay cool!!!!! If you can!!!!!

TTFN

 

[bellebookworm9]

Change in dinner plans. Mom called and said, "It's too hot to cook. We're going out. To Panera, since it's one of our goals to go there this summer." So I've spent the last little bit looking on their website and nutrition info and I think I've decided on the strawberry poppyseed chicken salad and a cheese pastry.

 

[SettinSail]

Had to hop back on because I ran this morning (plod, plod, plod) but when I went over to map my walk to figure out how far it was--it was my farthest yet! And I did it in my usual 30 minutes! super happy

PLUS last night I was walking past DH and he said, "Are your clothes getting looser?" Why, yes, yes they are!

So hooray for 2 NSV because my scale certainly was poopy this morning.

NOW I'm off to do laundry!

So, what did everyone have for lunch?

I was starving after my workout at the Y ~ I had a roast beef sandwich with lots of lettuce and only a little light mayo, 100 cal pack of cocoa almonds, a light string cheese and a greek yogurt. Probably should have had more veggies and some fruit! Cam, great job resisting the burger grease

shawn - now, why the heck would you get subway when you can get cookout?? oh right, we're trying to LOSE weight here. lol! i took down a footlong sub yesterday for lunch. got the footlong veggie delight with provolone. "they" say you shouldn't have too many cold cuts while preggo so i thought the veggie one would be ok. plus, it has the word veggie in it. and delight. but whatever.

I've done pretty well avoiding Cook out. I did go through their drive thru for DS Weds. I always get the 6 inch meatball at Subway with some veggies so it's not the greatest choice but I pride myself on never getting cheese on it I think Bojangles is on our mind for supper tonight

.....but I am thrilled to say that with my last ditch workout I hit just below my maintain!

Dona, glad you and DH are taking it easy today

Tracey, WOW that is hot for up North. We are at 102 currently.
That is hot for us but atleast we are used to it.

Gretchen and Buffy, good luck keeping cool

Buffy, hope the kids are behaving for you

I am happy to report I burned over 400 calories at the Y this morning, 30 mins on the elliptical and 15 on the rower And I've had 100 oz of water so far Now, I need to get out of the Tostitos Drinking all that water makes me want to crunch on something

Keep cool everyone

Shawn

 

[keenercam]

Tracey - Enjoy making pizza!

Gretchen - That salad is the one I am thinking of for lunch with a friend on Sunday. Please let us know how it is.

Shawn - Your lunch reminds me of how woefully inadequate my dairy intake is. If I share my broccoli with EVOO with you (virtually), may I have some of your string cheese? Awesome job on your massive calorie burn at the gym. Now the trick is to NOT eat all the extra calories just because you burned them. This is a big problem with me.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi all! TGIF and even better its TGIFAF (AF=After Work)

Its been quite a week and I am happy to be done with it. Not much planned this weekend. Tomorrow was suppose to be the kids races at our parkway but they cancelled them due to the excessive heat warning. So we plan on just hanging out inside all day.

I am happy to report a 2lb loss this week without mentally trying to hard so that is always exciting. It has given me a boost to now try harder this week.

Well have a great evening and stay cool. We hit 104 today with a heat index of 115. One of my friends cousins posted on facebook a pic of the egg that actually fried on the pavement.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

OMG I HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES!

a bunch of IDIOTS around the corner just opened the fire hydrant to let their kids play in the water. what are we, in the ghetto? guess what people! there's a reason why cities don't want you doing that and it's not just because of the wasting of water: it screws with everyone's water!!

so now our water is BROWN! i can't drink the water and i can't give thomas a bath even though he just DEMOLISHED a flying saucer from Carvel!

dumb dumb dumb!

 

[buzz5985]

Welcome to Healthy Habits!
My name is CC (like see-see) and I will be your Healthy Habits (HH) coach for the Summer 2011 BL Challenge. I big thank you to donac and jenanderson for showing me the ropes.

Here's How HH Works: Each week, there will be 2 "things" to do each day. You earn 1 point for each day you do each "thing." So, if you do each "thing" for all 7 days, you earn 14 points. There will also be 2 mini-challenges each week. You earn 1 point for each mini-challenge you complete for a total of 16 possible points each week. At the end of the week, please PM me your total points. Here is an example:

4/7 eating 2 fruits
3/7 drinking 6 8 oz. glasses of water
1/2 mini-challenges completed

I will post the top scores as well as a list of the participants each week on/about Tuesday. You have until Tuesday at 5 PM EST to send me your points. Everyone who participates (regardless of his/her total points) will be entered into the drawing for a prize. It will be something related to the week's HH. You will need to PM me your address so I can send you the prize. If you do not WISH to be entered into the prize drawing, please let me know.

Healthy Habits Week 8

In "honor" of the extreme heat in my area, For All 7 Days:
1. Drink at least 64 oz. of water per day.
2. Limit your caffeine to 2 servings per day.

Mini-Challenge 1: Exercise for at least 30 min. at a time at least twice.
Mini-Challenge 2: Do an activity involving water at least once.

Feel free to ask any questions! Have a great week!

Thank you so much for doing this. And a very special Thank You for my wonderful gift you sent. It made my day - or night - when I came home from work at 2 am and found the envelope on the counter. DH told me I had a surprise and wouldn't tell me what it was. I enjoyed it a great deal.

Good morning, everyone! I am having internet issues at home so I'll be back later to check in with everyone individually. However, I do want to post the question of the day.

QOTD for Friday, July 22: Think about your day yesterday. Tell us one thing that you did "right" and one action that was less beneficial to your effort to get and/or stay fit.

It was too hot out yesterday, so I didn't walk outdoors during my swing (lunch) break. I usually go and walk the Boston Harbour walk, around 7 PM. But it was still too hot out, so the building I work in is 1/4 mile long, so I went and walked in the basement for 30 minutes. Boring, Boring, Boring - but it was a good option. So I am proud of that. Did it again tonight.

Morning all,

I got up and did 5 miles of WATP this morning. Had a shake for breakfast and enjoying my first bottle of water.

QOTD: I did 4 miles of WATP was my good thing and the bad thing was the TJs onion rings at 9pm last night!

In two hours if no one has called for a massage I'm going to run up to Costco and BB&B. I need to get another good lunch bag for the girls for camp and then I want to buy a pizza stone to use for the first of our many homemade pizza nights. We had one but I can't find it in the garage. We may have gotten rid of it. I have several BB&B coupons so I will just use those. I brought the breadmaker up and I will start the dough when I get back from lunch with a friend of mine.

Today will be hard in terms of eating. I will just have to drink the extra water. I have looked over the menu where I'm eating lunch and will either have a salad or a roast beef sandwich. I'm planning on having mushrooms and eggplant on my pizza.

Time to clean up the kitchen so it will be in good shape when I make the pizzas later!

TTFN

I love, love, love my breadmaker. I haven't bought bread, rolls, pita pockets, tortillas since I received it 3 years ago. Recently started experimenting with adding some ground flaxseed to my honey wheat rolls - came out pretty good. Do your children like pretzels?? King Arthur Flour has an awesome recipe for pretzels, everyone can get involved with the rolling, shaping, etc. It's fun, DS and DH request them all the time.

Glad you are staying cool and safe. I think that is the perfect reason not to do laundry. BTW, our basement has a treadmill in it. It also has a freezer with all sorts of ice cream treats. You can imagine which side of the basement area I visit more frequently. I think I'll be avoiding the basement at all costs for a while. LOL!

Dona - Envious of the theatre opportunities. I'm sorry you had the awkwardness of running into the former director and others but glad you didn't get pulled into any melodrama. I meant to mention how sorry I am about what happened at the school meeting and how late it went, but I'm glad the school board can appreciate that the soon-to-be-former principal is a good teacher. And I'm really glad you are so involved. Teachers who care about our children and don't act as if their jobs end at 3pm are such a precious gift.



Rose - I didn't know that about you!! UGH! I can't stand working out in the heat. I figure I can always add more layers in the cold but there is only so much I could strip off for outdoor training in the heat before there'd be trouble.

Linda - Sorry DS is giving you fits with baseball v. basketball. Is he about to be a HS senior? Congrats on picking up the speed on your walk!! That is a seriously cool and fun objective way to see your improvement. And kudos to DH for noticing the difference.

So, what did everyone have for lunch? I had a turkey burger with fat free honey mustard spray salad dressing wrapped in a whole wheat flat-out, grape tomatoes in balsamic vinegar, and broccoli with my requisite 2 tsp EVOO and some garlic.

I cooked some frozen turkey burgers last night to have good protein in the fridge. While I was at it, I cooked 6 regular burgers for DH and DS to have in the fridge for lunches/dinners. Boy did they smell good. How bad am I that I was sorely tempted to put the already-cooked turkey burgers back into the grill pan after the greasy beef burgers where done, to try to capture some of that greasy burger flavor. I didn't. But I was tempted.

Some ground turkey has just as many calories and saturated fat as the 93%ground sirloin. I showed that to my DH one day in BJ's, he was shocked. I just made meatballs with the 99% ground turkey breast, and they came out great.

my first movie was E.T. and my mom said i screamed through the whole thing. lol!

veggie delight from subway is just the bread and as many of the veggies you want to add (lettuce, tomato, etc). nothing special. you just skip the meat part of the subway line and tell them what veggies you want on it.

My first date with my DH we went to see E.T. I was so embarrassed because I cried so much during it.

The first movie I can remember seeing was Bambi at the drive-in. I remember being in PJ's and playing at the playground before the movie started.

Sorry I have been around that much - I have been reading - but never seem to come back to post. I have no excuses - DS has been at camp for the last 3 weeks, he comes home tomorrow for a week, then he goes back for his Counselour In Training week. So I will try harder to be more involved.

What did I have for lunch?? We grilled a bunch of boneless chicken with chipolte grilling sauce the other day. So we have been slicing that and putting it on homemade rolls, with some lettuce, tomato and my new friend - Hellman's Lite Mayo. I am a Cain's girl - but they didn't have any at the store - so I bought Hellmans instead and really like the lite version. (Cain's is a regional brand and can't be found everywhere).

Busy day tomorrow, which stinks because I will not get home from work until 2 am, then I will try to go to sleep, so naturally I will not be able to, LOL Up and out by 8 am to go pick my Father up at his Assisted Living facility, then up to Barnstead NH to pick DS up from camp. Hoping the closing ceremonies will be brief and we can get all the gear, bike, etc loaded into the car by noon. We will then drive over to the Tilt'N Diner in Tilton NH - love this place. Go look around the outlet stores, then jump back on route 93 for our 2 hour drive back home. It's getting us in shape for driving to Florida in a few weeks. LOL

Sunday I have NO plans and hope to keep it that way. The yard needs to be done - but with this heat the grass should be dead soon.

 

[cclovesdis]

Buzz: Glad you enjoyed your prize and as DH said, "surprise!"

I was going to mention the ground sirloin. The Stop & Shop by me (Giant probably near you Cam) sells it at their butcher counter for the same price as 90% ground beef. I love it and the calorie/fat info is excellent, especially considering how great of a burger it makes!

glass1/2fll: I will probably be mailing your prize on Monday or Tuesday. I am expecting to sleep in tomorrow and with the heat, not too interested in going out tomorrow. The thermometer in my car said 104 F today. I felt gross again at work. I had to stop for a pair of shorts before I weighed in at WW today because my jeans were saturated in sweat. I know, probably TMI.

I was smart and "splurged" on a pair of wicking shorts. They were on sale and I may actually get up the guts to try C25K again.

Kathy: Thanks for coaching this past week!

I wanted to answer yesterday's QOTD. I am thankful for my familiy, my job and co-workers who are very supportive, and my DIS BL friends. Without all of you, I would not be doing nearly as well as I am. I am finally losing again and I know that all of your encouragement played a huge role in that.

Congrats to our weekly superstars, especially Connie!

Today's QOTD: Yesterday was a really bad day. I have been stress eating- a lot. The one thing that does come to mind is that I wore my pedometer, which encouraged me to keep walking in hopes of reaching 10,000 steps. The "not so good choice" would have to have been eating ice cream multiple times.

I got my water in today-at least 96 oz! I went swimming for a short amount of time and I only had one serving of caffeine. I had a great coupon for M&M's, so after I presented a training, they had those and my co-worker who is trying to lose weight and I had a can of diet, caffeine-free soda. We each had our own, but still a great NSV for both of us!

I'm guessing you can tell that I am in a good mood today. Even with the heat, my good mood is shining through and I have to admit, I'm pretty excited. Do I sound like a kid the morning before her birthday party or what? There were some stressful moments this week and the scale shows it, but, I've relaxed for the last few hours and this post shows it!

Thanks everyone!

Have a great, OP weekend and stay cool and hydrated!