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

[tigger813]

Sue- I've got the Gold's Gym Dance workout! That's exhausting! Hoping to log 5-7 miles tomorrow plus other exercise! Meeting my neighbor at 6 to go for a walk. I've made supper for tomorrow night so that will make my day easier. I may have it for lunch and then just have 2 shakes tomorrow plus an Herbalife cream of chicken soup package! It's really YUMMY!

Izzie is in bed doing a sticker book and listening to an audiobook of How To Train Your Dragon! Going to have her do that every night this week so she can go to sleep easier. Ash is fixing her bed how she likes it and taking care of laundry before she goes to bed. I will fix their lunches in the morning. Ash said she would help me make hers.

Need to unload the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen and put the baked ziti in the fridge as it should be cooled enough to put away.

I may even get up at 5:15 and do Bob's strength workout before my walk. I want to get in as much exercise as I can this week. I feel better once I start exercising again!

Time to get back to my water as well! Got the acs in the bedroom going so it will be cool when we go to bed!

Redwalker is in Hawaii now! She's still having issues with her heel and she got rear ended a week ago so she's been dealing with that as well! We IMed earlier today. She's been really busy with her kids! I think the next time I see her is the Journey concert!

TTFN

 

[DopeyDame]

I know I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY late to this party, but I just found this section of the Dis (where have I been? ) I hope you don't mind a late comer!
I'd like to loose about 15 pounds before our September trip to Disney, but more importantly I really need to find some way to get into a healthy routine and incorporate healthy exercise into my life. This seems like a great group and a fantastic way to do it!

 

[bellebookworm9]

So, I was actually able to find another Land's End top and a black bottom. The bottom wasn't Land's End, b/c they didn't have any in my size, but I found a black skirt that matched both tops. So now I may just keep both tops. I'll probably try them both on again after my shower tonight. The top was a little loose even though it was the same size as the other one I got, but I figured better a little loose than a little tight

Aren't Ron and Hermione so cute? HP was awesome. We saw it this afternoon. Though sometimes I wonder if I should just go see movies before reading the books, so I'm surprised.

That's great that you found a bathing suit! And of course you should keep both tops.

I like Ron & Hermione better than Harry sometimes. Also, I think Rupert Grint looks hot in that poster. They are one of my favorite couples ever. Nah, you should read the books first-the movies really don't make sense in places otherwise!


I had another pretty on plan day-only went two points over. We went to Denny's for dinner (my brother's choice) and I ordered a Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich with fries, which I ate half of (all the fries though) and split an Apple Crisp with Mom. It could have been worse. No exercise-I'm determined to fix that tomorrow! Tuesday is Mom's birthday so I'm making her a carrot cake (her request) from a recipe I found on WW. I hope it's good! Back to work tomorrow and the antibiotics have helped quite a bit-it's helped that the humidity is kind of reduced too.

 

[tigger813]

I know I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY late to this party, but I just found this section of the Dis (where have I been? ) I hope you don't mind a late comer!
I'd like to loose about 15 pounds before our September trip to Disney, but more importantly I really need to find some way to get into a healthy routine and incorporate healthy exercise into my life. This seems like a great group and a fantastic way to do it!

Every one is welcome no matter when! We are a FANTASTIC group if I do say so myself!!!!

Make sure you read the 1st post and send your starting weight to donac!

When you get a chance introduce yourself so we can get to know you better! This is a fast moving thread some days so just read what you can, reply when you can and just have fun!

 

[cclovesdis]

QOTD: What is a grill? Honestly, I don't even know how to turn ours on, it's that bad. My father does almost all of the grilling. I tell him what to make though.

He likes to use fat free salad dressing as a marinade, but always asks me if I want any on mine first. I have him trained.

Today was not at all OP. Unfortunately, I am not at all surprised. Sitting for too long almost always results in me having the munchies and nothing seems to satisfy me.

Tomorrow WILL be a better day!

I don't have a Wegman's by me, but when I visited my friends who used to live near Baltimore, they had one. I fell in love! My friend was on a dr ordered GF diet and there were so many options. I was able to make her GF lasagna later that day!

There is a Stew Leonard's somewhere near me-maybe 30 miles away? But, it's not near anything else that we don't have closer, so I'm never out that way. We also have Whole Foods, which has a lot of organic products, but what I really like about it is that the store sells almost entirely healthy products. They have a baked goods section, but otherwise it sells healthy foods. Like, peanut butter, but only the natural kind. Or MSG-free deli meats. It also has lots of GF options. When I was student teaching, I was in a nut-free classroom, so a lot of my snacks ended up coming from there because I could buy nut-free and dairy-free products there. Most of them were also GF and I have to admit, I really liked them!

Well, I must be off to bed. Tomorrow may or may not be a late day at work. I won't know until later in the afternoon. Monday tends to be one of those iffy days with regards to staying late.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

 

[keenercam]

The salad without pecans, but with dressing included is 6 points. With the pecans it's 9. The poster is going in my room at school, mixed in with some Disney photos. I also have another new Harry Potter poster to hang as well.

You were right! The salad was delicious! Thank you for suggesting it. Oh, and we got such great stuff at Wegman’s including delicious corn on the cob. Wish I’d read Patty’s post about steaming it on the grill before we boiled it. LOL! It was really good.

How was the movie? We just finally watched The King's Speech last night. It was great and of course, I always love Colin Firth.

I have a news blackout when I go on vacation. No email, no internet, no tv news, no nothing. I check my cell phone once a day right before the margaritas are served. It won't be enough time to really unwind but it will be nice for a few days.

Lisa – Howard and I LOVED The King’s Speech. I was beyond thrilled when CF won the Oscar. Boy, did he deserve it. Oh, and I think he was eye candy in this one even with the period look and clothes. LOL!! I am so glad you do a news blackout on vacation. I am convinced a cruise (or a European vacation) are the best ones for keeping me from working. LOL! Oh, so sad you don’t have Chick Fil-A. It is wonderful and I LOVE the company policy that all stores and company facilities are closed on Sundays.

There is a nice thread on the budget board about what is good to buy at Trader Joe's. I think I'll make a list of some of the things that are mentioned over and over and head over there sometime next week.

Shawn – Trader Joes is the best!!! Andrew has now revoked my TJs shopping privileges if he is with me or somewhere waiting for me. I could stay in that store for hours reading labels and coming up with recipe ideas. The chicken chili lime burgers are delicious! So is their frozen brown rice. Frozen berries are the tastiest and cheapest anywhere. Have fun shopping!

I took Izzie out to ride her bike and then had her start trying to ride Ash's old bike that doesn't have training wheels. We just never have enough time to go out to ride bikes so I'm glad we finally did today. We will go out again later today and try it every night. That was how I taught Ash. She did pretty good but I have to work on the leaning and getting used to the weight of the bike. She was WAY too big for her other bike so I will take that to the consignment shop this week along with the other stuff I have for them.

Tracey, When Izzie was trying to ride the bike without training wheels, did it suddenly hit you how quickly she is growing up? I hope you can find all the time you need this week to exercise so that you will feel your best. I love the plan you already are formulating and having a plan to meet a friend always makes it easier, right?
Thanks for letting us know about Redwalker. I hope she is doing okay after the accident and that she can enjoy her vacation.

In Geneseo, the middle of nowhere town where I go to school, we have WalMart and Wegmans. All of the people from NYC and Long Island come up and have no idea what Wegmans is...but then they find out and they love it! I think I actually heard one guy call it "the heaven of grocery stores" or something. They are just amazed that you can eat *in* the store!

LOL on the eating in the store thing. I just wish we had one closer.

We are back from camping, and had a pretty good weekend overall, but it was hot, and we all had various episodes of crankiness, so I won't say I'm sad to be home this time. Actually, I'd like to be sitting with all of you on Lisa's beautiful, lake front deck sipping a margarita.

Thanks for coaching this week, Cam!

I hope to stick around again and get inspired to stay on track again. I know journalling helps so much, but just haven't been stickin with it for a full day.

My day yesterday, the right thing I did was I walked to the other end of the campground to swim, and go to the store for marshmallow sticks twice, which was probably a quarter mile each way.

My biggest challenge was our traditional camping food which includes smores, which I only had one of, bacon and tater tots cooked in the bacon grease, and I only had 2 pieces of bacon each morning with 4-5 tater tots, and alcohol, which was Mikes Hard Berry drinks, and I had 3 fri, and 3 sat. I did go with a plan, and brought cantalope, honeydew, apples, bananas, and carrots, and I when we brought the snacks out, I brought out the fruit and carrots, and had those, and most of the time just a little of the bad stuff. Overall for the weekend I did ok. My friends son slept with us in our tent, so when we woke up this morning, and everyone else was still asleep, I left them to play ds, and took a run/walk, about 3 miles.

Another good thing I did, though unintentionally, I left all the congo bars that were left at the camp with my friends who were staying another night. We were going to have lunch and then do the beach with them, but we ended up coming home early, after ds had a meltdown, and it kind of snowballed out of control, so I figured the late nights, tough sleeping weather, we were better served coming home. He actually fell asleep on the couch when we got home and slept for a bit, and is fine now.

Kathy -You did so MANY things right this weekend. It sounds like nothing was out of control and your planning paid off with good, healthy options available. So sorry DS got wiped out. The heat must have been unbearable and sometimes kids just need us to be the grownups and get them out of it. It sounds like you did exactly the right thing in coming home a little early. And it is really considerate of you not to drag him shopping.

we may not have wegmans but we have www.stewleonards.com which has been coined the disney world of grocery stores! lol!!!

OMG! Nancy, I DEFINITELY agree about Stew Leonard’s. We were visiting friends in West Chester County, NY and they took us there and it was definitely the playground of grocery stores. I could not believe all the samples, either. The food options were endless though the way the store is set up, how they route you all like cattle through chutes was a bit disconcerting. I could barely avoid the cookie aisle if I wanted to. LOL!

We do love to do corn on the cob on the grill. You leave the skins on and soak them in a pot of water (like all afternoon) and then put on the top shelf on the grill and they get 'steamed' in their skins. They are a little hard to clean as soon as they come off, but if you have one of those veggie brushes, you can use that to get the hot silk off. This tastes so much better than cooked in a pot!

Patty – I definitely have to try this. I have heard you can even open it, take off most of the silk and brush it with olive oil and garlic & salt. The idea of it on the grill is very appealing!

DH likes to throw a bunch of spices in a bag with chicken breast and a can of either diet orange soda or diet sprite. It never tastes the same twice, but it's always nice and moist.

Thanks, it's time for another night of Zumba. I would prefer to go to bed early, but I always feel good after.

Sue, congrats on finding bathing suit options you liked. And kudos to you for doing zumba! Everyone tells me it is fun but no one says it is easy. So I admire that you are doing it at night; sometimes when I eat not so great I feel like a slug afterwards.


We had a really nice day. We drove about an hour in Max (my convertible) with the top down and met friends for lunch and then went to the LLBean together where I found a great messenger bag for Andrew to use on campus. Then Howard and I headed to Wegmans where we shopped for almost 90 minutes and really enjoyed exploring the organic food aisles and the freezer and fridge sections. For dinner, we grilled a lot of the meat from the freezer: chicken breast, boneless center cut pork chops, burgers, turkey burgers, hot dogs, chicken apple sausage, and teriyaki chicken breast tenders. I also made a huge salad. So, now we all have healthy quick options for lunches and dinners this week and DD23 took some to the house where she is housesitting so she doesn’t have to live on frozen entrees.

I am hoping that if any of you love or have loved an animal and believe in the power of prayer, that you will please say a prayer for my dog, Cali. She was diagnosed Thursday with a cancerous mass on her hind section right at her tail. She is having surgery tomorrow to have it removed. I am so grateful we caught it really early and we are praying that when they send it out to be biopsied and “graded” they will find that it was in the earliest stages and the cancer has not spread. She is a brindle-colored Cairn Terrier with the most loving personality; she turned 11 on Friday and is the sweetest furbaby I could ever imagine. She really is one of the great loves of my life and Howard, Jenn, Andrew and I cannot imagine a day in our life without her love and attention. Your good thoughts and prayers will be so appreciated. Thank you, my friends.

 

[keenercam]

I know I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY late to this party, but I just found this section of the Dis (where have I been? ) I hope you don't mind a late comer!
I'd like to loose about 15 pounds before our September trip to Disney, but more importantly I really need to find some way to get into a healthy routine and incorporate healthy exercise into my life. This seems like a great group and a fantastic way to do it!

Welcome to the party!! The people on this thread are the most amazing, generous spirits. Very supportive and very helpful whether you are doing great in your quest or need some encouragement. Yep, be sure to read the first post and submit your starting weight. And introduce yourself when you have a minute. We'd love to hear about you!

I had another pretty on plan day-only went two points over. We went to Denny's for dinner (my brother's choice) and I ordered a Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich with fries, which I ate half of (all the fries though) and split an Apple Crisp with Mom. It could have been worse. No exercise-I'm determined to fix that tomorrow! Tuesday is Mom's birthday so I'm making her a carrot cake (her request) from a recipe I found on WW. I hope it's good! Back to work tomorrow and the antibiotics have helped quite a bit-it's helped that the humidity is kind of reduced too.

Great job on plan!!! I can't wait to hear how the cake turns out. Hey, it has veggies in it. It's got to be at least somewhat healthy, right?

Today was not at all OP. Unfortunately, I am not at all surprised. Sitting for too long almost always results in me having the munchies and nothing seems to satisfy me.

Tomorrow WILL be a better day!

Well, I must be off to bed. Tomorrow may or may not be a late day at work. I won't know until later in the afternoon. Monday tends to be one of those iffy days with regards to staying late.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

Hi, sweetie! It is so wonderful to see you posting more regularly. I miss you when you aren't here! It's great that you have your Dad cooking healthier and taking into consideration your needs/wants. I have always thought he sounded to be a good source of support for you and I am really glad you have that kind of relationship where he is so considerate of you. I hope you don't have to work late tomorrow. Be sure to take some good snacks in case you are there late, even if you don't get to snack until you get in the car on your way home.

Okay, I am off to bed. Hugs!

 

[DisneyKim68]

QOTD for Sunday, July 24: If the weather ever cools down enough so that cooking over a hot grill outside is enjoyable, I am sure we'd all like new ideas for making grilled foods interesting. Share your favorite idea of something to throw on the grill or a recipe/marinade that you have enjoyed.

We grill pretty much everything! I love grilled veggies like asparagus and zucchini, fajitas are awesome, pork tenderloin, chicken, like I said, everything, lol! Tonight I grilled bratwurst. We have a Big Green Egg, and food just comes out perfect on it. Plus it doesn't hurt that hubby's been in the grill business for over 20 years Even in the AZ heat it's better than turning the oven on!

 

[glss1/2fll]

Lisa--YES!! I loved our warm weather. 85 is so much nicer than 65. Love your porch!! Have a great time.

Welcome DopeyDame

Had a very busy weekend. It was the big 3 on 3 basketball weekend in town. So much fun! Poor DS2's team went into overtime on all 3 games Sat. They only pulled out one win, so that put them in the consolation bracket today. They won that so were happy. DS1's team went all the way and won the championship game! He got a t-shirt and a medal.

Not exactly an op weekend, but could have been so much worse. Went to a BBQ today and avoided all chips and desserts. Then came home and had a handful of chocolate covered almonds. No official exercise this weekend. Tomorrow I'm getting up and going for my run. Have a new route planned and am kind of excited about that. I'm sure the dog will be happy since he's been neglected (ha ha) all weekend. Between 2 baseball games and 10 basketball games we just didn't have the energy/desire to walk him.

Have a great week!

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning!

Some strange dreams last night...Nothing really scary, but I did toss and turn a lot last night, so overall it wasn't the greatest night. Oh well. Can't do anything about that now. Moving on...

Time to start my OP day off right. Yep, that means jumping on here and WISHing everyone a wonderful Monday!

I packed my lunch last night. My dad was happy. We are already picking cucumbers from our garden so I cut one up and gave myself a serving of hummus. I'll have some during our morning break and the rest after work. I am having chicken breast from the deli dipped in cheese and salsa for lunch. I thought if I made lunch fun I might not miss the carbs so much.

I'm hoping to go to the gym tonight. It will depend on whether or not I leave work at 3:30. If I stay late at work, I'll get my exercise at home. I'm planning to swim as well.

Well, It is time to make breakfast.

Have a great, OP day everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I know I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY late to this party, but I just found this section of the Dis (where have I been? ) I hope you don't mind a late comer!
I'd like to loose about 15 pounds before our September trip to Disney, but more importantly I really need to find some way to get into a healthy routine and incorporate healthy exercise into my life. This seems like a great group and a fantastic way to do it!

Welcome! We have about 5 weeks left in this challenge. Pm donac your starting weight and jump in and introduce yourself when you get a chance!

Every one is welcome no matter when! We are a FANTASTIC group if I do say so myself!!!!

Make sure you read the 1st post and send your starting weight to donac!

When you get a chance introduce yourself so we can get to know you better! This is a fast moving thread some days so just read what you can, reply when you can and just have fun!

Thanks Tracey! It's a little crazy at my house right now!

Cam--I hope your puppy is ok.

We grill pretty much everything! I love grilled veggies like asparagus and zucchini, fajitas are awesome, pork tenderloin, chicken, like I said, everything, lol! Tonight I grilled bratwurst. We have a Big Green Egg, and food just comes out perfect on it. Plus it doesn't hurt that hubby's been in the grill business for over 20 years Even in the AZ heat it's better than turning the oven on!

We are contemplating getting a green egg. It's charcoal, right? How long does it take to get the charcoal ready/hot?

******
I wanted to let everyone know that I will be popping in and out this week. Mike and I have a quick trip that we are taking on Thurs/Fri for his work so it's going to be a crazy week at our house. Today we are having a new heating/ac unit installed in our house and we are also still working on getting our house ready to list along with helping DS get ready to go back to SC. He goes back next week. Anyhow, wanted to let everyone know that I am still here, just might not be around much for the next several days. Next week I should know better what's going on around here and we can start to talk about the fall challenge.

Thank you to Dona for keeping weights for us. I updated the first page with the weigh-ins. I missed one and we had a little bit of confusion about what was what. But it's all straightened out now.

Lisa--have a FABULOUS week off!

--oh, and I ran 10 miles on Saturday! Very exciting! Longest, good run since my itbs started in March! I am feeling much better about Wine and Dine!

Have a great day!

 

[keenercam]

We grill pretty much everything! I love grilled veggies like asparagus and zucchini, fajitas are awesome, pork tenderloin, chicken, like I said, everything, lol! Tonight I grilled bratwurst. We have a Big Green Egg, and food just comes out perfect on it. Plus it doesn't hurt that hubby's been in the grill business for over 20 years Even in the AZ heat it's better than turning the oven on!

Kim - I even bought a grill pan for our grill, but I never remember to marinate the veggies and DH tends to overcook much of what goes on the grill, so it hasn't been delicious when we've tried veggies. I am going to have to try to re-program to grill instead of steam for a new taste.

Had a very busy weekend. It was the big 3 on 3 basketball weekend in town. So much fun! Poor DS2's team went into overtime on all 3 games Sat. They only pulled out one win, so that put them in the consolation bracket today. They won that so were happy. DS1's team went all the way and won the championship game! He got a t-shirt and a medal.

Not exactly an op weekend, but could have been so much worse. Went to a BBQ today and avoided all chips and desserts. Then came home and had a handful of chocolate covered almonds. No official exercise this weekend. Tomorrow I'm getting up and going for my run. Have a new route planned and am kind of excited about that.

Congratulations to both of your sons!!
It sounds like you were pretty well under control considering that I'm sure there was lots of concession junk food that was tempting. So, good for you! Have fun on your new run route!

I packed my lunch last night. My dad was happy. We are already picking cucumbers from our garden so I cut one up and gave myself a serving of hummus. I'll have some during our morning break and the rest after work. I am having chicken breast from the deli dipped in cheese and salsa for lunch. I thought if I made lunch fun I might not miss the carbs so much.

I'm hoping to go to the gym tonight. It will depend on whether or not I leave work at 3:30. If I stay late at work, I'll get my exercise at home. I'm planning to swim as well.

CC - Wow! Your lunch really does sound fun. I heard of a really cool routine that these 2 women co-workers had who were weight loss partners on weight watchers. They took turns packing lunch for both of them. They had a "points" budget and they had so much fun planning and packing lunches that they ate together at lunch. Wouldn't it be so much fun to look forward to a surprise lunch every other day?

QOTD for Monday, July 25: What is one habit you absolutely MUST create or break in order to be successful in your journey to lose or maintain?

 

[keenercam]

I wanted to let everyone know that I will be popping in and out this week. Mike and I have a quick trip that we are taking on Thurs/Fri for his work so it's going to be a crazy week at our house. Today we are having a new heating/ac unit installed in our house and we are also still working on getting our house ready to list along with helping DS get ready to go back to SC. He goes back next week.

......I ran 10 miles on Saturday! Very exciting! Longest, good run since my itbs started in March! I am feeling much better about Wine and Dine!

Rose - I am SOO happy for you, my friend!! How are you feeling? How is your ITB? How is your ankle? 10 miles is a HUGE improvement and I am sure you must have been so relieved. I hope your week goes smoothly.

 

[donac]

Good Monday morning everyone.

It is somewhat cooler here in jersey but I woke up with my knee bothering me and a cramp in my left shoulder. They will ease as I get moving.

Back to painting the house today. Dh has done little things for the last couple of days when it has been so hot. Yesterday it was cooler and he was working for about 4 hours yesterday.

I spent 2 hours yesterday with a friend. Her electricity went out Sat afternoon and she had no idea when it was coming back on. We cleaned out her frig and her large freezer. Her friend took some freezer things and put them in hers. We packed her smaller freezer full and I am hoping that they got power last evening. I didn't want to call her and bother her. I was very concerned about her since she has MS and shouldn't be in heat.

I live between a Wegman's and a Trader Joes. I don't usually go to Wegmans because I don't pass it on the way home from school. We just got the TJ this past spring. I haven't been there since school let out. I only devote so much time per week for grocery shopping so I don't store hop. I want one place that has pretty much everything and that is Shop Rite for me. My SR just expanded their produce section and has a lot of pre prepped food if I need a quick meal.

Have a happy and healthy day..

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose - I am SOO happy for you, my friend!! How are you feeling? How is your ITB? How is your ankle? 10 miles is a HUGE improvement and I am sure you must have been so relieved. I hope your week goes smoothly.

Thanks! My knees feel great. My hips are a little sore, but within what I think is a "normal" range. I'll just have to foam roller and stretch a lot this week. My ankle did surprisingly well. The injury was a strain/sprain from May when I rolled it in heels. Maybe it's finally on the mend! The nice thing about being so busy, is I don't have time to overdo it on the workouts!

And here's another interesting fact. I'm sure some of you have heard me talk about issues with the fat pad on the bottom of my foot being sore. At first I thought it was a pf flareup. But no it was a fat pad injury. Well, a common symptom of c-d is decrease in the fatpads in your body! So maybe it wasn't really an injury but rather a decrease in the pad from malnutrition. Who knows. The good thing is, it should improve if that's what it was from. It really blows my mind how systemic symptoms can be from c-d.

Ok, done with my breakfast. Time to get going!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Shawn, glad that you enjoyed the movie and have some shopping planned. Do you start work next week?

Tracey, tell Redwalker hello and we hope everything is okay.

Gretchen, when will you be going back to school?

Kathy, glad that you survived the camping trip and crankiness.

Nancy, another deprived child here -- never heard of Friendly's. Being in NYC I expect that you have all sorts of wonderful stuff that we don't have access to -- of course some of it probably costs a fortune.

Patricia, thanks for the tip on grilling corn. Being an Iowa boy, my DH is a corn snob and doesn't like to get corn anywhere but in Iowa. The start the water boiling and then go pick the corn thing isn't always a joke there. It will be interesting to see if the corn is ready this week as it has been so rainy there this year.

Good for you! It's not a real vacation unless you can forget about work completely, or so I've found. My two best vacations were my honeymoon when I didn't check voicemail or email and my cruise, where once again I was not in contact with anyone by DH and DS.

That is so true, Sue!

I know I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY late to this party, but I just found this section of the Dis (where have I been? ) I hope you don't mind a late comer!
I'd like to loose about 15 pounds before our September trip to Disney, but more importantly I really need to find some way to get into a healthy routine and incorporate healthy exercise into my life. This seems like a great group and a fantastic way to do it!

DopeyDame!

QOTD: What is a grill? Honestly, I don't even know how to turn ours on, it's that bad. My father does almost all of the grilling. I tell him what to make though.

I'm sure that your Dad would be happy to show you how to grill -- especially for when the weather gets colder!

I am so glad you do a news blackout on vacation. I am convinced a cruise (or a European vacation) are the best ones for keeping me from working. LOL!

I'm glad that you did the news blackout on your cruise, Cam. We think about work far too much as it is and deserve some real time off!

Cam, prayers being said for your sweet Cali. Our animals are such a big part of our family. Please keep us updated on how she is doing. They are such wonderful companions and give us unconditionl love.

We grill pretty much everything! I love grilled veggies like asparagus and zucchini, fajitas are awesome, pork tenderloin, chicken, like I said, everything, lol! Tonight I grilled bratwurst. We have a Big Green Egg, and food just comes out perfect on it. Plus it doesn't hurt that hubby's been in the grill business for over 20 years Even in the AZ heat it's better than turning the oven on!

Wow! You'll have to share some of your recipes with us! Please?

Linda, nice job on the BBQ yesterday!

Rose, hope that your busy week goes by quickly!

Dona, hope that the knee and shoulder feel better soon!

QOTD for Monday, July 25: What is one habit you absolutely MUST create or break in order to be successful in your journey to lose or maintain?

I absolutely must keep up with my running for exercise. If I don't have exercise as part of my program it will take me forever and ever to get to my goal.

It's going to be a busy day at work today -- all the last minute stuff. My Mom arrives tomorrow and we leave on Wednesday so if I don't get a chance to come back I'll see you all next week!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning everyone! just another quick update. i've been slacking on this thread - bad!

it's only 77 out and i really need to get our for some exercise. it's been 4 or 5 days since i've moved faster than a light stroll! also, it's supposed to rain today so another reason to get going!

the humidity feels icky but after hearing how good lindsay felt after her run i just know i'll feel so much better if i get out now instead of laying around like i really want to do!

be back later everyone!

lisa have a great vacation! we'll miss you! and GOOD FOR YOU for saying N-O to the internet while on vacation. that's great! have a margarita for me

 

[keenercam]

Good Monday morning everyone.

It is somewhat cooler here in jersey but I woke up with my knee bothering me and a cramp in my left shoulder. They will ease as I get moving.

Back to painting the house today. Dh has done little things for the last couple of days when it has been so hot. Yesterday it was cooler and he was working for about 4 hours yesterday.

I spent 2 hours yesterday with a friend. Her electricity went out Sat afternoon and she had no idea when it was coming back on. We cleaned out her frig and her large freezer. Her friend took some freezer things and put them in hers. We packed her smaller freezer full and I am hoping that they got power last evening. I didn't want to call her and bother her. I was very concerned about her since she has MS and shouldn't be in heat.

I live between a Wegman's and a Trader Joes. I don't usually go to Wegmans because I don't pass it on the way home from school. We just got the TJ this past spring. I haven't been there since school let out. I only devote so much time per week for grocery shopping so I don't store hop. I want one place that has pretty much everything and that is Shop Rite for me. My SR just expanded their produce section and has a lot of pre prepped food if I need a quick meal.

Have a happy and healthy day..

Dona – I am so glad you are watching out for your friend. My dear friend has MS and I worry so much about her in this heat, but she lives more than an hour and a half away so I have to hope her teenage kids are watching out for her to be sure she does not overdo.
I agree that if you are only going to shop one place, ShopRite is it. Within 3 miles of our house, we have Acme, Safeway/Genuardi’s, ShopRite, Trader Joes, and Giant. Howard likes Walgreens for bread and milk and eggs – I can’t understand why those items are 2/3 the price there compared to large grocery chains.

Thanks! My knees feel great. My hips are a little sore, but within what I think is a "normal" range…
And here's another interesting fact. I'm sure some of you have heard me talk about issues with the fat pad on the bottom of my foot being sore. At first I thought it was a pf flareup. But no it was a fat pad injury. Well, a common symptom of c-d is decrease in the fatpads in your body! So maybe it wasn't really an injury but rather a decrease in the pad from malnutrition. Who knows. The good thing is, it should improve if that's what it was from. It really blows my mind how systemic symptoms can be from c-d.

Rose – That is great that you are only feeling discomfort in your hips; that is the main thing besides my knee that hurt on Saturday after my hour on the treadmill. I think I have to go back to doing hip flexor exercises. Glad you may have figured out the foot issue; that is fascinating.

I absolutely must keep up with my running for exercise. If I don't have exercise as part of my program it will take me forever and ever to get to my goal.

It's going to be a busy day at work today -- all the last minute stuff. My Mom arrives tomorrow and we leave on Wednesday so if I don't get a chance to come back I'll see you all next week!

Lisa – I hope today is productive and not crazy. Thanks for the prayers for Cali. It was hard to drop her off this morning. I wasn’t even able to touch the cancerous mass when I was petting her because I was so worried that any disruption to it might cause it to spread. I know that doesn’t make any sense, but all I could think about was what can I do to make sure it doesn’t get any worse. I can’t believe I have to wait until 3 for a report from the vet and I don’t know how long it will be before we hear back on the biopsy to find out how far along it is. It was so awful this morning not being able to give her food or water. I can’t imagine what she was thinking when she came in from her time in the yard and there was no ice water and food for her. So sad. Thank you for letting me vent here.

Is your Mom housesitting for you? Do you have plants or fish that need care while you are gone? I hope she has a nice visit. My friend’s mother loves to stay at her house when they are away because it is a change of scenery and a bit quieter than the senior citizen high rise that she lives in.

it's only 77 out and i really need to get our for some exercise. it's been 4 or 5 days since i've moved faster than a light stroll! also, it's supposed to rain today so another reason to get going!

the humidity feels icky but after hearing how good lindsay felt after her run i just know i'll feel so much better if i get out now instead of laying around like i really want to do!

Be sure to come back and tell us how it went, Nancy!

Andrew was joking with me this morning because of all the fruit we have in the house: apples, plums, black grapes, green grapes, clementines, bananas and lemons. LOL! We were at Costco Saturday morning and it was less expensive to buy large quantities of produce than to buy it at the grocery store. So, I brought some stuff to the office to share. I really enjoy fruit but have to be certain I am not eating too many servings even though there are no points on the WW plan for fruit. Andrew made lemonade from the huge lemons last night and I sweetened it with Equal. I am having that for some of my “water” servings today, just to keep it interesting.

QOTD: The worst habit I have – and the one that I know is most likely to derail my efforts is eating at night. If I never ate after dinner, I am not exaggerating – I’d be 50 pounds lighter. It kills me that I know that this habit is the chief cause of my weight struggle and yet I have not concentrated my efforts enough to overcome it. I am very good about what I eat during the day. I don’t eat fast food. I don’t buy lunches. I am not a sweets person. Yes, we eat out too much on nights and weekends, but I know that is a habit that I can enlist Howard to help me modify. I told Howard and the kids yesterday that we are not eating out this week at all, that we’d cooked all those meats on the grill yesterday and had lots of veggies and other options for side dishes, so there is no excuse to eat out. Now, to work on what I know I can change and which I know will make the biggest difference for me.

 

[DisneyKim68]

ROSE&MIKE-Yes, the Big Green Egg is charcoal. We have the electric fire starter so it doesn't take long to get ready, maybe 15 minutes. We use it almost every night.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

QOTD: The worst habit I have – and the one that I know is most likely to derail my efforts is eating at night. If I never ate after dinner, I am not exaggerating – I’d be 50 pounds lighter.

this is me!!! evening eating is my worst habit that i HAVE to break. i know it's bad for me as i just sit and eat junk and yet i do it over and over and over.

got back from a nice walk. the weather isn't great but it's so much cooler than the last few days! i tried to do a little running but mostly it just made my belly feel heavy and hard so i just did a few minutes here and a few minutes there. i wound up doing 5 miles in an hour and 15 minutes. not bad. since it's supposed to rain soon i changed into flip flops, stuck a bathing suit on thomas and we walked around the corner to our beach to let him dig a little in the sand.

47 days til disney...i probably shouldn't talk about my ADRs on a weight loss thread but...we have ADRs at via napoli, chef mickeys (breakfast), liberty tree tavern, hollywood and vine (breakfast), le chefs de france, raglan road, and crystal palace (breakfast). yum! just found out that on sept. 17th raglan road is doing a halfway to st. patrick's day shindig and of course our ADRs are for the day before and we leave on the 17th. phooey. oh well.

all this talk about trader joe's makes me want to take a trip up there! i need some suggestions of what to get though!