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

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning everyone!

dona when DH is away on business my bulldog fiona spends the whole time acting very depressed. they know when the rest of their family isn't there!

trina really cute little dogs! and you look great my parents live in CT and i went to middle school and high school there! not near hartford - though compared to bigger states, being in SW CT really isn't that far from hartford!

gretchen nice work on being OP! i should use you as my inspiration today! and a workout - nice! oh and WW does have those breakfast sandwhiches - but i was talking about the full of bacon and fat laden ones that i can get at my deli two houses down. THOSE are the ones i'd rather have! luckily the deli owner's MIL has been running the place lately and she is nasty so i don't go in. lol!

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good morning everyone! the little guy did NOT sleep well last night so we're all a little tired right now. oh well, it's a beautiful day today and we'll be having a fun-filled time at the beach today! that also means lots of food but i'm going to try to take it easy. i WILL be having lobster tonight though! yum.

omg thomas is being so WHINY right now! have to get off this computer and see what his DEAL is!

QOTD: we are early risers here and go to bed very early so the morning EMH would be best for us. heck, if they'd open up the park at 6am we'd be able to make it. if it were just me traveling i'd probably want an epcot EMH. but, if i'm bringing the little guy i'll say MK EMH - that way we can hit up all the fantasyland rides and then spend the rest of the day on the WDW railroad. i have a feeling we'll be riding the choo choo ALOT in 41 days!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

So the spark people article of the day was on evening eating strategies. I know some folks have talked about this being a problem, so here it is.
http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch

Thank you to Dona for coaching this week!

Dona--one of our dogs goes into mourning when Mike is gone. Enjoy your quiet time!

We ran 6 miles this morning. It went well, though it was pretty warm and muggy. I am just about done icing my knees. I didn't ice on Friday and I could definitely tell.

Probably at the end of the week I'd like to start throwing around some ideas for the next challenge. If you are currently helping out with something please send me a pm and let me know if you'd like to continue. I don't know yet if I will post a planning thread or if we will just talk about the next challenge here.

Have a great Sunday!

 

[jaelless]

Good Sunday morning everyone.

Question of the Day If you could pick your choice of EMH which would it be AM or PM? What park would it be?

Have a happy and healthy day.

I like to sleep in when possible, so I would chose PM hours at Magic Kingdom, that way I could go on a few more rides after crowds left.

I am happy, so far I have made daily HH challenges and completed both mini challenges.

Just curious, does zumba have lots of jumping involved? I live on second floor and have considered getting the DVD, but want to make sure my neighbor below won't be bothered.

Time to get ready for church

 

[bellebookworm9]

Question of the Day If you could pick your choice of EMH which would it be AM or PM? What park would it be?

We normally avoid EMH no matter what, but I think I'll say morning. We try to make it for rope drop anyway, so an hour earlier isn't that bad. No preference as to which park.

Just curious, does zumba have lots of jumping involved? I live on second floor and have considered getting the DVD, but want to make sure my neighbor below won't be bothered.

It depends. The Zumba class I went to at school a few years ago had some jumping involved (I kid you not, the instructor went "Pretend you're in High School Musical! Make a crazy face!"), but the Wii version doesn't have a lot, and honestly, I kind of just bounce on the balls of my feet if necessary.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Question of the Day If you could pick your choice of EMH which would it be AM or PM? What park would it be?

It would be PM in Magic Kingdom to sit and watch the Kiss Goodnight! I love that, and I can't wait to see it again in 49 DAYS!!!!

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I'm really cracking down on my diet and exercise now that my trip is so close. I would LOVE to lose another 12 lbs before then and I think I can do it/come really close to it. I'm back on my diet TODAY after two weeks of being so far off plan, I couldn't even see my plan. I can't wait to get back on the scale and see a number I *like*, hahaha!

 

[donac]

QOTD I am early riser so I would pick EMH and I would pick the MK. You can do most of Fantasyland in an hour. The best EMH I ever saw was with my sister. Only Fantasyland was open and it was geared for little kids. My dsis and I were by ourselves but we went anyway. I even called to ask if it was open to all guests and not just those with kids. It was different in that the characters were all out but you were not allowed to ask them for autographs. the characters were playing with the kids and going on the rides with the kids. We saw Wendy take a little boy on Peter Pan and then meet up with Peter at the end. Minnie was playing jump rope. The Mad Hatter took a little boy on the Tea Cups. It was so sweet.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Question of the Day If you could pick your choice of EMH which would it be AM or PM? What park would it be?

I'm not a morning person so it would be Evening EMH at Magic Kingdom!

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: We are early risers so we love EMH in the AM probably at MK. We really enjoyed EMH PM at AK in December! It was so cool riding Everst in the dark and seeing the glow of things! I loved that! I also love EMH PM at Epcot wandering around having drinks etc!

Just got back from Cambridge a little while ago. The museum was pretty cool and they had signs pointing out the Harry Potter tie ins and the girls had fun looking for them. We then walked back through Harvard Yard and ended up at Border Cafe! We thought it would be crowded but we were seated in the downstairs section right away. I ordered the Eggplant Royale which was from the Cajun menu. It had lightly fried eggplant and crabmeat in a cream sauce. I also got the jambalaya with it! OMG! It was one of the tastiest meals I have ever had. I think we're going to hold off and just do the homemade pizzas tomorrow night. I think I will have a shake or protein bar for supper. Brian and I also had a melon margarita! Nothing special but it was cold. It's about 90 here today.

Church friends are going to come over tomorrow night to watch the last two episodes of Torchwood. I think I'll do the homemade pizza tomorrow night when they come. I will go out and get another pizza stone during the day tomorrow so we can make the pizzas quicker.

Well, I need to clean up the living room and put Ash's material in the dryer and then iron it for class tomorrow and make sure she has everything she needs. I also need to get my water!

Have a great rest of your Sunday!

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

Hi everyone, just back from NH and hopping on for a quick hello

14 DAYS TIL DISNEY!!!

Yahoo

I'm with Nancy on this one-just having one splurge would be a weight loss tecnhinque. There are so many unhealthy things that I plan to try in October (exactly 10 weeks from today!), but I supposed both the healthy/unhealthy would be a meal at Sunshine Seasons-splurge on the Strawberry Shortcake and get a turkey sandwich or chicken. Another thing that helps is that Mom and I brought our own bottles of water and shared nearly every meal, except at buffets.

Are you there during the F&W festival too?

Nancy, here is what Sue was referring to. She posted this last week after I mentioned DS & I ate at Cheesecake Factory. (but we had no cheesecake)

Thanks for re-posting, I was going to just re-type it

QOTD: We don't go to DW enough to have favs there; have been twice in the past 10 years My fav treat splurge on a Disney cruise would be brunch at Palo's, yum yum!

Yum yum indeed, DH preferred the brunch over the dinner. I couldn't pick just one

I would want to return to Fulton's Crabhouse for my 1 1/2 pound south african lobster stuffed with scallops and shrimp and when the butter person came around with her butter pot and asked if I needed a refill - I would say YES please!!!!

I will have to think further on what would be good to eat. LOL

There is a butter person????? That lobster sounds delish. We've never been before, but it's only my list. Granted it'll take 2-3 trips to cross them all off, but heck who needs another reason to go to WDW

Well, after my bad morning/afternoon of eating, I fixed it this evening. I went to see Harry Potter again (even better the third time around!) and snuck in a granola bar, some raisins, some strawberries, and a liter of water. I also brought some carrots and ranch dressing which I ate later.

You're too funny. Are you a Twilight fan as well? I love watching both of those series.

I am going to have to try this. Sounds yummy.

Today I was good, I drank my 64 oz of water, got my 5 servings of fruits & veggies (harder that I thought would be), and took my DD for an hour long walk this evening.

It's very tasty, sometimes I go months without making it then have to have it a few times in a row

His home games will be at the high school, and the others are local towns, I'm not even sure. I think Lawrence was the furthest but I heard they have switch leagues, so maybe andove is the furthest. I'll let you know when the schedule comes out.
Germany's bavarian cheese cake, I don't have a pic on this computer, but it's a light and airy cake on the bottom and top, maybe 1/4 inch thick, and the middle is a light and airy cheese cake, and the top is sprinkled with powdered sugar. It was to die for. Thanks for the reminder of your fruit dip. That sounds great. Have a great weekend

You'll have to let us know so we can check out one of his games.

I'm going to have to google that and put it on my WDW must try spreadsheet

Talked to my mom last night for a bit. My sister had upset her again as usual and she mentioned she thought she needed her medication as she thought she was going to have a seizure. Of course then she wouldn't get off the phone with me to call the nurses. She slept through her therapy session yesterday so hopefully they will do one today. I finally convinced her that we would talk tomorrow and that she needed to call the nurse. I'm feeling guilty about not being there to help. My brother and I are in disagreement with my sister about something at the moment so she appears to be mad at both of us. My brother's been away so he may have missed her call. I can't deal with my sister when she is in a pissy mood and I've got enough of my own issues to deal with right now!

Hi Tracey, sorry things are still tough with your mom and everyone invovled. Hope there are some good/better days in with the not so good ones

shawn thanks for posting sue's recipe for me. that looks like a really good treat. only problem is that would mean i'd need to buy a jar of fluff. and that just is NOT a good thing for me to have in the house! hahaha. too bad they can't just sell me a couple tablespoons of it

So true on the fluff

Doesn't Weight Watchers have a breakfast sandwich like that? It's not the same as fresh from the deli, but probably healthier! I'm about to go have the egg and cheese one right now.

Have you ever tried the WW ham, egg and cheese scramble meal? It's one of my favorites, though some people can take it or leave it.

I had a really hard time last night. School starts in Texas in the next few weeks and my emotions hit me like a tsunami last night. There are events you look foward to as a parent and taking your child to her first day of kindergarten is one of them. I would be school supply and clothes shopping right now. I would be getting ready to meet her new teacher in a few weeks. I'd be stressing over whether the Navy would be letting her daddy be there on her first day of school. All of these things you get to look forward to as a parent and I don't get that chance thanks to a dumb drunk driver.

I had an emotional night and spent a good amount of time sitting in my dark closet bawling my eyes out. I haven't cried that hard in I don't know how long... the funeral maybe? It was one of those nights where I felt the drunk got off to easy. Yes, she died but for a split second last night I wished she was sitting in a dark dreary jail cell having to live with the fact that she took my family from me.

Other then the emotional evening we were able to get something accomplished. I was freaking because I couldn't even find a donation place or foundation that would take all of the things I wanted to donate. We're downsizing drastically and I don't have the patience to sell everything. I just want to give it away, heck I was having a hard time even doing that.

Then one of the places that Alan talked to said "Try the salvation army". Wow, I hadn't even thought of that. So, I looked up a number for them and Alan called to find out what they would and would not take. They said they would take EVERYTHING! So we have an apt set for August 9th for them to come get the furniture and all of the clothes. You have no idea how much this one thing is a HUGE relief.

Well, have to cut this short. My best friend just pulled up so we're going to go grab some lunch and then take my friend Tanika to the airport so she can head home.

So sorry to hear about your day, hope things have looked up since. I can't possibly imagine what you have been through. You are still a very strong woman for putting your best foot forward and moving on even though some days are better than others. Hang in there

It depends. The Zumba class I went to at school a few years ago had some jumping involved (I kid you not, the instructor went "Pretend you're in High School Musical! Make a crazy face!"), but the Wii version doesn't have a lot, and honestly, I kind of just bounce on the balls of my feet if necessary.

I'd agree, Wii Zumba doesn't have much jumping, though I guess you could put more or less into it depending on how you feel.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Are you there during the F&W festival too?

You're too funny. Are you a Twilight fan as well? I love watching both of those series.

Have you ever tried the WW ham, egg and cheese scramble meal? It's one of my favorites, though some people can take it or leave it.

I'd agree, Wii Zumba doesn't have much jumping, though I guess you could put more or less into it depending on how you feel.

Yup, we will be there during Food & Wine. I have made our plan of attack, and I don't think there are *too* many desserts listed. But we also plan to share everything, so that will be nice.

I used to be a Twilight fan, I started reading the books when they first came out. But then they got popular and I realized that they were kind of lame, and the movies are just blah. Taylor Lautner is the high point of them for me. Harry Potter still has it'a magic (no pun intended) 14 years later and keeps getting better (I'm still finding new stuff every time I read the books or watch the movies), but Twilight lost it's appeal after only a few. I did watch the first three movies, but I have no interest in the last two.

I have tried the egg/ham/cheese scramble, and I thought it was just okay. I don't really like eggs all that much though.

With Wii Zumba, sometimes I jump like this: and other times it's more like this: where I put a lot of power in but just don't leave the ground.

 

[pjlla]

Hola friends! Looks like I've been MIA again! So sorry! Busy time for us again. I'm doing well and hope you all have been as well. I'll definitely have some catching up time this week, so look for me to be around a bit more.

My firstborn child, lovely DD, turns 16 today! How does that happen? I'm not a minute older, but she is now 16! We had a great birthday celebration with friends earlier this week, so today is low-key.

Doing well on the food front and improving things with regards to exercise... had a small drop in weight last Friday, but I'm still waaaay too high for my taste, so really watching things now. Especially with vacation coming up soon.... I absolutely CANNOT afford to start our family vacation already at the high end of my maintenance range!

Gotta go see if any one is ready for dinner yet! I'm starving.... but that isn't exactly something unusual for me!

Miss you all and I promise to be around tomorrow!..................P

 

[Disneywedding2010]

OMG!!!

I will never ever ever again paint a room a dark color. Alan has put on two coats of white primer + paint (its all in one) and the dang Aggie red is still bleeding through. He's up at Sherwin Williams right now to see what they suggest.

We both agreed the new house is NOT getting painted.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been around. We are just so busy and we are leaving for Nashville on Thursday, we'll be gone for 10 days but I'll try to sneak some time in while we are on the road.

Trying to catch up on QOTD:
something cool- yeah not much. I'm not really a cool kinda person. I guess the coolest thing for me was when I was 16 I was a nanny for the babies that played Al Holden on One Life to Live, that only lasted a summer though until they were aged out.
And I won 2 place 2 years in a row for my classic Mini. But that's really only cool to Mini enthusiasts. LOL

Disney food: splurge would be butternut squash soup at Bistro de Paris - OMG to die for!!!
A good eat: I have no idea, LOL!!! Oh wait I know. The big bowl of grapes at the little fruit stand on the way to Tower of Terror. For some reason grapes taste better at Disney.

fruits ans veggies: love raw green beans and the local farm stand has a bumper crop of them now, pineapple, nectarines, yellow squash (our garden has exploded with them!). I just grab what ever I want in the fridge. Summer is easy for this challenge, winter not so much. I really try to buy local when I can. I'm hoping to have a freezer in the basement soon so I can start purchasing larger quantities of veggies to blanch and freeze. I do not like buying foreign produce so we are really limited in the winter.

EMH: always night!!! We are NOT morning people!! LOL Although Pamela, her DD, my DS and I did morning EMH at Hollywood Studios and we got so much done!!! I'd like to do it again, I just need to get my kids moving in the same direction!

Trina Loved the article!! It was great.

Lisa We lived in Hawaii too! Where did y'all live? We were in Ewa Beach on Oahu.

Shawn I always write out the sides for meals, I don't always use what's on the menu that day but it helps in planning at least.

Pamela Please wish DD a happy birthday for me!!! Just sent DS upstairs to text her a message!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

OMG!!!

I will never ever ever again paint a room a dark color. Alan has put on two coats of white primer + paint (its all in one) and the dang Aggie red is still bleeding through. He's up at Sherwin Williams right now to see what they suggest.

We both agreed the new house is NOT getting painted.

Kilz is the only thing that will get rid of the red. Sorry!!! But if you use it make sure Alan wears a respirator, the fumes are terrible!!!!

 

[glss1/2fll]

QOTD: Always morning. We are there for rope drope (can't believe my teenagers get up!) every day and just love having completed everything we wanted by 11 o'clock. The rest of the day is just icing on the cake! Any park would do.

Not having a good day/weekend. Will be glad to go grocery shopping tomorrow! Didn't have an excellent run on Friday so know it'll be a good run tomorrow because it can't get much worse! Think I need to get in 52 minutes of exercise today to reach 1500 minutes for the month. I see a walk with the dog in my future!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Kilz is the only thing that will get rid of the red. Sorry!!! But if you use it make sure Alan wears a respirator, the fumes are terrible!!!!

Thanks for the suggestion. Your the 3rd person in an hour that has suggested that so I'm sending him off to Home Depot as I type this.

 

[cclovesdis]

Healthy Habits Week 6 Results

Congratulations to Our Participants:
bellebookworm9
glass1/2fll
JacksLilWench
satorifound

Congratulations to this Week's Prize Winner: satorifound, who also earned All 16 HH points for the week!

Please PM me your address and I will send you your prize.

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening Everyone!

I have had 2 very OP days and am hoping to have a great week. Weekdays are always harder for me, but I'm optimistic. I drink plenty of water during the day and that does help, which is another reason to be optimistic. I keep some Crystal Light packets in my desk drawer, so maybe I'll have some of my water as Crystal Light.

Breakfast and lunch will be my usual go-to meals and dinner will be leftovers. We had eggplant lasagna tonight so I'll probably have that again tomorrow night. My dad did a great job making it without flour, egg, breadcrumbs, and oil.

I spent over 30 minutes swimming today, which is the most I've lasted in the pool since it was put up in late June. We needed a new pool this year, and that was the earliest they could put it in, but it wasn't really warm enough until July anyway.

Kristina: One of the best things I learned was that it's okay to take it one moment at a time. I hope today has been a better day. (Painting notwithstanding.)

 

[Rose&Mike]

Healthy Habits Week 6 Results

Congratulations to Our Participants:
bellebookworm9
glass1/2fll
JacksLilWench
satorifound

Congratulations to this Week's Prize Winner: satorifound, who also earned All 16 HH points for the week!

Please PM me your address and I will send you your prize.

CC--I'm thinking these might be the Week 7 results, is that possible???

Congrats to all the HH participants!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Yup, we will be there during Food & Wine. I have made our plan of attack, and I don't think there are *too* many desserts listed. But we also plan to share everything, so that will be nice.

Oh I just the Food & Wine Festival. I think I've been 4 times now, but it's been way too long since. I'm thinking maybe we can squeeze in a weekend in Oct 2013. If DH read this he'd be shaking his head Some people just don't get Disney planning I'm hoping to time it with MNSSHP for DS who will be 4 by then. Do you do anything extra that they offer? I usually just make my way around, but they do have some good extras.

I used to be a Twilight fan, I started reading the books when they first came out. But then they got popular and I realized that they were kind of lame, and the movies are just blah. Taylor Lautner is the high point of them for me. Harry Potter still has it'a magic (no pun intended) 14 years later and keeps getting better (I'm still finding new stuff every time I read the books or watch the movies), but Twilight lost it's appeal after only a few. I did watch the first three movies, but I have no interest in the last two.

HA, I was just thinking that last night. Showtime 2 had marathons of 1, 2 & 3 twice yesterday. I'm a fan of TL in part 3. Quite the change between 1 and 3 There's also something about that Edward too

I have tried the egg/ham/cheese scramble, and I thought it was just okay. I don't really like eggs all that much though.


DH doesn't really like it either. I love ham, eggs, and cheese so it's a good substitute.

With Wii Zumba, sometimes I jump like this: and other times it's more like this: where I put a lot of power in but just don't leave the ground.

How do you like your Will Zumba? I'm torn. Is there any way to see how you've scored in the past? I wish it showed. I can only see it at the end and then it seems to disappear unless I'm missing something. What level do you do? I usually do intermediate for 45 minutes, but maybe I need to kick myself in the butt again and bump it up.

Disney food: splurge would be butternut squash soup at Bistro de Paris - OMG to die for!!!

Seriously? I have never read anything about it before. I should check that out. Thanks

Healthy Habits Week 6 Results

Congratulations to Our Participants:
bellebookworm9
glass1/2fll
JacksLilWench
satorifound

Congratulations to this Week's Prize Winner: satorifound, who also earned All 16 HH points for the week!

Please PM me your address and I will send you your prize.

Okay, my new goal for the next challenge is to try out this Healthy Habits thing. I usually feel too busy to try it out, but enough is enough. I WILL give it a try next challenge


Okay all done with Wii Zumba, time for a little work before bed. Hope everyone had a nice weekend and hopefully this week is another good one. Good night everyone!