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

[bellebookworm9]

Question of the Day

Earl of Sandwich has been a staple at DTD for many years now. It is supposed to come to NYC but seems to be delayed and now there is talk of one in Boston.

Have you ever been to Earl of Sandwich? If you have what was good to eat?

I went to EoS last May at DTD, and we will be visiting again in October. Mom and I split the Original (roast beef w/ cheddar and horseradish) and a side of coleslaw. It was all very yummy, and even better, held up nicely during the hour it took to get back to the room and was still warm when we got there. I plan to try the Earl's Lemonade next time as well.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Looks like we have 2 birthdays today!

Happy Birthday to Cam and Dvccruiser76!!!!

I hope you both have super days!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning all you losers!

yesterday was not that great of a day eating wise. the GD test really threw me off and made me feel terrible and carb-craving all day. i will be happy to get back on the metformin after the baby comes. today's a new day though and i don't have any plans except to go for a walk this morning and perhaps head to the beach or the pool today. the weather is really nice right now and won't last so i better get out while i can!

i can't believe the summer challenge has only a few weeks left!

QOTD: i've never eaten at earl of sandwich! we never really spend a whole lot of time down at DTD. i never really noticed all the posts about how tasty EOS is until fairly recently. in the past when we've gone by the restaurant we just sorta think, "meh, a sandwich shop." we can get really great sandwiches around here so i like to go for other things when i'm in disney. i'd like to try it though. maybe this next trip we'll get there! all the sandwiches there are low fat, right?

 

[dumbo_buddy]

oooo! CAM! happy birthday AND a biggest loser week! SOMEBODY'S doing something right!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE!!!

 

[mikamah]

I have never eaten at Earl of Sandwich either. I forget where we ate in dtd last trip, but we had pizza and beer, and I got carded!!! It was a little much, but I didn't mind. lol.

I tracked my food til my after dinner ice cream, and then i had a few cookies as I got stuff ready for camp, and didn't write that down either. Today I'll do better. I need to. Up 2 pounds on the scale this morning, so that's no longer maintaining. I know it's the weekend catching up with me.

Laura- I felt fat at 160 too. I'd be thrilled to get there again, and honestly, think I'd look and feel really good.

cc-Hope today is a better day for you too!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy CaM and SuE!!!!! Have a magical day!!!

Sue- We were on our porch eating dinner when it rained, but had to go in side the wind was whipping the rain sideways. It cooled off nice though. Did you take your birthday off from work? Have fun!

Congrats Cam and all our biggest losers!!!
Cam- You're off to a fabulous start after coaching last week.

Hello to everyone I've missed. I'm coloring my hair and need to rinse it off now. Have a fabulous, healthy day!!!

 

[JacksLilWench]

Question of the Day

Earl of Sandwich has been a staple at DTD for many years now. It is supposed to come to NYC but seems to be delayed and now there is talk of one in Boston.

Have you ever been to Earl of Sandwich? If you have what was good to eat?

I've been before, but....I'm not all that patient when it comes to food, and the line is usually too long for me to want to wait, lol! We ate there a few trips ago, and I know it tasted really good. I might have to just wait in the line this time around!

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I am so p***ed off right now. I took my break at work and had my healthy almonds and apple slices for my snack and went into the fridge to get my really awesome Starbucks clear cup with my red and white striped straw that you can only get at CHRISTMAS TIME...and it was GONE. I really believe someone stole it, and I'm so frickin livid right now. I can hardly believe that someone would be so sneaky and petty as to take someone else's cup that wasn't even clean!!! The nerve of some people is just shocking to me. I was trying to be so good and get my water in for my challenge and someone takes my freaking cup!!!

Ugh. I am so glad I get off at 10:30 this morning. I really don't think I can stand it much longer, and I need to go grocery shopping anyway. Thanks for listening to my rant though, ladies (and guys!) I just can't believe someone would steal a dirty cup out of a fridge that they don't even have a right to open for any reason.

 

[keenercam]

Happy Birthday, Sue!!!!

Thank you for all the birthday wishes, everyone!
It is exciting to be the biggest loser for the first time ever. I am going to bask in the glow of having done it right last week because this week certainly has not been pretty.
We went to Cheesecake Factory last night for an early celebration since my daughter is having her tonsils out today. I could have done some real damage there and I shudder to think of how many points some of the stuff is and the nutrition information that is available on the web is missing vital elements for figuring out points. I restrained myself and did not get either of my two favorite dishes and instead had a green salad with grilled chicken on it and instead of tortilla strips got bean sprouts. I forgot to get the dressing on the side and I was not forgoing the cashews, so there were some definite calories and fat grams there. I also had one buffalo chicken blast and 2 chicken potstickers from the three appetizer platters we all shared (there were 6 of us). I also shared an order of sweet potato fries (ate more than 1/2 of them) when I should have ordered steamed broccoli. And, of course, then there was dessert. I have no willpower. Would someone please tell me that the lemoncello torte was a better choice than cheesecake? I'm sure it would have been better if I hadn't eaten a gazillion calories worth of whipped cream.
Tomorrow's weigh in is NOT going to be pretty.

Work has been so busy and stressful but when I am here I am pretty much in control, food-wise because I am only eating what I bring from home, and fortunately, when I pack my food bag in the morning I am usually strong and disciplined. If I were actually choosing mid-day, I would not be in control at all.

 

[jaelless]

Good Wednesday morning everyone.

Question of the Day

Earl of Sandwich has been a staple at DTD for many years now. It is supposed to come to NYC but seems to be delayed and now there is talk of one in Boston.

Have you ever been to Earl of Sandwich? If you have what was good to eat?

Have a happy and healthy day.

I've never heard of Earl of Sandwich other than history books. What is it?

 

[dumbo_buddy]

woot! 5 mile powerwalk today! it's only 76 degrees out right now! beautiful! and my pace was 15:48 min/miles. i worked it out and have NO clue how people powerwalk half and full marathons! it is HARD! probably another reason why cam is my hero shoo!

i'm heading out now to the pool before nap time. the weather channel is telling me it's going to start raining around 3pm. psh, of COURSE when the high tide is at 2:45pm today. boo! oh well, guess we'll just have to have some fun this morning!

talk to all you gals later! off to pack some seltzers and go!

 

[liesel]

Hi I'm here catching up with everyone and will definitely be around more since I am coaching starting Friday. I am also recommitting in August, I need to get my exercise in! I know it will be easier once the kids start school next week.

Count me in for the fall challenge, since it looks like I won't be hitting my 50 pound weight loss this challenge, hopefully I will in the fall. It will also help keep me focused for the Tink.

Trina-cute dog pictures, as always!

Mackeysmom-Welcome back! You can get to wonderland!

to Deb and Cam! Congrats on being the BL Cam, you did a fanstastic job coaching!

JacksLilWench-I really hope someone didn't steal your cup, but if they did, that sucks!

Nancy-I hate the glucose test too. I wouldn't worry too much about what you ate yesterday, that test really throws your system for a loop. Over and done with!

Have a great OP day everyone!

 

[lisah0711]

Happy, happy birthday to Cam and Sue!

And a big congratulations to Cam for being the BL this week, too, and to all our superstars!

I am back from vacation but still playing catch up, so this is a fly by post. I will be catching up on the QOTD archive later this week when I have more computer time.

I missed you all!

I am in the reboot for August group. I realize that my efforts have been half-hearted and unfortunately I am seeing the results of too many bad choices. So I am working out my plan and going to be totally on from now through my half in September. I really need to get ahold of myself. As I work through my planning I can see that I really haven't been doing what I should because there are a lot of things that I don't have handy -- like go to snacks, multivitamins, a back up menu plan. It's frustrating but not hopeless and up to me to make it work.

 

[glss1/2fll]

Congrats Cam!
Happy Birthday, too and to Sue!
Cam: "Tomorrow's weigh in is NOT going to be pretty." BUT tomorrow is only Thursday. You get an extra day before you weigh in.

qotd: yes, we've eaten at Earl of Sandwich. No, I don't remember what we had. It is always good. We are not much of shoppers either, but flying from the west coast we usually go to DTD the evening/late afternoon we arrive just to get a Disney fix before hitting the parks the next morning!

sigh. I wish we had a trip planned. Think it's too early to start planning Disneyland in November 2012?

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[keenercam]

Congrats Cam!
Happy Birthday, too and to Sue!
Cam: "Tomorrow's weigh in is NOT going to be pretty." BUT tomorrow is only Thursday. You get an extra day before you weigh in.

qotd: yes, we've eaten at Earl of Sandwich. No, I don't remember what we had. It is always good. We are not much of shoppers either, but flying from the west coast we usually go to DTD the evening/late afternoon we arrive just to get a Disney fix before hitting the parks the next morning!

sigh. I wish we had a trip planned. Think it's too early to start planning Disneyland in November 2012?

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Linda - I go to WW meetings on Thursday mornings and use that as my official weigh-in. It's awful. No blaming my home scale. And no buying myself an extra day to try to de-toxify my body. And it's written down in my membership book. So bad. So sad.

 

[bellebookworm9]

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edited: I can't get rid of whatever I typed at the top--don't know how that happened, darn technology!

When you click on "Edit", the post opens, then click "Go Advanced", and you can edit the title there.

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Just got the horrible news that a student in the classroom I've been in for the last three days passed away today. He only came in for a few hours each day and had a personal aide so I didn't know him that well, but it's still really sad. He was in school yesterday and seemed fine, so it seems that it was unexpected, though he was medically frail.

 

[keenercam]

Oh, Gretchen. I am so sorry.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Happy Birthday Cam and Sue!

Have you ever been to Earl of Sandwich? If you have what was good to eat?

We tried Earl of Sandwich back in May because I had heard so many reviews about it. Honestly, I didn't like it. I could of gotten a better (and cheaper) meal at Subway.


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I'm home from the gym after a training session. It went okay, he went easy on me considering I hadn't been to the gym in over a month. I'm getting ready to help Alan start dinner: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and a veggie. We had salads for lunch.

I've been pretty down in the dumps this past week. I'm really missing Maddie and it shows with my mood. I'm typically fine during the day but late at night it hits me like a tsunami. My one friend (who is also a widow) had mentioned to me maybe I'm so emotional because I'm leaving TX (where they are buried). I guess I could see some truth in that but I need to get out of this funk. I have a list a mile long of things that still need to be accomplished (i.e. that dang closet upstairs is STILL not done).

Today, went fairly okay. I didn't wake up til noon. I was up late helping Alan paint the house. I got up, got some water in me, took meds, and lounged. We ate some lunch and I made a few phone calls afterwards. Then it was time to head to the gym. Home now and to finsih the rest of the evening. I'm wanting to go to Wal-Mart and find "Emperor's New Groove". Alan has never seen it and ever since my friend started quoting lines from it on her FB wall I've wanted to watch it.

Oh, and another reason I'm ready to get the heck out of TX?? We were in the car on the way home from the gym and my thermostat read 115!!

 

[tigger813]

HI all,

Had a so so day! I did get a lot done in the house! The dining room is slightly rearranged and cleaned including fresh tablecloth and vacuumed! I still have to finish my corner of the living room. I took a whole bunch of cookbooks off the shelves as there are some that I never use! I also got the kitchen cleaned though of course it's messed up since I made pancakes, bacon and hash browns for supper.

My only exercise today was my walk this morning. I have been trying to drink my water today.

I have to give a quick 30 minute massage in the morning and then I will run a few errands while the kids are at their camps. Ash finished her lounge pants today so she is wearing them now. Her BFF who is also taking the class was going to come over and spend the night tonight but apparently has the bug her Dad had for 3 days! Poor thing! Both of the girls are terribly disappointed.

At 7 the girls and I will run over to the library to pick up another audiobook and there is a teen craft night that they want to attend.

Gonna return the pizza stone after work tomorrow and then I'm not sure what else will be going on once the kids get home. Girls and I are planning to go see Winnie the Pooh or The Smurfs on Friday and do some other errands.

We've decided to re-watch all of the HP movies before going to see DH part 2 again. We are up to Prisoner of Azkaban now. I also started listening to the first book on audiobook today. I also listened to a podcast!

All 4 of us are registered for the early entry to Pottermore! I entered the girls and Brian entered himself. There was a problem at first but I finally figured it out. I think their server was just overloaded! Now we just have to wait until the sometime in the next two weeks to be able to start! We're all excited about it!

Well, I guess I will go clean the kitchen and then brush me teeth before we head to the library! Hoping to only be there a short time! Girls want to make a quick craft and I have to pick up Goblet of Fire on audio.

Talked to Mom for a few minutes today. She was at the hospital having another ultrasound as she is still having the swelling in her legs and feet.

Oops... I need to go do some more laundry as well!

TTFN

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Question of the Day

Earl of Sandwich has been a staple at DTD for many years now. It is supposed to come to NYC but seems to be delayed and now there is talk of one in Boston.

Have you ever been to Earl of Sandwich? If you have what was good to eat?

I am ridiculously fond of Earl of Sandwich! I like the caprese sandwich, and find the portions to be quite generous. I try to eat there at least once every trip, sometimes more than that if I'm at a PO resort. I'm looking forward to the one on Boston Common, and I just found out there's one at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas, so I'll be stopping in on my conference trip in October!

omg I just saw -- Super Cam and Sue! I hope it is filled with laughter, joy and fun surprises!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Just got the horrible news that a student in the classroom I've been in for the last three days passed away today. He only came in for a few hours each day and had a personal aide so I didn't know him that well, but it's still really sad. He was in school yesterday and seemed fine, so it seems that it was unexpected, though he was medically frail.

that is so sad.

I am ridiculously fond of Earl of Sandwich! I like the caprese sandwich,

anything with the word caprese in it is pretty much guaranteed to be my favorite thing though anytime i decide to make a caprese salad i just wind up eating a pound of fresh mozzarella!

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evening everyone! how did we all do today. me? i did....ok. but now is the hard time. thomas will be in bed in the next hour and then i'll be "hungry" for something.

i made a delicious dinner today. http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/summer-squash-white-bean-saut-recipe-9871

ok fine so i served it over bowtie pasta and i made way too much pasta but the meal was really good and i definitely got my veggies in! rose i believe all this is gluten free? i used can beans so i guess you always have to read labels in case for some reason it's canned in the same area as products with gluten but probably it's be ok! just don't serve it over pasta. i should have skipped the pasta too

the combo of the rain and the fact that i caught thomas in the pool about a million times while he JUMPED in each time means that my back is KILLING me today. sure do miss my pain meds during pregnancy!!!

 

[JacksLilWench]

JacksLilWench-I really hope someone didn't steal your cup, but if they did, that sucks!

I really made such a behind of myself and really had to eat crow. I went to our housekeeper at work and said "Hey, my cup is missing, if you see it will you let me know?" and she goes "Honey I'm so sorry, I threw it out when I cleaned out the fridge because I thought it was disposable." It was a total facepalm moment for myself, seeing as how I behaved just a few minutes earlier. Once I knew what happened, I felt so awful and relieved, and she told me she would replace it. I really overreacted and felt so bad about it the rest of the morning. I did learn a lesson though-I'm keeping everything in my locker from now on!!