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

[dumbo_buddy]

Wait wait wait we have a new coach and already she's blaspheming? A park other than Disney??

I've never been to any of the other parks in Florida but I'm pretty sure that I would like the universal parks! I haven't been to six flags in a long time but I loved going there as a kid!

I am supposed to get my laptop back tomorrow and I promise to be a better member of this group!

Rose- I'd hardly call you frumpy with that sexy dress yOu wore at Disney a few months ago! Vavoom!!

Once the baby comes and things settle with the nursing and stuff I'm going to try Harder to look good. I have found that making mySelf wear the nicer and better fitting clothes makes me rethink overeating. Like, ok nance these jeans fit now but they won't with five more pounds on those love handles so watch it!

I feel so much better today than the last few daYs! I think maybe it was a little dehydration? Was able to do a little walk so that was nice

 

[Rose&Mike]

Wait wait wait we have a new coach and already she's blaspheming? A park other than Disney??

I've never been to any of the other parks in Florida but I'm pretty sure that I would like the universal parks! I haven't been to six flags in a long time but I loved going there as a kid!

I am supposed to get my laptop back tomorrow and I promise to be a better member of this group!

Rose- I'd hardly call you frumpy with that sexy dress yOu wore at Disney a few months ago! Vavoom!!

Once the baby comes and things settle with the nursing and stuff I'm going to try Harder to look good. I have found that making mySelf wear the nicer and better fitting clothes makes me rethink overeating. Like, ok nance these jeans fit now but they won't with five more pounds on those love handles so watch it!

I feel so much better today than the last few daYs! I think maybe it was a little dehydration? Was able to do a little walk so that was nice

thanks--but that's the best I have looked all summer! It's been downhill from there. I am working on getting it back. I am determined to go to strength twice a week until wine and dine--think how fabulous my arms are going to look in that dress in October.
Oh--did you know that's a skirt sports dress? Who says workout clothes can't look good. I think someone who does the website is preggars because I've gotten a couple of emails that had pictures of a pregnant person in a running skirt.

I'm glad you are feeling better.

 

[SettinSail]

Thursday QOTD: In honor of receiving my September issue of InStyle magazine, describe your fashion style or "personality" in one word -- are you happy with it? It there another word you aspire to?

I'm "dressy casual" unless I'm inside my house When you get to my age you just look REALLY bad dressed in shorts/T shirts in public!! I don't leave the house w/o makeup, hair done and jewelry either. I do get the comment alot "Wow, you're really dolled up" (maybe if I saw a friend at 6 am shopping at Target or somewhere). It used to bother me but I came up with the perfect come back --"We can't all be naturally beautiful like you sweetie" You have to add a dripping sweet Southern accent to carry this off

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?

We like Universal.

Can't believe it's the last week in the challenge. I am slightly panicky that I will be UP overall but if I work really hard this week I can maybe be back at my starting weight (SIGH)

I'm going to write off this Summer and do much better ths Fall

So far, no visit from the exterminator

Kathy, have a great vacation

Pamela, DS put a HUGE roll of cookie dough in my grocery cart the other day as a joke. When I saw it, I had the same reaction as if I'd seen a giant roach I made him go put it back quickly!

Trina, don't sweat a couple pounds. Women fluctuate from day to day due to hormones, water retention, etc. Think about the big picture

Have a great weekend everyone

 

[my3princes]

Good evening all or I guess good morning for some of you!

First give yourself a big pat on the back -- you've made it the last week of the challenge! Kudos to you for sticking it out all summer long!

Please be sure and PM those weigh in numbers to donac tomorrow (or today)

Will quickly post the QOTD and will be back tomorrow for replies.

Tomorrow we are going to our local amusement and water park called Silverwood Theme Park. Which leads me to the QOTD:

QOTD Friday, August 19, 2011:What is your favorite amusement park that is NOT Disney? Or do you have one?


Have a great evening all!

QOTD: My family are amusement park junkies. We've been to Santa's Village, The Great Escape, Storyland, Santa's Land, The North Pole, NY, Six Flags New Jersey, Six Flags New England, Hershey Park, Busch Gardens Virginia, Busch Gardens Florida, Sea World, Canobie Lake Park, Sea World, FL and Universal Studios. None come close to measuring up to Disney, they just don't. I guess Universal would be our second favorite for now. Eventually we would like to go to Cedar Point for the roller coasters.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Biggest Loser Week 10 ResultsWeek 10 Biggest Loser is:
#1-lisah0711 1.247 %

Congrats everybody, especially Lisa!

Besides I swear the fashion industry has decided that if you wear a size 16, you're like 5'7", which as you know I am not! I hate shopping at this size, it's very frustrating.

I can kind of relate to this. I am about 5'6", and a size 16/18. I don't like "average" length jeans because they tend to drag past my shoes, so I almost always get "petite", but I have one pair that's just a teensy bit too short, so those look silly too!

Woo hoo on being down three pounds and hitting your 5% goal at WW! I bet that you will hit your goal for the challenge. Then set up a couple more smaller goals and that big one will be here before you know it! Great job!

Thanks! My next goal is 10%, and that will put me at 199.8, approximately. From there, I want to go to 175, which I was pretty successfully maintaining for years before college, though still a little heavy. I always knew I was kind of chubby back then, but I was looking at graduation pictures from then and I didn't look nearly as bad as I thought at the time. Then I will go for 150, my goal!

Pamela and anyone else having trouble with the "fat" mentality, in Order of the Phoenix, there is a quote that I find extremely powerful. "Thoughts could leave deeper scarring than almost anything else..." I think that applies to a lot of us in this situation; the "scars" from being overweight are something we will have to deal with probably forever, but I believe we can eventually overcome them!

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Today was bad with eating. The party didn't go *too* badly, but I killed it by eating *three* bowls of Frosted Flakes for dinner. I got to the party before the pizza, so was munching on some other things first. I had a little bit of banana pepper & cheese dip (just the cheese part, so not too spicy), a chocolate chip cookie, a sugar cookie, an oreo brownie, a small slice of lemon cake, one BBQ boneless chicken wing, and one small square slice of pepperoni pizza. I also had a plate of fruit salad.

Although I felt gross after dinner, I knew I had to move. So I did a bit of yardwork and mowed the back lawn. I'm taking a break now, then I'm going to do some laundry and prep my room for painting tomorrow (sand down the spackle, take stuff off the walls and wash them if need be, vacuum the dust from corners and ceiling, move furniture away from walls). I'm going to enjoy my last five days of vacation and finish packing for school, though all that's really left are my clothes.

I also need to do my meal planning for the first week or so of school, and update my pre-trip report-I've been neglecting it lately! I got my audiology textbook in the mail yesterday and was reading chapter 1, it seems like an "Easy to read" text, and has fun anecdotes interspersed. I ordered the fourth and final season of "Everwood" (did anyone watch that when it was on? great show!) from the Amazon Marketplace hoping it would get here before I leave, but that was four days ago and it still hasn't shipped.

Alright, back to work!

 

[lisah0711]

Hello! MIA coach here buzzing through to post tomorrow's QOTD.

I always think the end of a challenge is a good time to reflect on how the challenge went -- celebrate the things that worked and rework the things that didn't. Which brings me to my question, which is a "recycled" question from other challenges but always a good one at this time of the challenge.

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

I will be back tomorrow to answer and with replies. My company is leaving tomorrow so I will be around more after that, too.

 

[mikamah]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

Exercise can counteract weight gain from overeating. I've been pretty good with the exercise all summer, but not so good with eating, and for the challenge I am up .8 pounds. Considering all I have eaten, that is not too bad. Of course I start my vacation now, but have exercise planned in, and healthy foods ready to go, so we'll see what next sunday shows when I get home from Maine, since there will be lots of not so healthy food and drink. I am planning to maintain. First I typed hoping to maintain, but a plan is better. (right Pjlla?)

I just want to say a huge thank you to Rose for hostessing this challenge, Lisa, CC, Dona, and Connie for keeping it all going. These challenges would not run so well without all of your volunteering and time. Thank you.
Also, thank you to everyone here who has truly touched my life this summer. Reading your struggles and triumphs over the summer has made me feel not alone in my struggles, and reminded me that I too, can be successful. I haven't had the time I would have liked all summer to chat more, but I hope to during the fall challenge. I'll be internet free for the next week, so have a fabulous final week, and rock that scale next friday!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Exercise can counteract weight gain from overeating. I've been pretty good with the exercise all summer, but not so good with eating, and for the challenge I am up .8 pounds. Considering all I have eaten, that is not too bad. Of course I start my vacation now, but have exercise planned in, and healthy foods ready to go, so we'll see what next sunday shows when I get home from Maine, since there will be lots of not so healthy food and drink. I am planning to maintain. First I typed hoping to maintain, but a plan is better. (right Pjlla?)

I just want to say a huge thank you to Rose for hostessing this challenge, Lisa, CC, Dona, and Connie for keeping it all going. These challenges would not run so well without all of your volunteering and time. Thank you.
Also, thank you to everyone here who has truly touched my life this summer. Reading your struggles and triumphs over the summer has made me feel not alone in my struggles, and reminded me that I too, can be successful. I haven't had the time I would have liked all summer to chat more, but I hope to during the fall challenge. I'll be internet free for the next week, so have a fabulous final week, and rock that scale next friday!!

we love you more Kathy!

 

[donac]

Good Saturday morning

Kathy I hope you have a great vacation.

I am so tired right now. Kayaking on Thursday wore me out and being out on the water with the sun beating down on my head did not help.

Yesterday was just as bad. We left our house at 9 and went down to mow sil's lawn. She asked dh to help bring some cut shrubs to the place where in town. It took them 2 trips to do it. I got to just sit in the yard but I was very upset. She could have called him about it and then we would have been prepared to do it but she sprung it on us when we got there. It took an extra hour. Then we had to go and do fil's lawn. We did luck out there. Dh's db was in from Kansas and he did the back while we did the front. We got to visit with him for a while. We got back about 4. A long day.

I haven't slept well the last couple of nights. While we were kayaking I got a pain in my little toe. It is now red, swollen and itchy. I have been spraying it with anti-itch spray and icing it. This morning I will get some Benydryl. If it doesn't get better by Monday I will call the doctor.

Well the sun came out so I think we are painting today.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

I've learned so many things: That a support group is so important to have, to share the ups and downs; that changing my eating habits even slightly will help me get rid of the weight; that those eating habits really have changed (I really didn't eat much at yesterday's party compared to what I used to and I was stuffed!); that exercise really isn't the devil; that having old clothes fit again is a great feeling!

 

[SettinSail]

I always think the end of a challenge is a good time to reflect on how the challenge went -- celebrate the things that worked and rework the things that didn't. Which brings me to my question, which is a "recycled" question from other challenges but always a good one at this time of the challenge.

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

This was my first challenge where I was not successful so I'm going to share the things I learned that I DON'T want to take with me into the Fall challenge:

1. Slacking on exercise

2. Eating like crazy after working out

3. Not planning ahead

4. Treating myself too much, esp too much soda!

I am up .8 pounds. Considering all I have eaten, that is not too bad.

No, not bad at all! How many Americans have gained 5-10 pounds over the Summer and you didn't I will think of your encouraging words this week when I don't want to exercise and when I just want to have one more treat! I'm hoping to make it back to where I started at the beg of the challenge by next Friday Have a great vacay

Although I felt gross after dinner, I knew I had to move. So I did a bit of yardwork and mowed the back lawn. I'm taking a break now, then I'm going to do some laundry and prep my room for painting tomorrow (sand down the spackle, take stuff off the walls and wash them if need be, vacuum the dust from corners and ceiling, move furniture away from walls). I'm going to enjoy my last five days of vacation and finish packing for school, though all that's really left are my clothes.

I also need to do my meal planning for the first week or so of school, and update my pre-trip report-I've been neglecting it lately! I got my audiology textbook in the mail yesterday and was reading chapter 1, it seems like an "Easy to read" text, and has fun anecdotes interspersed. I ordered the fourth and final season of "Everwood" (did anyone watch that when it was on? great show!) from the Amazon Marketplace hoping it would get here before I leave, but that was four days ago and it still hasn't shipped.

Alright, back to work!

Wow, you were busy!

Good morning to everyone else! Hope you have a super Saturday! Not too much going on here. I have some going, DS still sleeping, DH just made us a bacon, egg & toast breakfast. DH will go to the Y later today. I probably won't go today, I'm still pretty sore from yesterday's workout. Not sure what we'll do the rest of the weekend. I'm reading Janet Evanovich's book from last Summer (#16) and the new Clark Howard book. I think reading, relaxing and cleaning will fill up the weekend. Also planning to watch the LLWS, so much fun to watch.

Dona, sorry about the hard time with SIL.

Lisa, forgot to say CONGRATS on being BL this week:

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Shawn- you had ALoT going on this challenge!! You moved across an ocean and you now have way too tasty fast food choices nearby!! Once you get more settled you will do much better on the challenge!!your list of what not to bring to the next challenge is a good one. I do a lot of those things especially eating too much when I've worked out. An hour walk only burns like 250 calories so when I eat a piece of cake I'm not doing myself any favors!!

I'm hoping to get my laptop back today so I can actually type up some decent responses! I miss chit chatting!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Morning everyone!

What are you everyone's plans for today. I've got to finish getting our bedroom organized. I'm hoping it won't take to long I got most of it done. I'm also going to call and chat with a friend of mine. She suffered a mini stroke while I was in FL and was in the hospital for a few days. I wanted to call her and see how she's doing.

Other then that the day is an open book. I may try to do a little more packing later but that all depends on how I feel.

 

[SettinSail]

you now have way too tasty fast food choices nearby!!

That's for SURE!! I've been putting the blame on that too and the transition back to living here but at some point I've good to get my head back in the game. No more excuses! Thanks for the encouragement

I'm also going to call and chat with a friend of mine. She suffered a mini stroke

I got 6 loads of laundry washed/dried/folded/put away. DH vacuumed the downstairs and cleaned all the toilets

I watched a few shows on the DVR and made a nice salad for lunch. DH & DS went to see "Captain America". I keep thinking I want to go see "The Help" but haven't made it there yet.

Other than that, not much going on today. Where is everybody today? I am getting jealous of all you who are out doing something and not sitting at home on the Dis

 

[mackeysmom]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

I've learned that it doesn't have to be "all or nothing".

I have completely failed in terms of food - and it showed on the scale. Up and down the same three or four pounds each week. But - I have never given up on the exercise and have lost quite a few inches and totally see the difference in my clothes.

In the past, if I had one little slip-up, the whole day would have been shot.

- Laura

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

I've learned that when I set my mind to something, I can do it no matter how hard it might seem at first. I usually give some excuse to myself, and now I know I don't have to anymore. I can do this and NOTHING will stand in my way, so help me Mickey!

 

[jaelless]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

In the short time I have been participating I learned I am not alone. Always seemed like I was only one out there trying to lose, made me feel like a freak sort of. Nice to know it isn't just me. It is nice to know that a bad day can happen, you just don't let them happen too close together. I see the people on here having bad days, but then they bounce back and do better than ever. I am excited about continuing on into the fall challenge, I think it will be great.

 

[tigger813]

Hi All,

been nothing but a lazy bum today! I guess it all started when I woke up at 9:05! I never sleep that late. We were up a little late last night and Brian did get paged for work at 2:30 but I fell right back to sleep. I took the kids over to a local barber shop where they had some minor league ball players signing baseballs for kids. Ash and I were then going to go shoe shopping for her but the traffic in town was horrible so we decided to wait for another day.

Been really hot here today. We've been watching the Disney Treasures DVDs on Disneyland all afternoon. Ash wants to watch National Treasure next which is a favorite of ours. I've been horrible with eating today and drinking water. PMS has taken over majorly.

We're going to a festival tomorrow at Nashoba Valley Ski area which is 3 miles away. It starts at 11. We plan on seeing some Disney and non-Disney friends while we are there.

Talked to my mom this morning. She was mad because I never called her yesterday and she is upset that my brother and I haven't been talking with my sister. She did finally email me a short email that she will respond more to tomorrow. I volunteered to come down the week I had planned but she said she is not going away that week. My mother wants me to come down. She is trying to get out of rehab early as she is miserable there. She wants me to come down the week she gets out but I can't with the kids starting school and everything else starting up. Flights are $59 right now on Jet Blue for that week. I'm frustrated over the whole situation. Mom's phone was dying so we had to get off the phone and she wants me to call again later. I just don't know what to do to make everyone happy!

I hope I can get back to a routine the next few weeks or I am not going to be ready for my 5K. I just need a normal schedule for a change.

Well, enough whining!

Hugs to all others that need it!

TTFN

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD Saturday, 8/20/11: Share one thing that you learned this challenge that you can take with you for the Fall Challenge.

I've learned that I can follow a lower carb diet! I'm not perfect yet by any means, a few too many slips, but since I'm having some fruit and veggies, I seem to be doing well. Ok, today was not a low carb one. But, my dinner is coming and it's a tuna salad salad, so I'm back on track at the next meal. There may have been some and Twizzlers this afternoon

Retrieved ds from NH, watched Tivo all afternoon, and now feeling lazy and lethargic. Probably another set of "Daily/Colberts" to get in before Dr. Who. I think we're down to 17 days worth at this point

Planning to get up and run tomorrow morning, we'll see if my body cooperates!

Maria

 

[bellebookworm9]

Good evening everyone! It appears that my sleeping in mechanism is broken-or at least, it is in the cat and dog! They woke me up at 6:44 wanting to eat, and I literally kicked the cat off the bed. I woke up at 8 and fed them and myself, then went back to bed for a little bit longer. I was very productive today: did laundry, painted almost all of my room, moved my furniture around, put together the new desk chair for the living room, and planned lunch/dinner for the first week back at school. Eating was fine today, but I'm really tired, so doing the dishes and going to bed!