BL 3 -- Blue team week 2

[ohMom]

good sunday morning

how could i forget to send much PD for a speed healing of luckywife's hand!! yowsa!! i have never broken a bone, thankfully, but it always looks so darn painful! did you get that stomach-in-a-knot feeling right after it happened? i have heard that's the case sometimes...

vija -- i know you are at work but i'm sending you much PD to resist those goodies today. we are 2 days away from WI -- let's stay on track! i'm saying that to me as well

and i am sooooooo far behind in my scrapbooking, but i still love it so i'm just plugging away. i got quite a bit done yesterday and i hope to plant myself back down in my area again today and make some more progress

the soup I made was a recipe Mom gave me, a Paula Deen 'taco soup' and it was good. my neighbor liked it too, as well as my youngest DD. i'm going to plug it into a recipe website so i can get nutritionals than i'll share it. Melanie, i think it's worth a look for you, i'm not sure what all your limitations are? i try to use my crockpot alot, let me see what's worth sharing?

one easy one is to put pork chops, boneless ribs, or even chicken in the crock and season it with a Barbeque seasoning blend. cook on low all day and when you get home, add some BBQ sauce, lid cracked so it doesn't get too thin, and let that thicken on it while you get maybe a salad or some frozen veggies, or baked potato ready. If your DD gets home like an hour or so before you, have her put the BBQ sauce on for you.

another all favorite for our family is a ham, red poatotes and fresh green beans simmered in the crock all day



this is a favorite, i love it with TJ blue cornbread:

White Chili:

3 (4 oz) cans mild green chiles, chopped
6 (14.5 oz) College Inn fat-free low sodium chicken broth
7 boneless skinless chicken breast cooked and shredded
1 Randall’s Deluxe Beans – large jar
1 Randall’s Great Northern beans – large jar
1 Randall’s Great Northern beans – small jar

6 tsp ground cumin
3 tsp dried oregano
3 tsp cayenne pepper

Put all in large stockpot and simmer. Top with shredded Monterey jack or pepper jack cheese.




i have a word document with several chicken recipes, i haven't made most of them but PM me your email (anyone!) and i'll forward it too you

 

[hrpufnsash]

I weighed myself this morning and the loss is a big ZERO for the week so far. It is that time of the month, so I should not be upset - but I am still upset, so when I went to the Cardinals football game I ate almost a whole bag of pirate booty.

Do any of you have a "weigh" too much (meaning often )?

I may give my scale to my husband to hide for the week and just weigh on Tuesdays. I am not strong enough on my own to stay away.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hey, where is everybody? Hopefully everyone is exercising and drinking their water!

OhMom, I like the crockpot recipe with the pork, but a quick question, along with the seasoning do you put any fluids in there? Or is the Barbeque seasoning blend have some fluid in it? I just can't imagine putting pork chops in a slow cooker by themselves.

Thanks for the PD, I did pretty good. I only had 1 mini cinnabon. I declined to eat another one 2x!!!!!! I was very proud of myself!!! AND I said no to a bag of chips from the vending machine... I had left the lounge and was actually standing in front of my locker to get $$ and I changed my mind and had the strawberries I brought instead. WOW, did that feel good to do that! AND on the way home I had McDonalds and stopped eating the fries when I felt full. I still had 1/4 of the fries left, but I put them back in the bag and said NO!!!! So those were a bunch of great decisions that I made, I would have had a zillion more points had I eaten all of that, and in the past I would have! I am so proud of myself!

hrpufnsash, I feel your pain. That scale is such a fair weather friend! I will make the commitment next week to only step on it on Tuesday, will you join me? And what is a bag of pirate booty? (I don't get out much! )

 

[becka]

Hey Losers!

I am back from our weekend trip to Indy. It went very well. The wedding reception for my friend was great and we had a great time just visiting even though it was such a short trip. We went to the Indy Zoo on Saturday and had a blast. I just love that zoo. I found that with walking around for 5.5 hours I didn't get tired at all. DH was complaining by the end of the afternoon about feeling fatigued in his legs and nada for me! I guess all this working out is really paying off.

I knew traveling with eating out and the wedding reception (plus a service award luncheon last Friday) it would be hard to figure out what to eat but I am proud to say that I stayed in my calorie range every single day!! I can't quite believe it.

This morning we went to breakfast at Perkins before we left Indy and I splurged a bit and ordered a homestyle omelet. It had 3 eggs, ham, sausage, bacon and plenty of cheese and tomatoes. It came with 2 pieces of toast and lots of hashed browns. I couldn't believe how much was on the plate. I ate about 90% of the omelet and a little over half of the hashbrowns and I was stuffed. In fact I really ate too much. I figured it was over 1,000 calories on just what I did eat. I can't believe that I used to eat all of that and sometimes more. It is amazing that I don't weigh more than I do. There was more fat in that food that I am used to eating and I did pay a price somewhere in mid-Illinois on the drive home when my stomach rebelled. Your body really adjusts when you feed it better food and I could tell a big difference when I ate too much of something so high in fat.

Well I have babbled enough for tonight. I hope everyone had a great weekend and I will check in later.

 

[hrpufnsash]

Princess Vija - I think I can do it - but I will have to give the scale to m y husband. I honestly have no will power.

Pirate Booty -

http://www.robscape.com/files/prod-pirate-booty.php

You can buy it at most supermarkets and all health food stores. It is a pretty good snack - but not when you eat the whole bag.

I love all the booty's , but the Fruity Booty is very very mild. Not a ton of flavor.

 

[VernRDH]

Hello Blue Team!

I just returned from WDW this evening (details will follow at another time), but have to say WOW on a job well done! So sorry that I did not help in the effort at all though

Well after 4 solid days in parks and on free dining, I will say this-BOY AM I TIRED!!! We walked a lot-I tried to use my step counter, but I kept hitting the reset button, so I stopped wearing it, but I probably did 50000 steps a day. We had free dining too, but I will tell you this-I cannot eat nearly what I used to in either quantity or quality. I left a lot of food on my dishes and did not feel the least bit guilty about it at all. It was unbearably hot, and I know that I did not drink nearly enough water-so I am feeling a bit dehydrated yet, but am starting to get back to normal. I am refusing to weigh myself until Tues so that I can get an accurate number. With all the walking and eating better (I only had one Dole Whip, I swear ) I can't see how I can't post a loss this time.

Well I gotta go. Have to put the first load of wash in the dryer And then to bed. I have a date with my treadmill at 5:30 am.

 

[disneychrista]

By getting on the scale too often you are setting yourself up. Your weight is giong to flucuate day to day, hour to hour. You are much better of weighing yourself once per week (preferablly first thing in the morning). That way you are getting a "snapshot" of what your weight is. And you will not have the daily OMG I gained a pound. Or WOW I lost 3 pounds in 2 days.

So pick one day (my day is Sunday AM) and DO NOT get on the scale again until next weigh in day. Even for this challange I use my Sunday weigh in weight. I know it is not in my best interest to weigh in more than once per week. So Sunday AM when I get up (usually around 5:30 - 6am) I go potty, get naked and step on the scale. And I write that number down. That is my wieght for the week.

 

[SeaSpray]

Good morning everyone:

I had a terrible evening last night; my DS19 came home sick from being out with friends and I need to take the day off of work today and take him to the doctors.

Welcome back becka and veronica.

 

[Debbie]

Good morning everyone! I did GREAT with my water on Saturday, but totally forgot about it yesterday. YIKES! I'll need to make it up today.----->see me running to the bathroom!

Everyone needs to heed disneychrista's advice. If I do weigh in between, I don't get excited or frustrated because I know that it is only the once a week weigh-in that counts.

Today is Monday, and since tomorrow is weigh-in day, today is last chance workout day. What are YOU going to do? Stairs for 10 minutes? Walk? Use your kidlet's skipping rope for 5 minutes? WATP? Exercise in front of the t.v.? Choose one thing and-even if only for 5 minutes- bust your butt!

My on screen t.v. guide says BL is a 2 hour show this week. Is that the same for everyone else, too? Or are they showing us the second half of last week's show? Who would have thought that would be so complicated.

Have a good day everyone. Stay the course. We will make it one step and one day at a time! WEIGH to go!

 

[SeaSpray]

My DS19 woke up and felt OK enough to go to classes, so I'm relieved about that, but I'm still going to make a doctor's appt for him.

Debbie: My TIVO is showing Biggest Loser as running for 2 hours as well, so I guess we're in for another long show.

Regarding weighing in: I've been doing South Beach for almost 4 months now and I really enjoy weighing in almost every morning. It doesn't bother me if I see the scale not moving and it doesn't bother me if I've gained a little after vacations or big meals. It actually helps me to keep on my eating plan But we each have to find out what works best for us; if it would bother me to see the fluctuations on the scale I wouldn't weight myself so often

 

[luckywife]

Good Morning Team

I did really well this weekend with eating...I'm so proud of myself! My brother and his family came over Saturday evening and while everyone had pizza, I ordered a large salad instead and enjoyed every bite of it. I didn't even take a nibble from the pizza. Yay me!! Yesterday I had a total of 72oz of water and am already working on my first 20oz this morning. I'm actually looking forward to WI tomorrow and hope I can contribute to the total loss this week.

Seaspray--I hope your DS is feeling better soon.

Debbie--I'm showing a 2 hour BL for tomrorow night too. I can't wait! Isn't it this week when the black team shows up on campus?

Welcome home Veronica. Hope you had a great trip.

Let's kick some serious exercise butt today, team. We can make it to 1st place this week!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

I haven't been able to get online due to computer issues, but I just did, found the PM from Princess Vija!!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd been doing well for awhile on WW & exercise, but after vacation - in late MAY/JUNE!!! - I haven't been able to get back on track and have GAINED! Woke up this morning figuring my computer still wouldn't connect, looked in the mirror and was disgusted at my obvious weight gain & then it changed!!

Thank you , Thank you , Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are my Blessing this gloomy Monday!!!

Since I haven't weighed in in weeks, I'll weigh in I guess today & then again tomorrow. That won't be fun!

I journal here, when I'm on, so I may not put everything in this thread, but will try to figure out how to link to my journal in my siggy.

Briefly, I'm a BAD STRESS eater, & I've got a DS21 who is a HUGE source of stress. Between that & normal life issues - right now my DD15 is ill with something they can't figure, her HS had bomb/shooting threats 3 days in a row (& is in sight of my house), & she was out of school most of the last week, & total lack of support from my DH who had a heart attack last 12/21 at the age of 48. I'm 47 & a lot of my personal issues deal with our lovely friend 'hormone 'he!!'.

Anyway....I'm here & I will STAY HERE!!!!!!!

Off to weigh, then make my plan for the day. More in my real journal!!!!

 

[MelanieC]

Hey everyone,

Today is a much better day!!! My entire department is out of the office for a BootCamp, so I'm hoping that it's nice and quiet here. I feel much better today. Still a bit tired and run down, but I slowly feel like the fog is lifting.

My scale is showing me such nice numbers - Woo hoo! I'm so excited for my official first BL WI tomorrow. On the subject of scales, I also prefer a daily (mostly 2x a day) WI. But, I've been doing this for years now and I know how my flucations work. Its actually interesting to see how different foods, exercising, etc. affect the scale. I have it down to a science and don't freak out when it changes. For me, even certain parts of the week are higher and lower (probably based on eating more on weekends). For me, it keeps me more honest and on the right track. If it moves up I can react quickly to get it back into check (or I know that it was supposed to do that based on previous run in's with certain food). I don't do good when I don't peek daily. For some reason that makes me eat more because it's out of site out of mind.

Normally I have a hard time getting back on track without going to WW meetings. I didn't go last week because I was so busy all week and just run down and tired. I really would like to lose this last little bit using WISH and Sparkpeople and keeping track of calories and not points. I'm so happy I'm doing good right now. It will be a week of being good soon and that makes me feel so proud of myself. I can't wait till tomorrow's BL show.

Have a great healthy and happy Monday!

 

[MelanieC]

Today is Monday, and since tomorrow is weigh-in day, today is last chance workout day. What are YOU going to do? Stairs for 10 minutes? Walk? Use your kidlet's skipping rope for 5 minutes? WATP? Exercise in front of the t.v.? Choose one thing and-even if only for 5 minutes- bust your butt!
WEIGH to go!

OK Debbie!!!! I'm with you. I haven't done any exercise since last Wednesday because I felt so horrible and run down, but I did bring my work out clothes to work and since my entire department is gone - I'm going to go to the Gym and get a really long good workout in!!!!!! I'll be thinking about what you said and make this an awesome Last Chance Workout before tomorrow's WI.

So what is everyone going to do today!!! We can do it! Go BLUE!

 

[jennz]

Last chance workout - I love it! I had a not-the-best-choices weekend off at a cheer competition. But to brag - DD's squad not only won 1st place but also Grand Champions!! It was very exciting. I've walked and lifted today, now I need to have some water. I'll do *something* later as a last chance workout, maybe bike ride w/dd when she gets home.

Good job everyone!!

Vija - how's the new job going?

 

[SeaSpray]

OK Debbie!!!! I'm with you. I haven't done any exercise since last Wednesday because I felt so horrible and run down, but I did bring my work out clothes to work and since my entire department is gone - I'm going to go to the Gym and get a really long good workout in!!!!!! I'll be thinking about what you said and make this an awesome Last Chance Workout before tomorrow's WI.

So what is everyone going to do today!!! We can do it! Go BLUE!

Last night I got on the treadmill for 15 minutes. I know that doesn't sound like much but I just can't aggravate my foot at this point since it hasn't been hurting too much lately. It does hurt this morning, but not too bad. For today's Last Chance Workout I plan on doing a lot of floor exercises, including sit-ups, leg lifts, push-ups, etc, and depending upon how my foot is feeling, maybe a little more treadmill time. I will have a great weigh-in tomorrow because I'm already down 2.5 pounds this week as of this morning!


Let's go Blue Team!!!!

 

[AuntieM03]

Good Monday morning everyone!! I had a pretty good weekend. I got my water in. I ate decently, but did well on the exercise. I still did my eliptical/treadmill, but I pushed the resistance/speed, so I burned extra calories.

Have a great day!!!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hey teammates! I love the idea of the last chance workout... and what I love better is knowing I already did it! I woke up early and did 1/2 hour on the eliptical. I went to WW and had a friend join me (she brought 2 with her, so now I have a little group!) and afterwards, the 2 of us went on a 1 hour walk! WOW, it felt so good to do that!

becka, glad to hear that you had fun at the wedding! I think it is so cool to see that you noticed a difference with walking around at the zoo. Your stamina is increasing and your body is improving! WAY TO GO ON GETTING HEALTHIER!

hrpufnsash, OK, give your scale to your hubby, and I will do the same! WE will not WI other than Tuesdays, we can do it! Hang in there! You'll love the results! the booty looks interesting, I will keep my eye out for it.

VernRDH, welcome back! Can't wait to hear all the details of your trip. I love reading how you were able to not eat all of the food, and have no guilt! That is great. Better out than in! and keeping it out of us, makes us healthier!

disneychrista, for me I think I agree that I need to stay off the scale. I do to many mind games othewise. So I am commiting this week to only WI on Tuesdays.

SeaSpray, Glad to hear DS is feeling better. It stink when our kids are sick. Hey, also thanks for answering my earplanes question on CB! That was nice to see your smiling face! Great job on getting on the treadmill. 15 minutes, is 15 minutes of a healthier you! be proud!

Debbie, wow, thanks for posting that BL is 2 hours this week, I would have totally missed that! Thanks also for the last chance workout buzz words! that is great. Aside from running to the bathroom What is your last chance workout? Hopefully you will enjoy it!

Luckywife, what a great choice substituing salad for pizza... hats off to you!

Goldcupmom, WELCOME! glad you were able to come and find us. Hopefully the computer won't keep interfering and you will be able to come daily. This is a great support. Sorry you don't have it at home, but you will find it here with a rockin' great blue team! Sounds like you have way to much stress in your life. The shooting threats alone are enough to drive any parent crazy, and that your one DD is ill too... Hopefully they will find out what is wrong. And your DH too, a Heart attack so early in life... yikes! We are here for you!

MelanieC, hope you had a great last chance workout! Enjoy that quiet office today. you deserve it after the stressful days you've had at work!

jennz, congrats to your DD's team! That is awesome! My dd did competitive dance for 3 years and I know the time commitment and stress is crazy. I would get stressed out at the competitions too. and they don't offer the healthiest of choices of food to eat at the competions. Get that last chance workout in and I know you will be feeling 100% better!

AuntieMo3, you are on a roll! You go girl!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hey blue team!!

I have some announcements for you!

1. Ending date of our challenge is Dec. 18th
2. Report WI to team captains by midnight Tuesday night
3. The captains will report to each other on Wednesday
4. The captains will report the team champions on Thursday on their weekly threads.
5. Look for weekly challenges amongst the teams coming soon, maybe even tomorrow! It will be GREAT!

We are doing total % lost since the start of the challenge. (not week to week) PLEASE try and WI and report to me by Tuesday night, we needed to put in a cut off time to get the weekly results up quickly. If you miss the cut off, PLEASE still send the PM and I will update the info so we can keep going all the way through to the 18th.


Blue team rocks!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hey Debbie, (and anyone else interested...) I saw that BL has a 2 minute recap on the NBC website... follow this link...

http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/