BL 3 - Red Team week 8

[dare2dream]

Welcome to week 8, let's make it really great! Red Team today is weigh in day so please contact me by midnight tonight, Tuesday. I need your weight no matter how your week was so I can keep our records current.

Keep on working on that challenge. Challenge point totals are due by 3 pm tomorrow, Wednesday. If you miss a deadline still contact me anyway. All weights and challenge points are still needed until the final announcements are made on Thursday. Weights can be sent in anytime so my records are current.

Red Team question of the day

I admit it, I am a spy. I read the other teams threads. Just to see what they are up to, just to see how they are doing, just to see what works for them so I can steal, um borrow it, to help us. This question comes from Vija, blue team captain. When were you at your healthiest?

Me first. When I first saw this question my only thought was NEVER. I have been overweight my entire life, I feel I have never been healthy. As I seriously started to think about this question I remembered when I was younger there were times I was just overweight and not morbidly obese. I have NEVER been happy with my weight. I have wasted literally years of my life worrying about my weight. Just yesterday I fondly remembered a time when I felt almost normal.

At age 21 before I married I worked as a teller at a bank next door to an auto parts store. The fellows would come in and make deposits for the business and also the employees came in to cash their paychecks. They were flirts with some of the other tellers, but I never got a second glance. That summer I vacationed in Ocean City, Md with my cousin. As we were strolling the boardwalk one day I happened to run in to one of these guys. I was wearing a tube top type sundress with straps, and I had a nice tan. His eyes almost popped out of his head. He was flirting with me!

After I got back to work my co workers said that this guy had mentioned our encounter and the guys next door were asking about me. Nothing ever developed from this little experience. When I got back to the bank I became the invisible girl again, but for a brief moment I felt hot and hearing my coworkers relate how they guys were asking about me made me feel almost normal. Hard to believe this happened 27 years ago but it still brings a smile to my face. Oh how I would love to slip into that sundress again.

That's my story for today. What do you have to share? How was your week? Remember apologies are not necessary. Life happens and the scale just tells it like it is. Not every week will be perfect, the important thing is what we do after a disappointing week. This is a journey, not an trip that yields immediate results. It will take time to get to where we are going. Let's keep moving and putting one foot in front of the other, taking those baby steps, making every day count, and doing the best that we can.

Have a healthy day!

 

[simpilotswife]

Good morning all. I lost 1 pound this week.

I'm very proud of myself cause I went out with a friend last night after I had already eaten dinner and didn't have anything else to eat cause I remembered weigh-in was today.

To answer your question Brenda, I was at my healthiest when I was 23. I had lost about 60 pounds the year before. I weighed 135 lbs and wore a size 9 and looked pretty darn good. I would run for an hour and then exercise for another hour each day. That is the year that I quit smoking too.

I remember once going out with a friend and she commented on how all the guys kept looking at me.

 

[dizchick]

Good morning Red Team! I can't believe it's been 8 weeks already. I feel like I should have done better. I maintained again...it seems so difficult to get my body to let go of one pound.

For the question of the day: when did I feel my healthiest. I think I was at my personal best 5 years ago when I was working at Disney on the College Program. We walked constantly and were on our feet all day long at work, so the weight stayed off fairly easily. I think I hit the gym once or twice a week. I was 128 pounds (at 5'7"). Now, I've gained 23 pounds and don't feel quite as good. Most of my weight (15 pounds) was a result of medication I took earlier this year and now that I stopped taking it, the weight won't budge!! But, I'm counting WW points again and going to meetings at work, so I can only get better from here.

Anyways, here's to a great week for all of us!!

 

[agnes!]

Healthiest? Hmmmm...probably when I was a kid - we had horses and dogs and I didn't have to worry about what I ate (heaven, eh?).

I was my skinniest as an adult right before I got married...I almost couldn't keep weight *on* which is unusual for me!

WEIGH-IN...
Yahoooooooooooooo. I know it's not much, but I lost that pound I gained! Very happy about *that*.

agnes!
PS - Anyone here know what a "cougar" is? Heheheheh...I'd like to be a cougar.

 

[dizchick]

Oh-I meant to post these earlier: (I want to earn us 15 pts towards the challenge before it's too late!)

Here are my top three favorite healthy eating websites:

I saw this mentioned somewhere else on the other thread, but I LOVE www.Hungrygirl.com!! I get her daily e-mails too and she has great tips about how to lighten up your favorite foods!

I also like to go to the Food Network website. I think it's www.foodtv.com. They have some light recipes on there. I just put them in WW e-tools recipe builder to find out the points.

I also like www.runnersworld.com. I saw someone else mention it and it's great! I've been a runner for over a decade now and they have great nutritional tips and healthy recipes whether you're a runner or not!

 

[pyrateswife]

I was at my healthiest at age 18-19.. when I was on my own and my car broke down and I walked everywhere. pluse I was not into junk food then.... I was sooo skinny.. lol

I maintained this week .. didnt loose didnt gain.. sorry team

 

[ibouncetoo]

Well team, I have another week of no change. Let's just say I've mastered exactly what it takes to Maintain this weight.

I'm stating HERE & NOW I'm going to be more focused! I've got a team to support and a WDW adventure to get 'in condition' for.

I can't find my paper with the challenge info on it, so I'm off to search of it on line......back later.

 

[maryliz]

good Morning, TEAM! I'm thrilled to report that I lost 1 1/2 lbs this week. Not sure how it happened, as I had TOM last week, and for some reason, I ate and ate and ate for about 4 days straight. I'd eat, and then 30 minutes later, I felt starved. I don't have issues like that every month, but this one was bad. I also know I was retaining a LOT of water last week. I put on jeans on Monday, and I could barely do them up. So back in the drawer they went. And I'd worn them a week earlier and they were fine. Then on Saturday, I pulled out those same jeans and they went on just fine.

I haven't been around the past 2 weeks, and I'll admit, this week's challenge was not for me. I'll double check but I think I could only complete one or two of the items. NEW whole grains and that beans and lentils thing just aren't me.

Anyway, I'm back, I'm pumped, and I'm gonna get to Onederland this week!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Congrats Maryliz, weigh to go!

I too can only contribute 5 points to this challenge (the fruites & veggies servings ). New to me whole grains was pretty much impossible and the beans......fogettaboutit.

I'm REALLY needing to get focused on cooking at home and taking my walk every day.

QOTD: As an adult, I felt my best in my mid 20's (a very long time ago). I was living and working in Chicago, dancing the night away in clubs or spending my weekends back in Indiana riding my horse. I was very active as a kid, and didn't put on weight until after high school. I commuted from Indiana to Chicago for work for about 18 months, and gained about 35 pounds from that sedate lifestyle. When I moved into the city, I joined WW and lost that weight and those next few years were a blast! I'd love to be able to spend an evening on the dance floor without breaking a sweat again

ONWARD & DOWNWARD Everyone!

 

[iggbees]

i lost a lb this week, not too bad.

as for the qotd - i think the most comfortable was when i was little. i look back at those pictures of myself and think, wow, i looked like that? i was a skinny little thing with chicken legs. of course i used to swim 24/7 for a team, which i'm sure helped me get my physique.

i also had a stint back in 2004 where i felt fantastic about how i looked (after i had lost about 30 lbs). i still have all the clothes from back then and needless to say i can still fit into them, but i have to squeeze. i don't want to feel that way.

 

[maryliz]

Oops ... forgot to answer:

QOTD: I probably looked my best in my early 20's - 20 years ago . I only weighed about 135. Back in 2003/2004, I lost almost 40 lbs training for the Disney 1/2 and although I weighed a lot more than I did 20 years ago, I was in great shape because I went to Curves and power-walked a minimum of 5 times a week. I have clothes that fit me 3 years ago, and cannot get into them now. but I'm looking forward to the day that I can put on some of those jeans again.

Raining here today so I went to the gym at lunch ... haven't set foot in that place in months. I did 30 minutes on the TM, 2.1 miles, and then I did about 20 minutes on the weight machines. gotta say, it felt GREAT!

Hope that you're all feeling motivated this week like I am ... this is the most motivated I've felt in a long time. Maybe I should try and find those WATP videos collecting dust in my video cabinet. LOL

 

[tinkamom]

Question of the day:
I was at my healthiest when DD14 was a baby. I had quit smoking when I got pregnant and was eating healthy for her sake. After she was born I continued to eat healthy because I was nursing her. I can't blame my excess weight on dd because I lost weight very easily after her birth! Within a month I was back to 120 lbs without even trying. (Breastfeeding burns calories!)

I started putting on weight a few years after she was weaned. I think it was a combination of getting older and a slower metabolism from quiting smoking that just caught up with me!

If only I could go back and do it over again......

 

[tinkamom]

I forgot to post that I earned us 30 points for this weeks challenge. The five fruits and veggies and the milk was easy, I try to do that everyday anyway. I couldn't find any new whole grains to try except some awful looking/sounding stuff and it was expensive! I did get us 5 pts for the beans though, and I hate beans! I tried black bean soup, it wasn't that bad but I don't think I'll ever have it again. I also made split pea soup and it was OK. I might learn to like it! The third thing I tried from the legume catagory was hummus. I actually liked it! I bought a spicy one and had it with pita chips for lunch.

I lost 1.2 lbs this week.

 

[ibouncetoo]

I forgot to post that I earned us 30 points for this weeks challenge. The five fruits and veggies and the milk was easy, I try to do that everyday anyway. I couldn't find any new whole grains to try except some awful looking/sounding stuff and it was expensive! I did get us 5 pts for the beans though, and I hate beans! I tried black bean soup, it wasn't that bad but I don't think I'll ever have it again. I also made split pea soup and it was OK. I might learn to like it! The third thing I tried from the legume catagory was hummus. I actually liked it! I bought a spicy one and had it with pita chips for lunch.

I lost 1.2 lbs this week.

TINKAMOM...YOU ROCK!

 

[dare2dream]

Please report your total challenge points to me by 3 PM today. Even if you are late still send them in. I can accept weights and points until the official announcements are posted here on our thread. So far I have points from cherylp3, dizchick, ibouncetoo, tinkamom, and winniedapooh. I know many more people posted websites so please claim your points. Every point counts. You can PM me or post your points here on our thread.

Thank you also to the 20 people that have reported their weekly weight. You do not know how much I appreciate hearing from you on time each week. You make my job so much easier. NCTWINSMOM is at WDW this week so I will not hear from her. I appreciate her letting me know this ahead of time.

I am still waiting to hear from 10 people. They have all been reminded and by now everyone should know the drill - Tuesday is weigh in day. I have decided that I need to stop needlessly stressing about not hearing from these people. They are adults, I am not their momma, they know what I need on Tuesdays. I know we all have a life besides the DIS, but honestly how hard is it to report your weight? cherylp3 even checked in bright and early Monday morning from the Wonder!

In my PMs I encourage team members to visit our thread each week. Of course this is optional not mandatory. No one should ever feel obligated to post or get involved here. What you get from this challenge is directly proportional to what you put into it. To get the most benefit use all the tools that are here to help you and that includes posting on this thread. There are others here that can help you along the way.

Red Team question of the day

For our weekly team challenge we have had many great websites shared. agnes! requested that at the end of the week a list be compiled of all the websites. I am up for the task but wanted to know what you want Red Team. Should this be posted on our thread and you can copy and paste it to somewhere in your computer files? Should I compile a word document? I'm not sure how to get the Doc to you all. I was planning on mentioning each person and the things they shared about the website. Does that sound OK? Let me know, I want this to be something we can all refer back to to help us on our journey to better health.

I won't answer this one today because I kind of already stated what's on my mind? What's on your mind Red Team? Did anyone see The Biggest Loser last night? WOW what a weigh in! I was shocked! Neal is sure playing the game. I was very disappointed that he was not immediately sent home, shows the other teams are playing the game too. Looks like it really hits the fan next week, I sure hope he is gone soon.

Stop in today and say Hi.

Have a healthy day!

 

[mom2alix]

I think I'm at my healthiest now. The question wasn't when was I at my thinnest (I was very thin in high school and when I started college, but I wouldn't say I was healthy). Right now, I'm stronger than I've ever been thanks to working out, and my weight is heading in the right direction most of the time. Most importantly, I'm making good choices with what I put in my mouth and moving. Back when I was thin, I did not eat well (or regularly) and age finally caught up with me. It's only now that I'm learning to give my body good fuel and make it strong.

 

[bridgetgabbie]

I had a small gain this week. I feel bad, bad enough that I gave up Diet Coke and the water weight is already coming off. I know you say, don't apologize to you guys for gaining but I owe it to myself to give up something that I know is not good for me. So I expect a pretty good loss this week. And no, I didn't gain to sabotage my team like on Biggest Loser. I could not believe Neal did that! Hello, if you are going to do something like that, how dumb can you be to gain 17 pounds. I think I would have cried if I saw that big of a gain. I get so mad at myself when I have a small gain.

I would say I am at my healthiest right now. I have never been this in shape in my life and have only been thinner maybe in 10th grade. I feel so good to finally enjoy running like I do.

I think pasting the list in a thread would be great, I can't wait to look at them all again.

Sorry I have been missing lately, I have been busy trying to get my house under control. I have a 2 year old and an 11 month old. They keep me SO busy and so does my job.

Robin

 

[dare2dream]

The numbers are coming in. If you have any challenge points or a weight to report it is still not too late to let me know. Please PM or email me ASAP with any info. The weekly official announcement will be made sometime late this afternoon.

I will start working on the website list tomorrow. I will post it here on our thread when it is complete and you can save it from there.

Attention Red Team

Weekly Team Challenge #5 has been posted here. This is an exercise challenge and it looks very doable. Print it out and look it over and get to work today. We are challenged to complete 150 minutes of exercise this week. Let's post daily with a report of how many minutes we have completed and how many we have left to go. I am very excited about this challenge because me exercise has been non existent for several weeks and this is just what I need to get moving.

Red Team question of the day

Thanks for your responses. I enjoy reading what you have to say. I am not good at responding back to comments. I need to work on that so we can increase our team thread post count. So far we are doing great this week. Keep posting.

Anyway - the question - tell about your screen name. I have asked several team members about this already and have had some interesting responses. I hope we can hear about some of them today.

Me first. dare2dream. I often dream about what I would like my life to be. Sometimes I feel I am richly blessed and don't deserve any more but then I remind myself to dare to dream for more. When we were challenged to go to the library I found an interesting book while wondering around. It is called 'Dare to Dream - then do it - what successful people know and do' by John C Maxwell. I have read something by Maxwell before. In my business class my teacher offered extra credit for doing a report on one of his books, of course I did, I always go for the extra credit. The back cover of this book says 'Dare to dream - what the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve - dare to do it!' It is a thin small sized book and I have enjoyed reading it. I will continue to dare2dream and work to achieve all I want out of life.

So Red team talk to me today. Share your thoughts. How is your weight loss journey going? How do you feel about this weeks challenge? I know we can kick some serious butt here, so let's get exercising.

Have a healthy day!

 

[agnes!]

How's everybody doing this morning ?
dare2dream - Oh good, I was thinking that a website list should be posted all in one place. Do you think we could maybe get a Sticky for the three teams' websites? I bet visitors/regulars would like to have access to that info too.

My screen name is a family name and people don't get to hear it very often anymore.

As to exercise...my DH & I will often take a 1+ mile walk in the morning. He carries 5 lb handweights and wrist-weights and does weightlifting exercises while he walks. I carry two 16oz water bottles and do exercises as well.
Might not get in that walk this morning, though...it's RAINING here, YAY!!! The Mid-Atlantic has been suffering through a terrible drought, the creek near us has completely dried up and I think yesterday/last night was the first time within the past 45 days or so that we had a real soaking rain. (Big whoop - we did have about a quarter-inch last week.)

agnes!

 

[agnes!]

"Share with your team in the team weekly thread what your favorite form of exercising is (biking, running, powerwalking, yoga, etc) and why?? -- max 5 pts"

My favorite exercise is walking with my DH. We talk about stuff while we're doing our 1+ mile-circuit around the neighborhood.
Oh! And walking around WDW ...of course!

"Share with your team in the team weekly thread what struggles you have overcome in making exercise a part of your routine? work schedules? burn-out? family responsbilities? Inspire others who face the same challenges! -- max 5 pts"

Oh dear...actually, I just hate to exercise, so maybe this will be a confession instead of an inspiration. I'd rather be doing something that has an exercise component. When I was a kid, we had horses and some acreage - we never *just* exercised as a family and being on sports teams wasn't at all a part of our lives, etc.. Books and education and school were always emphasized. BUT when my DH says "you want to take a walk?" I can't resist .

agnes!