BL 3 - Red Team week 9

[dare2dream]

Of all the wonderful profound uplifting and insightful things I have ever typed on the DIS and this is the tag I get?

Michelle, I have not even walked around the block yet. Thursday it did not happen but last night I did walk in front of the TV for 30 minutes while watching with DH. That doesn't really count because it is not the same as walking around the block. What is wrong with me? Tears are streaming down my face.

Now every time I DIS I will see that tag and judge my worthiness in life based on the fact if I have had my daily walk or not. Thanks tag fairy for laying another heapful of guilt on me. Just what I need. I just overate something I should not have as I sat at the computer and then I discover this tag. I do not feel comfortable yet walking around the block. The neighbors will all laugh at the lady as fat as a cow that regained all that weight she lost. Why walk around the block again. What is the point? Dogs will bark at me. Kids will point and stare. I will move really slow. I may have a heart attack and never make it back home.

What does this tag mean? Why this silly comment and not any of the other wonderful profound uplifting and insightful things I have ever said? Maybe I have never said anything wonderful profound uplifting or insightful. How am I going to come to terms with this tag. Maybe I better just get out and walk around the block. I have other things to do right now but I think I will go get my coat and just stroll for a while. I'll also be taking some kleenex, I feel the waterworks welling up some more.

Geez, why does this have to be so hard?

Have a healthy day!

 

[tinkamom]

Of all the wonderful profound uplifting and insightful things I have ever typed on the DIS and this is the tag I get?

Michelle, I have not even walked around the block yet. Thursday it did not happen but last night I did walk in front of the TV for 30 minutes while watching with DH. That doesn't really count because it is not the same as walking around the block. What is wrong with me? Tears are streaming down my face.

Now every time I DIS I will see that tag and judge my worthiness in life based on the fact if I have had my daily walk or not. Thanks tag fairy for laying another heapful of guilt on me. Just what I need. I just overate something I should not have as I sat at the computer and then I discover this tag. I do not feel comfortable yet walking around the block. The neighbors will all laugh at the lady as fat as a cow that regained all that weight she lost. Why walk around the block again. What is the point? Dogs will bark at me. Kids will point and stare. I will move really slow. I may have a heart attack and never make it back home.

What does this tag mean? Why this silly comment and not any of the other wonderful profound uplifting and insightful things I have ever said? Maybe I have never said anything wonderful profound uplifting or insightful. How am I going to come to terms with this tag. Maybe I better just get out and walk around the block. I have other things to do right now but I think I will go get my coat and just stroll for a while. I'll also be taking some kleenex, I feel the waterworks welling up some more.

Geez, why does this have to be so hard?

Have a healthy day!

Brenda
Don't think that your neighbors will laugh at you if you walk around the block, think how highly they will think of you since you are making the effort to improve your health and your life. If you really don't want to be seen, just go at night! You will feel better after you do it! Start small and slowly build it up so you don't get discouraged.

I don't know if you are serious about the fear of a heart attack but in case you are, I'll point out that walking is an excellent preventive measure. Fear of a heart attack is what got me motivated. I'm a single mom with absolutly no support. There is no one to take care of my kids if I die so I can't die! lol! As I'm walking I tell myself that with each step I'm getting healthier.

My neighbors probably think I look silly, especially since I power walk laps around the train station. Its a nice quiet station with a little hill on one side. The trains don't run that often out here so its pretty deserted but I'm usually still there for the 7:15 train. The people on that train probably laugh at me every day but I really don't care!

I hope you are out on a walk but if your not, don't feel bad. Just do what you can!

 

[dare2dream]

Kids and neighbors did not gawk at me. A kid did say hi though. Dogs did bark that were penned up in their own backyards. That does not bother me. I hate it when they chase me and nip at my heels. I saw the squirrels prancing around. As I walked around a bend the sun brightly shone through the trees. It reminded me of my life. I often focus on the trees or problems that seem to be over prevalent in my life. I many times do not happen to notice the sun or blessings that are always shining out beyond the trees.

That's what I love about taking a walk. It's me time. It's not time to dwell on laundry or dishes that need to be done, or the work that in not completed in the office, or my house that is in a constant state of chaos, or my baby (DS22) that is getting married in 27 days, or DH, or the other kids, or my responsibilities at church, or my Red Team, or the other million or so things that I worry about. (I am a worrier, can you tell?) When I walk I think about me. It is a time to reflect on me and where I am going. What do I want out of life, what do I need to do to get there?

When I walk in the living room while watching TV my mind is occupied with the TV. When I walk around the block I can notice things around me yet concentrate on me. It is very therapeutic.

Michelle, I had planned on just maybe walking up and down my street. I was going to walk until I hurt and then turn around and come home. Well I actually walked all the way around the block. It took 20 minutes. That is a good start.

At church I am the secretary of our children's Sunday School, we call it Primary. For the first Sunday of the month I put our theme for the month on the children's bulletin board. Part of this months theme states 'I am thankful for my blessings'. Right now I am not the woman I want to be but with the WISH Biggest Loser challenge I am trying to change to become that woman. I love my Red Team and am enjoying this journey with you. You each inspire me with your stories and your triumphs. You are very special women and I am blessed to know you all. I have much to be grateful for in my life.

So Red Team let's be thankful for our blessings. They are there, sometimes we need to look past the trees to find them.

Have a healthy day!

 

[bcvprincesses]

Brenda, I am so proud of you. I too have eaten way too much today and as soon as this football game is over I am also going out for a walk thanks to you. I really hope that now your tag is going to motivate you and not make you sad. Just think, every step you took today made a difference. Maybe tomorrow you can take one more step. Just remember take one step at a time. You are changing your life for the better.

 

[winniedapooh]

GO Brenda... I am so proud of you. I did not get out and walk today, instead I am the Co-Chair of our church fair---which was today. I did all my walking there, up and down the stairs, all around, much like I did the last three days except today I did not do the extra walking. I was exhausted, my knees were killing me to the point of pain medication again, and man am I proud of you. When I got to your first post I was so sad...I like your tags. Then I read your second tag and was beaming, you did awesome! Tomorrow I will take a real walk again. Not to mention we had the remains of Hurricaine Noel here, thankfully I am in Central MA so not much. A lot of cold, raw, rain. You go girl...

 

[mom2alix]

Okay ladies, I am SO excited! After gaining, then maintaining, then finally losing what I had gained, I am actually down another lb from where we originally started!!!! Now I just have to keep being good and maybe it will be even better news by Tuesday!

DH and I started the South Beach diet last Sunday. He has lost 10 lbs in the first week. I'm super happy for him, BUT it is just NOT fair how easy it is for men to lose weight!

 

[winniedapooh]

Okay ladies, I am SO excited! After gaining, then maintaining, then finally losing what I had gained, I am actually down another lb from where we originally started!!!! Now I just have to keep being good and maybe it will be even better news by Tuesday!

DH and I started the South Beach diet last Sunday. He has lost 10 lbs in the first week. I'm super happy for him, BUT it is just NOT fair how easy it is for men to lose weight!

You go girl...and I so agree with you regarding the man thing...DH sat there figuring since I had lost a lot the first few weeks I should lose about 8lbs a week and it would basically melt away...DUH! I am not a man, I do not have his metobolism, and gentically my family is all fat!!! Once I said that to him he began congratulating me instead of calculating!!!

 

[winniedapooh]

Did my good thing for myself this week...colored my hair! Goddbye grays. Cha ching that is 5 more points for the red team.

 

[mom2alix]

Share with your team in the team weekly thread a way that you spend time just for yourself and how it rejuvenates you -- max 5 pts


Historical Romance (or anything by Janet Evanovich) and a nice long bubble-bath. I skip the tv with DH and go upstairs once the kids are in bed. BBW had some seasonal scents on sale for 50% off last week and I got a pumpkin pie bubble bath/body wash that really makes me look forward to Thanksgiving.

 

[Nancy]

For myself today I spent the afternoon outdoors with over 70,000 other football fans! I was at the Bills game and sitting out in the fresh air and enjoying a very good game was so much fun!

 

[Nancy]

I start my new job tomorrow morning and I am very nervous!
Am I really doing the right thing by starting over at 50 years old? Boy I hope quitting a job that I had for over 16 years wasn't a mistake! You all need to be thinking really good thoughts for me at 8:00am Monday morning. Right now I want to grab a bag of chips and some dip and just pig out, good thing there are none in the house!

 

[iggbees]

BBW had some seasonal scents on sale for 50% off last week and I got a pumpkin pie bubble bath/body wash that really makes me look forward to Thanksgiving.

i got the same thing today for myself! great minds think alike! i have a chocolate bubble bath from last christmas that i got for 75% off there and i love using that for bubble baths. it smells so good!

as for the challenge... i spend time for myself, doing crossword puzzles which i love! my whole family is addicted to crossword puzzles and got me started when i was young. i love being able to solve the puzzles it makes me feel really smart and makes me think. i really like that feeling.

 

[dizchick]

Hi Everyone! I had a pretty good weekend eating/exercising wise. I ate out several times this weekend and was pretty nervous about making good choices, but I'm excited b/c I was able to eat healthily! I went to IHOP on Saturday morning b/c pancakes are my favorite and they have a healthy menu I didn't know about. I was able to get scrambled eggs with egg substitute and used low-sugar/calorie syrup on my pancakes! Anyways, I walked a lot on Saturday b/c I went shopping all day. So, I was on my feet from 9-4.

5. Share with your team in the team weekly thread a way that you spend time just for yourself and how it rejuvenates you -- max 5 pts

I love to read a good book. Like mom2alix, I love Janet Evanovich books!

Brenda - I'm sure the tag fairy thought she was choosing a tag that you would like. You can and will make it around the block eventually! Right now just concentrate on doing what you can do!!! No one will laugh at you for getting out there and trying! I noticed you said you walked in front of the TV one night...have you tried Leslie Sanson's Walk Away the Pounds videos? They might be a good way to work out and build up your walking routine once it gets too cold to go outside. I love doing exercise videos b/c I can do them in the privacy of my own home.

Nancy - Good luck at your new job today! I hope everything goes well. Please let us know how it went!

 

[MagicalMom]

OK Ladies, please forgive me but I think it's in the best interest of everyone if I remove myself from the team. I exercise for 1 hour a day, I diet, I am losing inches but the scale just isn't moving. It's causing me more frustration & I have grown to the point where I hate Tuesdays. The scale is just not a tool I care to use. I find the tape measure much more encouraging & satisfying.

I'm am so sorry everyone & I really wish I could have lost more, but reporting no change in my weight every week is just frustrating me too much when I should be excited about the inches I have lost.

 

[dare2dream]

Good morning Red Team. Things are already abuzz at my house this morning. We are having a detached 3 car garage built and the guys are here already. They are clearing a space in the woods in the back yard for the garage. I have been outside already and parked my car on the street. They pull the trees down the driveway and cut them up. I have errands to do today and did not want to be blocked in.

This garage has been a long time coming. Right now the shop for Ken's electrical business is in another location. When the garage is built he will move everything here. That will make things easier for him.

Red Team question of the day

What did you do healthy this weekend?

Me first. I really did walk around the block on Saturday for the first time in eons. Nuff said.

dizchick (Val), Great job at eating out and doing it the healthy way. Did you get healthy pancakes? If so how were they? I am a breakfast lover and I would hate to have pancakes that taste like cardboard. My breakfast syrup at home is a mixture of 1/2 reg syrup and 1/2 sugar free. I can't tell any difference. 100% sugar free is hard for me to handle though. A trip to the library is in order this week, I will look for Leslie while I am there.

iggbees (Kristin), crosswards puzzles as a family, how fun. DD26 and DH used to do the jumble together. DH and I love to do soduku. They say it's good to do mental games like that to keep the mind in shape. You don't have to worry much about that at your age though, besides school keeps your mind pretty active also.

Nancy, good thoughts for you on your first day at the new job. What will you be doing at the new job? It may take time to fit in and feel comfortable but I know you will eventually and I know this is the best choice for you. Working at a place where you are miserable is not good for you. I'm glad you made this choice for your well being. A football game sounds so fun in the cool crisp fall weather.

mom2alix (Rebecca), thanks for helping with the challenge. How did the kids enjoy Halloween? How neat that you and DH are doing SB together. Just be patient, I know your losses will come. Keep up the good work.

winniedapooh (Michelle), I did not walk or exercise at all yesterday. I usually take Sunday off, it is the day of rest anyway you know. I will walk today. Good for you about getting your hair done. I will be doing that in two weeks right before the wedding. I have ordered my dress and it will be in this week. It is red and I hope it makes me feel fabulous. I hope the church fair was successful. Isn't it great to breath a sign of relief when a big event is completed. I'm sure the church appreciates all the work you put into the fair.

bcvprincesses (Ann Marie), did you get your walk on Saturday? I did, no Sunday though, but I will today. It will be hard to get back into this habit but I know I will be glad when I do. How did your princesses enjoy Halloween?

MagicalMom, how is that not smoking thing going? I read about your DS having to stay home for Halloween, how did that go? Is he feeling better now?

Onward and downward Red Team, I know we can do it. Make good choices today.

Have a healthy day!

 

[dare2dream]

Your post came while I was composing my morning post. I am so sad to see you leave us. I'm sorry you dread Tuesdays, sometimes I do too. Your devotion to the Red Team has been appreciated.

I am proud of your accomplishments. Losing inches and developing healthy habits is(are?) very impressive. I know you are working hard and will be rewarded for you efforts. Keep up the good work and I know you will reach your weight loss goals.

 

[bcvprincesses]

Good morning all. Cooler day here with wind warnings this afternoon. Tonight and tomorrow possible snow. UGGGGGGG I hate snow and cold.

Brenda I did get my walk in on Sat and Sunday. It was a beautiful day here so I thought I should get moving. This week I hope to buy a an elliptical or treadmill. It is getting cold here and that bothers my asthma. I still hate to go to the gym so this should work out better. I just hope my dh feels the same. He is always giving me a hard time about not using my gym membership but he just doesn't understand.

For the challenge I like to cross stitch and read. I really don't have much time to myself as the girls are home all day and my dh comes home just before they go to gymnastics practice. Some days I send them outside to play just to have a few min. alone.

 

[winniedapooh]

Healthy this weekend...I walked a lot, some for me but mostly for the fair and Sunday I rested and iced alot.

For the challenge...I like to go to the beach and walk and walk and walk...that is the best thing I do for me but can only get there a few times a year. I spend quality time with my kids, that is not always easy due to schedules, life, their friends, etc. However, that is special time to me because they grow up wayyyyy too fast!

 

[Nancy]

First day was good.So far it looks like a very nice place to work. It is a call center job..the total opposite of what I had been doing (which was running around a huge grocery store all day). I am doing less physical work for the almost the same amount of pay (10 cents less an hour) and the same amount of vacation time. I was at my other job for 16 1/2 years. This might seem like a vacation for me!

Best thing (I think ) is there is an on-site fitness club so If I decide that I actually want to start to work out I can do it before or after work.

 

[ohMom]

week 10 here