BL Challange - Red Team - Week 5

[Disneynut71]

Great job all!!!

Good luck this week. Lets all be "losers"

 

[Katy Belle]

Question of the Day - Tuesday 10/14

Does the area you live in affect your weight, exercise,eating habits?

Absolutely. Its really hot here, for many months. Hard to exercise outside and then there is the issue of dressing modestly, which is fine. But no shorts while walking/running when its 115+ is silly.

Also, just the social envirnonment. I go to lunch at least once a week and am invited to many "coffees", which i generally do not attend. We have "Happy Hour" most Thursday nights in our cul-de-sac.

But on the other hand, there are many opportunites for exercise classes and even a gym and pool at the compound we live in. So I guess I should try to be influenced in that direction!



Come on RED TEAM. Let's WIN this week!!!!!!!!!!! I was a maintainer last week, but I promise to be a loser this week! My scale is telling me I am doing well!!!!! Let's all try hard these last two days and Win!

Have a fantatstic Day!
Katy

 

[mikamah]

Congratulations Melisa our biggest loser!!!! Nice job. Congrats to all the rest of us too, whether we lost or gained, we are here and sticking it out and we will be losers in the end.

We can be the biggest losers!! Let's beat that Black team!!

I live in new england, and really, spring, summer and fall are usually great for getting out and being active. Winter can vary, but like katybelle said, there are gyms for that. Can't imagine what 115 degrees feels like. I think I live in a great area for being active, and eating well, and it's not really the area that affects my habits.

Good luck this week everyone!

 

[ohMom]

IExercise- When is the best time to exercise? IS it first thing in the morning? If so should you eat breakfast before or after?

i agree, whatever time you are dressed in your workout clothes and make the decision to follow through is the best time personally i do best if i eat a small breakfast first thing and then workout a couple hours later. I can swing a workout first thing if my schedule demands. also, once a week i meet with a fitness trainer and workout in the evening. i think a mix up is good, keeps your metabolism on it's toes.

Question of the Day - Tuesday 10/14

Does the area you live in affect your weight, exercise,eating habits?

sure thing..the hot humid days of July/Aug are dreadful to powerwalk in, and snow and ice in the winter put a halt to my outdoor walking. I have bought a TM this year (garage sale find ) which will knock out any of those excuses. summer BBQs, OSU football gatherings, and the like make weekends tough!

i'm sorry team that i added a gain last week, but so far this week i'm down and journaling so I should be able to rectify that somewhat i'm thankful for this team making me accountable to lose the vacation pounds I put on! 5 more to go and i'll be where i started

 

[pickles521]

Hello Red Team!

We seem a bit quiet this week. I hope everyone is doing ok.

I've a good week, mostly. I was out of town again this past weekend at a company meeting. The food was adequate, so I didn't go hog wild. I was a little worried since it's usually very very yummy. I also did AWESOME on the stairs (and to come back and see it's part of the challenge - woo hoo!) The elevator in the hotel wasn't working well, so we took the stairs too and from the 7th floor a lot.

I owe answers to a couple questions, so here goes:
Discuss with the group some ways you deal with stress that are healthy (and not so healthy) and how you plan on altering the not so healthy ways (10 points)
Food, is of course a way for me to deal, though I'm soooo much better with it than I used to be. I'm trying to be really aware of WHY I eat, as well as determine if something else or something smaller will fill that need. Often a small piece of chocolate will work just as well as the whole box of brownies (mixed, but not baked, please!)
Walking/jogging has turned into an AWESOME way for me to deal with stress. I also play with the dog. She loves it and it's hard to be angry at the world when you look at it through a happy dog's eyes.

Question of the Day - Monday 10/13
Where do you live? Country, City, State, Region....whichever you feel comfortable sharing!
Middle Tennessee, now. We recently moved here from Central PA. I love TN, but thanks to my house not selling in PA, I may be back to being a PA girl by the first of the year.

Question of the Day - Tuesday 10/14
Does the area you live in affect your weight, exercise,eating habits?
Of course. Weather (hot in TN or cold in PA) always plays a part, but for me it's more about being able to safely exercise outside because of traffic. If I'm in an area that i can walk in, I'm pretty much willing to walk in any weather.

 

[lisaviolet]

The Red Team Week 4 Superstars

#10-0.257% -disneychrista-Christa
#9-0.413%-sahbushka-Sarah
#8-0.505-gudrench3-Angie
#7-0.562-MickeyMagic-Sue
#6-0.801-VernRHD-Veronica
#5-0.957%-kcashner-Kathryn
#4-1.005%-mikamah-Kathy
#3-1.033%-Disneynut71-Michelle
#2-1.195%-pickles521-Bobbi

and now

The Red Team Week 4 Biggest Loser

#1-1.765%-Melisa1-Melisa

Congratulations Melisa. Your hard work has paid off! Great job! Keep it up. Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaught it until the next official announcement that will be made next Tuesday. Enjoy your reign! !

So a special and a and a for our biggest losers!!!

Well done ladies. Congratulations.

But a special dance for Melisa. You go girl. Fantastic.

Lisa

 

[Melisa1]

Congratulations Melisa our biggest loser!!!! Nice job. Congrats to all the rest of us too, whether we lost or gained, we are here and sticking it out and we will be losers in the end.

Thanks! and congrats to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Melisa1]

So a special and a and a for our biggest losers!!!

Well done ladies. Congratulations.

But a special dance for Melisa. You go girl. Fantastic.

Lisa

Thanks Lisa!!!!
I am proud of all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[disneychrista]

Question of the Day - Wednesday 10/15

What Disney character are you most like/can you best relate to?

 

[CharityLynn]

Question of the Day - Wednesday 10/15

What Disney character are you most like/can you best relate to?

I am most like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I love to read! LOL The only time you see me without a book is when I'm reading on the computer. That and she found love with the one person she couldn't imagine loving when they met.

My husband and I met ona blind date and he was so not my "type" but my friend told me to give him a chance and I did. Here we are 8 years later as happy as can be.


I'm doing good so far with exercise and I think I'm doing ok with food but I'm not sure my scale is going to be nice to me tomorrow. Let's hope it will be kind I don't want another gain after last weeks 3lbs gain.

Have a great day ladies and let's keep this team active!

 

[disneychrista]

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

 

[Melisa1]

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

I am on the weight watchers diet. I do it myself at home ( I don't attend the meetings). I have had alot of success on it and its very easy for me, plus I can have the one "cheat" day if I want.
My exercising has mostly been walk away the pounds dvd's. I have several so I mix them up. I also walk my 2 Golden retrievers (or they walk me ). This week I really am getting serious with my abs as well. I have been doing crunches and several other exercises that I found on the internet. Someone on this board suggested pilates, so I am going to give that a try as well.

 

[CharityLynn]

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

Diet plan: No, I think I may need to since I'm not dropping like I should be. I think I may be one of those people who need to follow an actual plan too at least to start.

Exercise: I'm making an effort to go at minimum 3 days a week for 45 minutes - 1 hour

Where was everyone on Wednesday? I'm the only to answer the question of the day and admittedly that was this morning.

Good luck in the weigh in tomorrow ladies! Get in your last chance workouts!


Anyone want to chat about the show (Biggest Loser) from the week?

I was glad Heba and her husband lost last week..too bad she stayed. She rubs me the wrong way...

Sad to see Shallay (SP?) go I really liked her. I didn't see her "now" picture but my mom told me she looked really good. I wonder if I can find the before and after pictures online somewhere.

 

[luckywife]

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

I started out (over a year and a half ago) following WW. I was attending meetings but now am just doing it on my own at home. I really love the flexiabilty of it and how I don't feel deprived of the things I love. It has taught me so much, things I can live with for the rest of my life. As for exercise, I pretty much just do whatever but try to change it up so I don't get bored. I rotate from exercising with my Wii Fit, my recumbent bike, BL DVDs, WATP, etc.

Anyone want to chat about the show (Biggest Loser) from the week?

I was glad Heba and her husband lost last week..too bad she stayed. She rubs me the wrong way...

Sad to see Shallay (SP?) go I really liked her. I didn't see her "now" picture but my mom told me she looked really good. I wonder if I can find the before and after pictures online somewhere.

I was able to see Shallay's after pictures and WOW! She looks amazing. If I didn't know any better, I would swear it's not even the same person. It's definitely going to be interesting to see who wins the $100,000 at the finale.

I actually like Heba. Didn't care all that much for her husband but I like her. The one person that I don't care much for is Brady. There's just something about that man that I don't like. It's hard for me to type that because Brady my sons name lol

 

[CharityLynn]

LOL. Yeah I'm not fan of Brady either...the one on Biggest Loser...

 

[IlliniMouse]

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

I'm not following a program, but I set monthly exercise goals for myself, and have been meeting them since June. I really need to start picking apart my eating habits so I can make changes that I can live with everyday. The water drinking COW's have been the hardest for me. I'm a die hard Diet Coke drinker. (as I type I have one more glass of water to drink for this weeks COW....which will only make the third day this week...better 3 than none, though!)

I didn't answer the question about what Disney character I can most relate to because I'm still thinking! Does that mean I relate to whichever one is a procrastinator or indecisive?

 

[pickles521]

I must be losing my mind. I was sure I responded to this....

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

I don't follow a diet plan. I have done WW in the past, both online and in person, and found it doesn't work for me. In fact, it seems to have the opposite effect. I just try to not eat as much. Over the last couple years, I've changed the way I eat - I no longer enjoy things like alfredo and cinnamon rolls - so I eat reasonably healthy, I'm just trying to eat less. It's still a struggle for me, but I'm getting better. I do wish I could do better with the veggies. I don't know what the issue is - I enjoy just about every veggie but eggplant and olives, I just don't seem to eat enough. I guess it's time to focus on that for a while.

As for an exercise plan, I'm just about to finish Hal Higdon's 15K plan. I'm doing the Tower of Terror 13K next week. After that I think I will move to his half marathon plan. I'll follow it sort of loosely for a while, though. I'd like to concentrate on my 5K. I'd like to get to the point where I'm running the whole thing. I really need a plan to work with. As much as I enjoy it most days while I'm doing it and every day after I do it, I'm still simply not an exerciser. I NEED the guidance and the accountability. I keep saying that one of these days I'm going to splurge for a personal trainer, I've just not been able to justify the money yet.

CharityLynn - you asked about BL. I don't watch it, but I was able to find Shallay's after pictures on the website. See if this link works for you:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/video/clips/week-five/755441/

 

[disneychrista]

Week 6 Here

 

[Disneynut71]

Question of the Day - Monday 10/13

Where do you live? Country, City, State, Region....whichever you feel comfortable sharing!

I live in the in Naperville, Illinois which is the southwest burbs of Chicago

Question of the Day - Tuesday 10/14

Does the area you live in affect your weight, exercise,eating habits?

My kids are in so many programs that run all different nights and times. Kids are very active here which is great but does not give me much home time. We were eating a lot of fast food because it was quick.

Question of the Day - Wednesday 10/15

What Disney character are you most like/can you best relate to?

I would have to say...Mickey Mouse. He tries to make everyone happy and have great friends.

Question of the Day - Thursday 10/16

Are you following a specific diet/exercise plan? Which one & why?

I am currently on Atkins (low Carb) It is easy to follow. I know I can eat meat, egg and cheese. Stay away from bread, pasta and sugar and I am doing good.

It gets tough but it works for me.

Now I have caught up. I was at my mom's this week and didn't have time to check often.

Good luck with weigh in today