BL Challenge ~BLUE TEAM~ Week 7

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Welcome to our Blue Team Week 7 thread. Our fearless leader Vija is still in WDW (lucky little punk), so you all get to deal with me! I apologize for not posting on the thread the past two days, it's parent/teacher conferences and my internet has been spotty.

I hope that everybody had a great week. We rocked it out last week and came very close to winning. Even though we didn't win, we lost a significant amount of weight on our team, and I think that's more important that any title! So let's keep up the good work and not let all the Halloween madness derail us!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

First... Let's welcome two new members: MinnieWitch and JenJolt!

Next: QOTD Friday: What time of day do you find it most difficult to stay on track? How do you compensate?
I'm sad to report I gained two pounds this week. Yuck. I hope everybody ahd a better week than I did.

I thought high blood sugar was supposed to make it easier to lose weight?

 

[TammyNC]

Next: QOTD Friday: What time of day do you find it most difficult to stay on track? How do you compensate?

When we first started BL I found myself having a lot of trouble around 3pm...I would just get my big cup of water and kept it right next to me to try and fill up on that instead of reaching into the cabinets for something else. I can say that over the past week, that urge has gotten less. I think it may be a combination that my body is getting used to the lower calories and I'm making better food choices through out the day which helps keep the hunger down.

Not sure how much I will be on over the weekend but will be thinking of everyone. Keep up the great work...let's stay focused and have a great week!!!

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hi everyone! I lost 1 lb this week and I'm really happy about it. I haven't lost more than .5 lbs for several weeks now-FINALLY a decent move in the right direction.

QOTD: I find the afternoons when I get home from work (6-ish) to be the worst. With two small children there are lots of treats/snacks around and the temptation to eat something not so good for me hits immediately when I pull into the driveway. I've been fighting it off by drinking some water/diet pop and starting on dinner.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Lea

 

[hobbester]

Hi Blue-sorry I've not been on the boards much this week, I was very UNmotivated. I would read the post, but nothing was working and it told on the scales this morning. I gained 2 pounds. I'm mad at myself for letting my temptations bring me down to a place that I don't want to be. I know we all have been here. I already feel better just typing this. I missed you Blue, and I'm sorry that I strayed this week.

QOTD Friday: When I get home. I'm home for about an hour before my husband gets home so it is usually too early to fix dinner. I'm trying to make myself use this time to exercise - some days are better than others.

Thanks Blue - Lisa

 

[jenjolt]

To all of you that weren't pleased with your results this week, as long as you don't give up you are a success. Losing weight is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I lost 60lbs once and I gained it all back and decided this week enough is enough and I'm going to lose it again I refuse to give into this.
Well I'm happy to admit that I lost 5lbs this week. I have to remember who I have to turn that in to?? I'm also a bit confused about the COWs how do we turn those in?? I'm sure I have read it and should go back and look.

 

[shewelch]

I had a 1.5 loss this week to reach the twenty pound mark since starting this challenge! This week my schedule did not allow me to exercise, and I had to go out to eat a fair amount, so making the right choices to still have a loss at all was a success in itself.

Thank you all for your support- this accountability and everyone's willingness to share in the challenge is a real blessing.

 

[minniewitch]

I wanted to say congrats to everyone even if you have gained weight you havent quit and that is the only way to conquered the scale. Stay positive we all have those weeks. The worst time of day has got to be at night after the kids go to bed. My day is run, run, run and then I realized I skipped breakfast had a late 2:00 lunch which causes me to not be hungry for dinner. I end up shoveling food in at night when I'm chillin out, no kids and my fav shows. Because of this group the last two days I have had all my meals at the right time and nothing after 6pm. One other big thing that I have added to my routine is working out while I watch my shows and the kids are in bed. I really hope I can keep this up I feel so much better and my mind is so much clearer. Thanx guys for all you support.

Mad Crazy Luv Minnie Witch

 

[shewelch]

minniewitch- adjusting your meal schedule and making time to exercise is awesome! keep up the great work!!!

 

[njmom23grls]

sorry everyone - but I had a 1.4 pound gain this week.

Lisa

 

[shewelch]

Lisa- No apologies necessary. Thank you for making this a comfortable place to get back on track- we will all need the safety net. Did you have a good week otherwise? Some of my gaining weeks have been some of the best weeks of my life- vacations, special dinners etc

 

[njmom23grls]

thank you for that Shelley - Yes last week was one of the best vacations I've ever had - my husband and I went to Sonoma for 5 days and rented a convertable and drove around with the top down in the beautiful california sun. We went to more than a dozen wineries and tried several different wines and cheeses and so forth. I felt young and sexy and beautiful and not like the frumpy mom I am at home. I knew that it would be a tough week but I wanted to enjoy the experience and not look back with guilt. Today I'm struggling with the guilt but I will move on and remember the good time we had and not let it get me down. (It just may take a few more hours to process )

Lisa

 

[ReAnSt]

I lost a pound this week. Finally some scale movement in the right direction. My foot is healed which is a good thing. I am going to be cautious but I am glad my foot is no longer fractured. So I plan on doing more exercise. I wanted to go for a walk today, but it is thundering and lightening and pouring and windy. Another day it will happen.

Keep making healthy choices, do not fall off the bandwagon. If you fell off hop right back on. We can do this together.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Blue

 

[shewelch]

thank you for that Shelley - Yes last week was one of the best vacations I've ever had - my husband and I went to Sonoma for 5 days and rented a convertable and drove around with the top down in the beautiful california sun. We went to more than a dozen wineries and tried several different wines and cheeses and so forth. I felt young and sexy and beautiful and not like the frumpy mom I am at home. I knew that it would be a tough week but I wanted to enjoy the experience and not look back with guilt. Today I'm struggling with the guilt but I will move on and remember the good time we had and not let it get me down. (It just may take a few more hours to process )

Lisa

That is well worth a pound or so! see? There should be no guilt on that one...

My hubby and I toured Napa Valley about 3 years ago and that is definitely one of my most favorite vacation memories. We still are in a wine club with one of the wineries we visited.

 

[Joanna71985]

Next: QOTD Friday: What time of day do you find it most difficult to stay on track? How do you compensate?

Hmm, that's a hard one. I guess right now it would be in the middle of the day, as I am at school and it's hard to eat right regularly. For good news though, I lost .8 pounds! Hopefully I can lose more this weekend (a football game yesterday, an all-day hike with my Geology class today, and a marching band festival tomorrow. Whew!).

 

[njmom23grls]

Congratulations to all those who lost this week AND to those of us who stuck with continuing this journey even if they didn't lose weight this week! You guys are great!

Its a beautiful morning in the Philly area this am - and I'm going on a Breast Cancer walk this morning (3.7 miles) and the Phillies won last night....

Have a great day and week everyone

Lisa

 

[jimmduck]

Down .6 pound this week - lucky I did not gain, considering how much I have been eating.

Back to point tracking today. Had a bit of a cold this week and have not walked since the race last Sunday.

The Arthritis Society Coordinator contacted the race director of Spacecoast and now I have a new, workable race plan.

Will tell you about it after the event.

Lisa - have fun on your charity walk - they are the best and that is a great cause.

The plan is for me and my nieces to do the Run for the Cure in my hometown next year - in honour of my stepmother (their grandmother and great grandmother respectively) whom we lost to this disease in 1990.

May do a strength training workout today if there is time - in any event, back to the track in the morning.

Have a great day everyone.

Linda

P.S. My worst time of day is mid afternoon, really have to plan a snack then.

 

[jamesnnick]

Hi Blue Team

I am down half a pound this week....I'll take any loss since I indulged a bit last week since it was my birthday. Congrats to those of you who lost, and hang in there to those of you who saw the numbers rise...for me, this journey hasn't been a sprint, but a slow, trudging climb up a mountain with plenty of backsliding...but the views along the way have been remarkable!

The QOTD...the hardest time of day is 5 am when the alarm goes off and I have to make that choice about whether to get up and get my work out in or whether to get an extra hour of sleep in....the cold and dark of winter have been making that choice harder.

I hope all of you have a great week, and keep on swimming (or walking, jogging, biking, etc., etc.)!
Jen

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Sounds like almost everybody had a really good week!

QOTD Monday: What is your game plan for handling Halloween temptations?

 

[TammyNC]

Good morning Blue Team...let's make this a great week!!!

Had a busy but fun weekend...went to my first NFL game (Carolina Panthers...and we WON!! ). Just myself and DH, we made other plans for the kids, it was a nice couples day. Had some time to just talk about various things that sometimes we just put aside. Splurged on pizza for lunch but followed up with a healthy dinner, but we also got a good amount of walking in (from where we found free parking instead of paying $40, we figured we could walk, to walking to ramp and steps to the seats).

Haven't gotten meals planned out yet, so that is on the schedule today once we get school going then I'll hit the stores this afternoon. I don't like not being prepared because that is when I start to make those not so healthy choices.

QOTD Monday: What is your game plan for handling Halloween temptations?

Luckily, the Halloween candy isn't a temptation for me but will be going ahead and thinking of ways to work around the Thanksgiving and Christmas temptations.

Time to get things going with the kids...I'm sending everyone some PD for a great day!!