BL Challenge ~BLUE TEAM~ Week 7

[njmom23grls]

My game plan for handling Halloween Candy temptations is to buy candy I don't like or am not really tempted by to give out - and I told the kids that I would pay them $5 to NOT give me any halloween candy they know I really like. Usually they go through and make a "mom" pile of the candy they don't like but they know I do - I told them to go ahead and make the same pile - but that the candy has to go anywhere else but to me.

 

[baby1disney]

Ughhh, back from another looong weekend!!! And, not really a good one!! Let's see: Aunt Flow came to visit, my wisdom tooth is acting up again, and I got a cold ALL on the SAME DAY!!!!!! I mean seriously!!!
But, I'm very slowly getting better. I worked this weekend, grocery shopped, had cake and ice cream for DH(today is his bday!!), and went on a ghost hunt last night with my brother!!! He has his own ghost hunting group and is even is a national haunting magazine called Haunted Times!!! It was pretty cool and creepy!!!

But, on a good note, I've lost another 3lbs!!! I was at 312 last week and I'm at 309!!! I started at 325. I've lost 16 lbs so far!!!! I'm so excited!!!

I'm so proud of all of you and I know I'm about due for a gain here shortly beause I've been doing way too good!!! So, I know I'm going to need the support of my awesome BLUE TEAM!!!! Plus, I had a really bad experience also and it's really upset me. Not sure if I should talk about it on here, but maybe later I will.........

 

[njmom23grls]

Oh No! I hope everything is ok.....


What an exciting weekend you had and congrats on your loss this week and overall - excellent!

 

[Jaime]

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?

This is my problem...if I blow a good food day it will be at 4:00...I have been popping a bag of smart pop popcorn and leaving it on the counter so when I go to pick it is what I eat...it's been working for me.

Sounds like almost everybody had a really good week!

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

I am giving our playdough to the small children and chips to the older children this year...I never seem to go after the kids candy so I should be okay

Well I stayed the same this week...I am sorry I didn't post last week but I had a really stressful week. My dd took ill again..everything turned out well in the end but I was back and forth to the children's hosiptal all week.

I was afraid to get on the scales...I just ate whatever was easiest the avaiable to me all week no monitoring at all...

 

[shewelch]

Despite making the rounds to 3 different Halloween events this past weekend, I held true to my NO CANDY rule! It is so much easier for me than trying to regulate handfuls of candy corn.

When the temptation was bad, I reached for the pretzels or popcorn and it did an amazing job getting rid of the sweet tooth

 

[minniewitch]

Ughhh, back from another looong weekend!!! And, not really a good one!! Let's see: Aunt Flow came to visit, my wisdom tooth is acting up again, and I got a cold ALL on the SAME DAY!!!!!! I mean seriously!!!
But, I'm very slowly getting better. I worked this weekend, grocery shopped, had cake and ice cream for DH(today is his bday!!), and went on a ghost hunt last night with my brother!!! He has his own ghost hunting group and is even is a national haunting magazine called Haunted Times!!! It was pretty cool and creepy!!!

But, on a good note, I've lost another 3lbs!!! I was at 312 last week and I'm at 309!!! I started at 325. I've lost 16 lbs so far!!!! I'm so excited!!!

I'm so proud of all of you and I know I'm about due for a gain here shortly beause I've been doing way too good!!! So, I know I'm going to need the support of my awesome BLUE TEAM!!!! Plus, I had a really bad experience also and it's really upset me. Not sure if I should talk about it on here, but maybe later I will.........

You go Girl so proud

Minniewitch

 

[minniewitch]

where is the cows for week 7?

 

[MelanieC]

Ok - everyone, I've been hiding again. I've had a bad week since we last talked. I did good yesterday till snack time last night and then I had sesame sticks and ice cream (too much ice cream).

I had a very stressful week and weekend. My job is laying people off and the process and waiting is stressing me out. Friday night I watched a movie with the family and I thought I was dying the way my heart was beating. It didn't help that I had heard about Jennifer Hudson's family being killed. It brought all the emotions back of my own brother being murdered back in 1996. It was not a good night and it set me up for a weekend of stress eating.

I'll get on the scale in the morning and own it - so I can move on. So far so good today. This is just all so frustrating. I know how to do this, I just can't seem to get my act together.

 

[dare2dream]

Minniewitch, This is our COW off week. A new one will be posted this week, probably on Thursday. Stay tuned.

 

[minniewitch]

thx dare2dream I thought I was missing something.

 

[minniewitch]

ok I need some help! I've doubled my workouts and as a result my appitite has double. My meals have gotten bigger and my snacks has gotten more offen. All my hard work has been for nothing. I'm so discouraged. I'm right now on the elipitcal, posting and watching BL to keep myself on track what am I going to do? I feel like the harder I work the harder it is to lose wieght. I havent wieghed myself but I feel like I'm gaining weight again.

 

[Jaime]

ok I need some help! I've doubled my workouts and as a result my appitite has double. My meals have gotten bigger and my snacks has gotten more offen. All my hard work has been for nothing. I'm so discouraged. I'm right now on the elipitcal, posting and watching BL to keep myself on track what am I going to do? I feel like the harder I work the harder it is to lose wieght. I havent wieghed myself but I feel like I'm gaining weight again.

Hang in there! You are on the right track.

Muscle weighs more then fat so if you are exercising more you are probably building muscle...this muscle will help burn the fat but you may see the results in your clothes before on the scales...lately I tend to have a few good weight loss weeks then I stay still...almost like my body needs time to catch up before I loose more...

If you are exercising more you should be eating more and probably a little more lean protien and less carbs...especially for snacks...I find this helps me...for example if I have an apple for a snack I have a few almonds too or for a snack I have a weight control oatmeal. Sparkes people has a great website for tracking calories and exercise...I don't use it all the time but whenever I need to balance myself I find it to be a great guide.

If you are watching the foods you eat and your exercising and you are hungry you are more then likely not eating enough.

 

[baby1disney]

Hey everyone!! Thanks for all of your support!! I've been off work the last two days being sick with this darn wisdom tooth!!! I can't wait to get it out!! But, with no insurance, that's just going to cost way too much!!

Anways, been doing so-so with my diet. Been eating alot of soups and lean gourmet meals and that's pretty good. I usally have my heaty meal for dinner and that seems to help. Well, for the first time, at least from what I can remember, I'm going to make a healthy grocery list this week!!! So, I'll let you know how it goes!!!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hi Everyone, we are back, and I am in the middle of the Disney Blues! We had so much fun, and it is so hard to come back to the real world. We were enjoying sun, 80+ degrees, and SWIMMING, then we come back to snowflakes... Originally when I stepped on the scale I was up a pound (not bad considering I was up 3# last year when I went, and for a shorter time frame! ) and as of this morning it is already gone! Anyway WE HAD 2 BIG Magical dreams come our way, and lots of Birthday fun...

The first was at Epcot. We were chosen to be the first family at the character Meet and Greet at rope drop. We were ushered into the character connection and got a picture with all of the characters together. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and Goofy. Then they took off and went to their individual stations. We then got to take pictures with each individual character. VERY cool!

Second was a teeny bit bigger… we were at MK on EMH day. We were first ones in line and dancing around to the music. A cast member noticed us and commented about dancing, but that was it… for now. About 40 minutes later (yes, we were there 1 hour before park opening – LOL) A castmember came to us and asked us to follow him. He asked if we wanted to be magic family!!!! So we got to open Magic Kingdom. WOW, what an experience. (This is the second time we have been picked for this, but this time was even better because of the characters). They had us wait for a minute and they brought out autograph books and pens for each of the kids, then we went to the back of the train station and got to take pics with an empty park behind us. Then the characters came! We had Mickey, chip, Dale, Daisy, Pluto and the Mad Hatter all to ourselves for a while. Took pics, autographs, interacted with them and then we were ushered across the train tracks to throw pixie dust and open the park. Can you believe it????

We also had birthday fun, everywhere we went cast members wished us happy birthday, we got cupcakes at all but 2 of our sit down dinners, at Biergarten I got a gingerbread man. At the new Toy story ride, we were waiting near the entrance while DH went to get Fast passes. As soon as he came a cast member let us in the fast pass entrance (without fast passes – right away in the morning, before the fast pass lanes were even open!) I got a free Itsakadoozie (the popsicle type snack), and DS got a free bucket of popcorn and free cookies. A dream team member gave me a Tinkerbelle pin. I think that is it, we had so much fun, that I can’t even put into words.

I think they are really starting the birthday celebration early!!!! Can't wait till next year when DD is going to have her turn to celebrate at Disneyland!

 

[shewelch]

Vija- Yea! What fun

Welcome back- Sorry you are dealing with the post Disney blues- sounds like the great memories will get you through that pretty quickly.


Congratulations on keeping the weight under control- impressive

 

[jimmduck]

Just a quick pop in - hi Vija and welcome back.

It was my birthday (and my 20th anniversary) yesterday and I have been eating non stop, pretty much, since Friday.

Have a new race plan for Spacecoast (that I will share later) but am starting anew today.

Here's to the next 20 years with DH!

In five years, I want to go to ground zero (we got engaged at the Windows on the World restaurant at World Trade Centre) and run the New York marathon!

Cheers everyone - will write later.

Linda

 

[MelanieC]

Hey everyone!

Welcome back Vija! sounds like you had a terrific time.

Ok - I weighed in this morning and I lost a pound from last week. All is not lost, lol.

I did good yesterday - YEAH! Today is going good. I'm meeting a friend for pizza, but I can work it into my calorie allowance, so I'll still be on track!

Yesterday I had a meeting at 4pm - where my two bosses explained how the process for the layoff's was working. This is such scary stuff - I hope I make it to the other side- they seem confident that my past performance reviews will help me. Nov 10th is the day we should find out. Keep your fingers crossed- I can use some pixie dust. When I got home - I felt like I emotionally wanted to grab fistfulls of food to numb myself, but I pushed through it and I won!

The next few weeks are going to be hard - I just have to take it one day at at time.

 

[minniewitch]

Hang in there! You are on the right track.

Muscle weighs more then fat so if you are exercising more you are probably building muscle...this muscle will help burn the fat but you may see the results in your clothes before on the scales...lately I tend to have a few good weight loss weeks then I stay still...almost like my body needs time to catch up before I loose more...

If you are exercising more you should be eating more and probably a little more lean protien and less carbs...especially for snacks...I find this helps me...for example if I have an apple for a snack I have a few almonds too or for a snack I have a weight control oatmeal. Sparkes people has a great website for tracking calories and exercise...I don't use it all the time but whenever I need to balance myself I find it to be a great guide.

If you are watching the foods you eat and your exercising and you are hungry you are more then likely not eating enough.

Thx for the tips I'm going to look up sparkes people right now.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

HEY EVERYONE! ON Oprah 10/30 they are going to do a Biggest Loser show with Jillian and Bob, and previous players. Looks good!

 

[MelanieC]

I can't wait either.

I'm doing good - a little higher in calories for the day, but still overall very good and i consider it an OP day.