BL3 Blue Team Week 7!

[VernRDH]

Lucky Number 7!!!

Good Morning Team!!! Are we ready for another great week? Can we win another weigh in? I KNOW WE CAN!!!

Hope everyone is doing well. I am down 1.6 this week, pretty good. I am hoping to get my new 50 lb clippie in the next week-10 days. Hard to believe I have lost almost 50 lbs!!! But I am glad I have and will continue to work hard on losing the other 50!

Hope everyone has a good day today-my FIL is coming over to paint my family room and I have to go to a continuing ed course this afternoon, so a busy day ahead for me.

Stay Strong, Live well, BE PROUD OF YOURSELF!! You are on the BLUE team!!!

 

[Geekerbell]

Morning everyone!

Well, only down .4 this week. But, honestly, considering such a big loss last week and my date night with hubby this weekend, I'm happy with it!

I'm off to get the kids up for school and do the dishes I didn't do last night.

Hope everyone has an awesome day!

 

[SeaSpray]

Hi Blue Team:

Not feeling well lately; definitely fighting off the same thing that had DH so sick last week (and he's still not fully over it!).

As of the weekend I was down a pound, but according to the scale this morning, I'm only down 1/2 a pound. Ah whatever, I'll take it. lol

We're supposed to send our weigh in info to ohMom today right??

Have a great day everyone

 

[luckywife]

Good Morning Blue Team

I'm down 1 pound this week. I was kind of upset at first because I saw a lower number on the scale only a few days ago, it's up about 1.4 since Saturday. But I'm over it now because.....LOOK WHAT I HAVE!! A brand new, beautiful 50 pound clippie!! I can't believe I've lost 50 pounds so far, only about 30 more to go. I think I can see a dim light at the end of the tunnel

I'm going back to only weighing myself once a week. It makes me feel so much better to do it that way, you would think I would have learned my lesson by now

Congratulations to all the other LOSERS this week.

ETA: Seaspray, I hope you're feeling better soon

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Good Morning Blue Team Losers!!!!

Please PM your weights to me this week, OhMom will take do the one for next week.

Sorry for the confusion. But I have 7 days until my trip! I am sooooo excited!

 

[ohMom]

morning everyone

ETA: oops! we were all posting at the same time!! LOL

i won't open the WI PMs that i have until we hear (or don't hear?) from her

i am down .3 lbs this week, not much but considering i didn't journal any day the past week i'll take it! and i'm tapering so not doing the big LWs either. maybe my metabolism finally shook up?

went to PT yesterday -- she used an ultrasound machine on my shins, apparently to dilate the blood vessels in that circulation is a consideration in the shin area and if you have shin splints it can be a factor. then she worked it with her thumbs and yow! i felt it. then iced them down. i'm back on Wed and then going to try a TM walk on thursday to see how they behave before the BIG day on Sunday.

i gotta go make myself do some yoga here now....

luckywife --- CONGRATS on the new shiny clippie!!!!!! it looks fantastic on you!!!

 

[LaLaroo78]

Hey Blue Team!

I am down 4.5 lbs this week! Did you notice my shiny new 30 lb clippy?! I am so excited!

Vern - I know you will be sporting that 50 lb clippy next week. Congrats on your loss this week!

Geekerbell - Congrats on the loss! Remember no matter how small or large the number is a loss is still a loss.

Seaspray - Congrats on your loss too! I hope you are feeling better soon! When are you leaving for your cruise?

luckywife - My that new clippy looks marvelous on you! Congrats on the 50 lb loss!

Vija - Oops already sent my PM to Ohmom. I'll forward it to you. Have a great trip! I'm jealous!

ohMom - I hope that your legs start feeling better soon. Good luck this weekend!

To everyone else on the Blue Team I hope you have a great WI and day!

Stay healthy!

Michele

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

VernRDH, Thanks for starting lucky week #7! I LOVE my early risers on the team , because clearly I am not one of them! You guys rock that you start the threads! Thanks! Congrats on the 1.6! I know you will be sporting that new clippie before you know it!

Geekerbell, congrats on the .4# loss! A loss is a loss and that is to be celebrated!!!! Now get to those dishes!

Seaspray, congrats on the 1/2 pound loss, and that other 1/2 will be gone again soon! I hope you are feeling better soon.

luckywife, Congrats on that shiny new clippie! And the 1# loss! that is fantastic!!!! I can totally hear the excitment in your voice. Your success gives me hope! Thanks!

ohMom, I'm here! I hope those darn shin splints get better soon. That is great that you have the opportunity to have the PT for them. And congrats on the .3# loss!!! It is heading in the right direction!

LaLaroo78, 4.5# and a new clippie???!!!!!! You are totally rockin'! WAY TO GO!!!!!!



I am so scared to step on the scale, I haven't done it yet! I know it will show a gain, I am just worried how big of a gain it will be.

 

[becka]

Good Morning Blue Team!

I am down 3.5 pounds this week!!!! I am very excited by that number and my new 60 lb. clippie that I earned this week. I am now down a total of 62 pounds which just amazes me. The support I have gotten here at WISH has been a big part of my success.

I have to get to work but congrats to all the losers and new clippie holders. Hugs to all those not feeling well and a big "You can do this!" to all those who find themselves struggling.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

OK, I have 2 actually!!! 1 is quicker, 1 is longer....

#1 Tell us about your user name! (see, I said it would be quick, well maybe depending on the story! )


#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!
a. How old where you/when was it?
b. Was it a special time in your life?
c. How did you feel?
d. How did you take care of yourself? i.e. what did you eat, how did you exercise?
e. Did you do anything special to get to the most fit time in your life?
f. Tell us something that makes you smile when you think about it from that time frame.
e. details, details, details, it's all in the details so please tell us if you want to, I would love to hear about this special time in your life!

 

[AuntieM03]

I am down 3.2lbs this week 5 more lbs and I hit the goal I set to make it to by vacation.

My use name is pretty simple I am Auntie Michelle to 3 (2 nephews, 1 niece).

I think this may actually be the most fit I have been. In 10th grade I weighed about 35lbs less, but I got there by not eating. Not a healthy lifestyle. In 1992 and 2001 I got to a low of about 5lbs less than I am now, but I still think I am more fit now. I have taken longer to lose the weight this time and been more patient with myself. It all started September 2006 when I joined a gym. From there I aquired a personal trainer and that really has kept me going. On weeks I don't feel like exercising I know I will at least get two workouts done. I still have days when I feel frustrated but I try to see past that and see how far I have come. I was just trying to eat 1500-1700 calories a day, when I started to plateu I joined Weight Watchers. I am down about 66lbs now.

One thing that makes me smile now is all the pictures my best friend and I have been taking. We have done the Disney photopass every few months since January. Now we can look over what we have accomplished this year. You can really see it in our faces. Not just that they are smaller, but there does seem to be a bit more joy. It also makes me smile that we have done it together (she has lost 70lbs so far).

 

[DisneyMomTwins]

Congratulations to all of the LOSERS!!! And the new clippies look great!! Well, I am up .4 this week! All weekend I was down about a pound and then we ended up having to eat out lunch and dinner yesterday and I figure I had too much sodium. It has also been a small fall break for the kids and my routine has been PRETTY OFF!!! Back to normal tomorrow!

To answer this week's motivational question..... My User name is pretty self-explanitory. I Love all things Disney...(like everybody here!!) and I have twin boys who are 9 going on about 18!!!

The most "Fit" time in my life has to be back in high school when I played girls basketball and was a cheerleader from 9th-12th grade.
We would have Cheerleading practice the last period of school and then immediately have a 2 hour Basketball practice. We ran stairs and "suicides" and countless drills! Our coach was really into getting us into shape..and we were! But you know, I took it for granted because of my age. I think that was the beginning of my weight gain because I pretty much ate what I wanted to and never gained weight. I was after all 18! I did feel proud that I had the energy to do both sports. It felt good to tackle a sport and all of the hard work involved and then see the payoff of increased stamina and skill. We did give up carbonated beverages during our season and at first I thought it was crazy, but I did start to notice that I had more energy and felt better....(I probably need to take that advice now!!)
One thing that makes me smile about that time is how my best friend (who also did both sports) and I would get ready to cheer after the Basketball games. Now...you have to understand this was in the late 80's and the bigger the hair the better! We had to immediately change into our cheerleading uniform after our game because the boys game had just started. So to fix our hair...we held our head under the hand dryer and my best friend hair-sprayed my hair so it stook out like an angel's wing! Wow...I must try to find a picture....I really can't do it justice!
Sorry if this was boring or TMI!!!!
Hope everyone has a great week! Can't wait to hear everyone's story!!

 

[MIdanceMom]

Hi all,

I am sorry to disappoint, but I am up 0.8 pounds. I am refocused and feeling better, so I will be losing for week 7!

My name is MIDamceMom because I spend most of my time carting DD7 to her dance classes. Let it be known that I am not a backstage monster mom though.

I was the fittest of my life about 2 years after my DD was born. I was in the 170's and exercised daily. I loved and smiled daily at my beautiful little girl. I felt great. I love looking at those pictures.

 

[goldcupmom]

Sorry I've been so MIA the last week. Catching up from DD being sick from the shots & going to FL. Now I have a stomache bug - basicaly lost everything I had in me from Sat night on & it won't give up. And, it hasn't helped my weight. Didn't weight last week as I was gone & this week only down .3. But that's typical for me. When I don't eat, I gain.

I'm the only one I know who 3x went in the hospital, had a 7lb + baby & came out weighing almost 10 lbs MORE than before delivery!! WEIRD body!!!

Hopefully this bug will pass soon (no pun intended) & I can get healthy. Beginning to worry about the TOT at MGM in just over a week. 8 miles in 2.5 hours usually wouldn't be a problem, but have NOT trained lately at all!

#1 Tell us about your user name! (see, I said it would be quick, well maybe depending on the story! ) My DS18 was a competitive gymnast for 11 years & this was the gym he went to - gold cup. not exciting. PLEASE think before putting a child in a high level gymnastics program. I've been around it most of my life & much of it's NOT pretty. Now at 18 he's just beginning to tell some of the tales which others confirm.


#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!
a. How old where you/when was it?
b. Was it a special time in your life?
c. How did you feel?
d. How did you take care of yourself? i.e. what did you eat, how did you exercise?
e. Did you do anything special to get to the most fit time in your life?
f. Tell us something that makes you smile when you think about it from that time frame.
e. details, details, details, it's all in the details so please tell us if you want to, I would love to hear about this special time in your life!

Ok, another long one. I was a competitive ice & roller skater from age 5 - 15.
Didn't have a normal kids life. Wasn't allowed to learn to swim as it did things to the muscles. Ran every day, took dance, ballet & gymnastics, lifted weights, worked out before & after school, traveled a lot. Every weekend we had to drive at least 3 hours each way to meet up with various coaches I trained with who flew in. At 14+ I just quit - about killed my parents who never truly forgave me for it. Competed gymnastics in MS/HS, ran cross country w/ the boys in HS as the girls didn't have a team (couldn't 'win' as I was unofficial) I have few good memories - the best was probably meeting members of the IOC when they were petitioning to get roller figure skating in the olympics - still haven't. Or when they were cutting a record (yes I'm OLD) for one of my routines and I got to go to NYC & hear them - it was the group that did the music for the Addams Family TV show. It was also kind of fun being the person to test the plates the wheels attached to on roller figure skates - I could break most of them doing jumps - so got lots of free pairs.

Unfortunately, all the jumps took a bad toll on my right ankle(landing ankle). At 15 it would spin in a complete circle - had NO tendons or ligaments not torn(fun to gross people out at parties). I kept going & was on & off crutches for over a year before I had my ankle rebuilt. At the time it was experimental surgery & the night before at 16.5, I was told I might never walk normally again, or at all, they didn't know if it would work. So, for 31 years I've not been able to ski, run, dance, wear heels, etc as if my ankle ever breaks, they can't fix it. They drilled 12 holes thru the bone/joint & took muscle from my calf & tied it all back together. I have screw heads you can see the bumps from under the skin. And, when coaching gymnastics in KS about 7 yrs ago I rolled it on a trampoline & now I very literally have a 'screw loose'. Sometimes it moves around & sticks where it hurts & I have to shake my ankle to get it to a place where I can walk again.

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

 

[NancyK]

I'm down 1 pound this week. Congrats to all those who have those beautiful new clippies!

 

[ohMom]

ok my turn

1 Tell us about your user name! (see, I said it would be quick, well maybe depending on the story! )

well it's kinda lame, i first found the DIS in 1999 planning our first familiy trip to WDW and my first ever, then after returning i didn't really stay active on the boards. for those who were around then you remember it was just trip planning, not the community, Just for Fun, etc stuff. then in 2003 ( i think i'll have to check my member since date ) we decided to plan for another trip, this one a land sea and my parents and brother would join us for the land portion. I told Mom (AlreadyexcitedGramm) about the boards for a friendly place to research etc; but i had to re-register b/c i couldn't remember my username (I thought it was ohmom?) but never would think of remembering my password my DH works in networking, big computers, and told me not to use anything remotely like my real name, so I thought, ok i'll be 'ohiomom' and shortened it to ohMom and totally capitialized it incorrectly without paying any attention



#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!
a. How old where you/when was it?
b. Was it a special time in your life?
c. How did you feel?
d. How did you take care of yourself? i.e. what did you eat, how did you exercise?
e. Did you do anything special to get to the most fit time in your life?
f. Tell us something that makes you smile when you think about it from that time frame.
e. details, details, details, it's all in the details so please tell us if you want to, I would love to hear about this special time in your life!

this one is maybe harder, i was totally NON athletic in school. I think in 2003 when Mom and I joined WISH, got PM buddies and really worked the WW plan I was definately the trimmest ever. Now was I my strongest? probably not, when I feel strong i'm not my trimmest. Powerwalking my first 1/2 marathon with the first WISH team certainly was a huge highlight in my 'athletic days' but looking back i can say i'm more conditioned for the miles 3 years later... but i have a tire around my middle

it's great to read everyone's stories....keep 'em coming!!

 

[SeaSpray]

#1 Tell us about your user name! (see, I said it would be quick, well maybe depending on the story! )

I've been using "SeaSpray" as a name online for over 12 years now. I chose it because I love the ocean.


#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!
I was was fit my entire life, until about 10 years ago when I moved to a new state and ate out of boredom and homesickness.

a. How old where you/when was it?
I was fit all of my life, gained a few pounds with each pregnancy but then took that weight off shortly after giving birth.


b. Was it a special time in your life?
c. How did you feel?
d. How did you take care of yourself? i.e. what did you eat, how did you exercise?
e. Did you do anything special to get to the most fit time in your life?
f. Tell us something that makes you smile when you think about it from that time frame.
e. details, details, details, it's all in the details so please tell us if you want to, I would love to hear about this special time in your life!

Ok, well since I've been UNFIT for only 10 years out of 46, it's easier to just say that I was fit and not overweight at all all of my life, until 10 years ago. LOL Not much else to say about it because back then I had no other point of reference (since I hadn't previously ever been overweight). However, NOW I am looking forward to just being "me" again; not "me" hiding inside a fat suit. Sorry if those words aren't politically correct, but it's how I've felt for the last 10 years; as if what the outside world was seeing really wasn't "me". Of course, it WAS "me". LOL *I* was the one who gained all that weight, but I never felt comfortable with myself for most of the last 10 years, and that, along with health concerns, is what motivated me to finally do something about it

 

[Debbie]

Just a quick check in, since BL is soon to start (and I'm watching Ellen while I wait).

I was thinking, "Boy everyone is quiet this week".....and then I realized I hadn't seen, read, or subscribed to this week---I was watching last week's thread. AND I didn't even notice the lock on it.

I maintained this week, which I am grateful for, since it was not a good week last week.

Congrats to the losers, the maintainers, and to those who gained and posted anyway. We are all winners in my book.

Back later!

 

[Diva Debi]

1 Tell us about your user name!
I use that name because my website/store domain is Divas Delights.

#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!
I would say right before I had my DD about 8 1/2 years ago. Now, that she is is almost 8--I guess can't blame it on baby fat...LOL

I usually just walk---they always say---start moving and watch what you eat and you will be ok....now with watching so much of what my DD has to eat, it sure does help!! All those years of hearing white bread, rice and noodles were bad for you---I finally see why! I am really suprised that I haven't been eating from the stress--but hey, I am not going to question it!

Well---hope you all have a great week!! I see everyone is doing really great!!

 

[becka]

#1 Tell us about your user name! (see, I said it would be quick, well maybe depending on the story! )

DH has always called me Becka. I found the DIS in 1999 when planning our belated honeymoon and just used his nickname for me.


#2 Tell us about when you were most fit in your life!

I am not sure I have ever been very fit but I think shortly after I got married I joined WW and went to the gym several times a week. Of course right now I am probably about in the same shape now as I was then which is a good thing considering I am 10 years old now.