Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[amykathleen2005]

1lb lost!

 

[jenanderson]

Really I think this is the best thing you can do Jen. I am being so honest that for months I have been beating myself up about the weight loss and i feel like it actually made things worse and I gained more weight. It finally took the new year for me to turn over a new page and push that button in my mind. Its amazing feeling once you let go of the resentment. You can do it. We are completely in the same shoes right now and I will be so nice to have each other to get us through this.

We are completely in the same shoes right now. I have really got to quit feeling bad about the things I do and start being positive about what I do. I decided that I will not write any negative things (or challenges as I like to call them) in my journaling. I am going to spend a whole week writing and saying only all the positive things.

My plans are simple and not having much to do makes it easy. Go to the gym on sat. run on sunday. Track my food. Eat at home. The only thing that could make it more of a challenge is my in laws want to go out to eat on sat to this place that apparently makes awesome burgers. I may just convince dh that he should go with the kids so that I can get more of the house organized. He loves a clean tidy house so he may go for it.

It is amazing how avoidance is sometimes the best option! It is so hard to resist a good burger so I like your idea!

I was so excited to jump out of bed and weigh in today. First time in a long time that I didnt dread standing on the scale. I am down 4.6lbs this week. I am really happy but would be lying if I didnt say I had a real small piece of disappointment in me because I was really hoping for 5. I am such a type A personality overacheiver. Nothing is ever good enough for me. Really overall I am thrilled!

WAY TO GO Lindsay! 4.6 pounds is amazing! Take my advice and only think positive about this accomplishment and don't let even a tiny bit of disappointment slip in! I am so inspired!!!!

Thanks for the support! It's going to be 50 here today and great running weather, except for the fact that I still feel horrible and can barely breathe. Of course that would happen to me. I am going to take the dog for a nice long walk though.

I have already planned healthy meals. I am going to walk the dog today, yoga tomorrow, and not sure about Sunday yet. I am really going to try to eat healthy snacks and no chocolate!

Hey Jill! I am sorry that you are still feeling horrible. Please take care of yourself and get better soon! As a fellow runner, I know how hard it is to pass up on great running weather. I think it is great that you try for a long walk with the dog.

Here's to your healthy snacks!

 

[jenanderson]

1lb lost!

WAY TO GO Amy! One pound lost is a wonderful way to start the challenge! Keep up the great work!

 

[melmar136]

Yay to all the losses!

I lost 3.4 this week, which I was really surprised about! I think I had been eating so much junk since Thanksgiving, and maybe lots of salty stuff, so maybe all the water helped! I don't know, but I will take it!

Planning for this weekend, I know I am going to be shopping for next week and have lots of healthy things on my list.
Other than that, it might be a little more difficult for me to get moving...DD is with her grandparents for the weekend, so I have my one weekend "off" a month, and tend to lounge more on those, lay on the couch and watch a movie, or go to a friend's for dinner.

Although, I have decided to do over my computer room, and put my exercise bike there, and maybe even look into getting a cheaper treadmill. So, maybe I can put my energy into doing that!

Good luck to the rest of you weighing in!

 

[JacksLilWench]

I love what you wrote this morning! It is great to see that you will use the weekend to set the foundation for success next week. It is even better to see how happy you are about all the changes and this new life! Your enthusiasm makes me feel great today!

As for your costume for the race....you can search online to see what others wear as well. I love thinking about what to wear for races and the Princess 1/2 was the funnest one to plan for. I will have to hunt down my photos and post them for you to see!

Thank you! I really mean it- I'm so excited for this change

I can't wait to see your pictures!

Whew finally caught up with everyone at last.
I plan to do another weigh in on monday (alongside my sister whos also trying to lose some weight but not in this challenge) in an effort to curtail my eating and make me stick to healthy foods
I have also told my youngest we will go swimming tomorrow morning when we get up and like all 5yr old boys he will make sure I keep my promise

Good luck everyone. Keep up the good work

Thanks Jen for coaching this week.

I like the idea of a Monday weigh-in! I might have to steal it for myself, haha

 

[grumpyskirtgirl]

I lost 5 lbs this week! I cant believe it. Being "forced" to weigh weekly has really helped be curb my unhealthy eating habits.

Next week I want to focus on exercise. I am thinking about trying the c25k since it seems like people have had success with that. But I do not have a stop watch, so I need to figure out how to time myself. That will be my weekend project & help me stay focused on my goal.

I am so thankful for all of the posts. I dont have time to respond much, but I faithfully read through the posts every evening.

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

QOTD- weekend plans to stay on rack are fruit-have strawberries,grapefuit,tang,cant.,-veggies-lots of salad, my standard snacks-Fiber onebrownies,lowfat frozen yog-breakfast is always the same- dinner is salad or protein and veg for me-chicken,fish,pork chops,stk...

I'll do my daily exercise-TM or video-30 min each day.

One thing I find is I can't have much in the way of starch or carbs-even brn rice, swt pot, ww pasta, I may have a little each wk but not too much. I have either a fiber cereal or fiber whole grain tst each am so I get some in. I track all my food and water, wgt ,exer- all daily so I see the trends.

I am not losing quickly but as long as I keep going down, I'm good. I don't change on the weekend because it would be to hard to keep restarting every Monday.

 

[happysummer]

Congrats to everyone who lost weight.
I am happy i lost 3 pounds.

I am lucky husband is cooking for the kids this weekend, so I do not have to do it.
i hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[linnell]

Hello all! 2 pounds down since Wednesday! YAY! My plans this weekend... well I'm going to NYC for the day tomorrow, so I will be walking a lot. I will be having lunch with friends, but I'll do my best to make good choices. Sunday, I'm going to make a big pot of soup so I can eat it all week. yum.

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

Hey there! I was so happy to see that I lost 4.5 pounds since Monday, but I can't help but wonder why! Weird I know. I did make a lot of changes like, drinking all the water (I thought I drank a lot of water before, but apparently not!) eating more fruit and vegies and being more active, but I didn't expect to lose that much. It makes me nervous for next week, to see if this week was just a lucky fluke or what! I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and try to fit in more exercise though. I think knowing that I was going to post here and be accountable to people really helped me stick to it. That's me, being more active! haha!

 

[6Smiles]

Well, I reported my first week weight! And I'm happy to report I lost 1 LB...

Congratulations!

Crazy hectic day but just wanted to say I lost 3lbs
Chuffed to bits
Heading back to read

Way to go 3lbs!

Oh, and look at my ticker, 6.8 pounds down today

This is incredible... Congratulations!

Success!! Another 2lbs lost!!

ONEderland, here I come!

Congratulations on the 2 lbs... I also am looking forward to ONEderland!

I was so excited to jump out of bed and weigh in today. First time in a long time that I didnt dread standing on the scale. I am down 4.6lbs this week. I am really happy but would be lying if I didnt say I had a real small piece of disappointment in me because I was really hoping for 5. I am such a type A personality overacheiver. Nothing is ever good enough for me. Really overall I am thrilled!

If you round up its 5

1lb lost!

Great Start!

Yay to all the losses!
I lost 3.4 this week, which I was really surprised about!

I like happy surprises!

I lost 5 lbs this week! I cant believe it. Being "forced" to weigh weekly has really helped be curb my unhealthy eating habits.

Congrats to everyone who lost weight.
I am happy i lost 3 pounds.

Hello all! 2 pounds down since Wednesday! YAY! My plans this weekend... well I'm going to NYC for the day tomorrow, so I will be walking a lot. I will be having lunch with friends, but I'll do my best to make good choices. Sunday, I'm going to make a big pot of soup so I can eat it all week. yum.

Congratulations! Have fun in NYC. Where are you lunching?

 

[6Smiles]

What do you do to keep from getting discouraged when you seem to have reached a plateau? I realize I lost this week, but I was thinking this is usually what causes me to quit trying. I want to try and put an action plan in place for when these weeks occur to avoid the all or nothing frame of mind.

Any ideas?

Kris

 

[my3princes]

I didn't get a chance to weigh in ths morning as I was hurriedly prepping for the appraiser. I'll try to remember tomorrow.

Took the youngest to the dermatologist this morning and he had to have a mole on his foot removed. Now he's sporting 2 stitches right at the sneaker line He has a Urology appointment later today so we're just hanging out for a little while at home.

 

[jenanderson]

I lost 3.4 this week, which I was really surprised about! I think I had been eating so much junk since Thanksgiving, and maybe lots of salty stuff, so maybe all the water helped! I don't know, but I will take it!

Planning for this weekend, I know I am going to be shopping for next week and have lots of healthy things on my list.
Other than that, it might be a little more difficult for me to get moving...DD is with her grandparents for the weekend, so I have my one weekend "off" a month, and tend to lounge more on those, lay on the couch and watch a movie, or go to a friend's for dinner.

Although, I have decided to do over my computer room, and put my exercise bike there, and maybe even look into getting a cheaper treadmill. So, maybe I can put my energy into doing that!

Good luck to the rest of you weighing in!

YAY! Another big loser! 3.4 pounds is a really strong start!

I think it is a great idea to make over your room and get it set up to helping with your exercising. I bet you could burn a lot of calories by moving things around!

I lost 5 lbs this week! I cant believe it. Being "forced" to weigh weekly has really helped be curb my unhealthy eating habits.

Next week I want to focus on exercise. I am thinking about trying the c25k since it seems like people have had success with that. But I do not have a stop watch, so I need to figure out how to time myself. That will be my weekend project & help me stay focused on my goal.

I am so thankful for all of the posts. I dont have time to respond much, but I faithfully read through the posts every evening.

WOW! 5 Pounds is AMAZING! You ROCK! Keep up the great work.

I think you would really enjoy the c25K program. I did mine using my iPod and the app which made the time super easy. If you don't have an iPod, I am sure you could find a really cheap watch with a second hand.

QOTD- weekend plans to stay on rack are fruit-have strawberries,grapefuit,tang,cant.,-veggies-lots of salad, my standard snacks-Fiber onebrownies,lowfat frozen yog-breakfast is always the same- dinner is salad or protein and veg for me-chicken,fish,pork chops,stk...

I'll do my daily exercise-TM or video-30 min each day.

One thing I find is I can't have much in the way of starch or carbs-even brn rice, swt pot, ww pasta, I may have a little each wk but not too much. I have either a fiber cereal or fiber whole grain tst each am so I get some in. I track all my food and water, wgt ,exer- all daily so I see the trends.

I am not losing quickly but as long as I keep going down, I'm good. I don't change on the weekend because it would be to hard to keep restarting every Monday.

Sounds like you have a good plan in place. It is not about losing the weight quickly (even though I would like it to be that way). It is so much about making the healthy habits that we can keep to have a healthier life!

Congrats to everyone who lost weight.
I am happy i lost 3 pounds.

I am lucky husband is cooking for the kids this weekend, so I do not have to do it.
i hope everyone has a great weekend.

WAY TO GO! 3 pounds is a great start to the challenge! Keep up the great work!

Hello all! 2 pounds down since Wednesday! YAY! My plans this weekend... well I'm going to NYC for the day tomorrow, so I will be walking a lot. I will be having lunch with friends, but I'll do my best to make good choices. Sunday, I'm going to make a big pot of soup so I can eat it all week. yum.

YAY! 2 pounds since Wednesday is AWESOME! Way to plan for a productive weekend as well. I will also be making soup this weekend...what type do you make?

 

[momofdjc]

QOTD, Thursday, January 5, 2012 - What is your Anchor????

This is tough. I think it's my kids. Watching how active they are and wanting to be able to keep up with them.

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

We have a final Christmas party tomorrow so that makes it a little harder and my youngest is making his 1st Reconciliation in the morning. I'm going to get up and exercise before I go his reconciliation. I will also make sure I eat a healthy lunch before we go to the party. Sunday should be easier. I need to go grocery shopping on Sunday so I will buy healthy stuff for me to eat.

 

[frndshpcptn]

Hello everyone!

Happy Friday! Having a great day. I tried the baby spinach, which I was committed to doing this week!!! I though I might weenie out right beforehand, but went with a friend to and told her my plan so that I had back up.

It was good! I mixed it with iceberg, and added chopped eggs, quinoa, carrots, grilled chicken and a bit of shredded white cheddar. Ate half the salad and was full. I'm saving the remainder for my afternoon snack.

I'm also down 4.5 pounds this week. Woo hoo

Feeling really positive as Ii head into the weekend!!!

Joslyn

 

[MoonFaerie]

Woo-hoo! 1.8 lb loss. I'm aiming for an average of 1.5 lbs per week, so I'm a little ahead. I wasn't expecting much, since I was a bit preoccupied this week. I've reworked my schedule for school - got rid of the terrifying organic chemistry and worked it so I can hit the gym 2 days per week. Which isn't a lot, so after talking to DH, I'm going to buy an elliptical for home. As a result, I've been working on clearing the junk out of the living room and moving furniture. It'll still be 2-3 weeks before we can get some of the old furniture out and actually get the elliptical bought and set up, but it'll be so nice to have.

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

Well, the weekends are actually pretty easy for me, since everyone's home. It's when only some of us are eating that I get lazy. Plus it looks like it'll be nice, so we'll hit the park, run a little, play some basketball, etc.

I'm more concerned about once I start back to school on Wed. I've been working on my schedule to fit some gym time in, and I'm starting to work on lunch ideas. It needs to be easily transported and not require heating. I'd really prefer to avoid a cooler too, since I already lug a billion lbs of books.

 

[belledreamer]

Good Morning Team Donald!

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

Thankfully my weekend job is pretty active which will help in getting my exercise in, but I'm still planning on taking at least 30 minutes each day walking on the treadmill or doing Just Dance 3.

If I have enough time to watch a 30 minute TV show, I can spend 30 minutes exercising.

 

[clhcpaca]

I've gotten behind in reading this thread. I joined Weight Watchers on Tuesday night; I purchased the monthly pass. So, there is another meeting (different leader) on Saturday morning, so I am going to that. I also want to go online and see what their program there is and how it works.

I plan to make menus this weekend and go shopping for what I need. Also, I need to drink more water: my goal is 32 oz daily (now it's just diet soda!!) And, I really want to try out the Weight Watchers Program seriously. I am good at sabotaging myself and then feeling very guilty about my actions or lack thereof.

I need to get into action. I have not done very well this week; I seem to be having a negative reaction to the idea of trying to lose weight. Maybe, that is the problem, I have tried so many times and have not been successful.

Cindy

 

[Disneyluvr]

Happy to report that I lost 2lbs this week!
I don't know how to do the multi-quote thing so I'll just say:

WOOHOO to all you LOSERS!! We're off and running in the right direction! Keep it up!


Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

I have training for work all weekend so I knew it was gonna be a struggle. So after consulting the experts (you all) I have a bag of healthy snacks/lunch all ready and I'm planning on using breaks to walk as much as I can.