Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[jenanderson]

Good Morning Team Donald!

I will come on later this morning to reply to people and check in to see how everyone is doing but wanted to get our QOTD posted.

Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually Yes.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Well, I'm finally going to post it..my workout/running playlist. It's got over 260 songs on it. I warn you now, i'm a youngin (25) and some of the music on here my offend some people which is why it will clearly say NSFW next to the artists name if it has explicit material or i think would offend people. Keep in mind not everyone listening to the same music. This list is constantly expanding when i have time to work on it. If you see any songs you would like, or if youd like to have all of them, welll send me a pm and we'll talk. So with out further ado My workout playlist

Holy goodness gracious, that's a big old playlist!! I will definitely be PMing you to get some of those songs

Good Morning Team Donald!

I will come on later this morning to reply to people and check in to see how everyone is doing but wanted to get our QOTD posted.

Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually Yes.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

My new favorite is one that kinda sounds a little crazy...like it should be followed with the phrase, "Come at me, bro!!" But the quote itself is:

"When life gets difficult, instead of saying 'Why me?', say 'Try Me.'"

I love it!!

 

[mikamah]

Good Morning Team Donald!

I will come on later this morning to reply to people and check in to see how everyone is doing but wanted to get our QOTD posted.

Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually Yes.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

From John Bingham on running, "The miracle is not that I finished, but that I had the courage to start." Two years ago, if you ever told me that the following year I would be running and do a half marathon I would have said you were out of your mind. But I did it. And for all the race I have done, I am always in the back of the pack, the bigger the pack the further from last I am, but I love the WISH motto, "Dead last finish beats Did not finish which greatly trumps Did not start." So while I don't want to be last, and haven't been yet, I would still cross that finishline with a smile and be proud because i had the courage to be out there at all.

Hello Team Donald! Our 2 new kitties have kept us very busy this weekend and I have not had time to post or follow along. We picked them up from the SPCA healthy on Friday but by Saturday the boy kitty was very sick. We paid the vet $185 and were sent home with *4* meds and special food to eat. He has really perked up since then but we had to do a lot of clean up Saturday morning from all his vomit and diarrhea
He also has a URI. Atleast the SPCA fee was super cheap - just $20 per cat and that included microchipping, sterilization, vaccines, exam.

They are brother and sister named Luna and Bo. They are just the cutest things you have ever seen. I will try to post a picture sometime next week.

Thank you all for encouraging me last week when I did not do well. Due to bloating and bad choices, I was UP almost 5 pounds during the week but managed to end the week with only a small gain. I know that sounds wierd for week 1 of a challenge but I am almost 2 years into this so it not new to me.

Congrats to all who did well last week and I hope we all have a great week ahead

Shawn

Congrats on the new kitty. I hope they are well now, and they stay healthy for you. Our vet bills for poko ended up being a bit of a shock, she had an intestinal bug, the shots, etc, but now I'm hoping she'll be healthy and we won't need to go back til next fall. Glad you were able to turn it around and minimize your gain. It bites to see the scale go up but it is a journey, and you are never alone.

My poor Molly left us this morning.

I am so very sorry for your loss. She was beautiful.

I was just talking to my mom about our next disney trip. I dont think financially we can swing it until at least summer of 2013 but she was saying how she wants to go next october to celebrate their 35 wedding anniversary. She asked if we would take the boys out of school and I said I would consider it but we couldnt afford to go along. She asked me to give her prices and it somehow has me thinking she wants to take us all. I would literally do a flip if that would be the case. So I will now be off daydreaming about the trip that probably wont happen but you never know.

I bet she will take you!!!! Just get those boys to start talking about disney whenever they are around her, "oh grandma, I hope some day we get to go on dumbo together." It would be an awesome way to celebrate their anniversary with their only grand children. They are at a great age to miss school too. Good luck!!

I I'm thinking it's time for us to all hold hands and sing "Kum-ba-ya" now.
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I'm singing! Thanks for new song in my head, I'll be singing all the while I walk Poko too.

Fastforward a number of years. Like 15 to be exact and here I am running for no reason other than to run. Heres what I like about it and how I got over the roadblock in my mind.

1. I love doing the races. I love the comradery it has with others. It just is a great feeling.
2. Its competitive. I am not a competitive runner with others because I am slow but its a competition within myself. Like each 5K I do I want to be faster. Or how fast can I run 1 mile. Or how far can I push myself to go.
3. It is such a feeling of accomplishment once you complete a goal you had set out to do. I actually sobbed after I did my first 5K, 10mile, half marathon. Its just an amazing feeling.
4. Although during the run it really doesnt seem enjoyable it is an amazing feeling of health when you are finished.
5. It tones those legs up like nobody's business.

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I love this list, Lindsay! Add me to the crying at the end of a race list. It is an overwhelming feeling to put yourself out there and be successful.

I have been thinking about this, and wanted to ask the runners here: My cousin suggested I try the couch 2 5K.... When I think of running, I think of high school gym class when they made us run around the track for a physical fitness test. It was pure torture to me. I was never into sports, and not extremely active, but back then, I was only slightly overweight, and yet it was still so difficult for me. So, I can only imagine how it would be for me now, weighing about 50 pounds more than I was then!
I just don't seem to be able to get past the idea that running would still be pure torture...not being able to breathe, knees aching, etc.
I know I should maybe just give it a try to see if it's something I might like now, but I have this awful roadblock in my head about it.
Did anyone else feel this way before they started running?

I hated the thought of running, and truly the thought of actually being able to do a race in disney was what got me to try it for the first time in my life. The first thing I did was buy a good running bra. My first one was Enell I ordered online, but since then I found moving comfort and I don't feel like I"m in a vise, but it's still good support. The c25k is an amazing program, and the first day I could not finish all the running intervals. Someone told me then also if I felt like I was dying, I was going too fast. Now my jog was slower than many others walking, but I was overweight and I didn't want to injure myself. I stuck it out, and did get to the end of the c25k where I ran 2.5 miles straight, but at that time it really hurt my hips and knees to run straight, so I went over to run/walk intervals and that made it more bearable. I think others mentioned Jeff Galloway and I'm sure he has a beginner program too, if you were to find that increasing the runnning length doesn't work. I didn't always like getting out there but I always felt so good after i finished.

Just finished week 1 day 1 of c25k. It felt really good to get back at it. I do have an app downloaded to my phone that keeps track of run/walk schedule for me. It helps alot since I don't always pay attention to the clock.

My exercise plan is to do every other day of c25k, workout with my trainer 2 days a week and do the workouts on my own on the off days. Now I just have to keep my goals insight so I stick with it!

Now I'm off to finish the dreaded

COngratulations!! Such a great feeling of axxomplishment!!

Good morning everyone!!

Well, I didn't stick with my plan at my nephews b-day, and had a second piece of pizza and a sliver of cake with ice cream. Definitely better than in the past, but not what I want to be doing. Funny how it sets you off on a bad roll sometimes, and when I got home, I found myself looking in the kitchen for something to eat, but not even being hungry. I took the dog out for a walk instead of eating, and then later had a banana and yogurt. I'm off for one more quick walk, and then need to make a salad for lunch. I hardboiled some eggs for it too, and picked up some taboule.

Have a marvelous monday everyone!!

 

[cclovesdis]

I went shopping the other day. I am getting together fixin's for sandwiches for the week. I will still have to do more as the week goes on since not everything can be prepared this far ahead. Still grappling with the evening meals alot. My DS runs and he is skinny, so needs alot of calories, so very often we eat different things. Not an ideal situation, but still having trouble finding something that will work for all of us. Still scanning the recipies in the links and the biggest loser recipe thread.

What about giving DS double portions?

Hello Team Donald! Our 2 new kitties have kept us very busy this weekend and I have not had time to post or follow along. We picked them up from the SPCA healthy on Friday but by Saturday the boy kitty was very sick.

Enjoy your new additions to your family! Hope he is feeling better still! Cannot wait for pictures!

I am happy to report that I survived my weekend training And I'm very proud of myself for passing up all the calorie laden, fattening, yummy treats I had my healthy snacks and I really didn't even miss the junk!

My poor Molly left us this morning.

I am sorry for your loss.

Hey CC! It is so nice that you "stopped by" our thread! I feel so good tonight after doing all the planning today. I forgot how nice it is to make plans to stay on plan and know that I am going to do it!

I am going to try and pop over more. It is hard to keep up with both threads and reply to both, but I am determined to do my best. I am sorry about all the competition. I think my anxiety and perfectionism got the best of me.

Got my run in and if felt great. It also helped my mood too. My dh asked if I took a pill when I was gone because apparently I was talking his ear off and being awfully chipper. So I can add that to the positives of running too. It works like prozac.

I'm sure working in a doctor's office you know this, but I wanted to throw this out there for the others. Studies have shown that exercise works as well as an anti-depressant. One of my goals is to stop needing at least one of my meds.

walking around the mall with DD. I took her shopping to look at dresses for her semi-formal dance. We found a dress but I need to find a coupon before I buy it (it is from Express and they always have coupons).

PM coming soon.

Side note- I got the best taste of Disney this weekend. Friday night, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to go see the Charlotte Symphony Disney Pops performance. Uh, YEAH!! It was so amazing!! They ended with a big sing-along to "It's A Small World" and I almost cried...I'm a little silly like that, but it was so worth it. I will have to find out when they're doing that again, and buy tickets for me and my mom

Hey JEN~I posted on the Team Mickey thread one minute after you (and didn't know you were posting at the same time) and said almost the same thing They're going to think we're crazy and harassing them! But, great minds DO think alike

Jill

Nah, we love seeing you!

Well, I'm finally going to post it..my workout/running playlist. It's got over 260 songs on it. I warn you now, i'm a youngin (25)

Thank you for posting this! At age 27, I have no idea what people our age listen to thanks to my parents forbidding me to listen to music until I was like 26.

Thank you!

The full moon takes place in 2 hours 48 minutes.

My parents will be very happy to know that.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

My undergrad college used the quote from Les Browning: Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars.

I have a frame with the quote on it in my bedroom and look at it daily.

 

[cclovesdis]

Healthy Habits Update: I am all caught up on PMs. If you sent me your Healthy Habits scores and did not receive a reply, please PM me again. Thank you!

 

[jenanderson]

Healthy Habits Update: I am all caught up on PMs. If you sent me your Healthy Habits scores and did not receive a reply, please PM me again. Thank you!

I KNEW there was something I forgot to do this weekend! I might still send it with a big I AM SORRY for being so late!

Thanks for all the work you do CC...it is greatly appreciated!

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

Good Morning Team Donald!

I will come on later this morning to reply to people and check in to see how everyone is doing but wanted to get our QOTD posted.

Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually Yes.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

Many years ago, I found this little poem on a plaque and I still love to read it today:

DON'T QUIT...When your luck is down, And your world goes wrong, When life's all uphill, And the road is long, Keep your spirits high, For through thick and thin, You must carry on, If you are to win...Never mind if things hold you back a bit--You'll come out on top, But you mustn't quit.

And I love the line from Biggest Loser the other day: If you arn't moving, you arn't losing!!!

 

[jenanderson]

Time to catch up with you all since I now have a break in my classes. My schedule is kind of a bummer at times because I have all these shorter breaks in the day and it sometimes makes it hard to really get things done in my classroom. On the other hand, it makes it easier for me to coach and check in during the day. Knowing I would be on the DIS on my breaks, I made sure I was all set for the whole week last night. It feels really good to be so prepared with all my teaching things as well!

I use my fitness pal app and the bar scanner is the best part.

Maybe we should all start sharing all the great fitness and diet apps we use! There are a lot of good ones out there but it is nice to hear from others what really works for them.
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Got my run in and if felt great. It also helped my mood too. My dh asked if I took a pill when I was gone because apparently I was talking his ear off and being awfully chipper. So I can add that to the positives of running too. It works like prozac.

Running or any exercising really does help! Last night I was a bit crabby because I didn't want to do cross training but I actually had so much fu doing my Wii Fit and in the end, I was in a better mood as well.

I made a super yummy dinner out of the cooking light magazine.

1. spray sauce pan with cooking spray. add thinly diced onion and garlic. cook until soft. add italian seasoning. add store bought low sodium spaghetti sauce.
2. Turn broiler on High.
3. Brown thinly sliced chicken breasts in an oven proof skillet. Top with thinly sliced pepperoni approx 2-3 pieces per breast. Top with a small amount of sauce and sprinkle 1 cup of low fat mozzerrella cheese over all of the chicken.
4. put entire skillet in the oven and broil on high for 2 minutes or until cheese is a tinge of brown and toasty looking.

1 5oz piece of chicken with toppings is 340 calories. I added a 1/2 cup of pasta with it to make my dinner 445 calories. It was very very good and the entire family loved it.

Thanks for sharing a recipe! I am loving all the great new food ideas I have thanks to all of you!

I was just talking to my mom about our next disney trip. I dont think financially we can swing it until at least summer of 2013 but she was saying how she wants to go next october to celebrate their 35 wedding anniversary. She asked if we would take the boys out of school and I said I would consider it but we couldnt afford to go along. She asked me to give her prices and it somehow has me thinking she wants to take us all. I would literally do a flip if that would be the case. So I will now be off daydreaming about the trip that probably wont happen but you never know.

Oooh...that would be so fun if your mom took you! You can always dream!!!!

I wish I could say yes to this question...but I can't, haha. I have had zero time to make a meal plan. And even if I did, I have no idea where to start. I am not a cook by nature, but I know it's one of those things I am going to have to get better at. Any easy recipes anyone can share would be awesome!

Some people can do great without a meal plan. I just know that I am one of those people who when there is not plan...I go off plan! Hopefully some of the recipes that have been posted can help you out!

So, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have been toying with the idea of going slightly more meatless in my life and want to try eating healthier protein options. The only issue is I'm not sure exactly what those options would be. I know one option is tofu- and I'm not totally against that, I just have NOOO idea how to prepare that. Can anyone give me any tips and tricks?

I am sure there will be some people here who can help you out with this one.

Side note- I got the best taste of Disney this weekend. Friday night, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to go see the Charlotte Symphony Disney Pops performance. Uh, YEAH!! It was so amazing!! They ended with a big sing-along to "It's A Small World" and I almost cried...I'm a little silly like that, but it was so worth it. I will have to find out when they're doing that again, and buy tickets for me and my mom

This sounds amazing! I would have totally cried! I cry at some many Disney things...walking down Main Street, Wishes, most Disney movies, etc.

On Fridays, I plan all my meals from Saturday through Thursday. I also grocery shop of Fridays after work. So meals are planned and I will probably have leftovers or a wrap and fruit for lunch. Although, I did steal Wednesday's meal for today because as I cooked ground turkey for tacos, the smell made me so sick that I threw it out I'm not sure what it was, but my belly told me that it was NOT eating ground turkey tacos So, now I don't have a meal for Wednesday, but I'll figure it out.

Well, today was a productive day with laundry, cooking 2 dinners (and throwing one out~see above lol), ironing, cleaning, and DISing lol. I definitely need to check out the Mickey thread and see what some of the great people from the fall challenge are up to. I need to get my boys to bed, so I'm heading off. I will have much more time tomorrow to catch up.

Hello Jill! Looks like you were busy...especially with the cooking. I hate when you take the time to plan and then part of it does not work out like you planned...I am sure you will find something else good to replace the lost meal for Wednesday.

I usually have a general plan for the week and tend to "play it by ear" since things always tend to pop up. One challenge for the week is my youngest son's birthday on Wednesday. It will be the cake that throws me off ... I will be watching myself.

1. “Your Future:” Last we, we “recorded” our goals for the challenge. This week, ”record” up to 3 changes you hope to see in yourself at the end of the challenge.

• I would like to run a 5k without stopping to walk.
• My muffin top has disappeared.
• I would like to look better in my bathing suit.

If you feel you want to have some of the cake, just be sure to take a small portion sized piece. I was surprised that I was able to resist on my son's birthday and actually did not miss it all that much.

I like your goals. Keep working hard and you will accomplish all of them!

Hey JEN~I posted on the Team Mickey thread one minute after you (and didn't know you were posting at the same time) and said almost the same thing They're going to think we're crazy and harassing them! But, great minds DO think alike

Jill

Too funny Jill! Great minds do think alike!

ISent DH grocery shopping while I wrote out some bills, put some more Christmas stuff away. We had tacos tonight and will have the rest tomorrow night (made with 99% FF ground turkey and home made tortillas). I made bourban chicken tonight to have Tue/Wed. All that needs to be done is steam the rice and veggies. I will make a turkey meatloaf at the end of the week baked potatoes and broccoli. I baked chicken for lunches, when the rolls I have are gone I am going to try to make a 6 grain bread. Plenty of fruits in the fridge. Steel cut oats in the crock pot for breakfast. We are set to go!!!

Sounds like you are totally prepared for the week Janis! I really am so impressed by people who can get the whole week ready. I am always impressed when I have the plan and a few things ready to go.

I haven't been following the whole thread yet - kinda trying to catch up with stuff...

Last week I wanted to control the snacks I was eating.. and I did good... This week might be a little bit tougher since I have to travel down to Jersey - but I will give myself one day and then get back to watching. I am also going to bring some fruit with me so I can have healthy snacks at least.

Great job controlling the snacks last week! I see you are traveling this week and have planned to bring some fruit with you for healthy snacks - that will really help you stay on plan this week!

Well, I'm finally going to post it..my workout/running playlist. It's got over 260 songs on it. I warn you now, i'm a youngin (25) and some of the music on here my offend some people which is why it will clearly say NSFW next to the artists name if it has explicit material or i think would offend people. Keep in mind not everyone listening to the same music. This list is constantly expanding when i have time to work on it. If you see any songs you would like, or if youd like to have all of them, welll send me a pm and we'll talk.

I love that you shared your whole list! I am going to take a closer look at it this week because my list needs some help. Thanks for taking the time to share it all!

May the following poem bring you comfort. it was given to me when we received our Bonnies ashes.

The Rainbow Bridge

'There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass.

When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Her bright eyes are intent; her eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly she begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, her legs carrying her faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.'

Janis

Thanks for sharing this Janis. Hopefully it will give Amy, and all the others who have lost pets some peace. It was good for me to read today because our old cat is not doing well and he has to go to the vet this week so we can decide what to do with him. Losing a pet or even having one be sick is so hard.

Good Monday morning everyone.

I got up and did a short workout. I am planning a longer one this afternoon but I have a meeting after school. I will probably need the workout to get rid of the stress of the meeting.

Crazy day today and I am hoping to get completely cleaned up desk between today and tomorrow. I need to get some things done today since I am testing tomorrow. Off to pack lunch and get dressed.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Hello Dona! Good job getting your workout done in the morning. I said I was going to but forgot that I had changed the time on my alarm so unfortunately I got up late. I hope you enjoy the longer workout later in the day.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am feeling good though because I just feel like I am on the right track.

So happy to hear you say this. Good work.

Side note- I got the best taste of Disney this weekend. Friday night, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to go see the Charlotte Symphony Disney Pops performance. Uh, YEAH!! It was so amazing!! They ended with a big sing-along to "It's A Small World" and I almost cried...I'm a little silly like that, but it was so worth it. I will have to find out when they're doing that again, and buy tickets for me and my mom

wow that sounds really cool. I would have cried too.

I downloaded a new app on my Kindle Fire called moon phase pro. It's free right now. The full moon takes place in 2 hours 48 minutes.

Janis

that is completely awesome. I need that app so I can brace myself for the nuttiness to occur when the fullness is approaching.

Good Morning Team Donald!
Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

Jen, You sent me a postcard with this quote and mickey on it back when you were doing the HH prizes. I have it on my office door and I look at it often to remind myself to continue on both in my journey to be healthy as well as general life things I want to accomplish.

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them"

Well, I didn't stick with my plan at my nephews b-day, and had a second piece of pizza and a sliver of cake with ice cream. Definitely better than in the past, but not what I want to be doing. Funny how it sets you off on a bad roll sometimes, and when I got home, I found myself looking in the kitchen for something to eat, but not even being hungry. I took the dog out for a walk instead of eating, and then later had a banana and yogurt. I'm off for one more quick walk, and then need to make a salad for lunch. I hardboiled some eggs for it too, and picked up some taboule.

Have a marvelous monday everyone!!

I totally had the same feeling on saturday after we went to dinner and I splurged on some fried things (kept in my calorie range) but when I got home I found myself wanting to eat whatever. I ended up have a cup of soup for 60cal and then just going to bed to avoid continuing to eat for no reason. Isnt it crazy how the brain works.

Today is a new day and it sounds like you have it all under control again. Good job.

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Today is off to a good start. I am amazed that I am no longer craving my morning fast food breakfast. My mini bagel and banana is my new thing. It is a great feeling.

Today I have a lean cuisine for lunch with a orange. Dinner will be a BLT sandwich with turkey bacon and a side salad. Today is supposed to be my rest day for exercise. I have done something every day since last tuesday so I am in need of a small rest. Ryan has bball practice tonight so it works out well.

TTYL

 

[jenanderson]

My new favorite is one that kinda sounds a little crazy...like it should be followed with the phrase, "Come at me, bro!!" But the quote itself is:

"When life gets difficult, instead of saying 'Why me?', say 'Try Me.'"

I love it!!

I love the quotes...I think I need to say "Try Me" a little more!

From John Bingham on running, "The miracle is not that I finished, but that I had the courage to start." Two years ago, if you ever told me that the following year I would be running and do a half marathon I would have said you were out of your mind. But I did it. And for all the race I have done, I am always in the back of the pack, the bigger the pack the further from last I am, but I love the WISH motto, "Dead last finish beats Did not finish which greatly trumps Did not start." So while I don't want to be last, and haven't been yet, I would still cross that finishline with a smile and be proud because i had the courage to be out there at all.

Well, I didn't stick with my plan at my nephews b-day, and had a second piece of pizza and a sliver of cake with ice cream. Definitely better than in the past, but not what I want to be doing. Funny how it sets you off on a bad roll sometimes, and when I got home, I found myself looking in the kitchen for something to eat, but not even being hungry. I took the dog out for a walk instead of eating, and then later had a banana and yogurt. I'm off for one more quick walk, and then need to make a salad for lunch. I hardboiled some eggs for it too, and picked up some taboule.

Have a marvelous monday everyone!!

Kathy - Love the quotes! The WISH motto has gotten me through so many miles that it is hard to believe I could be where I am without it.

Sounds like you did the best thing after the party by taking the dog out for a walk. I am happy that you did not give into the urge of finding something in the kitchen when you weren't hungry. It is amazing how we do that to ourselves.

I am going to try and pop over more. It is hard to keep up with both threads and reply to both, but I am determined to do my best. I am sorry about all the competition. I think my anxiety and perfectionism got the best of me.

My undergrad college used the quote from Les Browning: Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars.

I have a frame with the quote on it in my bedroom and look at it daily.

CC - You are amazing trying to keep up with both threads. I plan on popping over on the other one much more after I am done coaching this week though.

Love the quote you shared with us today. It is totally true and I tell that to my students all the time!

Many years ago, I found this little poem on a plaque and I still love to read it today:

DON'T QUIT...When your luck is down, And your world goes wrong, When life's all uphill, And the road is long, Keep your spirits high, For through thick and thin, You must carry on, If you are to win...Never mind if things hold you back a bit--You'll come out on top, But you mustn't quit.

And I love the line from Biggest Loser the other day: If you arn't moving, you arn't losing!!!

Another good one! It is so important that we just say over and over again that we must not quit.

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I am not sure why but I am hungry this morning. I am going to use the rest of my break to go refill my water (and go to the bathroom) and take a quick walk around the school. Then I will have classes straight until lunch time and I am looking forward to my soup today! It is freezing in my classroom and the soup will warm me up, fill me up and leave plenty of points in my day for dinner tonight. We are having hamburgers and those are always a little high in points.

Hope everyone is having a happy and healthy Monday!
Jen

 

[trinaweena]

Janis - Haha, some of the songs are pretty pffensive with their lyrics so I just wanted to make sure I didn't offend anyone! As unhappy as I am with Glee this season the music is still great to work out to .

And I don't remember who asked, but yeah my dad is a big influence on my taste in music, but also I just like a lot of variety and I like older music as well as new music. I can't listen to the same stuff all the time, which is why that playlist is so long. I also really like the show Supernatural which uses a lot of classic rock in the show.

QOTD I have lots of quotes that i come across that I find inspirational, but one that comes to mind the most often is from Doctor Who. I don't see this as specific to weight loss, just in general a quote I try to keep in mind every day.
'The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things but vice versa, the bad things don't always spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

I like to remember this, especially when I have a bad day, because it always puts things in perspective for me

I was supposed to go to physical therapy this morning, but I changed the appointment to tomorrow because I pulled a muscle in my back and it was still bothering me. I think it should be fine by tomorrow.

This is my last week of freedom before the semester starts up again, I'm determined to relax as much as I can to be honest, because I won't have any time for relaxing once the semester starts. Breakfast today was a piece of toast (oat bread or something like that, idk the healthy stuff) with all natural peanut butter and strawberries. I think I will do pretty well with eating today. My biggest problem will be wanting to eat dinner again when I get home from work. I need to work on that.

For those who are thinking about doing C25K, I HIGHLY recomend it. I did it last year and it was great! I did track all through highschool, and I was actually quite good at it, but I HATED it. When I started my new healthy lifestyle I didn't think running would be for me. I tried the C25K and it was perfect. It made me love running because it made me feel like I could do it. I love how gradual it is and it makes you feel really great about yourself. The best part was my dog did it with me, so she learned the same way that I did.

Now of course I can't run, but I'm hoping I will get good news about my hip when I go to the doctors tomorrow. I miss running so much, I was up to 5 miles, and I know I'm going to have to start again, so i'm actually thinking of going to C25K again. It will be easier this time I think, but with my injury, I need to move slowly.

So if your thinking about it I would say def give it a try! I love that I can call myself a runner now. We went to the Nike store right before christmas and my boyfriend had to drag me out! He said it was about equivalent with the disney store!

Speaking of disney, I'm getting so excited for our trip! I know its still 4 months away but yeah I'm excited! Also sad thought, because I don't think there will be another trip in the next three years because of school. Thats ok though, like my boyfriend said, I know its not my LAST trip

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

I just had to come on real quick because I had a Non Scale Victory. I bought a couple of pairs of size 20 jeans & XL shirts w/o trying them on to motivate be to get to the next smaller size. And I came home and tried everything on to see how close I was... AND EVERYTHING FIT!!!!! Just the small weight loss in this first week has already gotten me to a size that I havent been in 10 years!

Thank You for this challenge!


Good luck everyone. Celebrate the small victories because they can turn in to large ones!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this post!! Congratulations Tina!!

I will admit that I like to run without music a lot of the time. I do use it to motivate me though when the run gets to be really long or is challenging (like the days when we run hills).
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Jen

Totally sling your playlist Jen!

I fixed this for dinner tonight. It was very good!

http://skinnytaste.ziplist.com/reci...ntent=skinnytaste&raw_body=&theme=skinnytaste

Skinnytaste rocks my world! I just made the Chicken pot pie soup! Soooo yummy!

WW is a great program. Journaling really helped me, along with the water they had me drink. I used to go to the meetings, now I do it online. I love the fact that I can journal online, on my computer and home or work or on my phone when on the go. I enter everything I eat, and any exercise I do. I think you might have the same online tools when you attend meetings. And lots of people on this thread do WW, so you can always ask questions!

Well, my first week was a gain, but I expected that. We were on our trip, and then returning with all the junk food in the house and the craziness at work catching up, so I decided to start with this week. I did weigh myself when we returned, and then I gained a huge amount - missed some days with water, wasn't eating oatmeal for breakfast, still snacking on the wrong things. So based on my high weight right after my first weigh in (I think the trip kicked in), and what I weighed in, I actually had lost 2.5 pounds, so I'll take it! I'm back on track, gained some during the holidays, but I expected that so I'm ready to hit the ground running. Got all my healthy food in the house and am good to go. DH even offered to take me out to eat at our favorite steakhouse last night, as a last fling, but I was on my first day so turned it down (just as well, he is pretty sick today). I will take it some weekend as my splurge, since WW gives me some splurge points.

Even got some exercise in, doing some walking. The weather is beautiful here right now, and my allergies aren't as bad since it is technically winter. I will probably start my non-walking exercise Monday. Although since a coworker was interested in walking during our breaks, may do both!

Carol

Oh Carol, how I envy good journal keepers! I am just so terrible at it! And, hang in there!!! My favorite quote is that weight loss is a journey...with many peaks and valleys

Hi Karen! I've missed you. Hope you are doing well, and looking forward to sitting on our porches this spring while we dis in the warm sunshine. Though yesterday we could have been out there, it was beautiful here.

KATHY! I missed you too!! I was dissing in the sun on Saturday when I posted and thought about last spring....nothing beats some good sunshine! It feels great to be back in the swing with my ladies

Sunday's QOTD: Now that it is Sunday, what are you doing to plan for the week? Do you have everything you need to make good meals for the week? Will you be cooking things today to make it easier during the week?

Where did my weekend go! I was planning on planning my meals and then before I knew it, it was 9pm! After spin class tonight I will get right on the planning....or at least I plan to plan....lol

It's never too late--in fiction or in life--to revise - Nancy Thayer, author

Parting with unforgiving ways

Consider the things in your life that you feel are irreversible or too embarrassing to touch upon. The path of least resistance is often the wrong choice, especially when admitting to someone else that you were wrong. Is there anyone in your life that you need to apologize to? Clearing up disagreements--no matter how far removed--frees both parties to move forward in a more healthy way. Not to mention it improves relationships of all kinds. Pride isn't something that is easy to part with, but being unforgiving can eat away at a friendship or marriage. Good relationships have boundless benefits, so work to make them the best they can be!

The hallmark of a BL challenge is that it is a positive, supportive place.

I'm thinking it's time for us to all hold hands and sing "Kum-ba-ya" now.
This is one heck of a full moon this month!

LISA! This is why I missed you!!! Your inspirational words get me moving every time! Hope all is well with you

Here is what we are having for dinner tonight:

Brown 4-6 LEAN pork loin chops in a skillet. Mix a can of chicken with rice soup, 1 cup of orange juice, and 1 1/3 cups of white rice in a large casserole dish. Place the browned pork chops on top. Bake in a 350 degree oven, covered, for 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake another 10 minutes.

I will admit these are better when you use the assorted (fattier) pork chops, but I am trying to be good.

The approximate calorie count when you eat a 6 oz. chop and 1/4 of the rice is 340 calories. Not too bad!

OK!! YUM!!

My poor Molly left us this morning.

Oh Amy....sending you supportive thoughts and lots of

I am feeling good though because I just feel like I am on the right track.

Way to go Jen!!

Side note- I got the best taste of Disney this weekend. Friday night, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to go see the Charlotte Symphony Disney Pops performance. Uh, YEAH!! It was so amazing!! They ended with a big sing-along to "It's A Small World" and I almost cried...I'm a little silly like that, but it was so worth it. I will have to find out when they're doing that again, and buy tickets for me and my mom

I would have been crying along with ya!!

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

"Nothing tastes as good as being healthy and full of energy feels."

From John Bingham on running, "The miracle is not that I finished, but that I had the courage to start." Two years ago, if you ever told me that the following year I would be running and do a half marathon I would have said you were out of your mind. But I did it. And for all the race I have done, I am always in the back of the pack, the bigger the pack the further from last I am, but I love the WISH motto, "Dead last finish beats Did not finish which greatly trumps Did not start." So while I don't want to be last, and haven't been yet, I would still cross that finishline with a smile and be proud because i had the courage to be out there at all.

LOVE it Kathy!!!

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Good Morning Donalds...ok, almost afternoon! Busy morning at school with my students but a last minute cancellation was a blessing...I accomplished so much more! Another meeting at 1:30 but a healthy lunch in the middle Now that the dining hall serves G-F bread AND cold cuts, I am in heaven! They even have one soup that is G-F!

My weekend was filled with sleep and good friends...no, not together. I had a final lunch with my friend Roz who is due with her first baby on the 16th. She is going to be ultra busy so I wanted to take her out to celebrate before her arrival. She is such an inspiration...her words and support mean so much to me I can't wait to meet little Emma next week...ok, we hope next week!

it's back to spin class for me tonight!! I broke my leg 2 1/2 years ago and I still have had difficulty with my ankle December was absolutely terrible with pain...I really needed to rest it so I did. I feel good about tonight but I will be taking it easy....just to get back in the swing.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day...oh, and the snarky thing...not on this thread!!! I have "met" the most supportive people here!!!

 

[lisah0711]

LISA! This is why I missed you!!! Your inspirational words get me moving every time! Hope all is well with you

Hi Karen! Nice to see you too!

 

[cjdj4]

Home today. DD woke up in the middle of the night sick. Stuffy nose, headache, and sore throat. So we stayed home today.

Good Morning Team Donald!

I will come on later this morning to reply to people and check in to see how everyone is doing but wanted to get our QOTD posted.

Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually Yes.

Motivational quotes can really help us get through a difficult day or a challenging week. They can inspire us through a hard workout and remind us why we are working so hard.

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

"The man who moves mountains begins by moving away small stones." - William Faulkner.

I Love this quote because it applies to so many things in life. Most things worth doing require us to eat the elephant one bit at a time, and it applies to weight loss too. If we lose a pound a week in 50 weeks we will have lost 50 lbs. No-one loses 50 lbs. in a week. You just have to keep moving the small stones (or lbs.) away one at a time until you have moved the mountain (or met your goal).

 

[klmrph]

My quote

The greatest wealth is health.
– Virgil

The only way I am going to enjoy my wealth down the road is to get healthy. My DH and I are working our tails off to make our future great and I want to enjoy it.

Just completed week 1 of C25K - I redid one of the days to make sure I was ready to go on to week 2, which I will do day 1 wk 2 on Wed this week.

 

[ougrad86]

All I have to do is fold it and put it away and I find it dreadful.

For some reason, folding is what I hate the most about laundry. So I trained my DS .

I saw this over on the Gift shop thread..

I have a Philharmajic (sp?) Tshirt, but not like that! What the heck is on the front?!

OK, this is an edit - just noticed that is a picture - when I first saw it, it looked 3D! Thought his big ol' furry tail was sticking out!

Good Morning Team Donald! Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

I don't think I have a quote. I give myself peptalks, how I need to do this (and don't need that cookie) because I want to be healthy, live longer and look good in what I wear. Each peptalk varies, depending on my frame of mind.

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Not having a great day mindwise, but staying OP. Had to really talk myself out of having a another ice cream last night (I have one a night as a treat), and was successful - just went to bed . Woke up this morning, walking down the stairs, grumbling "I don't want to be on a diet". All morning I have felt put upon (even though I did this to myself), because I have to do this. But I have not given in, continue to be OP, and took a walk before lunch to get my 20 minutes in. I may be tired, only got 6 hours sleep, so that might be what is bringing this on.

The walk helped. It was cold and brisk outside. I am eating my soup now and it is snowing. I also told two of my friends how I feel, but the fact that from my heaviest last week I have now lost 5 pounds! Not sure why I should feel sorry for myself!

But I still do.... Gotta make sure to get a good night's sleep tonight. Thanks for letting me vent.

Loaded some apps, will have to take a look at them. Loaded one for the C25K, but with my knees, I kinda doubt I can actually do it. I have to get my shots (a series of 10, 5 in each knees, over 5 weeks) which are excrutiating, but let me run (well, walk fast) around Disney almost pain free. They lasted about a year-and-one-half last time, hope they do the same this time.

Back to work!

Carol

 

[jenanderson]

Monday's QOTD: Share a quote that motivates, inspires or helps you through on your journey to a healthy life.

Here is the quote that helped me through all the months of training for my marathon....

This is NOT about instant gratification. You have to work hard for it, sweat for it and give up sleeping in to get your extra workout done.

QOTD I have lots of quotes that i come across that I find inspirational, but one that comes to mind the most often is from Doctor Who. I don't see this as specific to weight loss, just in general a quote I try to keep in mind every day.
'The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things but vice versa, the bad things don't always spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

I like to remember this, especially when I have a bad day, because it always puts things in perspective for me

Speaking of disney, I'm getting so excited for our trip! I know its still 4 months away but yeah I'm excited! Also sad thought, because I don't think there will be another trip in the next three years because of school. Thats ok though, like my boyfriend said, I know its not my LAST trip

I like the quote your shared! It is always important to remember that bad things do not spoil good things....that is a good one!

YAY! I love trips to Disney! When exactly are you going? Where are you going to stay? Our family is a WDW junkie sort of family. We are excited, but slightly nervous, to be planning our first trip to DL. We will be going at the end of June!

Where did my weekend go! I was planning on planning my meals and then before I knew it, it was 9pm! After spin class tonight I will get right on the planning....or at least I plan to plan....lol

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

"Nothing tastes as good as being healthy and full of energy feels."

I love how you are planning to plan! LOL!

You listed 2 of my favorite quotes. I will admit that I take all the quotes that I love from here and other places and put them on post it notes and put them up around my classroom. The ones specific to weight loss go right by my desk. The ones about living healthy go by my board with my medals. The ones about being successful in life go all around where my students can see them.

Home today. DD woke up in the middle of the night sick. Stuffy nose, headache, and sore throat. So we stayed home today.


"The man who moves mountains begins by moving away small stones." - William Faulkner.

I Love this quote because it applies to so many things in life. Most things worth doing require us to eat the elephant one bit at a time, and it applies to weight loss too. If we lose a pound a week in 50 weeks we will have lost 50 lbs. No-one loses 50 lbs. in a week. You just have to keep moving the small stones (or lbs.) away one at a time until you have moved the mountain (or met your goal).

Hope DD is feeling better today!

Your quote is going to go on my classroom door for the week. Love it!

My quote

The greatest wealth is health.
– Virgil

The only way I am going to enjoy my wealth down the road is to get healthy. My DH and I are working our tails off to make our future great and I want to enjoy it.

Just completed week 1 of C25K - I redid one of the days to make sure I was ready to go on to week 2, which I will do day 1 wk 2 on Wed this week.

WAY TO GO! I am so happy to read that you completed week 1 of the C25K! It is also good to read that you modified it to work for you....I tell people to do that all the time and I think that helps with the success of the program!

 

[frndshpcptn]

Hi everyone,

I thought about this today - I really, really like the routine of coming online at lunch and posting on this board. It helps keep me accountable and the support here is just so encouraging! So thanks everyone!!

I had an ok eating weekend (splurged on some vegetarian spring rolls and pasta)- but went for an hour and a half walk and then an hour of ice skating to get in some good physical activity. I'm hoping my Leslie Sansone DVDs arrive today.

My boyfriend and I went out for a sweet snack last night. He got an ice cream sundae and I got a decaf iced coffee. It was sweet - but without most of the calories! I felt really good about that choice.

Having a great bowl of chicken and rice soup for lunch and I have bell peppers with light ranch dip for my afternoon snack. Colorful and delicious! Dinner will be veggies and possibly a turkey sandwich?

Hope everyone has a strong week!
Joslyn

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Hi Everyone I dont have any special quotes but I have really enjoyed reading all of yours I think I will write them all down in my notebook and then they will be there when I need inspiring

 

[cjdj4]

Hope DD is feeling better today!

Your quote is going to go on my classroom door for the week. Love it!

Thanks! I think she'll be ok. Hopefully ok for school tomorrow. I am glad you like my quote. I actually have it in my signature line for my work email. I never applied to weight loss before today. Funny how something so poignant can be in one area of your life and it takes you years to realize it applies to other areas of your life! Sometimes I am slow learner, lol.