Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[mommyof2Pirates]

Trina- Im so glad that everything went well and even better than you expected. I hope they can find some kind of diagnosis that will help you to know how to fix your issues. Im sure it is so frustrating not getting the answers.

I tried multiple times to reply today but never had enough time to finish. Now I only have a few minutes before my evening mommy duties need to get started so I wanted to at least come on and say hello.

TOM arrived today. So I am feeling tired and hormonal. I know this too shall pass but this month I am not letting it detour me off of my plan. I had some crazy cravings this afternoon for a greasy burger but I was able to talk myself off of the ledge. Instead I got a rotisserrie chicken and heres what I made.

1 piece of toast topped with an once or so of chicken. 4 thin slices of tomatoe and 1 slice of american cheese. I broiled it to melt the cheese. It was very good. = 150 calories. I wasnt sure what to eat with it. I am not in the mood for salad or veggies. I decided upon a serving of tater tots baked in the oven.

Ok well I hope to hop on later and catch up better.

 

[buzz5985]

Hello from your newest Team Donald member!!

I posted my intro in the Main BL thread but here it is again!

Here's a little about me:

I am a 27 year old SAHM to 2 little monkeys. DD - 3 and DS - 1 1/2. My weight problem started AFTER my DD was born. I had 2 very difficult pregnancies. I had hyperemesis gravidarum with both. For those of who don't know what that is...it is severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Unlike most women, the sickness doesn't end with the first trimester. I start vomiting at about 6 weeks along and go all the way until the baby is born. NOT FUN! With my daughter I was hospitalized 11 times! With my son they knew I couldn't be in the hospital that much with a little one at home so they inserted a PIC line and I was hooked up to IV fluids at home.

Well I lost 20 lbs when I was pregnant with my daughter. When I gave birth to her I felt great! I was 20 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight. However, that changed really fast. Within a year of giving birth I had gained almost 80 lbs! My whole body chemistry changed and my body didn't know how to handle food anymore, since I didn't keep much down during my pregnancy. I NEVER had a weight problem until then. So it's been about 2.5 years and this person that I see in the mirror every day IS NOT ME!! She needs TO GO!!! Well I am done having kids (can't handle anymore pregnancies like that) so it is time to find my real body again! AND 8 years and 2 beautiful kids later my fiance and I are finally getting married!!! The date is set for 10-11-12! We are getting married on Cocoa Beach and having a DISNEYMOON!!! (our children will be honeymooning with us too. lol) So the wedding and Disneymoon are my focus and motivation for this!!!

I am looking forward to getting to know you all during this battle/journey! I have read all 9 pages on this thread and will do the same when I am assigned a team!!! Good Luck to you all!!!!

Oh, My diet started January 1st and as of the 7th, I have lost a little over 3 pounds! My goal is to lose about 70-75 lbs. So I hope to keep this going past this challenge to get there!!!

Welcome!!!

Hi,my name is chris. I'm 41 and this is my 3rd or 4th blc. My goal is to finally get under 200lb.s About a year and a 1/2 ago I did P90x and got to 203 (11% body fat) and was happy with my success. Since then my weight has crept back up to 237lb.s I'm happily married to my3princes and have 3 fine young boys. I hope to reach my goal before our trip to Hawaii.

Good Luck!!!

Janis - Thanks for the directions on cooking the steel cut oats. I know I could probably look it up but it was great that you posted it here. Does that amount last you a few days? What serving size do you get?

Wednesday's QOTD: What is something you can do in 60 seconds today to prolong your life?

The steel cut oats will last DH and I, about 4 days. I plugged it into myfitnesspal for 10 servings - about 3/4 cup each serving. 188 calories/37 carbs/ 4 fiber/2 fat/6 protein. Plus what fruit or nuts you add. It really sticks to your ribs. I usually just eat about 1/2 cup and I have been adding a whole banana - so it's a good amount of food.

QOTD - My building is 1/4 mile long. If I need to use the bathroom - I go to the farthest one away - unless of course I waited too long!!!!

Janis

 

[buzz5985]

luvpoohandcompany - Your homemade granola sounds so yummy! You should share how you make it! So sweet that you get treats from your mom and I like that you plan for it so you can enjoy it.
My Granola is easy and you can slot in your own favorites200g rolled oats
100-150g mixed nuts (I use almonds and cashews but any nuts you like are good)
50g mixed seeds (sunflower, poppy, pumkin,sesame)
50g dessicated coconut
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
150g dried fruit (I use cranberries and blueberries)
5 tablespoons maple syrup
5 tablespoons olive oil

Pre-heat oven to 180 c
Mix all the dry ingredients excluding the dried fruit and spread on a baking tray. drizzle with the syrup and oil and stir again. Place the tray in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Take out every 5 minutes or so and stir the granola and smooth it back out again. When the granola is nice and golden remove it from the oven and mix in the fruit and then let it cool down. Store in an airtight container when cool. Its lovely with milk or yoghurt and will keep for about 2 weeks. So yummy it probably wont last that long lol

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Looks similar to the one I make. Here's a link to the recipe. Just be warned - it makes a huge batch!!!! Think Boy Scout Troop going hiking sized batch.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/crunchy-granola-recipe

Janis

 

[cjdj4]

Good day today. DD was well enough for school. DH now has it and he has to suck it up and go to work anyway since he is a HS teacher with exams all week. Poor guy.

I ate great. I still have not gone running. I am thinking I am going to approach it like WW, and begin week 3.

Now I'm relaxing and watching the BL. I enjoy the show, but wish it wasn't 2 hours. They repeat themselves too much. I'm sure they could shorten it. I guess I better just DVR it & fast forward the commercials. It'll probably only be an hour then

I have got to focus tomorrow at work. I have an IEP due in a week and I haven't even started it. I guess I better start since this is the first year I've had this student and don't really know where to start. I am about done with special education. There's so much paperwork and monitoring that I don't feel like I am teaching as effectively as I could and should be. But, until I find a wonderful job with those cute little ones (kindergarten or 1st grade), I guess I'll just keep writing my IEPs, behavior plans, and progress reports.

I love BL, but I must say I was really aggravated last night with the nutritionist saying that sushi was a bad choice! What? She said sushi has a lot of carbs. 350 carbs! That is wrong! A California Roll only has maybe 150 calories and 20 grams of carbs. She recommended they eat a turkey sandwich (Jenni-O perhaps?) on whole wheat for 280 calories. I love a good turkey sandwich, but really? She needs to go let the Japanese know they have the sushi thing all wrong. What do they know about health? They're not the country with the largest population of centenarians or anything / rant. Sorry, that just hit me the wrong way. I will get over it.

I admire you for being an ESE teacher. I work with everyone (all teachers and kids), but I don't think I could be ESE all day. That is no small task. Plus, the paperwork. Bless you

Hi,my name is chris. I I'm happily married to my3princes and have 3 fine young boys.

Welcome and I think it's cool we have a couple

Jill - Even as a classroom teacher I am frustrated with all the paperwork I have to do. I am constantly going through data as well and writing reports about how I am adjusting my teaching to meet the specific needs of the students and filling out reports when I monitor all the students....it just goes on and on. I would love it if I could just teach and enjoy the children being children.

Amen!

I hope your cat is doing ok.

I recently discovered turkey pastrami and found that it makes a good substitute for the real thing.

It is good. It's like magic

I thought I would share this video for those of us who look at celebrities and get jealous! I always try to remember this, because its so true! Everything is photoshopped these days!

http://vimeo.com/34813864

Thank you for sharing. It's crazy all the changes they make. My poor daughter. It is way worse now than when I was growing up. I don't buy these magazines, but she's still gonna see them.

I know we did quotes the other day but I just got my daily quote sent to me from Runner's World and thought it should be shared....


"If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive."

~Kristin Armstrong, Full Cup, Mile Markers blog, Runner's World.com

Make your dreams and goals become alive today!

I love this I try to always have a 5 year goal list written down.

R

Black coffee makes me gag....ewww! I really should get off the coffee altogether and switch to green tea, but there is something about the taste of coffee with skim milk in the morning. I went off sugar (actually splenda) cold turkey last spring...tough but I thank myself now Hang in there!

Interview is tomorrow!!!!

Back to work...preparing for tomorrows interview and an evening program that I have to present tomorrow night at my current school!

Did you always drink your coffee with skim? I try it, but I cannot make myself like it.

Good luck on your interview - although you have probably already had it.

The doctor said I was 5-1/2 pounds lighter than I was the week before Christmas.

I'm still trying. I'm not hungry at all most of the time which is weird for me.
Can't wait to weigh in on Friday!!!

Awesome

Classes started today.

It seems like it'll be a good semester, but I still have to see how my T/R classes are. I have a non-scale victory. As I found out by almost falling on my face while running up the stairs, my pants are too big. They were fresh out of the dryer this morning, and they are falling off.

Yay for baggy pants!

I'm home! All your guys good thoughts must have worked for me, cause compared to last time this was a breeze!

I am so happy your procedure went smoothly. I think anyone would be anxious. You are brave and you did it! I know it must be frustrating not to know what is wrong, but at the same time it is good it's not Crohns. I hope you have fully recovered today.

Wednesday's QOTD: What is something you can do in 60 seconds today to prolong your life?

Well, I have gotten a late start so I might have to do this tomorrow.
1. Drink all 64 oz of water.
2. Love on my DD - she is still young enough to like it
3. Take care of my poor sick DH.
4. I might try the cinnamon in the coffee thing.

 

[jenanderson]

Thank you to everyone for all their support these past 2 days....

Hagrid is home with us. The tests show that he responded to IV treatment but that he either has a severe kidney infection and / or has the start of kidney failure. Since he responded, they will be running more tests but he got to come home. We need to give him medicine 2 times each day for a month as well as start him on a special diet for his kidneys. He will go back in to the vet in 2 weeks to check his blood again to be sure he continues to improve. While we cannot yet say that he is going to be okay again, we do know that he is improving enough to be hopeful!

You guys are so great with all your support for our family this week.

I will be back on when I get the kids to bed.

 

[Mary•Poppins]

Yes, I measure my half and half. It's funny that you mentioned the calories taking up calories I could get elsewhere. I used to drink my coffee with Coffeemate Fat Free and Sugar. I weaned myself off the sugar. And we moved to half and half because it is so much cheaper than Coffeemate. Plus, it's the real thing. Anyway, I have made lifetime with WW 2 times (HA!) and have not given it up. I guess I just can't get to the place where black coffee sounds good. There's hope I guess since I used to think I could never drink coffee w/o sugar.

I am a coffee snob too! It is my one guilty pleasure everyday. I have a Brugger's card where I get a cup of coffee everyday. The store is on my way to work. I have to use real 1/2 and 1/2 and sugar. The people at the store one day said ... you are the only person we know who measures out their sugar!

I thought I would share this video for those of us who look at celebrities and get jealous! I always try to remember this, because its so true! Everything is photoshopped these days!

http://vimeo.com/34813864

This was so interesting! I know the program Photoshop ... and yes, you can take any kind of flaw out of a picture. It is really unfair (especially for young girls) to think that models really look that way. I think I heard a Victoria Secret Model on a show one time say ... "I hope they Photoshop these pictures."

Good Morning Team Donald!



Fran...since you were worried about missing a day and the fact that you broke the cycle...this is your reminder that TODAY you CAN get back on the horse! I look forward to hearing what you did today to exercise!

Thanks Jen for your encouragement. I did exercise today in the pouring rain. Didn't want to go ... but I did it.

Wednesday's QOTD: What is something you can do in 60 seconds today to prolong your life?

It as my son's birthday today and I was giving out a lot of hugs!

Good Morning Donalds!

Someone commented about time in the mornings and the dreaded snooze button. About six months ago I moved the alarm across the room and it has made a huge difference. I don't like getting up to turn it off, but I don't hit the snooze anymore. It has made my mornings a little more pleasant.

This is a really good tip! I think I might have to try this. Thank you!

Trina--I hope your procedure went well.

I also wanted to comment on exercise. One really hard thing for me to learn through all this is that my body NEEDS me to take rest days. I was one of those--if I skip a day, I am a failure kind of girl. Taking a rest day is different than skipping just cause you don't want to do it. A rest day is needed for your body to heal muscles/tendons/ligaments that you are working. I think it is also good to be able to say to yourself--I scheduled exercise today and I am really over scheduled, so this is the day I am going to exercise instead, or even I am just going to let this one go and jump back in on this day. It's that whole if you break a plate you don't throw out all the dishes thing. This was an EXTREMELY hard thing for me to learn, both with exercise and food. We don't have to be perfect, we just have to do the best we can and we have to be honest with ourselves.

Thank you for this advice. I think I really need to think about what my body is telling me ... and taking a day off is probably better for me. I need to remember your quote about dishes and give myself a break.

*****
I had physical therapy today. I am sooooooo tired of physical therapy, but I did this to myself by not taking rest days and not dealing with the issues when they first came up. I have been going since October 26th. I was hoping to be done this week, but she is encouraging me to come a few more times. The worst part....our deductible started over and my hsa is low right now, so it is going to be out of pocket for a little while. But a healthy foot is worth it. It's just painful to pay for it! So she asked me how the running is going and told me some of the soreness I am having is probably from increased activity. So that made me feel better cause my foot has been a little tight which was starting to stress me out and make me a little cranky! I don't want to be injured anymore!

My physical therapist was with a new patient so someone else was watching me do my exercises and she said my pt had me doing some heavy duty strength exercise on my ankle so that made me feel good--cause they are hard!!!! Then she asked me what I did to my foot.....I hate this question. I really didn't do that much to my foot, I just ran all summer on it injured. Bad, bad choice on my part.

So hopefully only a few more visits to the p-t.

Have a great Wednesday. I'm off today, so I will check back in.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Thank you to everyone for all their support these past 2 days....

Hagrid is home with us. The tests show that he responded to IV treatment but that he either has a severe kidney infection and / or has the start of kidney failure. Since he responded, they will be running more tests but he got to come home. We need to give him medicine 2 times each day for a month as well as start him on a special diet for his kidneys. He will go back in to the vet in 2 weeks to check his blood again to be sure he continues to improve. While we cannot yet say that he is going to be okay again, we do know that he is improving enough to be hopeful!

You guys are so great with all your support for our family this week.

I will be back on when I get the kids to bed.

oh that is so wonderful to hear Jen. I am saying some prayers for a recovery for hagrid.


Forgot some things that I wanted to comment on in my last post:

QOTD- I try to remember to take a minute every now and then to do those kegels. I already have issues now with holding my urine and I would prefer not to wear a diaper when I am in my 50's therefore I am doing my best to prevent that.

I am also going to take a minute tonight to tell my husband how much he means to me. Not sure the last time I did that. Isnt that a sad thought. Life just really goes on cruise control sometimes and we really forget about the little things that have huge meaning.

Great question today Jen.

Rose- I am the queen snoozer and it is so bad I annoy myself. I now purposefully set the clock an hour before I want to wake up just so I can keep snoozing it. It makes no sense and I keep trying to stop. I love the idea of moving the clock. I think I will try that. Thanks for sharing the tip.


I just got back from the gym. Totally did not feel like going tonight but I forced myself and got it done. It wasnt a pretty 30 minutes of running but I did it. I am really in need of new sneakers and I can feel my left arch is getting sore. I will try to get a pair this weekend I think.

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening Donalds!

I am feeling much better today. No idea what yesterday was about at all. Thanks for all the well wishes!

I will be working with a career counselor to help with the job search starting next week. I am feeling much more optimistic now!

Deb and Chris: Glad Colby was checked out and thanks for the PSA!

Lindsay: I don't even have a clock in my bedroom. I sleep with my cell phone charging and on the floor underneath my desk. I won't step on it there, but I will find it in the morning when the alarm is sounding loud enough to wake the neighbors.

Jen: for Hagrid and to you.

Jill: I remember the days of writing IEPs. I also remember parents not coming to meetings. I always made it a point to think about the kids and see something good (or great) in every day. As someone who learned a lot about her learning needs later in life, I thank you!

On that note, I want to share something. I needed 504 accommodations during grad school because I had vertigo so frequently prior to the start of grad school. Being able to drink water in class needed to be listed as an accommodation. It is interesting how something so simple needs to be in writing in a legal document. We were all allowed to drink in class (and not because of me), but I found that fascinating. I'm not out to be political or anything. I just wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone else.

Trina: Glad you made it through prep and that you got some valuable information today. I hope that you have an answer very quickly.

 

[melmar136]

Just caught up. I haven't had a chance to get on the DIS at all today. I went to get a tattoo (my 2nd) with a friend from work. It is Disney-ish, and I love it! I will post a picture tomorrow, and the story behind it. Just had a minute to say hello after reading all of the posts from today.
Hope everyone has a good rest of the night!

 

[jenanderson]

I have a non-scale victory. As I found out by almost falling on my face while running up the stairs, my pants are too big. They were fresh out of the dryer this morning, and they are falling off.

I'm taking those *insert profanity of your choosing* stairs. I'll have to grab a picture tomorrow. I loathe The Hill. It's a heck of a lot of steep stairs, esp when you're in a big hurry. However (another non-scale victory), this semester, I was the one rushing past everyone, instead of being the slow one. I was still about 2 mins late for class though. The professor didn't say anything, just handed me the syllabus. Maybe because it's just the first day, and maybe because I clearly had busted my butt to get there on time.

Nicole - Your non-scale victories are the best! Pants falling off and rushing past everyone is AMAZING! Just think of all the exercise you are getting running around campus!

I'm home! All your guys good thoughts must have worked for me, cause compared to last time this was a breeze!

My nurse for the procedure was actually an old family friend who i didnt know but she knew me kind of thing, which was just nice as she was very understanding. My doctor is awesome and understood that i was nervous and held my hand while they put me under. I woke up feeling very refreshed! It was better than ambien that's for sure! No naseua or anything it was actually quite pleasant.

So for all my worrying and anxiety it was actually a breeze, which i'm glad cause i know this wont be my last one and it was better than last time. I know i will still have anxiety but it made me feel a lot better

The results looked really good. My doctor didn't even see any evidence of the Chron's which was very surprising to me, but he said was really common. Maybe it's the healthy eating thats been helping with that?? The only problem with everything looking great is that we still don't know what's wrong with me! They did some biopsies and those results will be in on monday so we will discuss that then. my doctor promised that we would get to the bottom of it no matter what. he still wants me to stay away from dairy though, so i could still be latose intolerant. they also are doing the celiac test so it will be interesting to see the resilts of that.

so all in all, good news and bad news. good news it went well, bad news we still dont know whats wrong. again, THANK YOU EVERYONE for your thoughts, words, and advice, it was so nice of all if you and i appreciated it more than i can say

some more good news, i got the all clear from the PT to start running again, no more than a mile every other day. I think this is actually a good restriction to have, but mostly i feel like im starting from scratch so starting slow will be good. we will see how i feel! i'm hoping to start running again on friday

Good News Trina! I am so glad that it was not as bad as you thought it would be and it sounds like you had a great team helping you through the day. It always helps to have doctors and nurses who are sensitive to your feelings and attends to you in a way that makes you feel comfortable. I hope that you will get some answers from the doctor soon.

Can't wait to hear about your first runs!

It was nice to come on the Dis boards and read everyone's good news today!

I love to come on and read all the great news every day.

TOM arrived today. So I am feeling tired and hormonal. I know this too shall pass but this month I am not letting it detour me off of my plan. I had some crazy cravings this afternoon for a greasy burger but I was able to talk myself off of the ledge. Instead I got a rotisserrie chicken and heres what I made.

Hope you feel better tomorrow Lindsay! I also have some major PMS going and ended up eating several chocolate kisses. Since I ate those, I decided that I had to re-evaluate my dinner and ate less then I wanted to. To help with the cravings tonight, I had a mug of sugar free hot cocoa. Hoping the cravings are better tomorrow.

The steel cut oats will last DH and I, about 4 days. I plugged it into myfitnesspal for 10 servings - about 3/4 cup each serving. 188 calories/37 carbs/ 4 fiber/2 fat/6 protein. Plus what fruit or nuts you add. It really sticks to your ribs. I usually just eat about 1/2 cup and I have been adding a whole banana - so it's a good amount of food.

Thanks for the information. I am going to look into making these soon.

Good day today. DD was well enough for school. DH now has it and he has to suck it up and go to work anyway since he is a HS teacher with exams all week. Poor guy.

Well, I have gotten a late start so I might have to do this tomorrow.
1. Drink all 64 oz of water.
2. Love on my DD - she is still young enough to like it
3. Take care of my poor sick DH.
4. I might try the cinnamon in the coffee thing.

Sorry to hear that your DH is now sick. Hopefully he will get well soon.

I am still going to work on my 60 second list again tomorrow. I figure I can spend an extra minute or two each day trying to improve my whole health!

 

[jenanderson]

QOTD- I try to remember to take a minute every now and then to do those kegels. I already have issues now with holding my urine and I would prefer not to wear a diaper when I am in my 50's therefore I am doing my best to prevent that.

I am also going to take a minute tonight to tell my husband how much he means to me. Not sure the last time I did that. Isnt that a sad thought. Life just really goes on cruise control sometimes and we really forget about the little things that have huge meaning.

Great question today Jen.

Thank you for the reminder on the kegels. I know that I should be doing them more often and that will be what I do for one of my extra minutes of better health tomorrow!

I think that is so sweet that you are doing to tell your husband how much he means to you. I think many of us let the routine of life get in our way and we don't take time to just spend a moment letting our spouses know how important they are to us.

You had great answers today!

Evening Donalds!

I am feeling much better today. No idea what yesterday was about at all. Thanks for all the well wishes!

I will be working with a career counselor to help with the job search starting next week. I am feeling much more optimistic now!

Hi CC - Glad you are feeling better today! I think it is great that you are working with a career counselor. Keep feeling optimistic - I know there is something out there for you!

Just caught up. I haven't had a chance to get on the DIS at all today. I went to get a tattoo (my 2nd) with a friend from work. It is Disney-ish, and I love it! I will post a picture tomorrow, and the story behind it. Just had a minute to say hello after reading all of the posts from today.
Hope everyone has a good rest of the night!

Can't wait to see the photo! I have always wanted to get a Disney tattoo but haven't got the nerve to follow through on it....plus, DH does not like tattoos!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Wednesday's QOTD: What is something you can do in 60 seconds today to prolong your life?

Late getting on here today, but today I chose not to put sugar in my tea at work. And tonight I bought a new pack of herbal tea that will taste good without sugar.


Went to Curves this evening. So I'm 4 out of the last 5 days making time to go out and exercise.

 

[buzz5985]

I love BL, but I must say I was really aggravated last night with the nutritionist saying that sushi was a bad choice! What? She said sushi has a lot of carbs. 350 carbs! That is wrong! A California Roll only has maybe 150 calories and 20 grams of carbs. She recommended they eat a turkey sandwich (Jenni-O perhaps?) on whole wheat for 280 calories. I love a good turkey sandwich, but really? She needs to go let the Japanese know they have the sushi thing all wrong. What do they know about health? They're not the country with the largest population of centenarians or anything / rant. Sorry, that just hit me the wrong way. I will get over it.

I missed that whole part of the BL. My local station kept cutting in for NH Primary results. But I did read an article about certain types of sushi not being good for you - I can't remember what kind - I'm sure it's the type I like though. I believe the article was in Prevention magazine.

I couldn't believe who they voted off. You never vote off the big guys in the beginning. The Red Team is going to be picked off one by one now.

Thank you to everyone for all their support these past 2 days....

Hagrid is home with us. The tests show that he responded to IV treatment but that he either has a severe kidney infection and / or has the start of kidney failure. Since he responded, they will be running more tests but he got to come home. We need to give him medicine 2 times each day for a month as well as start him on a special diet for his kidneys. He will go back in to the vet in 2 weeks to check his blood again to be sure he continues to improve. While we cannot yet say that he is going to be okay again, we do know that he is improving enough to be hopeful!

You guys are so great with all your support for our family this week.

I will be back on when I get the kids to bed.

That's great news.

Janis

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

I'm home! All your guys good thoughts must have worked for me, cause compared to last time this was a breeze!
Glad you found things easier than you expected Hope you get things figured out soon

Looks similar to the one I make. Here's a link to the recipe. Just be warned - it makes a huge batch!!!! Think Boy Scout Troop going hiking sized batch.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/crunchy-granola-recipe

Janis
Thanks going to check this out later today

Thank you to everyone for all their support these past 2 days....

Hagrid is home with us. we do know that he is improving enough to be hopeful!
Aw I'm so glad Hagrid is home. Fingers crossed all will be well

Nicole - Your non-scale victories are the best! Pants falling off and rushing past everyone is AMAZING! Just think of all the exercise you are getting running around campus!

Ditto

I am still going to work on my 60 second list again tomorrow. I figure I can spend an extra minute or two each day trying to improve my whole health!

Love this idea! Hope you dont mind me stealing this one

 

[donac]

Good Thursday morning everyone. It is rainy here in jersey. I guess that is why I didn't sleep well. But onthe other hand I dreamed I was getting on a plane to DW so that wasn't so bad.

Trina glad the procedure went well yesterday.


Jen I am glad your cat is responding to treatment. I hope it keep s up.

Nicole that is a funny image in my brain about you tripping up the stairs.

cc glad you are feeling better.

judy I haven't lived in bergen county in 34 years. My parents are still there and a couple of sisters. My two of my neices have been to private Catholic schools and my other neice went to the High Teach Academy.

Shannon nice to see you on

Hi to anyone else I missed



Ds2 comes home tomorrow. We heard from him yesterday askingif his brother could pick him up from the airport. He was supposed to go from Newark to Phil by train and then we would have had to pick him up from his college in nj. That would have meant at least 3 hours of us driving to pick him up. Newark is only 40 minutes away. We are disappointed because we liked the idea of sitting and talking to him on the way home. But at least he will be home.

QOTD I always need music in the morning

Pretty quiet day today. I have yoga tonight but that is it.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Bad NewsI have to admit to being less than good about my exercise this week Haven't been great about some of this weeks other HH either!!
Good News Normally at this point I would throw in the towel and give up.....but NOT THIS TIME

I did check my notebook (which for some reason in my head I keep calling my "super, dooper notebook") and at least I can honestly see I have drunk all my water each day, tracked all I've eaten (stayed OP there ) and relaxed each day!! Funny how I thought I'd been sooo busy but I'd no problem relaxing

Anyway just wanted to own up and to put it down in print that this time I'm NOT giving up!

Hopefully get to check in later with you all

 

[jenanderson]

Good Morning Team Donald!

Karen - Good Luck at your job interview today!

Tomorrow is our 2nd weigh in. I know as I look at the scale today that I need to prepare myself for either a very small loss, maintaining or possibly even a gain. As I think about this, I also know that I need to figure out what I am going to celebrate besides the weight loss (especially if there is no weight loss). The scale can sometimes cause me to feel bad about this journey and it should not the only measure of our success. So today, before we have to look at the numbers for the week, lets celebrate our success that do not include the scale.

QOTD: What can you celebrate this week besides a number on the scale?

 

[VirataMama4]

QOTD: What can you celebrate this week besides a number on the scale?

I love this QOTD! I am totally celebrating that I feel better about myself! I'm sticking to drinking all my water, today I'll complete week 1 of c25k and I'm staying OP with my calories.

But I break down and weighed myself today and I was down 2lbs from last Friday, so that could totally be helping my mood today!

 

[jenanderson]

Late getting on here today, but today I chose not to put sugar in my tea at work. And tonight I bought a new pack of herbal tea that will taste good without sugar.

Went to Curves this evening. So I'm 4 out of the last 5 days making time to go out and exercise.

Hey Shannon - Great job on making healthy changes! Love that you are making time to go out and exercise this week.

Good Thursday morning everyone. It is rainy here in jersey. I guess that is why I didn't sleep well. But onthe other hand I dreamed I was getting on a plane to DW so that wasn't so bad.

Ds2 comes home tomorrow. We heard from him yesterday askingif his brother could pick him up from the airport. He was supposed to go from Newark to Phil by train and then we would have had to pick him up from his college in nj. That would have meant at least 3 hours of us driving to pick him up. Newark is only 40 minutes away. We are disappointed because we liked the idea of sitting and talking to him on the way home. But at least he will be home.

Morning Dona - Sorry you did not sleep well last night but I liked your dream. I bet you are excited to have DS2 come home tomorrow! Will he be home for a long weekend?

Bad NewsI have to admit to being less than good about my exercise this week Haven't been great about some of this weeks other HH either!!
Good News Normally at this point I would throw in the towel and give up.....but NOT THIS TIME

I did check my notebook (which for some reason in my head I keep calling my "super, dooper notebook") and at least I can honestly see I have drunk all my water each day, tracked all I've eaten (stayed OP there ) and relaxed each day!! Funny how I thought I'd been sooo busy but I'd no problem relaxing

Anyway just wanted to own up and to put it down in print that this time I'm NOT giving up!

Hopefully get to check in later with you all

I am glad you are checking your super, dooper notebook to track your progress. Even though you may not be getting the exercise that you want to be right now....it sounds like you are doing a really good job with other healthy choices in your day. BTW...there is no giving up here so you're all good on that as well!

I love this QOTD! I am totally celebrating that I feel better about myself! I'm sticking to drinking all my water, today I'll complete week 1 of c25k and I'm staying OP with my calories.

But I break down and weighed myself today and I was down 2lbs from last Friday, so that could totally be helping my mood today!

YAY! I am so PROUD of the fact that you will COMPLETE week 1 of the C25K program this week! Great job with staying OP with your calories as well!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning!! Busy week here, and I'm missing my dis-time. I hope to read back tonight and really catch up.

Jen_So happy to hear about Hagrid responding to treatment. Fingers crossed she continues to improve.

Trina-So glad everything went well for you yesterday, and I hope they get some answers and get you feeling better.

Karen-Good luck on your job interview!!

Luvpoohandcompany-Love your attitude, and not giving up!! We can all do this, one day at a time!!

Hello to everyone else I've missed. Hope you all are having a positive, successful week!! Hugs to anyone in need.