Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[Rose&Mike]

You could bring along a salad to you in laws, that way you could have a big salad to go along with your wings. I'm sure it will take sometime for them to get used to your healthier way of eating, but I bet if you bring a side dish that is healthier with you, they will see that you are serious and maybe next time they will keep that in mind! And Happy Birthday!

ITA with this one Lindsay. Cause all I would do with the celery is dip it in the dip! I have learned especially since going g-f to just take my own food. Eat a couple of wings to make them happy and then eat what you brought along. You don't have to make a big deal about it. Just set it on the counter for everyone to share. No one wants to be told what they are eating isn't healthy, so just keep it very low key, and I don't think it will be any big deal. Or at least I hope it isn't!

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Where is the Superhero race???? And who is running against there sons? My experience with this and my DS--if it is anything under 6 miles he can beat me without training! Sheer stubborness on his part--and really I am no slouch! If it is over 6 miles he can go out faster, but you know that tortoise and the hare thing.... He has to work a lot harder at those longer distances! We ran all summer last year with our DS who is 20 and ran cross country in high school. While it was very frustrating at times, it was overall a great experience. He and his Dad ran a 10k race together and really pushed each other. DS at the beginning, DH at the end! I ran the same 10k, but I was a tiny bit slower. Before he went back to college we took a 10 mile run together, and I think he has a much greater appreciation for long distance running and has actually become my one of my biggest cheerleaders. Have fun with your sons!

Have a great Saturday!

 

[donaldandpirates]

First off, Happy Saturday to Team Donald! I hope you all have a great weekend.

Thanks, Rose, for coaching this past week!
And congratulations to everyone who saw a loss on the scale!!!

Unfortunately, I didn't lose anything this week, but I didn't gain anything either. I'm hoping that any weight loss was countered by muscle weight gain. At least that's what I'm telling myself.

I recently found this and thought I would share:

LOVE this!!! Thanks for sharing!

My aunt passed away yesterday morning and if I'm honest I'm really glad for her as she would not have wanted to lose her independance (she suffered 3 strokes in as many days). We will all miss her alot -she was a maiden aunt who spoiled all her neices, nephews and grand-nieces/nephews with gusto much to our parents dismay at times (providing forbidden treats such as chewing-gum and sweeties before sunday dinner).

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.

I have to change my ticker. We just found out yesterday that we are staying for 5 days in BLT. 5 days of just looking at the castle. I can't wait.

That sounds heavenly! My DH really wants to stay there someday.

Question of the Day

Do you have a favorite Disney movie? Is there a special story behind it?

I love all the old live action movies: Herbie, Mary Poppins, Summer Magic, Parent Trap (old version), etc.

Here's a pic from this morning:

What a beautiful ring!! It looks like my birthstone too!

I am going to try my best to finish reading The Hunger Games tonight.

That's on the to-read list. I'm just hoping to get it read before the movie comes out.

Good Saturday morning everyone.

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

Shopping for clothes and books, Chinese food (not very diet-friendly, I know), and watching Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice


I've got a birthday celebration AND a baby shower today. The birthday is at a restaurant and the shower at my in-law's. I'm going to try to fill up on as much water as I can hold at both places so I don't eat as much. It's not much of a plan, but better than nothing. I still feel like I'm doing baby steps on weight loss and fitness.

I hope everyone on Team Donald has a great day!

 

[Disneyluvr]

My favorite Disney movie is whichever one I happen to be watching at the time I really love each of them for different reasons! Since I'm a kindergarten teacher I have lots of opportunities to watch "kid" movies and have tons of Disney around the workplace without looking too freaky


I was able to complete ALL of the Healthy Habits challenges this week and the scale showed it! I lost 2 lbs. I am really proud of the fact that I stuck to my plan and am slowly make life changes that I am working really hard to make permanent!

 

[Disneyluvr]

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?


I would get a long massage and then relax with a good book. And not have kids fighting or asking for something every 2 minutes!

 

[Ruthie5671]

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

Scrapbooking without a doubt! Just me and the girls laughing and trying to make blurry pictures look fabulous on the page!

So far it's been a lazy Saturday. I'm watching basketball with the hubby and we will venture to the library later to check out some DVD's. I think I may take a walk at Lowe's! Have a great day everyone!

 

[jillbur]

I finally had the opportunity to apply for a new job at the VA. Please send prayers and good thoughts my way as my current job ends on May 7 and I would like to be in a permanent position well before then. I also would like to get away from the stress that my current office is having. It's not the workload, but I cannot go into details. This particular job that I have applied for would have been my 1st choice of any job so I'm hoping that it is destiny.

Good Luck!

Good luck!!! One thing I would suggest though - you can't compare a value resort to a 1 BR DVC unit. Maybe a studio, but not a 1 BR. And the studios have the fridge/micro, coffee pot.

And don't forget the resorts at HHI, Vero Beach and Aulani Hawaii. I can't speak for Hawaii, but I feel that HHI and VB are the hidden jewels. The CM's put the ones at WDW to shame!!! Plus it was recently announced they are building another one at GF. Oh and you can use 3 years of points at once instead of 2. If you could find a small 100 point resale contract and use banking/borrowing, you could make it work.

Oh, you can bet I am not comparing the values with dvc. I was just looking at the price for that week. Dh is all about the $$$$$

I'm glad to hear HHI and Vero Beach are nice resorts. We love the beach, so now I can throw that out to DH

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

Have a happy and healthy day.

Well, seeing as though if I stayed in the house I'd probably end up cleaning, I guess I better leave! I would probably go shopping, read a little, and go to the movies. I love going to the movies by myself. If I was at home, I'd read and watch movies. I'd also probably try to oraganize the mountain of stuff we have accumulating on our third floor for a garage sale this summer. It's getting out of control!

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So....I have good news and bad news.

The good news is I went and got fitted for running shoes yesterday I got an awesome pair that are super comfortable, the guy told me I was doing everything about my training process correctly (running a little, walking a little, cross-training on days off) and that I run correctly too. I'm a forefoot striker, which is the best kind of striker to be, apparently!

The bad news is I didn't lose at all this week and I'm really frustrated about it. My mom is a pretty driving force in my life and she has the ability to really make me feel like dog poo sometimes. She has been going to WW and has lost almost 60 lbs since she started (which I am really proud of, by the way! ) And I've cheered her on from the beginning as best I could. But since I've started my own efforts back up, she has yet to express any interest in helping me and cheering me on. Never a suggestion to walk together one night, never a thumbs-up on a good meal or good day. Just working in a silo. So I don't feel like I can communicate to her much of anything- like this bad week I just had, haha. I just feel very stunted and unheard at home, which I feel partly relates to the numbers on the scale.

I just needed to vent that out because it was weighing on me. And I didn't want to use it as an excuse! So thank you for listening, guys

#1~new shoes are always a priority, so happy running!
#2~sounds like mom might be worried about you stealing her thunder. You go be a thunder stealer!! And, don't worry about not losing this week. It happens. Just stay focused

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Tonight we are going to my in laws to celebrate my birthday. They are making wings. I asked for something healthier and my MIL said she has celery to go with it. They just dont get it. So I have alloted calories to have 6 wings. I am afraid I am going to be a bit hungry by the end of the night. But what can I do??????? (feel free to offer advice on this one)

Ok well I hope you all are enjoying your day. Those of us that got snow have fun and be careful if you go out driving.

I agree with others. I would just take a healthy appetizer or side dish and just tell them you wanted to contribute. I'm sure others would love if you made something healthy, too. Good luck!

Hi everyone!

After 4 days of eating pretty much anything that I wanted at Disneyland I still lost 2 lbs!

But I didn"t want to let Team Donald down so I was actually not as interested as usual in all the treats. I even had just 1 bite of a Tigger Tail! I didn't know that was possible.

Now off to catch up on the 23 pages I have missed.

Ahhhhh, DL. One day I will get there. Glad you stayed on track, and this may be a crazy question, but what is a Tigger Tail?

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!

Oh no! I hope your 1 year old is ok. Sorry for your loss also. I hope you have a better week this week!

I was able to complete ALL of the Healthy Habits challenges this week and the scale showed it! I lost 2 lbs. I am really proud of the fact that I stuck to my plan and am slowly make life changes that I am working really hard to make permanent!

Great job!


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Well, we got about 4 inches of snow, so it wasn't bad at all. I made it to 9 am yoga. I debated not going and just working out here, but I was worried I'd make an excuse not to work out, so my butt went out in the cold. I am going to steal the walking in Lowe's idea. Our church is near Home Depot and while the kids are at Sunday School tomorrow (1 hour), I may go over and walk. I know it's not much, but it's something. The only problem is not finding 100 projects that I want DH to do

Today's going to be a lazy day. I'm on my second load of laundry and have about 2 more to go. Then I plan to iron and clean the bathroom. Dinner tonight is baked breaded flounder, homemade mac and cheese (I'll just have a little), and broccolli. I'm hoping to fit in a dessert for HH. I'm missing my sweets, but know I'm better without them.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday. I may be back later to check in. I finished The Hunger Games and want to start the next one, Catching Fire. We'll see what the day brings

Jill

 

[belledreamer]

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

I would sleep in until 10am, stay in my PJ's all day, work on my writing projects that I never seem to have time to finish, then spend the evening with a bowl of grapes watching 'Lois and Clark: The new adventures of Superman' and drooling over how hot Dean Cain is...

I actually have a day planned for myself coming up this week and this is what I'm planning on doing.

 

[jillbur]

I just spent the last 30 minutes responding to everyone's replies. When I tried to submit post, it wouldn't do anything! So I refreshed and POOF all gone! Sorry I don't have the time to respond to everyone again. I'm just hoping this posts!

QOTD~I would spend the day/days reading, watching movies, shopping, and napping.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday and hopefully I will be back later to respond to everyone.


Jill


Added~Apparently my post did post. Dis is driving me crazy right now!

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

I know you're wondering . . . did she walk??????

Yup!

Now, this was most certainly not the longest, fastest or most calorie burning walk in the world. But I managed a pretty steady pace for 14 minutes thru Lowe's last night. Well, the last two minutes I was looking for the door (I was somewhere by the toilets!!!) but I got up and moved. I'm hoping that I can gradually increase my time. Thanks again for all the encouragement.

And I lost 1.6 pounds this week!

Way to go Ruthie!!!

You are all signed up for the week of the 24th. Thanks.

Only 2 weeks left 3/9 - 3/15 and 3/16 - 3/22. I already have Team Mickey signing up for the merged thread. Just saying.

Question of the Day

Do you have a favorite Disney movie? Is there a special story behind it?

From my childhood - my favorite would be Bambi. I remember watching at the Drive-in with my parents, in my pajamas, with my pillow. Getting to play at the playground with all the other kids in their pajamas.

From my DS childhood - It's a tie between 101 Dalmations - Lucky always vacationed with us, along with Big Dog (another dalmation). And Toy Story. DS loved Buzz Lightyear - hence Buzz5985. Oh, but I just remember Finding Nemo, or Pirattes of the Carribean - I can't decide.

I just wanted to share a website for those of you that decided to track your mileage to WDW. www.gmap-pedometer.com. It's free, become a member, save your route, you can go back under bookmarked routes, edit the route. It's neat and easy to use. I had to click on manual entry - the program wouldn't allow me to walk on the highway!!!

Busy weekend. Tomorrow I have to help run the concession stand at the wrestling quad meet. The meet starts at 9 am and runs until 4 pm. I miss my hockey days let me tell you - 1 hour in and out. Sunday is the Patriots game, and I am having family over to watch it. I think I will make my Father's favorite - chicken pot pie - just watch my serving size. Maybe I will make some of the WW old 0 vegie soup. I will also plan on having a few cocktails - since I don't have to drive.

Janis

Thanks Janis! I love that the walking program wouldn't let you walk on highways...lol! Best of luck at the wrestling match...concession stands are a tough gig!

Hi everyone!

After 4 days of eating pretty much anything that I wanted at Disneyland I still lost 2 lbs!

But I didn"t want to let Team Donald down so I was actually not as interested as usual in all the treats. I even had just 1 bite of a Tigger Tail! I didn't know that was possible.

Now off to catch up on the 23 pages I have missed.

Great job!!!

QOTD Friday: Favorite Disney Movie. I can't answer that as there is not a Disney Movie that isn't a favorite. They all are great and can be watched over and over.

I finally had the opportunity to apply for a new job at the VA. Please send prayers and good thoughts my way as my current job ends on May 7 and I would like to be in a permanent position well before then. I also would like to get away from the stress that my current office is having. It's not the workload, but I cannot go into details. This particular job that I have applied for would have been my 1st choice of any job so I'm hoping that it is destiny.

Good luck Deb!! Fingers crossed for you!

Good Saturday morning everyone.

We have about 1 to 2 inches of snow on the ground. I hope it turns to rain soon. I have to work on costumes today for the local high school. I have two places to be today. Ds1 also has to work today so the sooner it turns to rain the less chance his class is going to be cancelled. (He teaches bio labs).


Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

I would spend the day reading, sewing and knitting. I would probably take a walk around the lake near my house.

Off to get some breakfast.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Lots of snow here too in northern NJ

Honestly I feel guilty answering this question...I do have days to myself and I usually have a million things to do for the house. Today I am actually spending the day on the couch in my pjs under my down comforter and watching trash tv. Guilty pleasure....grilled cheese for lunch...

The bad news is I didn't lose at all this week and I'm really frustrated about it. My mom is a pretty driving force in my life and she has the ability to really make me feel like dog poo sometimes. She has been going to WW and has lost almost 60 lbs since she started (which I am really proud of, by the way! ) And I've cheered her on from the beginning as best I could. But since I've started my own efforts back up, she has yet to express any interest in helping me and cheering me on. Never a suggestion to walk together one night, never a thumbs-up on a good meal or good day. Just working in a silo. So I don't feel like I can communicate to her much of anything- like this bad week I just had, haha. I just feel very stunted and unheard at home, which I feel partly relates to the numbers on the scale.

I just needed to vent that out because it was weighing on me. And I didn't want to use it as an excuse! So thank you for listening, guys

I'm so sorry your mom hasn't been as supportive as you have been to her That's we are all here!!! We will cheer you on when you need it and celebrate every pound with you!!

Ok Im all caught up now. I missed getting on here yesterday. It was a busy day at work. I was there from 730a-7p. Not fun at all. I was exhausted by the time I got home but I went to the gym and ran for 30 min. I felt like I was carrying a load of bricks on my back when running and it wasnt very enjoyable at all. I think I was just too exhausted from the day. Running at 9pm I think is not the ideal time for me but its when I can work it in.

I have tracked all my calories and exercise in my fitness pal this week and I drank tons of water. I did have a day or two that I ate an extra 100 or 200 calories. I had a loss of 1lb this week. On wed. I was down 2.2lbs but by friday I was only down 1. I did let this get me a bit frustrated but now I am realizing that this will sometimes happen. It has helped reading through all of your posts too. So I am now just going to be thrilled that I lost at all and move on. Heres to an even better week. (insert smily face with a glass of water saying "cheers")

We got about 3 inches of snow over night and now zumba was cancelled today. I am disappointed. I will still do some kinect dance central 2 today. Ryans basketball game also was cancelled so it has been a lazy morning. The kids were out once already playing in the snow.

Tonight we are going to my in laws to celebrate my birthday. They are making wings. I asked for something healthier and my MIL said she has celery to go with it. They just dont get it. So I have alloted calories to have 6 wings. I am afraid I am going to be a bit hungry by the end of the night. But what can I do??????? (feel free to offer advice on this one)

Ok well I hope you all are enjoying your day. Those of us that got snow have fun and be careful if you go out driving.

I hate when people closest to me seem to want me to fail...grrrr. I live with a saboteur. Just because he wants to eat something bad, he thinks I should eat it too. When he does this I grab a bag of my carrots and tell him I will eat this instead.

Maybe you can eat something before you go in order to fill you up before you eat the wings? My thoughts are with you!

You could bring along a salad to you in laws, that way you could have a big salad to go along with your wings. I'm sure it will take sometime for them to get used to your healthier way of eating, but I bet if you bring a side dish that is healthier with you, they will see that you are serious and maybe next time they will keep that in mind! And Happy Birthday!

LOVE this idea too!!

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!

Sending you a

I just spent the last 30 minutes responding to everyone's replies. When I tried to submit post, it wouldn't do anything! So I refreshed and POOF all gone! Sorry I don't have the time to respond to everyone again. I'm just hoping this posts!

QOTD~I would spend the day/days reading, watching movies, shopping, and napping.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday and hopefully I will be back later to respond to everyone.


Jill

Grrrr! I feel your pain! I couldn't get on here this morning. I received some kind of message that said they were upgrading servers? I just hope it helps the speed on here! I'm sure your replies were wonderful and supportive

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Weight Watchers was closed this morning due to the snow Mother Nature was my saboteur this morning! They have another meeting tomorrow morning at 9:15am...I'll attempt to go then!

I ate too much Thai food last night and feel so bloated and yucky....and my TOM came early...an entire week early!!! At least that explains the hunger this week and my lack of energy

Feeling kinda yucky still so I will spend the day on the couch under my blanket. I will have to go out and clean the car off so the landscape guys can clean my parking space...the life of living in a condo. I pay enough for the service...lol!

Ok, back to watching bad movies...

 

[ougrad86]

ooops! double post - see below

 

[ougrad86]

I don't know how to do the multi-quote thing!

Meant to mention this the last time I replied! Saw it has been covered now!

Hi all. So, I knew it was too good to be true. I thought I would escape the sickness in my house. There was no way DD and DH could be as sick as they were last week and me not get it. SO here it is. I have it the beginnings of a cold. I could not sleep last night. And to top it all off it is TOM! Blech.....

Sorry about your cold. DH has been sick, and I have been driving him a little crazy trying to disinfect everything so DS and I would not get sick. However, DS is sick this morning...and he is hardly ever sick. Only hope it lasts a day or two with him, he gets over them fairly quickly. Still hoping I don't get it...too busy to take time off work, I hate the catching up.

The train leaves from Lortan VA and goes to Sanford FL. The further out you book the cheaper it is. When I take it - we leave FL at 4 pm, and are in VA at 9:30 am. I purchased 2 roomettes so we could stretch out. So for 4 I paid $692, that price includes the car and roomettes. Without the rooms it was $450.

We would leave from Lorton too. I need to price it a bit further out I guess. Whenever I looked into it, it was always prohibitively expensive. Right now, we are flying out for $240 RT for the 3 of us, but I like trains, and would be nice to have a car. We drove down, only took us about 12 hours, but we left Friday afternoon and had to stop overnight. Where is the train station down there?

Okay ... now for my whining! I have had a really bad day. No exercise today and went over my calories for the day ....
My husband called me at work ... the secretary put him through. (He never calls me at work.) He got a call from my Dad's PCP telling him that my dad was at a doctor's appointment and had to see an eye doctor that day because of his eye issues. They couldn't find my mom ... since she was at my aunt's surgery that day. And this was after my husband had to take my brother in-law to the hospital who has cancer ... today. (No, I really am not making this up!) He is still out (8:30 PM).... after meeting his sister an hour away to sell their extra car ...(this is the same sister that's husband has cancer). I have had to hold the poster contest for our local musical ... which was scheduled for today, along with getting my two sons ready to leave for CO for the x-mas present tomorrow ... planned since September (my husband has to be up at 4 AM to drive them to the airport). There is way more to this story .... but don't even have the time to elaborate.

What a day! I got dizzy just reading it. Sorry you had to go through all this, hope things are better now and your Dad is OK. Hope your brother-in-law does well too.QUOTE]

Good morning! Has anyone noticed that Disboards has been very slow the last couple of days?
Here is the QOTD.
QOTD Thursday, January 19
I am giving you a choice today. Pick one or you can do both!
A new team member has just joined the challenge. Other than drink your water what piece of advice would you give them?
OR
Tell me something good that happened this week!

I haven't been even able to get on the boards for a couple of days (just no time), so I guess I missed it. Someone said a message about servers this morning, and I did not get on until this afternoon. It has been lagging a lot lately, so they probably needed the new servers.

Piece of advice, journal everything you eat and drink, and do it throughout the day in case you need to make adjustments (and to make sure you do not forget anything).

This week: I lost weight and did all of HH! DS survived mid-terms. And I had a skinny day! One of those days where everything is going well, and you even feel very slim and fit all day...I get those every once in a while - since I am still down almost 50 pounds from where I was at my heaviest, and doing pretty well this time. It is a very motivating feeling.

Hi Everyone
I just wanted to say thanks for all the great advice and comforting words of support you have given me lately My aunt passed away yesterday morning and if I'm honest I'm really glad for her as she would not have wanted to lose her independance (she suffered 3 strokes in as many days). We will all miss her alot -she was a maiden aunt who spoiled all her neices, nephews and grand-nieces/nephews with gusto much to our parents dismay at times (providing forbidden treats such as chewing-gum and sweeties before sunday dinner).
I am glad to say I took the advice given and choose not to use this stressful time as an excuse to overeat (well after the choc orange episode ) and I lost 2lbs this week a total of a half stone (7lbs) since we started
Thanks again for being a great bunch of friends and I hope you all do well today

Sorry about your aunt. I lost both an aunt and an uncle last fall, and they are sorely missed. Won't be the same at our family reunion this summer without them.
Glad you were able to hang in there and not use it to overeat. A loss is great during a stressful time!

My advise would be - become a Coach for Team Donald - your so busy trying to think of questions and answering posts - you don't have any time to eat. The following weeks are open

2/10/2012 — 2/16/2012 —
2/17/2012 — 2/23/2012 —
2/24/2012 — 3/1/2012 —
3/2/2012 — 3/8/2012 — AmyKathleen2005
3/9/2012 — 3/15/2012 —
3/16/2012 — 3/22/2012 —

I wish I could coach, but lately work has been such that I don't have time to get on like I used to. Maybe a day or two after work and on the weekends. Can't keep up with the boards like I used to. I love my job, but we are getting more people in the company (I do expense reports and corporate cards) and it is taking more time...and what with time for doc and dentist appts and whatnot, I make up that time as well during lunch.

And I use to have a lot of free time! Hoping after year end (we close in March) and the changeover to a new coding system that things will ease up.

Question of the Day
Do you have a favorite Disney movie? Is there a special story behind it?

Bambi is my favorite, no special reason. It still makes me cry! We had deer in our backyard when I was growing up, and I loved deer...and anything having to do with nature, so maybe that was part of it.

But I have the most memories of Fox and the Hound. We didn't go to a lot of movies at the theater as a child, but I can remember this one. Me, my sisters, my mom and my grandma And I remember my mom sneaking candy in her purse! haha!!

We did not see this in the theaters, but DS saw it at school one day and had to have it. So we picked up the tape, and he watched it over and over. I still like the movie, but he has kind of outgrown it.

Not only did I manage to keep the two lbs I lost earlier in the week off, but I also now fit into something extra special to me...
No. It's not my grandmother's ring... But it is a ring!
I graduated HS at 16 (Home-schooled) and while I did want a ring to celebrate it, my DM didn't want me to get a regular class ring, since we both knew that once I got married, I'd never wear it again. So we picked out a nice ring with my birthstone and I wore it for about 3 years...until my weight gain kept it from fitting on my right hand.
Well fast forward to last night; I was getting ready to go out for the evening and decided on a whim to try it on. And it slid perfectly on my finger! 5 years and it finally fits!!
Here's a pic from this morning:

I still have it on my finger right now as my anchor to keep me going. Had a healthy breakfast this morning of Cheerios and strawberries and I'm ready to take on the world!

Congrats on the ring! That was a big moment for me too, when I could finally wear my wedding ring and my class ring.

Happy Friday!! For a four day week it went pretty slow! I have to rant for a minute [RANT AHEAD] I just received a notice from my Condo Association that we have to have our dryer vents cleaned out...ok, I get the safety concerns and fires BUT we just had a mandatory clean out November of 2009??? Now I have to take off a 1/2 day of work to wait for the guy to come and pay $50 to get it cleaned. In addition, we had to pay an extra $250 for the additional snow removal costs from last year AND they had just upped our COA dues by $60. The nickel and diming is driving me crazy!!! [RANT OVER] Thanks for the space to rant.

We have a HOA where we live - never had them until we moved out to the east coast. And they have been raising our rates every year since we have been here. We don't use the swimming pool, snow removal is done by the state and we have to pay our own trash removal fees because it was costing them too much. We don't seem to get much, and I see violations all over the place, so not sure what we are paying for...but it seems to be the way out here.

I know you're wondering . . . did she walk??????
Yup!
Now, this was most certainly not the longest, fastest or most calorie burning walk in the world. But I managed a pretty steady pace for 14 minutes thru Lowe's last night. Well, the last two minutes I was looking for the door (I was somewhere by the toilets!!!) but I got up and moved. I'm hoping that I can gradually increase my time. Thanks again for all the encouragement.
And I lost 1.6 pounds this week!

Great start! If you have a mall, that is a great place to walk as well. I usually do it when I have something I need to get there, and then take off walking fast for as long as I can. It is a nice long straightaway, and the crowds there are usually not too bad. The storefronts aren't too appealing too me, so I am not lured into the stores. I stay on the lower level though, so I don't need to walk by the food court ...with a Mrs. Field's Cookies right on the corner!

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!

OK, you had a stressful week with a lot going on. It is great that you managed to maintain and not gain anything, which is the biggest danger. So congrats on that !

Hope your baby is better and sorry about your aunt.

I would sleep in until 10am, stay in my PJ's all day, work on my writing projects that I never seem to have time to finish, then spend the evening with a bowl of grapes watching 'Lois and Clark: The new adventures of Superman' and drooling over how hot Dean Cain is...
I actually have a day planned for myself coming up this week and this is what I'm planning on doing.

Dean Cain was a very good, very hot superman. I loved that show.
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OK, somewhere along the way I dropped some quotes....going to go back and look for them...

Carol

Got caught by the smilie police - over 25, so sent back to delete some. Then it froze, and never submitted, so I hit refresh and it brought me back here. Now I am going to copy this and then give it another go...maybe third time will be the charm...

 

[ougrad86]

Splurged on a half a banana this morning! Sounds crazy, but I try to avoid the high sugar fruits like banana, but it was delicious today!

This did not copy the "interior" quotes - but you mentioned preplanning and checking points before you eat. I totally agree, I have had more suprises than I like. At least having an idea...we have a few places that if we are out and about and want to stop and eat that I know they have something that I can fit in, and I try to plan ahead. Thank goodness for splurge points when I didn't have the chance !

Aren't bananas zero? Banana is my fruit of choice - it fills me up and gives me energy, as well as being easy to transport and eat. If I eat an apple, it usually doesn't satisfy me, leaving me wanting more. And oranges are an awful lot of work! These are the easy to get and store fruits though, which I tend to pick up.

I am going to try my best to finish reading The Hunger Games tonight. I just haven't had the time to read lately since DH has been off of school. He keeps having me watch movies after the kids are in bed. But, he's working tonight, so I'm going to get my read on! We're supposed to get 3-6 inches tonight

How is The Hunger Games? DS is into it, and wants to go see the movie - wondering if I should read the books and go see it or if it will be too upsetting - the whole premise kind of gives me the willies...

We only got a little bit of snow, just barely covered the ground. I (and DS) would like to have one GOOD snowstorm this season.

Question of the Day
If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

Probably plan a little bit on the trip and maybe do some genealogy online. Might get a little reading in and do some exercise with the Wii since no one would be getting in the way!

It used to be sleeping when DS was younger, glad I am past that point!

I just spent the last 30 minutes responding to everyone's replies. When I tried to submit post, it wouldn't do anything! So I refreshed and POOF all gone! Sorry I don't have the time to respond to everyone again. I'm just hoping this posts!

Added~Apparently my post did post. Dis is driving me crazy right now!

This just happened to me (so much for the new servers!). I hit Submit, and the little circle we have indicating activity just kept going around and around...I actually hilighted my whole post, right-clicked copy and then hit refresh. I was lucky and it came back, but I have pasted before when things like this happen - then you don't lose everything you worked so hard for. Just click reply on the bottom to open up a reply window again. I ended up double-posting like you because when I refreshed I did not think it had posted.

I think from now on, just before I hit Submit, I will highlight and do a copy just in case it disappears on me.

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Well, DH is getting better, but now DS is sick. He hardly ever gets sick, so it is bad. Need to keep up my sanitizing. Hope he will get over it quickly, he tends to only be sick for a day or two at a time over something DH and I will suffer with for a week. Missed our holiday party last night since DH was still coughing up a storm, and with ice and snow forecast, did not want to drag him out in that with the way he felt. He seems a lot better today.

Work is still heavier than normal, hoping it slows down after the coding adjustment we do this spring. I will be going on our trip right at the beginning of April when they do the changeover, so I will have to hit the ground running when we get back...it won't be fun, along with trying to catch up.

Anybody here ever try Jenny Craig? My coworker is trying to make up her mind. She was talking about Weight Watchers, and her DH said he wants her to do the diet where she orders the food...not sure why he is making her decision. I told her to decide what would work best for her, but I only know WW, so can't tell her about the other ones.

Hope everyone is having a great day! Off to send in my weights and HH now!

Carol

 

[amykathleen2005]

There's no need for any official diet if you just look at calories.

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

Hi everyone! I wanted to say thanks for all the pep talking from my grumpy day! I was pretty bummed to have a gain, but I feel better now. We unexpectedly got invited to a friends for italian food tonight, so I'm a wee bit worried!! I didn't have time to plan better eating during the day to make up for it and we were going to hit the pool for a workout but had to cancel that due to lack of time. But hopefully we'll go tomorrow instead.

If I had a day all to myself I'd probably veg on the couch and watch Food Network all day!! I'd love to say go shopping, but there's no place to shop around here and I never get control of the tv for free viewing. Sounds good to me

 

[happysummer]

I had the best week weight loss ever. I guess working out an hour before the kids are up.Then another hour when they are at their activities really paid off. I am so happy and it help with the rest of the crappy week. I worked more than I wanted to. Husband told me we will not be going to DW this year. I look forward to it so much. I live in a crappy awful town and it is my one thing I look forward to. If I still lived in my old town I would not be as upset.
he said maybe we could go to Disneyland for 5 days. But I do not want to offend anyone on here. But I have no interest in ever going their again. Driving long distances is not my idea of a relaxing vacation. Also I found people extremlily rude inside and outside of the parks and the places outside the parks where awful. I refuse to waste any money on something that is full of rude people and most of the vacation is spent in the car with crazy drivers.

I also wanted to run the new Dw race that was my goal, I hate running but \i had so much fun last year in the DW 5 k. That I wanted to do another longer DW race.
Anyway I will stop whinning now it was just disappointing to hear.


Question of the Day
If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

Drive as far out of this town until I got to another town and eat a vegan meal myself and get a massage.


I am sorry for whoever has the sickies in their house.

luvpoohandcompany- I am sorry about your aunt

belledreamer- congrats about your ring

Jujubee727- I hope your baby is ok

RemembertheMagic98- Wow that is a lot of extra money. I am glad we do not live in a condo. I can not imagine paying all those extra cost

my3princes- Good luck I hope you get the new job.

JacksLilWench- Sorry about having no support from your mom. My husband is not supportive I just ignore him. But it does suck.

Congrats on all the weight loss loser. If I missed anyone I hope you are all having a good weekend.
I wish winter would end and all this awful snow would go away. |If anyone else lives in - degree weather I am right there with you. If you have never spent winter in -39 weather you are lucky.

 

[VirataMama4]

QOTD:
Friday's:
I have quite a few favorite Disney movies... Lady and the Tramp, Tangled, Beauty and the Beast, Princess and the Frog, Song of the South... The list goes on and on. Each and everyone brings joy to me and makes me giddy with excitement!

Todays:
If I had a day all to myself I would veg out on the couch and flip from a Nascar race and some reality TV shows... I'd also bake something and take a nap.

 

[cjdj4]

Hi Donalds!

Awesome time at the parade today. DD and I had such a ball! I loved it so much I might just join the Krewe so I can be in all the parades every year I am still under calories for the day. I have no idea how I did it since I had a McDonald's cheeseburger for dinner.

Hi everyone!

After 4 days of eating pretty much anything that I wanted at Disneyland I still lost 2 lbs!

Awesome!

I finally had the opportunity to apply for a new job at the VA. Please send prayers and good thoughts my way as my current job ends on May 7 and I would like to be in a permanent position well before then.

Positive vibes are heading your way!

Consider the week yours.

Ok it's in my calendar

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cjdj4 congrats on that total for the month. That is great. Have fun in the parade. I remember being in parades while I was growing up and it is a lot of fun.

Thanks it was a ball! Were you in a marching band?

The bad news is I didn't lose at all this week and I'm really frustrated about it. My mom is a pretty driving force in my life and she has the ability to really make me feel like dog poo sometimes. She has been going to WW and has lost almost 60 lbs since she started (which I am really proud of, by the way! ) And I've cheered her on from the beginning as best I could. But since I've started my own efforts back up, she has yet to express any interest in helping me and cheering me on. Never a suggestion to walk together one night, never a thumbs-up on a good meal or good day. Just working in a silo. So I don't feel like I can communicate to her much of anything- like this bad week I just had, haha. I just feel very stunted and unheard at home, which I feel partly relates to the numbers on the scale.

I am sorry your mom is not giving you the support you need. Have you tried talking to her and telling her you need more support from her?

I have tracked all my calories and exercise in my fitness pal this week and I drank tons of water. I did have a day or two that I ate an extra 100 or 200 calories. I had a loss of 1lb this week. On wed. I was down 2.2lbs but by friday I was only down 1. I did let this get me a bit frustrated but now I am realizing that this will sometimes happen. It has helped reading through all of your posts too. So I am now just going to be thrilled that I lost at all and move on. Heres to an even better week. (insert smily face with a glass of water saying "cheers")
I hate when the scale is down then goes back up. But, I'll bet you have a bigger loss next week. Great job on the 1#!

Tonight we are going to my in laws to celebrate my birthday. They are making wings. I asked for something healthier and my MIL said she has celery to go with it. They just dont get it. So I have alloted calories to have 6 wings. I am afraid I am going to be a bit hungry by the end of the night. But what can I do??????? (feel free to offer advice on this one)

I love the idea of bringing your own healthy side dish. You were smart to plan for your wings Happy Birthday!

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!

Wow, tough week. Sorry you had to deal with all that. If you look on the bright side, you didn't gain anything even with all the added stress, right?

Unfortunately, I didn't lose anything this week, but I didn't gain anything either. I'm hoping that any weight loss was countered by muscle weight gain. At least that's what I'm telling myself.

That is a great attitude. Just keep working at it and eventually it all show up on the scale.

My favorite Disney movie is whichever one I happen to be watching at the time I really love each of them for different reasons! Since I'm a kindergarten teacher I have lots of opportunities to watch "kid" movies and have tons of Disney around the workplace without looking too freaky


I was able to complete ALL of the Healthy Habits challenges this week and the scale showed it! I lost 2 lbs. I am really proud of the fact that I stuck to my plan and am slowly make life changes that I am working really hard to make permanent!

Love that you love all the movies and great job on the HH

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?


I would get a long massage and then relax with a good book. And not have kids fighting or asking for something every 2 minutes!

Massage sounds so good!

The only problem is not finding 100 projects that I want DH to do

This cracked me up!

I would sleep in until 10am, stay in my PJ's all day, work on my writing projects that I never seem to have time to finish, then spend the evening with a bowl of grapes watching 'Lois and Clark: The new adventures of Superman' and drooling over how hot Dean Cain is...

He is so fine!

Honestly I feel guilty answering this question...I do have days to myself and I usually have a million things to do for the house. Today I am actually spending the day on the couch in my pjs under my down comforter and watching trash tv. Guilty pleasure....grilled cheese for lunch...

Don't feel guilty! Everyone deserves a day like this once in a while

Sorry about your cold. DH has been sick, and I have been driving him a little crazy trying to disinfect everything so DS and I would not get sick. However, DS is sick this morning...and he is hardly ever sick. Only hope it lasts a day or two with him, he gets over them fairly quickly. Still hoping I don't get it...too busy to take time off work, I hate the catching up.

Thanks, I am better now. Just a lingering cough. Sorry about your DH and DS. I hope you don't get it either.

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Aren't bananas zero? Banana is my fruit of choice - it fills me up and gives me energy, as well as being easy to transport and eat. If I eat an apple, it usually doesn't satisfy me, leaving me wanting more. And oranges are an awful lot of work! These are the easy to get and store fruits though, which I tend to pick up.
Yes they are! On the newest WW plan all fruit and veggies are zero


Anybody here ever try Jenny Craig? My coworker is trying to make up her mind. She was talking about Weight Watchers, and her DH said he wants her to do the diet where she orders the food...not sure why he is making her decision. I told her to decide what would work best for her, but I only know WW, so can't tell her about the other ones.

I don't get that either. Interesting. I worked with a woman who did Jenny Craig and she was successful. I have no idea how you move to eating regular foods. I would love to know how that works.

If I had a day all to myself I'd probably veg on the couch and watch Food Network all day!! I'd love to say go shopping, but there's no place to shop around here and I never get control of the tv for free viewing. Sounds good to me

I could watch food network all day too.


QOTD: I think I would have a relaxing day at the beach.

 

[my3princes]

Hello

We had another busy day bowling. The boys bowled well, but spending 7 hours every Saturday at various bowling alleys is getting old fast. Another month and it will be done for this year.

My parent's purchased a new livingroom set and gave us the old one. Since we have a Great room we had room for their old couch and chair in addition to ours. I ordered slipcovers on Overstock for the 2 couches, chair and recliner. The couches and chair are stone blue and the recliner is sage green. I also ordered nesting ottomans in sage green which give us lots of additional storage. We also have a leather computer chair in there, but it literally had no leather left on it. I went to JoAnn's yesterday and found a nice stripped fabric which has the stone blue, sage green and other colors that are in our drapes. I spent last night and tonight covering the computer chair, making throw pillows, a table cloth (greatroom) and pot holders. I think we spent a total of $300, but it is a huge face lift and it doubled our seating space. It feels so cozy

 

[buzz5985]

Question of the Day

If you had a day just for yourself and you couldn't be at DW, what would you do?

I would spend the day reading, sewing and knitting. I would probably take a walk around the lake near my house.

Off to get some breakfast.

Have a happy and healthy day.

I would finally sit down and take the tutorials for photo shop elements. Received it for Christmas 2010!!!!

I would want to spend it walking around the mall, haha. For some reason, I like to do that and I don't know why! There is a mall near my house that is huge- it goes around in a circle, and if you do a lap, it's one mile. And there are a TON of shops in it that I like So I would go there and walk around for a bit.

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So....I have good news and bad news.

The good news is I went and got fitted for running shoes yesterday I got an awesome pair that are super comfortable, the guy told me I was doing everything about my training process correctly (running a little, walking a little, cross-training on days off) and that I run correctly too. I'm a forefoot striker, which is the best kind of striker to be, apparently!

The bad news is I didn't lose at all this week and I'm really frustrated about it. My mom is a pretty driving force in my life and she has the ability to really make me feel like dog poo sometimes. She has been going to WW and has lost almost 60 lbs since she started (which I am really proud of, by the way! ) And I've cheered her on from the beginning as best I could. But since I've started my own efforts back up, she has yet to express any interest in helping me and cheering me on. Never a suggestion to walk together one night, never a thumbs-up on a good meal or good day. Just working in a silo. So I don't feel like I can communicate to her much of anything- like this bad week I just had, haha. I just feel very stunted and unheard at home, which I feel partly relates to the numbers on the scale.

I just needed to vent that out because it was weighing on me. And I didn't want to use it as an excuse! So thank you for listening, guys

Congrats on the new running shoes. Have you asked your mother for help or advice?? She may be scared to "step on your toes" so to speak.

Tonight we are going to my in laws to celebrate my birthday. They are making wings. I asked for something healthier and my MIL said she has celery to go with it. They just dont get it. So I have alloted calories to have 6 wings. I am afraid I am going to be a bit hungry by the end of the night. But what can I do??????? (feel free to offer advice on this one)

Ok well I hope you all are enjoying your day. Those of us that got snow have fun and be careful if you go out driving.

Happy Birthday - too late for any advice, but maybe next time bring a dish that you would feel comfortable eating.

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!

Hope your DS is doing well. Don't worry - the scale will reward your work.

Janis

 

[buzz5985]

Oh, you can bet I am not comparing the values with dvc. I was just looking at the price for that week. Dh is all about the $$$$$

I'm glad to hear HHI and Vero Beach are nice resorts. We love the beach, so now I can throw that out to DH

I broke even in about 7 years of use. Plus I can still sell my points if I ever there was a life event like divorce. I will give DH the house, the child and the dog - but I get the DVC points!!!! Well, maybe not the dog!!!

Tell your DH this story - I had two 2 BRs booked at HHI. I checked in early in the day, my sister arrived later in the day. When she went in to check in the person in front of her was handing over a credit card. Their bill was $2700. My sister said to me - gee I wonder how long they are staying to pay that. I think her jaw hit the floor when I told her just 1 week.

HHI is not on the beach - it's on a marsh - which I find more interesting to watch. One week we sat and watched a dolphin herd a bunch of fish into an inlet to eat every night at low tide. It was incredible. They have a beach house on the beach, which has a pool too. Vero Beach is right on the beach - but the Villas do not have an ocean view - except for the cottages - equal to a 3BR villa. The Inn does have rooms - equal to a studio that have ocean views.

Janis