Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[dvccruiser76]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!!!

NOTE: This list includes participants who have reported in within the last 3 weeks, once someone misses 3 weigh-ins they are dropped from this report.

How this works: You set your goal for what you want to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.

Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.

Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know.

We have done 6 out of 21 weeks, so the challenge is 29% complete.



#1hoosierfan - 31.33
4Holidays - 31.00
amykathleen2005 - 69.23
araes2120 - 20.00
buzz5985 - 9.60
CaliforniaDreaming - 48.00
ChelleyB - 0.00
cjdj4 - 22.69
clhcpaca - 3.50
D73 - 77.17
Disneyluvr - 6.67
dvccruiser76 - 33.33
EDuke98080 - 0.00
frndshpcptn - 34.55
grumpyskirtgirl - 24.49
happysummer - 31.43
JacksLilWench - 26.67
jenanderson - 23.08
jillbur - 40.00
Jubilee - 15.15
Jujubee727 - 32.00
kitchensinkguy - 14.29
liesel - 31.71
LuvBaloo - 13.33
luvpoohandcompany - 60.00
mackeysmom - 17.50
Mary.Poppins - 53.50
melmar136 - 48.21
MickeyMagic - 20.48
mommyof2Pirates - 50.67
MoonFaerie - 9.63
my3princes - 28.00
ougrad86 - 33.33
phorsenuf - 6.00
pooh2001 - 12.50
quasar4legs - 24.64
Scraggy - 18.00
SettinSail - 0.00
shellebelle76 - 27.20
::Snow White:: - 1.12
trinaweena - 19.67
VirataMama4 - 25.28
vitfamily - 38.00
wickey’s friend - 0.00



I find everybody on the list an inspiration and everybody who participates in this challenge is an inspiration in and of themselves. Whether you post, lurk or just pm your weight and check results on Tuesdays, you have made a commitment to yourself. And that is the biggest inspiration of all!BY Octoberbride03

 

[dvccruiser76]

This week's winning team with 28.03% is Team Donald!!

Team Mickey weighed-in losing 17.54% for the week!

Additional stats for the week!!!!

MickeyMagic won for Team Donald with 2.08% this week and was the overall Biggest Loser!!

Congrats to 50sjayne who was Mickey's Team winner with 2.05%!

Team Donald lost 33.4 pounds this week
Team Mickey lost 24.0 pounds this week

Team Donald leads the Total Weight Loss with 386.7 pounds and Team Mickey's total weight loss to date is 309.9!!!
Both teams together have lost 696.6 pounds!!!! Amazing!

Keep reading, keep posting and most of all keep losing and continue learning!!!!

Have an OP week

 

[amykathleen2005]

Excellent job Donalds!

 

[jillbur]

QOTD for Monday February 13, 2012:

What kind of effort do you make on a daily basis to live a GREEN life? Refillable water bottles? Hybrid car? Turn down the thermostat?

Does any of this GREEN living translate over into your weight loss journey??

BONUS QOTD:

How do you feel about the death of Whitney Houston? Were you a big fan? Or is this just another "blip" on the Hollywood radar?

I use reusable water bottles and coffee mugs. We also recycle. The kids even told their grandparents that they should recycle, so they are now. We also keep our thermostat down. This past summer, the boys & I planted our first veggies. They were delicious. I also shop at farmer's markets in the summer/fall. I try to shop locally and support local farmers. In fact, we are thinking of buying our meat from a local farm that only uses grass fed cows. When I am looking for produce, I do read the packaging and try not to buy from other countries, although it's hard in the winter here. Also, in nicer weather we walk to Rite Aid, Walgreens, the movie rental store, the pediatricians, the playground, and Subway. My kids also walk to and from school (most day~we do have to drive on certain days). I also try to use less chemicals (cleaning supplies). Whew!

I am not a Whitney fan (yes she had a great voice). So, this may seem mean, but to me, this is just another famous person that went downhill.

This week's winning team with 28.03% is Team Donald!!

Team Mickey weighed-in losing 17.54% for the week!

Additional stats for the week!!!!

MickeyMagic won for Team Donald with 2.08% this week and was the overall Biggest Loser!!

Congrats to 50sjayne who was Mickey's Team winner with 2.05%!

Team Donald lost 33.4 pounds this week
Team Mickey lost 24.0 pounds this week

Team Donald leads the Total Weight Loss with 386.7 pounds and Team Mickey's total weight loss to date is 309.9!!!
Both teams together have lost 696.6 pounds!!!! Amazing!

Keep reading, keep posting and most of all keep losing and continue learning!!!!

Have an OP week

Yay Team Donald! And, congrats to our biggest losers. Let's keep it up this week!!

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Sorry I have no time for replies today, but I hope Team Donald is having a great Monday and staying OP!

I am mentally preparing for Valentine's Day tomorrow and not having any chocolate. That's my goal. I have to get refocused~I was over my calories today. I was starving for some reason! Talk to you in the morning.

Jill

 

[ChelleyB]

QOTD for Monday February 13, 2012:

What kind of effort do you make on a daily basis to live a GREEN life? Refillable water bottles? Hybrid car? Turn down the thermostat?

Does any of this GREEN living translate over into your weight loss journey??

The whole family has reusable water bottles. We also try to recycle as much of our trash as possible. And we use freecycle.org when we are getting rid of clothing and/or furniture items.

BONUS QOTD:

How do you feel about the death of Whitney Houston? Were you a big fan? Or is this just another "blip" on the Hollywood radar?

I listened to her back in my teens, but had not kept up with her career. My heart goes out to her daughter

Oh my goodness I have been so ravenously hungry just the past week. I have followed the MyFitnessPal calorie and nutrition tracker for the past 35 days without going over calories once (I have it set at around 1, 300 calories). That is supposed to be for a relatively sedentary person to lose a pound a week although I've been losing way more then that each week, like 2 or 3 lbs. But just the past 4 days or so I want to eat everything. I've resisted so far and haven't gone over cals yet, but I dislike this hungry, grumpy feeling, lol.

Keep up the good work - 2 or 3 lbs a week, that's awesome!! Hoping the hungry feeling goes away

Another long day today... Been nursing a headache for the past couple of hours... I thought it might be my energy crashing (still kind of low in my calories) so I ate a half Peanut Butter sandwich on whole wheat which did seem to help. Think I still might take an aspirin to knock the rest of it off. I really hate taking medicine unless I absolutely have to...

Baked BBQ chicken for supper so I may be able to include a little dessert tonight!

Hooray for dessert! I'm going to have some Christmas Eve tea with honey b/c we had lasagna for supper. It did have turkey instead of ground beef, but with all those noodles.....I better stick with my tea

This week's winning team with 28.03% is Team Donald!!

Team Mickey weighed-in losing 17.54% for the week!

Additional stats for the week!!!!

MickeyMagic won for Team Donald with 2.08% this week and was the overall Biggest Loser!!

Congrats to 50sjayne who was Mickey's Team winner with 2.05%!

Team Donald lost 33.4 pounds this week
Team Mickey lost 24.0 pounds this week

Team Donald leads the Total Weight Loss with 386.7 pounds and Team Mickey's total weight loss to date is 309.9!!!
Both teams together have lost 696.6 pounds!!!! Amazing!

Keep reading, keep posting and most of all keep losing and continue learning!!!!

Have an OP week

Whoohoo, Team Donald - you all have been doing awesome!!! Congratulations!! And an overall loss of 696.6 pounds for both teams!!! Fantastic

Didn't get to my band exercises :/ I need to manage my time better tomorrow! haha

 

[ChelleyB]

oops - I answered the QOTD within the quote. It's my first multi reply - I'll figure it out next time

 

[D73]

QOTD for Monday February 13, 2012:

What kind of effort do you make on a daily basis to live a GREEN life? Refillable water bottles? Hybrid car? Turn down the thermostat?

Does any of this GREEN living translate over into your weight loss journey??

BONUS QOTD:

How do you feel about the death of Whitney Houston? Were you a big fan? Or is this just another "blip" on the Hollywood radar?

I think that it is a bit easier to stay GREEN here because there are many more programs in place that allow that to happen.

I separate and recycle my cardboard/paper, glass and plastics. There are recepticals for my neighborhood right next to the garbage collection area. I also dispose of batteries in a provided location. We are alsoasked to separate our food remnant (peels, egg shells, other compostables) and place them in a separate bin as well.

I use the bus and train as my primary mode of transportation. Again there is an excellent system in place which allows me to do so. This being said, not everyone here uses this option. Yes it is a little time consuming. 40 minutes commute to work instad of 20 but I use that time for reading, planning my day or week, etc.

I have only turned on my heat this winter last week when the temps were consistantly in the teens F (minus teens C). And then only in my bedroom on very low. I have been taking advantage of the fact that I have an apartment below and above me and allowing their residual heat to help my apartment. And sine it is just me, an extra sweater or a blanket are enough to keep me warm and reduce my use of extra fuel.

As for my healthy life path, I am not sure that there is anything more that I am doing. I am using re-useable containers to transport my lunch to and from school rather than paper bag or wrapping in foil, etc. And I do have much more compostable items now which go to the compost.

Whitney Houston was one of my favorites back when I was young. I guess that watching her decline over the years makes her passing not a huge shock. Sadly her voice was ruined many years ago.
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Happy Valentine's Day Donalds

My mantra today is....
Chocolate is a friend to my big hips and tummy,
that's because they are so yummy.
Eating it effects how much I weigh
and after all Valentine's is just another day.
Like all other days I can do without.
My health is more important, that's no doubt.
So simply when offered I will say,
No thanks, please take that stuff away.


Congrats to the big losers for last week. It is so great to see our team as the weekly winner especially with such a great margin.

Let's do it again this week.

Cheers,
Christopher

 

[donac]

Good Tuesday morning

Happy Valentine's Day

Dh and exchanged presents last night. I gave him a little stuffed bear with a heart that says I love You. He gave me a Simon and his gf from ALvin and the Chipmunks. He got me a box of dark chocolates and I gave him some hershey chocolates. The big thing with us is the cards. I gave him one that talks about snoring (both of us snore at one time or another) and he gave me a 3d card with Toy Story. The funny thing is that I also looked at that one. We are not going out to dinner but going to see Star Wars.

Grocery shopping yesterday was a real challenge. There were so many people there buying for Valentine's Day and they didn't really know what they wanted so they were wandering the aisles slowing things down.

Congrats to the winners this week especially MickeyMagic for being our top winner this week.

Congrats to all the team who participated inthe Healthy Habits.

Off to get dressed

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[jillbur]

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day Donalds

My mantra today is....
Chocolate is a friend to my big hips and tummy,
that's because they are so yummy.
Eating it effects how much I weigh
and after all Valentine's is just another day.
Like all other days I can do without.
My health is more important, that's no doubt.
So simply when offered I will say,
No thanks, please take that stuff away.

Christopher

Thanks...I need this today as my kids have a little chocolate before school

Jill

 

[pjlla]

Third time trying to get this to post!

Happy Tuesday and Happy Valentines Day! Hope you all get lots of LOVE today!

No responses this morning as the free wi-fi I am using keeps crashing and I keep losing this post!

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)

P = Planner extraordinaire! ( if I may say so myself)

A= Adamant (about healthy eating)

M= Mature (and no, I don't just mean old! )

E= Encouraging (I hope)

L= Loved and loving

A= Able..... To eat right, exercise, make good choices.


Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

TTYL..........P

 

[mikamah]

Happy Valentines Day, Donalds!!

I just spend the last 40 min replying and the dang poof fairy killed my post. I am so aggravated, but I am not going to go and eat because of it. But it does make me mad.

Hope you all have a wonderful, valentines day filled with love and calorie free treats!!!

 

[D73]

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)



Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

This is called an acrostic name poem. This is when I wish I was named Al or Ed instead of Christopher Ok let's see.

C......caring
H......humorous (or maybe it's just me who thinks so)
R......realistic (this journey is not going to happen overnight)
I.......imaginative
S......successful (can be measured in many ways)
T......talented (music and theatre)
O......optimistic (I WILL get there!)
P......planner (this is helpful in most things but especially diet/exercise)
H......helpful (do my best to be there for people)
E......empathetic (I am a good listener)
R......responsible

I am still waiting for that really special Valentine's day to happen. It will happen.

Have a great day.....I hope that the DIS sorts itself out for those of you who are struggling with it.

Christopher

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

I try to use refillable water bottles and stay close to home! Even if it's not a refillable bottle, I use it at least twice before I toss it. And by staying close to home, I use less gas. And I try to do all my errands in one place instead of driving all around town.

As far as Whitney Houston goes, it is awfully sad. I am a fan, but certainly not a superfan. It will be interesting what comes out in light of the investigation.

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With one 5k down, I am headed to the gym tonight to keep up the training for the next one. My training buddy is sick though, so I had to make sure I had my iPod before leaving the house I think the next one I do will be in three weeks, tops. Can't wait!

YAY! You are still going even though your buddy is sick!! Nice job!

Fellow cross stitch and quilter here. The quilt sounds like a lot of fun.

I'm just learning how to quilt....well, I took a class and I am making a t-shirt quilt!! I am so excited to do something with all those shirts from college that hold special memories

Oh my goodness I have been so ravenously hungry just the past week. I have followed the MyFitnessPal calorie and nutrition tracker for the past 35 days without going over calories once (I have it set at around 1, 300 calories). That is supposed to be for a relatively sedentary person to lose a pound a week although I've been losing way more then that each week, like 2 or 3 lbs. But just the past 4 days or so I want to eat everything. I've resisted so far and haven't gone over cals yet, but I dislike this hungry, grumpy feeling, lol.

Oh No!! I hate when I just want to eat the world for no real reason....then I get an early TOM....?

This week's winning team with 28.03% is Team Donald!!

Team Donald leads the Total Weight Loss with 386.7 pounds and Team Mickey's total weight loss to date is 309.9!!!
Both teams together have lost 696.6 pounds!!!! Amazing!

Keep reading, keep posting and most of all keep losing and continue learning!!!!

Have an OP week

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! We finally did it!!! AND we are still winning in total weight loss!! Congratulations to all the losers this week and hugs to those who had a tough week....tomorrow is another day!!!

My mantra today is....
Chocolate is a friend to my big hips and tummy,
that's because they are so yummy.
Eating it effects how much I weigh
and after all Valentine's is just another day.
Like all other days I can do without.
My health is more important, that's no doubt.
So simply when offered I will say,
No thanks, please take that stuff away.

LOVE IT!! I will be hitting the gym tonight to work off my lack of a Valentine

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)

P = Planner extraordinaire! ( if I may say so myself)

A= Adamant (about healthy eating)

M= Mature (and no, I don't just mean old! )

E= Encouraging (I hope)

L= Loved and loving

A= Able..... To eat right, exercise, make good choices.


Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

TTYL..........P

I will give you the most memorable Valentine's Day....10 years ago my mom was diagnosed with uterine cancer and had a full hysterectomy on Valentine's Day. After the surgery she was told that it had not spread and she would not need any radiation or chemo. It was one of the happiest days of my life! This is not your typical Valentine's story but it is one I will never forget.

K= Kind
A= Adjustable (I really wanted flexible but no F in my name!)
R= Reliable
E= Easy-going
N= Nerd (just about some things...)

I wish I was more creative but I have a student in my office taking a test so I have yet to have a cup of coffeeee!!

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Need to get that coffee...only 15 more minutes to go before she is done with the test! I'm getting a headache too

Not much to report here....a few meetings today with a few students and I have to finish my book for book club tomorrow!! We are reading A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest Gaines)...a little too slow moving for me but I will get through it!!! I still need to read the second and third Hunger Games books so I can't wait to finish this one!

CRANKY ALERT!!! Just an FYI....when you see someone without a Valentine, please do not tell them that Mr. Right could be around the corner or "you find love when you are not looking". It does not console me as a single person nor does it make me feel any better.....JUST GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE!!! Lol

Happy Valentine's Day to All!

 

[::Snow_White::]

Third time trying to get this to post!

Happy Tuesday and Happy Valentines Day! Hope you all get lots of LOVE today!

No responses this morning as the free wi-fi I am using keeps crashing and I keep losing this post!

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)

P = Planner extraordinaire! ( if I may say so myself)

A= Adamant (about healthy eating)

M= Mature (and no, I don't just mean old! )

E= Encouraging (I hope)

L= Loved and loving

A= Able..... To eat right, exercise, make good choices.


Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

TTYL..........P

K = Kind
A = Ambitious
Y = Youthful
L = Lively
A = Amazing (hehe )

Bonus: Well my friends and I have always been single ladies (I have no idea why because we are fabulous ), so I guess the best valentine's gifts are the cards from my family.

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Well, exercised for about 25 minutes last night. I think I'm getting bored with my usual routine and I just want to run all the time. I have a 3 mile run today, hopefully my legs have recovered from Sunday! My family is making pasta for dinner and I will see if I can save enough calories to treat myself to another no-bake cookie today. Yummy!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

QOTD for 2-14-2014:
Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself.
Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

L: Loving
Y: Youngish
N: Nice
D: Dependable
A: Accepting

Bonus: I have been married 16 years and I think my most memorable valentines day was the first one we were a couple. We had just gotten serious around New Years and he was stationed at an army post about an hour from where I lived, but he surprised me on valentines day evening with a teddy bear that I still have. He was scheduled to be working, so it was an unexpected visit, that is what made it the best

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

QOTD for Monday February 13, 2012:

What kind of effort do you make on a daily basis to live a GREEN life? Refillable water bottles? Hybrid car? Turn down the thermostat?

Does any of this GREEN living translate over into your weight loss journey??

BONUS QOTD:

How do you feel about the death of Whitney Houston? Were you a big fan? Or is this just another "blip" on the Hollywood radar?

We recycle alot of our rubbish here so I have a bin for cardboard, paper, cans and plastic bottles etc,anither bin for compostables (mainly food peelings and teabags) and then a bin for everything else. I also give any clothes we no longer need to the local charity shop if they are all decent. I bring my own bags when doing my grocery shop so I dont need new ones and we use re-usable water bottles.
Since beginning this journey I am cooking from scratch so there's no processing involved in my food and alot less packaging too. I try to buy local where possible too

 

[buzz5985]

QOTD for Monday February 13, 2012:

What kind of effort do you make on a daily basis to live a GREEN life? Refillable water bottles? Hybrid car? Turn down the thermostat?

Does any of this GREEN living translate over into your weight loss journey??

BONUS QOTD:

How do you feel about the death of Whitney Houston? Were you a big fan? Or is this just another "blip" on the Hollywood radar?

Most of my efforts are for the other type of green!!! Money savers. The heat is on 60. I only do errands once a week. Use my reusable mugs from WDW for coffee. I have a 32 oz, lime green , BPA free bottle that I always have at my side filled from my fridge tap (great filter on fridge) We do recycle (saves the town money). I have a compost pile, so we literally have less than 1 trash bag a week. I am considering buying a hybrid Ford Escape - but I want to see what Nissan is coming out with next year. I don't bring grocery bags to the stores because I use those plastic bags for dog "droppings". We do not use any chemicals on our lawn - as a matter of fact we planted Pearls grass seed last fall. Only needs to be mowed 1xmonth, and only needs less than an inch of water a week. It's a shame what is happening to our lakes and streams from the run off of peoples lawns using the "Four Step" program. Don't get me started on fertilizer and weed killer. (Please get a soil test from your local County Extension service before you throw that fertilizer down!!!) Enough out of me, I can feel my bloodpressure rising!!!

I was a little shocked by the death of Whitney. I am also shocked when I hear - her handlers immediatly called hotel security - not 911.

This week's winning team with 28.03% is Team Donald!!

Team Mickey weighed-in losing 17.54% for the week!

Additional stats for the week!!!!

MickeyMagic won for Team Donald with 2.08% this week and was the overall Biggest Loser!!

Congrats to 50sjayne who was Mickey's Team winner with 2.05%!

Team Donald lost 33.4 pounds this week
Team Mickey lost 24.0 pounds this week

Team Donald leads the Total Weight Loss with 386.7 pounds and Team Mickey's total weight loss to date is 309.9!!!
Both teams together have lost 696.6 pounds!!!! Amazing!

Keep reading, keep posting and most of all keep losing and continue learning!!!!

Have an OP week

Now I know the secret of how Team Donald can win a weigh in - I don't send in my weight!!!! My scale refused to turn on, changed the batteries, still nothing. Need to go buy a new one on errand day.

Third time trying to get this to post!

Happy Tuesday and Happy Valentines Day! Hope you all get lots of LOVE today!

No responses this morning as the free wi-fi I am using keeps crashing and I keep losing this post!

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)

P = Planner extraordinaire! ( if I may say so myself)

A= Adamant (about healthy eating)

M= Mature (and no, I don't just mean old! )

E= Encouraging (I hope)

L= Loved and loving

A= Able..... To eat right, exercise, make good choices.


Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

TTYL..........P

I have to come back to this I started with

J - Jaded
A - Angry
N - Nasty

Can you tell I am at work???

My most memorable Valentine's Day was when I was a young girl and my Aunt was married on Valentines Day. It was the late 60's early 70's. Her bridesmaids wore red velvet dresses, and had white fur shrugs and white fur "muffs" (your hands slipped in them) with red roses on them. It was a beautiful wedding.

Janis

 

[my3princes]

Third time trying to get this to post!

Happy Tuesday and Happy Valentines Day! Hope you all get lots of LOVE today!

No responses this morning as the free wi-fi I am using keeps crashing and I keep losing this post!

QOTD for 2-14-2014:

Using your name as a base, build a poem of positives traits and attributes about yourself. (I know this type of poem has a name, but I can't remember what it's called....any teachers wants to help?)

P = Planner extraordinaire! ( if I may say so myself)

A= Adamant (about healthy eating)

M= Mature (and no, I don't just mean old! )

E= Encouraging (I hope)

L= Loved and loving

A= Able..... To eat right, exercise, make good choices.


Bonus QOTD: Tell us about your most memorable Valentine's gift ever...best or worst.

TTYL..........P

D determined
E Energetic
B Bright
R Reliable
A Anxiety

My most memorable Valentine's gift was a "friend" card from my now DH. It was our senior year in college and unbeknownst to me he was struggling with his internship, upcoming career, our relationship etc. When I got the card I questioned it and he said that he had already bought me all the lovey mushy ones so he wanted to go a different route Days later he broke up with me. We were broke up for about six week, through my senior exams. It totally sucked and he will never live that one down.

 

[buzz5985]

I put on my thinking cap for the QOTD - climbed out of my pit I was sinking into - and came up with -

J - Jaunty (as I walk to WDW)
A - Adamant (that I will finish this journey)
N - Noble (I will stay above the negative comments)
I - Incredible (yes I am!!!)
S - Strong and Sassy!!!!!!

 

[Leitadala]

Hello! I've just been assigned to Team Donald! I don't know how long it will take me to go through the 100+ pages already here, so I figured I should go ahead and post my introduction.

I decided to join up after years of seeing this cool challenge on the W.I.S.H. boards, but only now do I feel like I can keep up with it. We are doing a weight loss challenge in our workplace that ends right around the time of this
challenge, so I'm hoping to get some socializing and support from the community here (as well as throw my own support in to others). I'm also taking my first trip to Disneyland at the end of May, and I would really like to feel confident being in pictures this year.

I've had great success in the past on Weight Watchers, but in the last 2 years I was unable to loose any and I found it hard to do WW and the high-intensity workout classes I was in. So now I'm counting calories using "MyFitnessPal" (online and app) and I also never go to any workout without my Polar FT40 heart rate monitor. My favourite exercises include roller skating, squash, and biking (I can't wait for the snow to melt so I can get back on it), and by biggest food challenge is sweet/sugary stuff. Right now I've been working on increasing my endurance by doing sets on the stair mill for 5-mins at a time.

I look forward to a fun challenge with all of you!