Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[GoofyPredsFan]

My poor Molly left us this morning.

This is her at the vet's Friday.

Aw, what a beautiful girl! I'm so sorry, that's terribly sad

 

[jenanderson]

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

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

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

Congrats on the new kitties! I am sorry the boy kitty was sick. You will have to post photos when you get a chance.

Great job going from being up 5 pounds to only having a small gain at the end of the week. There are weeks when you struggle and have to be happy for just doing the best you can!

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

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

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

This sounds really good. I am really loving all the great meal ideas I have been picking up around here because I was getting so bored with what we were eating.

I am happy to report that I survived my weekend training And I'm very proud of myself for passing up all the calorie laden, fattening, yummy treats I had my healthy snacks and I really didn't even miss the junk! I didn't get to exercise as much as i had hoped because we really didn't get long breaks and we worked through lunch so we could leave a little early. But I did walk a lot back and forth to the bathroom thanks to all the water I was drinking! Now I only have to get through 3 more weekends this month

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

I have everything ready for lunches for the week and dinner ideas.

I already know there will be a big bump tomorrow Tuesday is my birthday and we live in a very small town, we don't even have a Wal-Mart! So I have an appointment tomorrow in the big city 120 miles away and DH is taking me to lunch at Red lobster for my b-day. And I am planning on getting what i really want since we only eat here maybe 2-3 times a year!

But Tuesday I will jump right back in line! I promise!

Great job planning for the weekend and sticking with it! You are so much more likely to have a successful week when you are all planned out.

Enjoy your meal out with DH. Eat what you want since it is such a treat...just be sure to plan for a really healthy week and drink your water (I know I push this but I just believe it helps so much)!

My poor Molly left us this morning.

Oh Amy...I so so sorry for you. I know that pets are such an important part of the family and you must be so sad. Please know that we are all here for you.

I have a tuxedo cat, and he is a terror, even now at 14!)

Our black and white cat is also a terribly naughty kitty!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Dropped another pound and a half, so am back to the weight for my initial weigh-in. I usually do better during the week at work, so I am in a good place and starting the week with a loss from the weight I reported for
Friday. All that water is doing it's work!

Good job getting back to the starting weight. I bet this week will be a great week for you

I downloaded Lose it! And it is waaayyyyy better than sparkpeople. I live the bar scanner. So cool! Thanks for posting about it.

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

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

It makes total sense shawn. Glad you managed only a small gain this week. Glad the kitties are doing ok.

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

Sounds really good. thanks for sharing. I am always looking for different ways to make pork.

I already know there will be a big bump tomorrow Tuesday is my birthday and we live in a very small town, we don't even have a Wal-Mart! So I have an appointment tomorrow in the big city 120 miles away and DH is taking me to lunch at Red lobster for my b-day. And I am planning on getting what i really want since we only eat here maybe 2-3 times a year!

But Tuesday I will jump right back in line! I promise!

I agree sometimes you need to splurge. I was salivating over the red lobster advertisement that was in the coupon flyer this week. I bet you will have a very yummy meal. One day will not hurt you. Just drink lots of water and get right back to it on tuesday. You will do great.

My poor Molly left us this morning.

aww amy I am so very sorry to hear about molly. She was a pretty girl.

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

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

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

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

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


Good night friends.

 

[jenanderson]

I have actually had a really good day. I planned everything out to be sure we eat healthy this week. We went shopping and bought tons of fruit and veggies. I made my zero point soup so that 4 days this week I can have that for lunch. We had grilled chicken for supper and then I cut up the leftovers so that I am ready to make fajitas later in the week.

Then, I spent part of the afternoon walking around the mall with DD. I took her shopping to look at dresses for her semi-formal dance. We found a dress but I need to find a coupon before I buy it (it is from Express and they always have coupons). I was going to skip any other working out but then decided that I should just get busy and so I did the Wii Fit. I felt so much better because I keep on saying that I am going to do something other then just run....and finally I did.

We also got laundry done, some house cleaning taken care of and just had a pretty busy day. I am feeling good though because I just feel like I am on the right track.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Amy, I am so sorry to hear about your dog We lost ours just over two years ago and I still miss her. I will definitely be thinking of you!

Good Morning Team Donald!

I see we have a bunch of early risers on this team that I had better get posting my QOTD earlier!

Saturday's QOTD: Do you have a playlist of music that you use to help motivate you? If you do, share some of your favorite songs to work out to.

I love anything clubby- LMFAO, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, etc. Probably because my favorite exercise is dancing, and it makes it seem like I'm doing that instead of whatever else I'm actually doing!

I love listening to music while running. If I don't, it seems like I can't run or get bored. I like all types of music (except hard core rap) and here is some of my playlist:


Bad Medicine~Bon Jovi
Blg Pimpin'~Jay-Z
Ex-Girlfriend~No Doubt
It Takes Two~Rob Bass
My, Oh My~The Wreckers
Real Good Man~Tim McGraw
Bad Romance~Lady Gaga
The Edge of Glory~Lady Gaga
You and I~Lady Gaga
I Wanna Go~Britney Spears
Womanizer~Britney Spears
Moves Like Jagger~Maroon 5
Sexyback~Justine Timberlake
Smooth Criminal~Michael Jackson
Billie Jean~Michael Jackson
Intergalctic~Beastie Boys
So What'cha Want~Beastie Boys
Run the World (Girls)~Beyonce
Livin' la Vida Loca~Ricky Martin

Those are my favorites and get my feet moving faster!

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

Here is some of what has been on my playlist:
Hush Hush by the Pussycat Dolls
In the End Linkon Park
What's Going On by 4 Non Blondes
Lose Yourself by Eminem
Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
Survivor by Destiny's Child
Love the Way You Lie by Eminem and Rhihanna
Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machine
Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People
Little Wonders by Rob Thomas
Walk On by U2

I might have to borrow from these lists a little bit!

Good Morning Team Donald!

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

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

Is anybody using the Lose it! app for their smart phone? I love the fact that you can scan the bar code of foods to record calories.

I downloaded the sparkpeople app. It's ok. I am interested in the Lose It! one. How are the lists of foods? Do they have restaurant menus too?

LoseIt! is so awesome! I have used it faithfully to record my calories for the last week or so, and I love it. The barcode scanner is the greatest. They do have restaurant menus for everywhere I have been. I've never tried the SparkPeople app, so I can't compare the two. But I love my LoseIt! app. When I updated my weight, it automatically updated my calorie intake too.

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

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

 

[jillbur]

Good Morning Team Donald!



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

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

That is why we are having it as well....at least the kids will eat with us and it is super easy!

Here is the recipe: you just cut chicken breasts into strips, mix together 2 Tbs. milk and 1 Tbs. Dijon mustard. Dip the strips into the milk and mustard and roll in bread crumbs. You can only use like 3 Tbs. of breadcrumbs so you have use them sparingly. You bake them at 350 until done – flipping them over while baking. I also put the pan in the oven when it is preheating because it makes them crunchier when you put them on the hot pan.

I do strips for DH and me first and then I add a few more breadcrumbs so that the kids strips are a bit more coated.

Enjoy!

This sounds so yummy! I will have to try it! Thanks.

We were busy yesterday, so today I am catching up on laundry and just being lazy. I do have to do plyometrics from p90x again today.

I just tried the plyometrics today for the first time. Like I said before, I'm not following the program exactly since I already go to the gym 3 times a week. But, that plyometrics was tough! I actually didn't do the last couple sets. Maybe next time I'll make it further lol. Good Luck and keep up the hard work!

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

I've never done c25k (I did try Jeff Galloway and liked it, though), BUT it sure doesn't hurt to try it. If it's not for you, that's ok. Some people (like my DH) dislike running. But, he enjoys boxing (which I dislike). Good luck with whatever you decide.

Is anybody using the Lose it! app for their smart phone? I love the fact that you can scan the bar code of foods to record calories.

I haven't seen Lose it, but I use MyFitnessPal and love it. I might check out the Lose It ap though.

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

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

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

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

Shawn

2 new kitties?!?!
Sorry the one was sick, but glad it's doing better. I hope they let you sleep at night. My 12 year old kitty likes to remind us around 5 am that he's hungry, bored, wants to go out, sad, happy, anything. He just walks around the house meowing. I always say pets are worse than babies

Wow this thread has been speeding along!

I am happy to report that I survived my weekend training And I'm very proud of myself for passing up all the calorie laden, fattening, yummy treats I had my healthy snacks and I really didn't even miss the junk! I didn't get to exercise as much as i had hoped because we really didn't get long breaks and we worked through lunch so we could leave a little early. But I did walk a lot back and forth to the bathroom thanks to all the water I was drinking! Now I only have to get through 3 more weekends this month

I already know there will be a big bump tomorrow Tuesday is my birthday and we live in a very small town, we don't even have a Wal-Mart! So I have an appointment tomorrow in the big city 120 miles away and DH is taking me to lunch at Red lobster for my b-day. And I am planning on getting what i really want since we only eat here maybe 2-3 times a year!

But Tuesday I will jump right back in line! I promise!

So glad that all your planning helped and you did great at your trainings. Happy Birthday (early) and you deserve to celebrate! Red Lobster has some good looking desserts...I often say I should skip food and just get dessert! Enjoy!

My poor Molly left us this morning.

So sorry for your loss. She looks like such a sweet dog!




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

Oh my...the Steelers just lost. I don't know if I can even breathe right now. Oh my. Darn Tebow and the Broncos!

Jill

 

[akhaloha]

My poor Molly left us this morning.

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[grumpyskirtgirl]

My poor Molly left us this morning.

This is her at the vet's Friday.

"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.


I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful companion. My heart truly hurts for yours.

 

[cjdj4]

My poor Molly left us this morning.

This is her at the vet's Friday.

I am so sorry for your loss

 

[Mary•Poppins]

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

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

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

I am also like some of the PPs that hated running. If I had to sweat at anything, I avoided it! However, I like to run/walk now. I feel so good after I am done. I have never done a race, but I would like to this spring. I can only run one mile straight at this point ... but I walk brislky the other miles when I exercise. Good luck if you start running!

I agree this is a lovely group of people and very supportive.

I second this!

My poor Molly left us this morning.

This is her at the vet's Friday.

I am so sorry for your loss Amy

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

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

 

[jillbur]

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

Jill

 

[buzz5985]

LOL on the thread. It's a busy place here. It went well yesterday. There are 4 dogs, Poko is the youngest, the oldest was 3. Poko was pretty good, and she already knew how to sit, and did well with learning the watch me gesture. They are using clickers/treats to train, and I think it will be good to have ds and I using the same basic commands. One guy there had a spray bottle and sprayed his dog when he barked.

I tried the spray bottle - but he learned pretty quick all he had to do was get our of range. LOL Sounds like a good class

Good Morning Team Donald!

On Friday, I asked you about your plans for having a successful weekend because we all know that when we plan ahead, we are more likely to stay with those plans.

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

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

Janis

 

[Tink rules]

I saw this over on the Gift shop thread..

 

[Tink rules]

Good Morning Team Donald!

On Friday, I asked you about your plans for having a successful weekend because we all know that when we plan ahead, we are more likely to stay with those plans.

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

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

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

 

[trinaweena]

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

1) Every Teardrop is a waterfall – Coldplay
2) Who Says – Selena Gomez
3) Monster – Lady Gaga
4) A – punk – Vampire Weekend
5) Body Language – Jesse McCartney
6) Baby – justin Beiber
7) O Saya – A.R. Rahmen feat MIA
8) Take Your momma out – Scissor Sisters
9) She’s my man – scissor sisters
10) Electric – Melody Club
11) Till The World Ends (Femme Fatale Remix) – Britney Spears ft. Niki Minaj and Kesha
12) Oh Bo (studio) – Bo Burnham NSFW
13) Freaks and Geeks – Childish Gambino NSFW
14) Last Friday Night – Katy Perry
15) Rumour Has It – Adele
16) Bedrock – Lil Wayne NSFW
17) Ain’t No Rest for the wicked – cage the elephant
18) Backfire at the Disco – the wombats
19) Radio song – dirty pretty things
20) Story problem – the envy corps
21) Go the distance – Michael Bolton
22) I am the Doctor – murray gold
23) Ridin Solo – Jason Derulo
24) Do It alone – Sugarcult
25) Moves like Jagger – maroon 5
26) My body – Young the giant
27) Peacock – katy perry NSFW
28) The New Work out plan – Kanye West NSFW
29) Power – Kanye West NSFW
30) Club Can’t Handel me – Flo Rida
31) Marchin on – one republic
32) Missionary’s downfall – the planet smashers
33) Gimme that girl – joe Nichols
34) Dirty Orchestra – Black violin
35) Higher ground – red hot chili peppers
36) Send me on my way – rusted root
37) Oh my god – Kaiser chiefs
38) Everyday I love you less and less – kasier chiefs
39) Move along – all American rejects
40) Here [in your arms] – hellogoodbye
41) Long, long way from home – foreigner
42) Renegade – styx
43) Thunderstruck – ac/dc
44) Take It home – the white tie affair
45) Legs – jer coons
46) I’ll make a man out of you – Disney
47) Real gone – Cheryl crow
48) Life is a highway – rascal flats
49) Just getting started – high school musical 3 cast
50) Rockstar – nickelback
51) Enter sandman – metallica
52) Hollywood – Michael buble
53) Its tricky – run dmc
54) Eye of the tiger – survivor
55) Better man – pearl jam
56) My oh my – aqua
57) Bad moon rising – CCR
58) Lolliop candyman – aqua
59) Here comes the sun – the beatles
60) C’est le vie – bewitched
61) Blah blah blah – kasha
62) Boom – flight of the conchords
63) Break the ice – Britney spears
64) Chelsea dagger – the fratellis
65) Cold hard b***** - jet
66) Devil’s dance floor – flogging molly
67) Rock me Amadeus – falco
68) Fall into place – apartment
69) For the girl – the fratellis
70) Geek in the pink – Jason mraz
71) Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – Amanda Seyfried
72) Kiss and Sell – the maine
73) Life after lisa – bowling for soup
74) A little doubt goes a long way – reel big fish
75) A man’s gotta do – dr horrible soundtrack
76) The neighbourhood is bleeding – Manchester orchestra
77) Paper planes – MIA
78) Right now – SR71
79) Run the town – Jay Z NSFW
80) Ruby – Kaiser chiefs
81) So much for rock and roll – reel big fish
82) Giving up the gun – vampire weekend
83) Vegas – sarah bareilles
84) Washin + wonderin – stroke 9
85) When will my life begin – mandy moore
86) One jump ahead – Disney
87) Son of man – phil Collins
88) Almost there – Disney
89) Zoot suit riot – cherry poppin daddies
90) He lives in you – Disney
91) A girl worth fighting for – Disney
92) Gaston – Disney
93) Hawaiin roller coaster ride – Disney
94) Prince ali – Disney
95) 5 o clock – mudmen
96) Non – toxic – sr71
97) Fame – sr71
98) What a mess – sr71
99) A little less conversation – elvis Presley
100) Holly – all time low
101) Rosa parks remix – jay z NSFW
102) The beach – all time low
103) Tell me a lie – the fratellis
104) Nobodys perfect – Hannah Montana
105) I will survive – cake
106) Uptown girl – john barrowman
107) Teeth – lady gaga
108) Howl – Florence and the machine
109) 15 minutes – the yeah you’s
110) Change of seasons – sweet thing
111) Vlouez – vous – mamma mia cast
112) Alfie – lilly allen
113) LDN – Lilly allen NSFW
114) Stay away – the honorary title
115) Apologize – the honorary title
116) Buy u a drank – tpain
117) Bridge the tunnel – the honorary title
118) Don’t shoot me santa – the killers
119) Another one bites the dust – queen
120) Look out sunshine – the fratellis
121) Mr. pitiful – matt costa
122) Disease – matchbox 20
123) Don’t stop me now – queen
124) Sons gonna rise – citizen cope
125) Its gonna be me – nsync
126) Lollipop – mika
127) Ocean and atlantic – mayday parade
128) Walking in Memphis – lonestar
129) Kiss n tell – kesha
130) Stone in love – journey
131) Stronger – kanye west NSFW
132) Upside Down Paloma Faith
133) Stone Cold Sober – Paloma Faith
134) Hurricane drunk – Florence and the machine
135) Kiss with a fist – Florence and the machine
136) Drumming – Florence and the machine
137) Feeling lucky – jimmy eat world
138) Always be – jimmy eat world
139) Best of both worlds – Hannah Montana
140) I don’t wanna be in love – good charlotte
141) Cherry lips – garbage
142) No you girls – franz ferdinand
143) Business – Eminem NSFW
144) The spicy mchaggis jig – dropkick murphys
145) Bulletproof – la roux
146) Run around – blues travelers
147) U.G.L.Y. – Bring it on soundtrack
148) Piece of me – Britney spears
149) Over protected – Britney spears
150) Magic – B.oB.
151) Marcatto String Madness – Jorge Quintero
152) Mamma Mia – Abba
153) Dr Jones – Aqua
154) Roses are red – aqua
155) Cartoon heroes – aqua
156) The wondersmith and his sons – astronautalis
157) Vegas – all time low
158) Six feet under the stars – all time low
159) 300 violin orchestra – Jorge quintero (one of the most motivating songs ever, great beat)
160) Violin beat 1 – Jorge quintero
161) Hold me tight – across the universe sdtrk
162) Come together – across the universe sdtrk
163) Moonlight and madness – trans Siberian orchestra
164) Toccata – carpimus noctem – trans Siberian orchestra
165) Requiem – trans Siberian orchestra
166) Fairy tale of new York – ronan keatings
167) Pressures – apartment
168) When you’r good to mama – queen latifah
169) Cell block tango – Chicago soundtrack
170) E.T. feat kanye west – Katy perry
171) When life gives me lemons I make lemonade – the boy least likely to
172) Little miss – sugarland
173) Hello – martin solveig
174) We no speak Americano – Yolanda be cool & Dcup
175) Waka Waka (Esto es Africa) – Shakira
176) Stereo Hearts – Gym class heroes
177) Love Lockdown – Kanye West NSFW
178) Heartless – Kanye West NSFW
179) Flashing Lights – Kanye west NSFW
180) Touch the sky – Kanye west NSFW
181) Monster – Kanye west VERY NSFW
182) Mr. Saxobeat – Alexandra stan
183) Welcome home – coheed and cambria
184) Got a little crazy – Kenny Chesney
185) Someone else’s baby – will hoge
186) World spins madly on – the weepies
187) The river is wild – the killers
188) Bling (Confessions of a king) – the killers
189) All the pretty faces – the killers
190) Everybody knows you cried last night – the fratellis
191) Something skittish – Prydien
192) Post blue – Placebo NSFW
193) Downtown – Petula Clark
194) Don’t give up – noisettes
195) Don’t upset the rythem – noisettes
196) Today is the day – Apollo sunshine
197) Hurts like heaven – coldplay
198) Paradise – coldplay
199) Charlie brown – coldplay
200) Princess of china – coldplay
201) Cough syrup – young the giant
202) Your side – young the giant
203) St. walker – young giant
204) Apartment – young the giant
205) No light no light – Florence and the machine
206) What the water gave me – Florence and the machine
207) Shake it out – Florence and the machine
208) Fearless – taylor swift
209) Haunted – taylor swift
210) Sparks fly – taylor swift
211) Blood of Cu Chulainn – boondock saints theme
212) Fat bottomned girls – glee
213) Its not unusual – glee
214) Safety dance – glee
215) When I get you alone – glee
216) Billionare – glee
217) Blame it – glee
218) Money honey – lady gaga
219) New York – paloma faith
220) Romance is dead – paloma faith
221) Just dance – lady gaga
222) Dancing queen – glee
223) We R who We R – kesha
224) Monster – lady gaga
225) Speechless – lady gaga
226) Alejandro – lady gaga
227) Dog days are over – Florence and the machine
228) Blow – kesha
229) My boy builds coffins – Florence and the machine
230) Sexy silk – Jessica Cornish
231) Trouble is a friend – lenka
232) Pumped up kicks – foster the people
233) Color on the walls – foster the people
234) Empire state of mind – glee
235) Me against the music – glee
236) Helena beat – foster the people
237) Otis – Kanye and Jay Z NSFW
238) N****** in Paris – Jay Z and Kanye West NSFW
239) Stronger – glee
240) Friday – glee
241) Marry you – glee
242) Nowadays – glee
243) Rumour had it/someone like you – glee
244) Singing in the rain/ umbrella – glee
245) Uptown girl – glee
246) Candy man – glee
247) Ding dong the witch Is dead – glee
248) Hey soul sister – glee
249) Hit me with your best shot/one way or another – glee
250) I cant go for that/you make my dreams come true – glee
251) Just the way you are – glee
252) Last Friday night – glee
253) Perfect – glee
254) Run the world – glee
255) Somethings coming – glee
256) Push it – glee
257) Mercy – glee
258) Maybe this time – glee
259) Thriller/heads will roll – glee
260) Teenage dream – glee
261) America – glee
262) We are young – glee
263) Valerie – glee
264) Cooler than me – mike posner
265) Rolling in the deep (Remix) ft childish gambino – adele

 

[buzz5985]

Is anybody using the Lose it! app for their smart phone? I love the fact that you can scan the bar code of foods to record calories.

I want to thank all the Team Donald folks who have been popping on the Team Mickey thread to say hello. It's nice to see everyone because we all have so much to share and learn from one another, regardless of what team we are on.



In the spirit of that philosophy I would like to share an email that I received from sparkpeople.com

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

Parting with unforgiving ways

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

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

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

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

Janis

 

[buzz5985]

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

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

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

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

Shawn

Can't wait to see the pictures of your new additions!!!

That 5 pounds will come off in no time.

Wow this thread has been speeding along!

I am happy to report that I survived my weekend training And I'm very proud of myself for passing up all the calorie laden, fattening, yummy treats I had my healthy snacks and I really didn't even miss the junk! I didn't get to exercise as much as i had hoped because we really didn't get long breaks and we worked through lunch so we could leave a little early. But I did walk a lot back and forth to the bathroom thanks to all the water I was drinking! Now I only have to get through 3 more weekends this month


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

I have everything ready for lunches for the week and dinner ideas.

I already know there will be a big bump tomorrow Tuesday is my birthday and we live in a very small town, we don't even have a Wal-Mart! So I have an appointment tomorrow in the big city 120 miles away and DH is taking me to lunch at Red lobster for my b-day. And I am planning on getting what i really want since we only eat here maybe 2-3 times a year!

But Tuesday I will jump right back in line! I promise!

Have a very Happy Birthday!!!! If you think about it - you didn't gain weight by having whatever you want to eat on your birthday - it's all the other days that add up.

My poor Molly left us this morning.

This is her at the vet's Friday.

I am so sorry for your loss. May the following poem bring you comfort. it was given to me when we received our Bonnies ashes.

The Rainbow Bridge

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

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

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

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

 

[buzz5985]

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

What a great mix of music. Any influence from your parents?? AC/DC, Styx, etc is my generation. Love Flogging Molly.

Only offensive stuff I saw was from Glee!!! Just kidding!!

Janis

 

[donac]

Good Monday morning everyone.

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

amykathleen2005 Sorry to hear about your loss. It is never easy.


Shawn I can't wait to see the new additions. Our cats are sisters.

I saw this over on the Gift shop thread..

I have a shirt just like this. I found it coming out of Mickey's Philomagic. We are always on the lookout for Donald things. His birthday is June 9th and my youngest sister was born on that day so in my house it is all about Donald. My sister is also my ds2's Godmother so we are pretty close.

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

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[pjlla]

Hello Team Donald!!

My name is Karen and I am from New Jersey! This is my third BL challenge (I took a hiatus last summer/fall and have returned!!) and I have really missed you guys!! So hello to my new and old friends

To give you all some background...I have struggled with my weight all my life and about seven months ago was diagnosed with a gluten intolerance. I have been gluten free (GF) for about 6 months. I'm excited to also begin weight watchers (for the third time) at the end of the month. I know with your support I will make my GOAL....I want to make my goal weight by the time I turn 40 (1 1/2 years from now.)

So, I look forward to learning more about all of you and thank you in advance for all of your support on my journey to being healthy!

Happy Weekend!

Hi Karen! Nice to meet you! Wow... yet ANOTHER soon-to-be-40 lady! Makes me feel like the old lady!

This makes me sooooo glad my child was not a swimmer! I hope you have a good day! Do you sweat off pounds being by the pool all day?

No sweating involved. Our pool does an excellent job of keeping the atmosphere adjusted.... it is definitely WARM, but not unbearable. Plus, I sit right next to a big fan because we need to keep the computer/timing system cooled!



We ran 4 miles this morning and walked another 1.3. And I did my rehab exercises for my ankle and I'm currently icing my foot. It did ok, not sore while running, but a little sore now. I am so burned out on being injured, but I am still hopeful that things are on the upswing and that I am going to be healthy for a little while.

Have a great Saturday!

Hey.... I thought the PT gave you heck for running! Glad it didn't cause more pain.

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

Thank You for this challenge!


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

THat is a GREAT NSV!!!

Good Evening Team Donald! First I have to say that I feel like I was a bad coach today. We went to DD's dance competition and I thought I would have internet access to keep up with things today but for some reason I could not connect. So, I am sorry I was out of touch today. I will be catching up here and doing some other computer work for a while. I think tonight DH and I are going to try to watch a movie together.


No worries.... all good here!


Sounds like a busy weekend for you and your kids! All those events sometimes make it difficult to exercise and so it is good that you find some time to do some walking.

Actually, didn't get in nearly as much walking as I had hoped. We were having troubles with the timing system and it kept going down. Every time it would go down it would "lose" a heat or two of times and I would end up having to manually put in those times from the watches. Kept me busy but didn't allow much time away from the computer.


YAY for your good weigh in! It does feel great to watch those holiday pounds go away!

Need to kick my butt into gear if I expect another loss this week! But thanks for the woohoo!

S
1st - We Will Rock You is a sing by Queen. 2nd - You were so busy beating yourself up that you did not mention this ex of yours was now bald, 50+ lbs. overweight, and he was still sporting a mullet and acid wash jeans

SO TRUE!!

What DON'T I have?! I've got everything from pop to country, from BeeGees to Queen; if it has a good beat, it's probably on my playlist. I also listen to my collection of Disney World theme park music to keep me focused on doing the Princess 5k.

On Just Dance 3, I dance to:

Everybody Dance Now -Sweat Invaders
Take On Me - a-ha
Price Tag - Jessie J feat. B.O.B.
What You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani
Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters

But what I have the most of and gets me moving is, (I'm so embarrassed to admit this...) a soundtrack from a kids show I used to watch all the time called 'Lazytown'. I don't know how many of you are familiar with the show, but it was all about healthy habits, eating 'Sports Candy' (a.k.a. fruits and veggies) and getting active. And the girl who starred in the show was a dancer and gymnast so she always did a lot of cool dances that I liked to learn the steps to and the songs were really catchy.

It just always puts a smile on my face.

I remember that show! It was kind of silly, but at least it had a great message!!

I actually don't have a playlist. I have found that I am very successful when I have a book on my ipod or a MP3 "book on tape" from my library.

I have a really funny story about this ... my son works at the library and picked up my reserved copy of Steven King's newest book called 11/22/63 ... which was on Cds that are made to transfer digitally to your ipod through your computer. Anyway, this was the first time I tried to do this. I had been walking/running for about 5 days (an hour each day) and listening to the book.

My son asked me ... "How is that book? There is a long reserve list for it and I'm interested to know what it is about." I told him I was having a lot of trouble following it. I know the character traveled in time and I was hearing parts of the story ... but I wasn't putting it together. I also daydream sometimes and lose track of the story when walking ... but usually, I can figure it out. But I was just having one heck of a time getting into this story.

Then the next night I looked at my ipod ... I had it on SHUFFLE! I told my son and he almost wet his pants laughing so hard. Now that I am listening to it in the correct order ... the story is great! And I look forward to hearing the next part of the story when I am exercising.

I can SO see myself doing that! Glad you got it figured out.

At one point over the summer I went out for a really, really slow jog. I was only able to do about 1.25 miles before I couldn't breathe. But I came on here and said that, and someone reminded me that at least I got out there and how many other people do I know that jogged for over a mile that day?

RIGHT ATTITUDE!!


If your camera has a self-portrait timer option of some sort on it, use that. In July when I put on my new bikini, I set the camera to 10 second timer, then placed it on top of our entertainment center (a dresser would work well too).

Brave girl!


Thanks for advertising my blog! Hi Nicole, if you have any questions feel free to PM me and check out the blog-it's pretty detailed and will have even more details soon-I leave in two days!

DD and I have read your blog, but not recently. Guess I need to catch up! Safe travels and I can't wait to hear about your "Adventures by Disney"!!

Pamela, these are some very inspiring things that I myself am looking forward to but didn't even realize it.

Glad I could remind you!


And now that I've helped increase your post count, I'm going back to my own thread. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

Oooh... somehow I didn't even realize you weren't a "Donald"! I will miss you!

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Hope it was a great day for ds and dd, and not to painfully long for you, my friend.

I stayed busy, so it wasn't too bad.

Love it.

My son has changed the words to single ladies when we walk the dog to "all the single puppies, all the single puppies, if you like it you better put a leash on it, if you like it you better put a leash on it" and ruff, ruff, thrown in there too.

How funny!!


I had a successful shopping trip yesterday, and truly did not bring home any junk. I almost bought chips, salt and vinegar for ds, because I don't like that flavor, but remember the words of wisdom from Pamela in the past, and he doesn't need them either, so I didn't. I did pick up half a rollup of buffalo chicken salad, and that was my splurge. I made a big salad for my dinner, and ds had leftover steak/potato puff and carrots. I put avocado, grapes, strawberries in the salad. I try to add different things to make salads more interesting and it defintely helps.

GO YOU!!

Gotta run and wake DS now or he will be running late!! TTYL......................P