Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[jenanderson]

Poor DH is still sick. I think he might have it worse than DD did. He is sitting here hacking up a lung. I might have to force him to go to the doctor.

Hope your DH gets well soon!

Another good day as I ate well. Stayed on track again today. I am excited to use my new scale tomorrow!!!

Great job staying on track! I think it is great that you are excited to use your scale!

AWESOME!!! Great job everyone! I think next week I will work try to participate in the HH. It looks like fun, but sometimes I get overwhelmed if I take on too much. So I decided to ease into this BL thing )

The HH is a really helpful and fun part of the challenge if you are able to try it out.

I will celebrate having a great life! I love my life. I love my family. I love my job. I will celebrate being lucky enough to have my life

I LOVE your celebrations. It is so wonderful to hear someone talk about how much they love their life. Thank you for sharing that because it makes me think about all the things I am thankful for in my life.

Welcome!!! 40 by 40 is totally do-able!!! I have only been a part of this group for a couple of days and I have already picked up so may tips and ideas on how to be successful! I can't wait to see the end results that I know are possible for each one of us if we all work at it together!!

Great posting!

I just wanted to say thank you for being a wonderful coach this week!

Your welcome!

Way to go! The scale isn't moving as much as it did last week. I know this always happens after the first week. But, I am determined to keep going and not give up also! Keep up the good work!

NICE! Determination is a good thing!

I keep writing everything down no matter what it is. This has really made me take note of what I eat and this is finally getting me to focus on what I eat.

Writing it all down has made me recognize patterns that need to change. I had thought I was eating healthy but because I am writing it down, I recognize how I am missing many important things. Great job at keeping up with it!

THANK YOU Jen for coaching this week!

You're welcome!

I just gave my kitty some lovin'. She was sitting right next to me keeping me warm (actually I think she was using me for the warmth ) I am glad Hagrid is doing better.

Lots of pets in this group! Gotta love when they are right with you and warming you up! It is amazing how much better Hagrid seems tonight and the kids are so happy!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good Evening Rose - That is so IMPRESSIVE that you have made it ONE HUNDRED days with purposeful movement! You are so STRONG to keep on going and not quitting.

OMG, I must have typed that wrong. I am only 12 days into it. My foot was so messed up last fall, my doctor and physical therapist would have killed me if I even attempted it. I question whether I should even be doing it now, but in some ways it is good for me. Cause some days the 30 minutes consist of a very slow walk. I don't know if I will make the whole 100 days, but it is an interesting challenge.

 

[jenanderson]

Before I sign off this thread for the night I had a couple of quick messages...

First - I have really enjoyed coaching this week and thank all of you for joining in.

Next - No matter what happens tomorrow, you all have done great this week simply by being here. Everyone here inspires me to keep going every day.

Remember to send your weight to Sue (Dvccruiser76) tomorrow and let her know that you are on Team Donald.

If you took part in the HH challenge, remember to send your numbers to (cclovesdis). If you haven't taken part in the HH challenge...consider giving it a try!

Thanks to Rose for volunteering to be our coach this next week. Rose - You always have so much good advice and I look forward to following along with you in the lead!

That's it from me for tonight! Thanks again everyone!
Jen

 

[buzz5985]

I don't know if anyone saw the following. I saw it on Twitter. (who knew twitter could be so informative??) It is written by a past contestant from the BL - Shay Sorrell. She was, if I remember correctly, one of the biggest contestants. Subway offered her money to continue on her journey $1000/pound. She lost 52 pounds, and they renewed the offer. But we never saw her again. It's a very informative read - especially for those struggling.

http://shaysorrells.tumblr.com/post/15124727656/the-seven-biggest-mistakes-i-made-after-loser

Janis

 

[dizzydrop]

Thanks to all you ladies for the warm welcomes!!! I'm excited about the weigh in tomorrow, however I'm already celebrating that I styed under my calorie goal all week and drank all of my water each day!!! Good luck to all you ladies for weigh in, I'm sure Team Donald has this week in the bag!

 

[cclovesdis]

Healthy Habits Week 3: Kilimanjaro Safaris®

Believe it or not, I am old enough to remember WDW not having Animal Kingdom. I don’t remember much about my first trip, but somehow, I never forget a safari. I think it’s the surprise element. I may know the story of saving an elephant, but you never know which animals you will see. Will the elephant be laying down or eating upright? What will the lion be doing? Will I even see her? This week, our Healthy Habits help us prepare for surprises.

This week’s 4 Habits are:

1. No matter what, it seems that water is essential. It comes in handy to be hydrated when something involving alcohol takes you off guard. Your “habit” is to drink a total of 64 oz. of water during the day. You can count up to 8 oz. of tea or coffee toward your total for the day.

2. A lion just showed up at your house! Well, he or she isn’t a lion, but you do have to feed the person and you suddenly have a 4th meal on your plate. A quick check of your journal will help you know how many calories, points, etc. you can safely eat for the day. Recording what one eats and portion control are huge in weight loss and valuable habits to have. This week, write down everything you eat as well as the portion size AND one nutritional aspect. (Example: I had ½ cup of plain uncooked oatmeal, cooked in ½ cup of nonfat milk, with 1 tablespoon of walnuts and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and that totals 350 calories.)

3. People have found that protein keeps you feeling full. To keep the munchies at bay during an unexpected event, this week, your “habit” is to have 2 servings of protein each day. Use your plan to determine what counts as a serving.

4. After some twists in your schedule, you deserve a break. Spend some time relaxing each day.

Mini-Challenges

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight:” For at least 2 nights, get 8 hours of sleep.

2. Run! Run! Poachers to Catch! This mini-challenge is exercising. Exercise for at least 30 minutes total on at least 3 days this week..


Please feel free to PM me with any questions or ask on the thread!

 

[amykathleen2005]

Haven't gone through every post (and if it has been mentioned I apologize but it could do with repeating).

I LOVE My Fitness Pal! It is a website and an app. It makes graphs of your progress, you can put in all of what you've eaten for the day to see your full nutrition intake for the day. You can also add exercise. What a great tool!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Just thought I'd let everyone over here know that I am going to be working at the Epcot main entrance turnstiles, so come say "Hi"!

 

[trinaweena]

Its so weird how one little thing can ruin your whole day. I will be starting part time at work next week, because i'm going back to school full time. When you are part time you are not garunteed any amount of hours each week, but i had talked to my boss and i thought she would be giving me at least 25 a week, after all i have put in 3 years at the place and im a hard worker and bend over backwards for them. I thought we had aggreed that i would work 4 days a week. well i caught a glimpse of next weeks schedule and im only on for 3 days. i mean, its starting already im really nervous as to whats going to happen now that i cant garuntee hours.

i feel like im under a lot of pressure and stress, because my parents are helping me out so i can go back to school full time but my parents are not very well off with money and my mom wants me to work at least 25 hours and ive explained to her that i cant force them to give me hours once im full time. theres also the expectation of taking 5 classes, needing to get A's in everything plus still working 4 days a week. I'm just feeling pressure on both sides and its so stressful

I had plans to come home tonight and get some stuff done, plans to get up a go to yoga tomorrow and go running and now i just feel so blah. also all of a sudden its 11 o clock which is mind boggling to me. tomorrow i'm going to make some meal plans for the week even if it kills me

 

[MissDisney121]

Along with our healthy habits I am going to make it a goal of mine to keep up eith this thread better. I hope everyone is doing well with their weight loss this week.

 

[akhaloha]

Before I sign off this thread for the night I had a couple of quick messages...

First - I have really enjoyed coaching this week and thank all of you for joining in.

Next - No matter what happens tomorrow, you all have done great this week simply by being here. Everyone here inspires me to keep going every day.

Remember to send your weight to Sue (Dvccruiser76) tomorrow and let her know that you are on Team Donald.

If you took part in the HH challenge, remember to send your numbers to (cclovesdis). If you haven't taken part in the HH challenge...consider giving it a try!

Thanks to Rose for volunteering to be our coach this next week. Rose - You always have so much good advice and I look forward to following along with you in the lead!

That's it from me for tonight! Thanks again everyone!
Jen

Jen - Thanks for being a great coach!

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone. We made it through the week. I will weigh in later. I had a big drop last week and don't expect too much this week. That is the way my body works.

Its so weird how one little thing can ruin your whole day. I will be starting part time at work next week, because i'm going back to school full time. When you are part time you are not garunteed any amount of hours each week, but i had talked to my boss and i thought she would be giving me at least 25 a week, after all i have put in 3 years at the place and im a hard worker and bend over backwards for them. I thought we had aggreed that i would work 4 days a week. well i caught a glimpse of next weeks schedule and im only on for 3 days. i mean, its starting already im really nervous as to whats going to happen now that i cant garuntee hours.

i feel like im under a lot of pressure and stress, because my parents are helping me out so i can go back to school full time but my parents are not very well off with money and my mom wants me to work at least 25 hours and ive explained to her that i cant force them to give me hours once im full time. theres also the expectation of taking 5 classes, needing to get A's in everything plus still working 4 days a week. I'm just feeling pressure on both sides and its so stressful

I had plans to come home tonight and get some stuff done, plans to get up a go to yoga tomorrow and go running and now i just feel so blah. also all of a sudden its 11 o clock which is mind boggling to me. tomorrow i'm going to make some meal plans for the week even if it kills me

I feel for you. My son has had the same problems at both his jobs. His college job was cut down because they expect someone to quit during this semester. If she doesn't he has the lightest number of hours he has had since he started. His retail job has been changed so he is going back on the floor which means he has to have a regular schedule and mostly work in the evenings and weekend. Good luck.

I am hoping the weather today is okay for no delays for ds2. He is flying in and should be back in jersey around noon. His brother is picking him up.

Please send some PD for my dh. He has been having some problems and went to his gastro dr yesterday. Dh thought the scoping would take place in a couple of weeks but the dr scheduled it for Monday. That is okay with me since we both have the day off anyway but we are both worried that he wanted to schedule it so soon. I hope he is okay because I just can't take any more bad news.

Off to get ready for school.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[grumpyskirtgirl]

I am posting my weight publicly because I am at the airport headed to DISNEYLAND!!!

(249 lbs)

Good Luck everyone!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good Morning all you Losers! Happy Friday the 13th!!!

My name is Rose and I am your coach for this week. I have been doing the challenges since January of 2010 and have lost and kept off ~50 pounds. I am attempting again to see if I can get down to my high school/college weight. I have about 7 pounds to go. I even wore Janis' hat for a while and hosted 2 or 3 challenges--I can't remember how many! A little about me, I have never followed a formal plan, but work very hard at portion control and exercise. I do count calories on occasion (I go through phases where I'll do it for a couple weeks and then back off for a while) and love myfitnesspal. I am 44 and can honestly say I am in the best shape of my life, so for all you over 40s, yes you can lose weight and build muscle after 40. I have been gluten free since February of 2011. It was pretty emotional for me, but we'll talk about that later this week. I have been a vegetarian since 2009, but since going gluten free occasionally cheat a tiny bit with of all things hot dogs--it's a sickness, I know. I also don't get as hung up on some things like gelatin or making sure the cheese is vegetarian, though I do make the effort. The reality is that being gluten free is challenging and being a vegetarian can be a little challenging when traveling, so combine the two and it makes for fun sometimes!

Ok, enough about me!

Here's the QOTD! Someone please tell me if I repeat a QOTD--I did not see an archive, and I swear I still have brain fog sometimes! I tend to ask multi-part questions that are all related. Please feel free to pick and choose what you want to answer.

QOTD, Friday January 13th!--Congratulations you have made it two weeks!! What has been the most challenging part of these two weeks? Think about previous attempts at getting healthy. What has been the thing that made you quit or fall of the wagon?

bonus QOTD: Are you superstitious? It is Friday the 13th afterall!

BBL with replies!

 

[MoonFaerie]

I'm off to brave the snow and ice to get to class, but I'm just popping in with my weigh-in. I lost another pound this week. I'm happy with that since my schedule has been wacky with little time for exercise due to the 1st week of classes plus my monthly visitor showed up on Wednesday. Showing a loss on CD2 is exciting for me!

I'll be back this evening to try to catch up on replies.

 

[VirataMama4]

First off Thank you Jen for being our coach this past week!

Good Morning!
I sent in my HH last night to CC and just sent in my weigh in to Sue. Down 2lbs this week!

I also finished up week 1 of c25k yesterday. And am actually looking forward to week 2! Thinking of trying out a spin class on Tuesday, but really worried about being able to walk afterwards and being able to sit down I've heard the seats do a real number on your behind till you get used to it

Today is starting off great and I can't wait till this evening when I get to go to the movies just me and a girl friend, which I haven't done in almost 3 years (ever since we moved here and I lost free grandparent babysitting)!

 

[jillbur]

here is the tattoo I promised to show you that I got last night (finally! I got the chance to get on the computer!)


tattoo2 by mlm313, on Flickr

The picture looks a little blurry, but you get the idea. A Disney-ish one. I really like it!

It's a symbol of DD...my (now ex) husband and I went on the Disney Magic in Aug of 1998, and I had really been hoping to get pregnant. While we were up on deck late one night, I saw a shooting star and made a wish for a little girl. 3 weeks later I found out I was pregnant! And now, almost 13 years later, I have my (not so little anymore!) girl. So, that's the story behind the tattoo, and also a reminder...When you wish upon a star, Your dreams come true!

Great tatoo and an even better story to go with it!

Good Morning all you Losers! Happy Friday the 13th!!!

QOTD, Friday January 13th!--Congratulations you have made it two weeks!! What has been the most challenging part of these two weeks? Think about previous attempts at getting healthy. What has been the thing that made you quit or fall of the wagon?

bonus QOTD: Are you superstitious? It is Friday the 13th afterall!

BBL with replies!

The most challenging part for me is the eating. I only had one diet Coke last week and one diet Coke this week. And, I am trying really, really hard to not pig out on chocolate. Baby steps, right?

The thing that makes me fall of the wagon is one bad meal. After I get off track, I just tell myself that I ruined it and give up. Then I pig out. Not this time! I ate Little Caesar's last night, so today I brough healthy cereal and yogurt for breakfast (I eat at work) and a salad for lunch. Back on track!

I guess I am a little superstitious, but not too extreme. I didn't even realize it was Friday the 13th lol. I was preoocupied with this horrible wind we are having. Wind chill has us in the negatives and the snow is still coming. I don't think we'll get much, but it's blowing like crazy. No school delays around western PA or eastern OH.

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I have to go PM CC and Sue, so I'll be back later to check in. Have a great Friday everyone!

Jill

 

[Scraggy]

I am posting my weight publicly because I am at the airport headed to DISNEYLAND!!!

(249 lbs)

Good Luck everyone!!!

LUCKY!!!!! Oh, how I wish I were with you. Have a GREAT time!!


I lost again. I'm down 2.7 this week. So far since I started I'm down 6 pounds!!

 

[Scraggy]

QOTD, Friday January 13th!--Congratulations you have made it two weeks!! What has been the most challenging part of these two weeks? Think about previous attempts at getting healthy. What has been the thing that made you quit or fall of the wagon?

bonus QOTD: Are you superstitious? It is Friday the 13th afterall!
!

Thanks for being our coach, Rose!!

The most challenging part of the first two weeks has to be keeping away from the sugar and junk I used to eat. At this point it doesn't phase me at all, but that first week was so hard.

Am I superstitious? No.

 

[VirataMama4]

QOTD: Most challenging this past 2 weeks has been drinking all the water! My body still isn't used to it, so if we're out I'm always running to the bathroom or making the DH stop to find one!

I usually quit after losing weight, even though I ate junk. I think to myself "Wow, I still lost weight even though I ate such n such. That means I can eat this and this and be good." Then I gain it back and give up!

I'm not really superstitious, but its always fun to think about Friday the 13th!