Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[my3princes]

This has been a frustrating challenge. Every time I have a minute to check in the boards are busy "check back later" or things hesitate to the point that I just give up.

Health wise I've been super achy and feel like my circulation is off. I think it has something to do with sitting at a computer for 10 1/2 hours at work I'm having a vasucular work up for the veins in my legs on Friday so I'll talk to them about it all at that time. For some reason I've started retaining fluid this week too. It makes no sense since I'm taking hormones so my body shouldn't know where I am in a cycle. Theoretically I can go 3 months between cycles. My legs are so swollen at night it's just crazy. I gained 5 lbs this week and I know it is all fluid weight. I'm not doing an official weigh in as I haven't been eating horribly.

 

[pjlla]

Evening folks! I had a bunches of replies painstakingly crafted here on my IPad and then a kid walked by and brushed my screen with his swim bag and POOF...it was gone. The girls will be done in the locker room shortly so no time for a do-over....but I'll be on in the morning to catch up and post the QOTD.

DD and her friend have decided to bag the charity ball and friend is riding team bus home, so as soon as DD is dressed we are homeward bound!
Still not sure if we will do fast food for dinner or a "real" restaurant, but I have a good plan in mind for either and plenty of calories left.

TTYL.......P

 

[ougrad86]

Finally had a chance to get on since it is the weekend again - and according to my boss, we are going to be majorly busy with a project next week. I'm very interested in the project, but may miss some lunch breaks again ..but I may have to make up time anyway, since I have my medicine and may start my shots next week, depending on if I can get an early appt.

Sounds like your week had some good and some bad. Hopefully the bad will go away and next week will be great. Enjoy the Disney on Ice! And tell your DD that my DD was nearly 16 last May when we went to WDW and she waited in line TWO HOURS to meet Rapunzel and Flynn!! She was by far the oldest and tallest "kid" there waiting to meet them.... but she danced and colored and everything else that the little girls did!! Wanna see a picture???

That is such a nice picture, your DD is a beautiful young lady!

It did not come up in the quote, but realized what your niece went through! It is so wonderful that she was able to walk again! That is really something!

Monday feb 6 QOTD
Challenge #4 Relax!
I think we already had a question about what we do to relax....so why dont you tell us what you do to alleviate stress.
A few things i do to manage stress is to stay organize, make sure to schedule some fun into my days so its not all work and no play,and when i do get stressed i try to prioritize the things i need to get done and make a list.

I was going over what I do, I think it is similar to you. I get stressed most at work. hasn't been much in my home life that totally stressed me out to where I was totally anxious. At work, when I am faced with all this work and it seems never-ending, I just list and prioritize and make a stack on my desk (or in my computer) and just tunnel vision into it. I eventually get through it, and since I need to leave at 4:30 many days to pick up DS, I have a built-in getaway. I leave it at work, and dig in the next day.

Harry Potter Ride was my first dissapointement this summer. Waited throught he queue, which was awesome. Sat down na dthe restraint would not close to the satisfaction of the employee. She really did not try....heck I'm squishy. Just told me to wait over to the side. I thought perhaps they had a special vehicle that had some restraints that were slightly bigger.....but no I was esorted tot he exit and had to wait there for my party. From then on I knew it was hopeless and just sat out for other rides. Thus one of my goals to be able to get back on these attractions.
Well I will be in at WDW between my cruises on April 5 and 6. If you are on the WDW end of things perhaps we can say hello.

Heard they now have larger seats. That will work for DH, but he is letting me get on the ride the 1st time, to determine if he can handle it. We plan to run, jump on, ride and then circle around to do it again. He will walk with us the second time since I anticipate a wait then, and so will be able to enjoy the queue attractions. I have heard they are quite neat. DH and I are probably bigger HP fans than DS, but his friend is foaming at the mouth to go!

Our Disney days are Mon and Tue. Probably only half a day each depending on how crowded the parks are - we have never done Spring Break before. We might do a tour of the monorail resorts if MK gets to crazy (we have reservations at Chef Mickey) and plan to do DTD when we are done with HS. Probably go to DisneyQuest, since DS and his friend love CyberMountain there. Hopefully the weather will be nice that day - if it rains it might be super busy. Can't make more days, since the taxi fare is crazy, and we don't want to rent a car and pay all the parking at both the hotel and the parks.

This is so weird!! Well apparently my answer to this is that I dream about Disney! Ok, so Friday afternoon my mom suddenly started having chest pain and sweating really bad, then her words all were slurring. Thankfully my dad took her to the ER and they found out she has blocked arteries. Today she will have quadruple bypass surgery. Next Monday my cousin (two years older than me) is having a double masectomy due to breast cancer. I am extremely worried about both of them and having a hard time not being there with them. I'm at home, trying to be calm because I know everything is going to be ok. But I'm still so worried and can't believe my mom, who has always been in good health, is at a hospital right now, about to have open heart surgery. Scary stuff. But how fitting that the question of the day is how to alleviate stress! I am looking forward to reading everyone's answers

I am so glad you got her to the hospital. That is so scary! My Dad had his first bypass when I was a teenager - he was having trouble with his heart that early, and already had heart damage. He did great though, and recovered, although since he had high cholesterol, it started building up in his arteries again, and he had a second bypass 13 years later. I was in Germany then, and my mother called me to let me know a few hours before he went in. I could think of nothing else, until she finally called to let me know he was ok. He lived an additional 25 years, and only passed away due to the heart damage. I am so grateful he had the wonderful doctors he had that gave us that time. Having that going on with your cousin as well is a very scary thing. It sounds like everything turned out well. The advances they have made since my father's surgeries are amazing, recovery and maintaining are so much better.

I loved The Hunger Games! It's a little disturbing to think of the premise of the story, but I loved the character development which leads into the next two books

I read the first book, and it started slow - and many times I was angry at the government there! (I get really involved in books) But the further I read, it became more interesting, although I had more or less foreseen the outcome - I won't reveal it but asked my DS what if...and he said read the book . I'm starting the second book now, but haven't had a chance to read it today. Still torn about seeing the movie, but I probably will.

that sounds like almost as much fun as rolling down the hill. Im glad you didnt fall thats what I would have had to worry about.
today has been so far so good. Confession I have to make....bad planning and poor choices were made by me today. I had to run to get my dh's car from the garage at lunch and was short on time. I was starving so I did a drive thru. It fits into my calories for the day but I have not had fast food since dec 31. Im a bit disappointed in myself but realize I am still ok and will not do this for along while. I WILL NOT MAKE THIS A HABIT. I think that is the most important lesson learned.

I used to roll down hills all the time. I imagined myself running down a hill - I'd fall flat on my face. But my grandparents had this awesome hill that was great to roll down, me and my sister would do it all the time.

Good it fit into your plan even though you did not want to eat fast food. I don't think you need to be disappointed, since you will not make it a habit. I hardly ever hit fast food, the only time we hit it is on road trips. More often than not, I go for the Subway, which I don't really consider fast food. But if I had to, I would go through a drive through and just try to make good choices, like you did.

We left around 5 on Friday and hit monster traffic on the way down to Lambertville (cute little town on the Delaware River where people go to buy antiques.) We were staying in a beautiful bed and breakfast on a hill overlooking the town. The weekend was for scrapbooking so 25 women set up shop for the weekend. Breakfast was made by the staff at the Inn (Veggie strata with bacon and hashbrown on Saturday and French toast with sausage on Sunday) The coffee and tea were plentiful as well. The lunch and dinner were made by our Creative Memories staff (Danielle and Kristy) which were salads with lowfat dressings, wraps, and homemade soups. For dinner we had beef with salad and pasta. They are such sweethearts and made everything GF for me Both nights we had wine and cheese by the fire and just laughed and laughed.

Sounds like a wonderful time - a weekend doing what you love and a nice little B&B to boot! Stayed at a B&B for the first time when we went to Hershey last summer. It was awesome - we will definately stay there when we go back.

We had Ryan's parent teacher conference tonight. He is in 1st grade. He got all satisfactory on his report card but he is struggling alot with being able to focus and pay attention. We are doing our best to help him at home and he has a really great teacher that is working with him too. He is a smart cookie but only applies himself to the areas he has interest in....like football. It is just so frustrating to have a child like this. I am pretty sure he is boarderline ADD but definitely does not suffer enough to even do meds at this point. We are just keeping in close communication with his teacher and his pediatrician whom I work for so its easy to do so. Hopefully he will outgrow this stuff but I dont have much hope as I swear me and dh both have ADD.

I read this with interest. My DS also had ADHD. The kindergarten teacher suggested having him tested, he was really smart but always had to move, very easily distracted compared to his peers. I had read all the articles about the overmedication of America, and decided to go to a psychiatrist instead of just a pediatrician. They tested him and he was borderline ADHD. According to the doctor, he was very intelligent, but was using it to control his symptoms, so his full potential was not being realized. He was doing well enough at school though, so we worked with behavior modification and some of the dietary guidelines that were coming through at that time. The teachers worked with him and were wonderful, but at the end of third grade, it suddenly started to interfere with his life and school. His teacher spent a huge amount of time with him during the last quarter just getting him through it, and it was hard to talk to him and maintain a discussion...he can't stay on any one subject. He also needed speech therapy but was unable to concentrate during the session. We went back to the psychiatrist and started medication - the difference was night and day. He could even feel it begin to work when he took it - he said his mind calmed down instead of being so busy. He has been taking it since then. He is taking about half as much as when we first started, and we can scale him back down during the summer. But when he went off of it this summer (he wanted to see what would happen) it was OK for everyday, but he had trouble concentrating on some things, such as reading or discussions (he did great with video games because the doctor said they become part of the game). Since we cut him down this year he has had a little trouble concentrating, he wanted to reduce it in the hope that it would make him more outgoing, but was dismayed that his grades weren't quite as good - still straight A's, just not as high a level. He wanted to go back up to his old dosage since he saw no difference in his personality (he is just a quiet kid, but a difference from the talkative 3rd grader), but I encouraged him to give it a little more time and we will really buckle down with the school work.

I think all options should be tried before medication, but in the end you do need to do what works best. You probably have some time at this age to try some of the other options, and great that you have the teachers support.

My DH thinks he might have mild ADD...the doctor agrees after talking to him. That would explain his disorganization and inability to ever really finish a project...

Today I went the whole day and only have one minor stomach ache! I got home from work and i was HUNGRY and I ATE FOOD and i didn't want to die! Food has never tasted so good. I was so happy! Maybe the medicine is working? Its too early to count chickens and all that but im hopeful. Then maybe finally I can start running for real again

So glad it has cleared up - I hope it stays that way.

I had a busy day yesterday but it was pretty good. My math team had a great set of individual scores but they can't do a logic problem to save their lives. We had a nice ice cream party before the meet ( I only had one small scope). It is times like this that I really enjoy coaching this group of kids. Someone came in while they were eating and asked if anyone was on the Chess team. One girl came back with "That's for nerds" These are the types of kids who really can make fun of themselves.

I tried to talk DS into something like that, but he wanted to go for a sport - it is kind of all consuming during the spring, so he can't get involved in much else. I love Logic Problems!

Tuesday Feb 7 QOTD:
Challenge # 5- Spend time enjoying the scenery!
What is your favorite type of scenery that you enjoy?

I enjoy so many. Especially vistas - up high where I can look out and see so much. Love airplanes. Used to fly on some of the military flights, and they have a glassed in area at the bottom of the plane called a boom pod (used for midair refuelings). I would crawl into that little pod, and it is glass and could look straight down. It was awesome. Right now, where we live you can catch the mountains from certain angles - when I go to work they are right in front on me - sometimes I want to keep on driving! And I work on the 6th floor, and there are alot of windows to look out at the mountains.

Okay.... so I made it through attendance, snack milk count, morning meeting, morning worksheets, and math worksheet! Now they are out of the room until about 10:20. Then more work, lunch, recess, more work and out of here at 3pm.
I will make a MAD DASH home to pick up my DD's swim bag, pack up a gym bag for myself and DS and then DASH back to the middle school to pick up DS at 4pm and SPEED to the high school to get DD at 4:10. The day got crazy because DD forgot to mention the afterschool chemistry study session PLUS she forgot to mention she offered a ride home for a friend after said session. And we have to be at the Chiropractor for 4:45pm and then at the Y for 5:30.... chiro is 45 minutes from town and Y is 20 minutes from chiro.
If I had known all of this, I would have left home this morning with all of the gym/swim stuff already in the car and would have made my afternoon easier. oh well. I could have dashed home right now during my prep period, but I would barely make it home and back in the 40 minutes and didn't want to risk it. It will be a very tight squeeze this afternoon, but at least I won't have a classroom of students waiting for me!

I read your schedules sometimes, it makes me dizzy! I totally admire you for being able to keep it all straight and get it all done!
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That's it for tonight. I'll finish catching up tomorrow. It takes awhile when you go a week at a time!

Carol

 

[belledreamer]

QOTD for Friday, Feb. 10:

I'm writing a book called "Weight loss for Dummies". I'd like contributions from folks like you who are taking part in this "journey", whether you are just starting out, mid-way to your goal, or cruising in maintenance. Your contribution can be anywhere from one sentence to one paragraph.

(P.S..... I like to imagine that a person struggling with their weight grabs the book at the store and flips open to ONE page.... and what they see on that page will determine whether they buy the book or not.... what if it is YOUR contribution they are seeing? How compelling will it be??)



BONUS QOTD:
If the Fairy Godmother could create one dessert for you that would be calorie-free FOREVER, what would it be?? Ice cream?? Cheesecake? Chocolate chip cookies?? .....................................P

I had to think about this one for a while and I think the one thing I would include is that you can't expect the weight to just come off automatically and also that maintaining is not failure. For instance, despite all I've been doing to exercise, drink all my water and make healthy eating choices, I haven't lost anything in the past 2 weeks. Which did depress me a little, since we all want to see results for our actions and I think that's probably one of the biggest reasons that people quit making better choices because we're not seeing results as fast as we may like.

But then I rethought it, and decided that even though I didn't lose any weight, I didn't gain any either. I made the best choices I could for my meals and even though I can't see a difference in the scale, I can definitely see it in not just my clothing but in my outlook on things. I smile more, I have more energy; just those things convince me that the choices I'm making to improve myself are worth it.

BONUS QOTD: Cookies and Cream ice cream! I haven't had it in FOREVER! Either that or Kleinpeter Chocolate milk. It's my weakness...

Hi Team Donald! I'm Michelle and live in the NW burbs of Chicago. I just found the Biggest Loser thread this morning and am excited to be placed on Team Donald. I look forward to being part of the team. Hoping to try to lose 30lbs by our Disney trip in December!!!

We're happy to have you with us!!

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?


BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.[/SIZE

I've made several changes but I think the one I'm most proud of is getting all my 64oz of water in per day. For someone who would barely get 8oz in before this challenge, it's been one of my bigger adjustments. And one that I'm most proud of since I've only missed getting it all in one day once since we've started.

BONUS QOTD: I tend to like wearing guys' graphic tees since they're a little bit looser and much more comfortable to wear. I have 4 that I wear all the time: A Doctor Who tee with David Tennant as the Doctor, an Angry Beavers tee, a Pokemon tee (salutes to my childhood) and a blue Superman tee. (Dean Cain anyone? )

They can have the rest of my clothes, but they aren't getting my Doctor Who shirt!!!

There was one that I saw the other day that I almost bought that said "Bacon makes everything better" but not knowing where I would even wear it, I decided not to get it.

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Not too much to say for today. Pretty much the same old routine.

Totally crushed that Whitney Houston has died. I mean, despite all her drug issues, she was a voice I grew up with and still completely love. She was actually one of my inspirations to learn how to sing. So I think I'll spend the evening listening to some of her songs and reminiscing.

R.I.P. Whitney...

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?

I definitely make better food choices now I have ditched the take-out and moniter my fruit and veg intake so that I know when I'm falling short and can rectify things

BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.
I think they would they would be horrified-even I dont like my clothes I do love my jeans though the rest is going to hit the bin when I get to my goal weight

Almost ready to debut my new menu planning system! Silly how excited I can get about something like this!................P

I think its cool that you get excited about the little things (because I do too)

Evening folks! I had a bunches of replies painstakingly crafted here on my IPad and then a kid walked by and brushed my screen with his swim bag and POOF...it was gone. The girls will be done in the locker room shortly so no time for a do-over....but I'll be on in the morning to catch up and post the QOTD.

DD and her friend have decided to bag the charity ball and friend is riding team bus home, so as soon as DD is dressed we are homeward bound!
Still not sure if we will do fast food for dinner or a "real" restaurant, but I have a good plan in mind for either and plenty of calories left.

TTYL.......P

Well done for planning ahead so that you're OP regardless of where you eat

 

[pjlla]

Another busy day of work today. I hope to check back in later this evening. I was happy to see another 2 lb. loss on the scale this week. That makes for a total of 10 lbs. since the challenge started!!! Taking this 5 lbs. at a time, and here's to the next 5! I was also able to do 3 miles in 40 minutes one time this week. One step closer (literally) to Princess 1/2 2013!

WTG on the 3 miles!! BTW, this month's Fitness magazine has a 10 week "Couch to 1/2 marathon" plan. If you are interested, I can post a link.

Bonus QOTD: Oooh. I saw the episode that had a DISer who had tons of Disney clothes. So, that is what they'd probably throw out. Although, I'm still 19, so maybe they would give me some leeway on that. I don't really have too many clothes that I'd deem ugly or keep for any reason.

I saw that one too..... so sad that they threw away all of her Disney clothes!

Last night was another rough one. Still ate well, didn't end up exercising and worked on a photo project instead. Wasn't too tired, just wasn't appealing, but it was only a xtrain day so I'll let it go.

What kind of photo projects do you do??

However! Woke up this morning and feel much better. Hopefully by the time Monday comes around everything will be back to normal. My parents made some whole wheat strawberry pancakes for me and I had an omelet with a sprinkle of cheese and salsa. It was delicious. Another 2 mile walk/run today. Really going to try and savor this 2 miles because every run after this is at least 2.5. Have a 4 mile run tomorrow that I'm really scared for.

Actually have some free time today, so I'll probably stop in again this afternoon! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

HOpe all is well for the 4 mile run!! Prayers that it goes quickly and painlessly!

Slow day here at home. I went to yoga, made dinner (it's in the crockpot), did dishes, threw a load of clothes into the washer, and had my boys write out their Valentine's. DS5 has about 14 more to do. He has 29 (yes I said 29) kids in his Kindergarten class and thankfully, the teacher does not want them to put the kids names on them. She said it will just be too confusing , so he only had to write his name. DS8 wrote his out in about 5 minutes. Now they have to make Valentine's boxes for school. I have to finish the laundry, iron, go through some mail, and vacuum. I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow without football. I guess I'll do more housework.

Enjoy your weekend!

Jill

I'm sure you can find something more exciting to replace football than HOUSEWORK!

Just lurking 'cause Mickey thread is slow...and I'm putting off going to the gym.

And it is a bonus quotd so--fair game...

Yeah I have this old navy blue sweatshirt that is too big--completely shapeless and cuts you off baggy at the waist. Completely unflattering. The problem-- it has Mickey embroidered on it. It's getting kind of pilly even lol.

Hey there, Hi there! Nice to see you! Looks like Donald thread has been slow the last few days too. Did you make it to the gym??

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?


I have learned to drink more. At times I am guzzling it just to get it in at work (which causes a problem when I have to go to the bathroom ... I have had to take my small group for a bathroom break because I had to go, not them. ) I have also been eating way more veggies and fruits too.

Glad to hear your fruit and veggie intake has increased. I don't think everyone realize how very, very important that is!!


BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.


I have this coat from the 80s .... dark blue, purple, red and green. I got it for my first teaching job since we had to do recess duty. It was long and would go below my knees ... and is filled with down.

I used to wear it when it got really cold and my husband finally complained that it was the ugliest coat he had ever seen and told me to buy a new coat. Now if you knew my husband, he is not a fashion king. I have to dress him and he hates to spend money .... so his comment was quite funny. I did buy another coat ... however, I still have this tacky coat. It is now my sled riding coat. I keep telling him that I have to keep it incase I would get stuck in a snow bank .... he would then be able to find me.

Sounds delightfully ugly!!

This has been a frustrating challenge. Every time I have a minute to check in the boards are busy "check back later" or things hesitate to the point that I just give up.

Health wise I've been super achy and feel like my circulation is off. I think it has something to do with sitting at a computer for 10 1/2 hours at work I'm having a vasucular work up for the veins in my legs on Friday so I'll talk to them about it all at that time. For some reason I've started retaining fluid this week too. It makes no sense since I'm taking hormones so my body shouldn't know where I am in a cycle. Theoretically I can go 3 months between cycles. My legs are so swollen at night it's just crazy. I gained 5 lbs this week and I know it is all fluid weight. I'm not doing an official weigh in as I haven't been eating horribly.

Yup... Disboards need a make-over these days! But it seems to be better this weekend.

Oh my gosh Deb. I hope they figure out what is wrong and why you are retaining fluid. I'm sure that the desk job isn't helping, but you're a busy gal and I'm sure you do plenty of moving when you are home and about.

How's your BP during all of this? Are you keeping an eye on it??

Prayers going out for you and let us know what they find out.

BTW, I'll be in White River Junction today..... if you were feeling better I was gonna call you to meet for a coffee.... but I understand it wouldn't be a good weekend for it. Just take care of yourself.

I had to think about this one for a while and I think the one thing I would include is that you can't expect the weight to just come off automatically and also that maintaining is not failure. For instance, despite all I've been doing to exercise, drink all my water and make healthy eating choices, I haven't lost anything in the past 2 weeks. Which did depress me a little, since we all want to see results for our actions and I think that's probably one of the biggest reasons that people quit making better choices because we're not seeing results as fast as we may like.

But then I rethought it, and decided that even though I didn't lose any weight, I didn't gain any either. I made the best choices I could for my meals and even though I can't see a difference in the scale, I can definitely see it in not just my clothing but in my outlook on things. I smile more, I have more energy; just those things convince me that the choices I'm making to improve myself are worth it.

Great words!

I've made several changes but I think the one I'm most proud of is getting all my 64oz of water in per day. For someone who would barely get 8oz in before this challenge, it's been one of my bigger adjustments. And one that I'm most proud of since I've only missed getting it all in one day once since we've started.

You must feel so much better being properly hydrated all of the time.

Not too much to say for today. Pretty much the same old routine.

Totally crushed that Whitney Houston has died. I mean, despite all her drug issues, she was a voice I grew up with and still completely love. She was actually one of my inspirations to learn how to sing. So I think I'll spend the evening listening to some of her songs and reminiscing.

R.I.P. Whitney...

Saw that on FB last night. I presume it was related to drugs, as I know she has struggled for years with an addiction. But SO SAD that someone who talent and beautiful can think so little of herself as to abuse herself that way.

I think its cool that you get excited about the little things (because I do too)

Especially little things that have to do with cleaning and organizing!


Well done for planning ahead so that you're OP regardless of where you eat

I did well at dinner, but fell apart a little when I got home..... it was my ALWAYS FATAL combination of tired and hungry. Dinner was a baked potato topped with a bit of chili from Wendies.... and treated myself to a jr. Frosty. But was still hungry when I got home at 10:30 and had three big handfuls of trail mix without even really thinking about it. I estimate that CONSERVATIVELY I ate 12 points of trail mix. I'll count it and use Flex points for it, but it frustrates me. Especially since I had a good filling OP dinner AND a treat and could have easily just skipped the trail mix and gone straight to bed.... and it was 10:30! I've been trying to NOT EAT after 9pm! Wish I had a "do-over" button.

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Happy sunny and bright Sunday morning! The snow that was promised did not materialize, thank goodness. I'd be happy to not get another inch this year.

DD and I arrived home about 10:30 last night, despite the fact that she skipped the charity ball. I'm sure it would have been midnight or so if she had gone to the dance. I was THRILLED that she and her friend made the SMART choice and decided to skip it.

We will leave here today about 1pm for a 3pm arrive at today's pool venue. Meet is scheduled to go til about 7:30pm. Hopefully we will be home by 9 and have DD in bed by 10. Her cold is slightly better after getting some good sleep Friday night and tonight, and I don't want it to get worse again.

I saved my scrapping magazine that came Friday to read at the meet today, as there isn't much wi-fi available at this venue either (depending on where you sit).

We are (sadly) skipping church again today to allow DD to sleep. Now I see how easily we got out of our regular church attendance habit when DD started swimming!

I will be folding a few loads of laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and running the vacuum around later. That should be enough to make the place decent for now. Tomorrow I have to open the suitcase and start throwing in stuff for DD to take to Costa Rica.... she leaves the 22nd and hasn't even tried on her shorts or new shoes yet!!

I'm going to post pictures of my new menu planning system. I'll put a photo here, but most of it will go on the menu planning thread. I'll post a link when it's ready!

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I'll be back to answer my own questions!................P

 

[pjlla]

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

I will admit, I still struggle with this. After years of off-and-on Weight Watchers, I have it drummed into my head..... "less fat, less fat, less fat". I know that they now preach that you need at least two servings of healthy fats a day, but I don't always get it in.

My fats are usually in the form of olive oil (salad dressings and cooking), nuts (although I need to watch my portions), salmon (about once a week), and avocado (in the form of 100 cal pack guacamole.... maybe every two weeks).

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

It took me a long time to realize that I NEEDED a creative outlet. Years of being a SAHM with nothing more to show for it than a momentary-empty hamper or a temporarily-clean kitchen was really depressing. NOTHING I did stayed DONE for long! I had put aside my scrapping when DS was born and hadn't picked it back up again. I was doing some cross-stitch, but not much. I started doing some redecorating, but that can be costly and time consuming and I was constantly frustrated by wanting to redecorate but not having the money to spend or the time for a BIG project.

I got back into scrapbooking and it saved my sanity! It is far less expensive than redecorating (although it can get pricey if you let it) and can be accomplished much faster than repainting an entire room. And if you don't finish something you can tuck it away in a box or drawer and finish it later.

With redecorating, if I didn't finish painting a room or rearranging furniture, the family couldn't function in that room! Plus who can afford to be constantly buying new furniture, flooring, curtains???

My scrapping gives me a project that has a beginning, middle, and end. And when it is done, it is DONE. It will never need to be RE-DONE.... unlike housework which is NEVER "done" and always needs to be done again and again.................P

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?


Obviously over the course of 4 years I've made lots of changes. My most recent healthy change has been to really cut out most of my white carbs. Regular (or even "light") breads, pastas, english muffins, cereal etc. I cut them out because of the insulin impact, but also because so much of that stuff uses ingredients that have been genetically modified.... especially cereals. If corn (or any corn product) is listed in the ingredients, chances are it is GMO corn (unless it is an organic product). And white flour has been so stripped of any of its goodness, I see no point in eating it.

The kids get organic cereal if they want something like Cheerios, they eat organic whole wheat bread and organic tortilla chips. DH and I don't eat cereal and we eat low carb oat bran/flax seed pita pockets as our bread.

There are a few things that still reside in our cupboards that I would like to change out though..... taco shells (haven't been able to find an organic variety yet), pretzels, FiberOne cereal (use it for recipes and for topping yogurt parfaits), crackers (although I don't buy them often and I have finally found an organic variety that the kids are okay with).

BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.

Not sure if this counts, since it isn't street clothes, but I have a pair of pink satin pajamas that DH would like to burn! I got them when I was pregnant with DS (keeping in mind that he just turned 14 ). They are BEYOND ratty and are held together at the waist with a few odd machine stitches and a few safety pins because they are a size 2X on my now-medium to small size body! All of the buttons fell off of the top years ago and I just sewed the front closed. They are BEYOND pilled and stained. I think that this spring we will have a ceremonial burning! They are just comfy and easy to grab.... and they still cover me, so why waste them, right?? ...............P

QOTD for Friday, Feb. 10:

I'm writing a book called "Weight loss for Dummies". I'd like contributions from folks like you who are taking part in this "journey", whether you are just starting out, mid-way to your goal, or cruising in maintenance. Your contribution can be anywhere from one sentence to one paragraph.

(P.S..... I like to imagine that a person struggling with their weight grabs the book at the store and flips open to ONE page.... and what they see on that page will determine whether they buy the book or not.... what if it is YOUR contribution they are seeing? How compelling will it be??)


"Nothing.... and I mean NOTHING, tastes as good as thin feels." And I can tell you that is the honest to goodness TRUTH!!

"If you bite it, write it." Journaling keeps you on track and keeps you honest with yourself.

BONUS QOTD:
If the Fairy Godmother could create one dessert for you that would be calorie-free FOREVER, what would it be?? Ice cream?? Cheesecake? Chocolate chip cookies??

First reaction is to say CHEESECAKE!!

I'm caught up......................P

 

[pjlla]

Here's the link to my menu planning post!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=44005849#post44005849


I think I need to get a life! ......................P

 

[::Snow_White::]

Belledreamer: Who would dare throw out a Doctor Who shirt?! Which reminds me I have a couple Harry Potter shirts I've picked up over the past few years. I'm sure those would probably get throw into the dump too.

HOpe all is well for the 4 mile run!! Prayers that it goes quickly and painlessly!

But was still hungry when I got home at 10:30 and had three big handfuls of trail mix without even really thinking about it. I estimate that CONSERVATIVELY I ate 12 points of trail mix. I'll count it and use Flex points for it, but it frustrates me. Especially since I had a good filling OP dinner AND a treat and could have easily just skipped the trail mix and gone straight to bed.... and it was 10:30! I've been trying to NOT EAT after 9pm! Wish I had a "do-over" button.

I will be folding a few loads of laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and running the vacuum around later. That should be enough to make the place decent for now. Tomorrow I have to open the suitcase and start throwing in stuff for DD to take to Costa Rica.... she leaves the 22nd and hasn't even tried on her shorts or new shoes yet!!

I'm going to post pictures of my new menu planning system. I'll put a photo here, but most of it will go on the menu planning thread. I'll post a link when it's ready!

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I'll be back to answer my own questions!................P

Thanks! The 3.5 was difficult but I can do it!
At the moment I was working on a 100 day disney countdown, but I do photography as a hobby and do portrait sessions and other things here and there. This will answer today's question later!!

Hope your DD feels better, Costa Rica sounds fun!

QOTD: I need to start eating more. I used to eat nuts all the times, but since they are high in calories I've been having trouble finding a place to put them. I haven't tried avacado, but I saw those 100 cal packs at walmart yesterday and thought it'd be interesting.

Bonus QOTD: Photoshop!! My career goal is to open a photography/film studio, and I already do these as a hobby for extra money. I love working on them (the only bad thing is when editing you are pretty much just sitting the whole time) and just made a 100 day disney countdown pdf to print out. If anyone is interested (or wants a copy!) I posted it here: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43973296&postcount=1071

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Confession time! I didn't get my 2 mile run in yesterday and I was 350 over my calories. My best friend came over and wanted to watch movies at my house and since I only see her about twice a month, I couldn't tell her no! We decided to watch Star Wars Episode 1 since we both had never seen any of the movies completely and sincen I will be at Disney for Star Wars Weekend, I need to know what's going on!! It was good! I would have ran earlier in the day, but I had no idea she was coming over. So, we made tofu and rice and then my mom made some no-bake cookies. I only had two but they ended up being about 220 calories altogether and I had already gone over my limit. This is the first time since joining this thread that I've gone over my calories by more than 20, so I'm not too upset with myself. I think I'm more angry that I haven't exercised in 2 days!! My legs better be ready to go for my 4-mile run today, which I WILL do.

My room is a mess and I need to get all of my things in order so I can go to class tomorrow, so I guess I will be off!

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!!

 

[50sjayne]

Hey there, Hi there! Nice to see you! Looks like Donald thread has been slow the last few days too. Did you make it to the gym??

I killed it at the gym...1/2 hour elliptical, double reps on the weight machines, then back to elliptical on a different program that worked my arms out more for 20 mins. I would have probably stayed on longer but a lady that I see there a lot showed up and I know she likes that machine. Then I spent 45 minutes in the jacuzzi lol. It was sunny so it was nice to get some sun.

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

WTG on the 3 miles!! BTW, this month's Fitness magazine has a 10 week "Couch to 1/2 marathon" plan. If you are interested, I can post a link.
I'd love the link please-I'd like to make this one more than a dream!!


Saw that on FB last night. I presume it was related to drugs, as I know she has struggled for years with an addiction. But SO SAD that someone who talent and beautiful can think so little of herself as to abuse herself that way.

I agree- so very sad.

I did well at dinner, but fell apart a little when I got home..... it was my ALWAYS FATAL combination of tired and hungry. Dinner was a baked potato topped with a bit of chili from Wendies.... and treated myself to a jr. Frosty. But was still hungry when I got home at 10:30 and had three big handfuls of trail mix without even really thinking about it. I estimate that CONSERVATIVELY I ate 12 points of trail mix. I'll count it and use Flex points for it, but it frustrates me. Especially since I had a good filling OP dinner AND a treat and could have easily just skipped the trail mix and gone straight to bed.... and it was 10:30! I've been trying to NOT EAT after 9pm! Wish I had a "do-over" button.
Todays a new day- we've all been there I think
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Happy sunny and bright Sunday morning! The snow that was promised did not materialize, thank goodness. I'd be happy to not get another inch this year.

DD and I arrived home about 10:30 last night, despite the fact that she skipped the charity ball. I'm sure it would have been midnight or so if she had gone to the dance. I was THRILLED that she and her friend made the SMART choice and decided to skip it.

We will leave here today about 1pm for a 3pm arrive at today's pool venue. Meet is scheduled to go til about 7:30pm. Hopefully we will be home by 9 and have DD in bed by 10. Her cold is slightly better after getting some good sleep Friday night and tonight, and I don't want it to get worse again.

I saved my scrapping magazine that came Friday to read at the meet today, as there isn't much wi-fi available at this venue either (depending on where you sit).

We are (sadly) skipping church again today to allow DD to sleep. Now I see how easily we got out of our regular church attendance habit when DD started swimming!

I will be folding a few loads of laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and running the vacuum around later. That should be enough to make the place decent for now. Tomorrow I have to open the suitcase and start throwing in stuff for DD to take to Costa Rica.... she leaves the 22nd and hasn't even tried on her shorts or new shoes yet!!

I'm going to post pictures of my new menu planning system. I'll put a photo here, but most of it will go on the menu planning thread. I'll post a link when it's ready!

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I'll be back to answer my own questions!................P

Here's the link to my menu planning post!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=44005849#post44005849


I think I need to get a life! ......................P

I could do with you organising my life

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

QOTD
I tend to eat nuts to get my healthy fats. I know I need to incorporate some oily fish into my diet but I havent got there yet!!

My creative outlet would be organising photos. I used to knit alot and havent in a while but I'm going to start again soon

 

[ougrad86]

Hello is anyone out there?????????????????
Uh oh i killed the thread. Not good. Am i fired?

Favorite scenery.....hmmm. I love the mountains and the water. I think I am fortunate to have found myself where I am living becasue I have both. Looking out my window acroos Lake Geneva to the beginnings of the French Alps (well most days, when it is not misty or foggy). If I could figure out how to put up pics here, I would show you. I realize that the day that I stop appreciating the scenery is the day I need to pack up and move.

That...sounds...incredible...

Somehow Germany always seemed so senic - I think that is because it is less built up then the places I have lived here in the states. We will be going back in a year or two, and I am worried it may have changed way much.

Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 QOTD:
Challenge #6- Indulge in a treat that fits into your plan!!!!!
What is your favorite treat to indulge into at WDW or DL and does it fit into your plan???????

To be honest, while at Disney, I am not OP. I do so much moving, that invariably I lose a pound or two. But I am hot and thirsty, I drink alot of water, and when we do order, I prefer the healthier things because eating the fatty foods can make me a little uncomfortable. So grilled chicken instead of fried, side salad instead of fries. But I do eat the Mickey Bars...haven't really had major treats because I am usually too full for dessert, but we also have funnel cakes at Shady Hollow. I split them with my BF and DH.

Magic Kingdom: Main Street Bakery: Ice Cream Cookie Sandwhich (two cookies of your choices with large scoop of vanilla ice cream in the middle
EPCOT: I have not done it yet but am determined to try something a the Werthers shop in Germany Pavillion....thus far I have only looked...OK drooled
DHS: Carrot cake Cookie with Cream Cheese Filling at the Writer's Stop
AK: The plum wine at the bar at Yak and Yeti is wonderful. Nice spice to it.
Resort: AK Lodge: The Cappacino Cream desert at Sanaa which now runs a close second to the Zebra Domes at Boma

Some of those sound good...since the rides might have really long lines next time we go, may look closer at the Main Street Bakery. That cookie sandwich sounds good.
The rest is not as appealing to me. I like Carrot Cake but not cream cheese, Zebra Domes is while chocolate right? Not a big fan of what they call White Chocolate. And although I love wine, drinking in on a hot day? Probably not a good idea for me. Although I will try a Margarita while at Universal - I am 53 and have never had a Margarita in my whole life - time I tried one.

I don't have too much time to spend on the Dis today, but can anyone figure out how to make a Dole Whip work with any plan? I figure you walk so much in the parks that you can just walk it off and call it all good.

They were asking those questions on the Mickey board early on. When I looked it up, a Dole Whip recipie, put out by Dole, had low-fat soft serve...this was posted on another thread, and if Disney follows it... http://www.precisionfoods.com/foodservice/bnd_products_details.cfm?skuid=10922&id=103
You can walk that off easy! I think Dole sponsers that, so they probably follow that recipe.

The Cinnamon Roll at the bakery in the Magic Kingdom!! Doesn't fit in my plan at all, but my DM and I usually split it and I'll eat some grapes along with it.

My DS loves cinnamon rolls but is very persnickity about how they are made. He loves his Grandma's to the point where I learned how to make them. He likes it without icing, and if you can catch them coming out of the oven at some places, you can get them without. We might check in out.

Thursday Feb 9 QOTD
challenge #7 is to monitor the sodium in your diet for one day.
What are some ways you can lessen the sodium in your diet today?

I used to be really bad with sodium, some days I still am. When HH had us look at the sodium, I even checked out things I didn't think would have any!

I found making fresh foods instead of processed, which is what I sometimes use as a shortcut. I'm doing a lot less of that now, but when I do not get a chance to get lunch, I eat soup at work .

DS still adds salt to everything, so I tend to reduce the salt when I cook. He adds salt even before he tastes it, while I tend to shy away, I don't like things to taste too salty, and I prefer the taste when I reduce the salt.

All this said, at our last health fair my blood pressure was up. I have always run low, so not sure if it was just a fluke, but reducing salt couldn't hurt. And I always drink lots of water.

My DS was diagnosed with borderline ADHD in Kindergarten. He was already receiving accomodations by 1st grade. Nothing major - sitting in the front of the class, being allowed to pass out papers, etc to help him get up and move. He also qualified for a special reading program by having the IEP in place - that worked wonders for him. By the time he was in 4th grade he tested out of his IEP. We tried the "diet" route and wished it had been that easy. But no such luck. We eat very little processed foods. I make my own bread, I cook from scratch every meal. I don't even buy frozen vegies. With medication and behavior modification (I recommend Magic 1 - 2 - 3, great strategies that still work even in the teenage years) he is doing great. He only takes the medication on school days.

Wish we could have him only take his meds on school days, but he has to step down from his dosage. We may drop it during Spring Break, but we kept it up during Xmas break since he had school work to do. He needs it to concentrate on his work, since his main symptom is lack of focus. He cannot keep his mind calm enough to attend to what is going on.

Sorry I have been MIA for a while, I went to DL last weekend and completed my first half marathon, the Tink half! It was an amazing weekend. For anyone considering doing a Disney race, you should definitely go for it. When I did my first BL challenge Sept 2010 I could not even imagine doing this and now I can't wait for another race. Thanks to everyone for your support and well wishes.
Congrats to all the losers and maintainers this week-it looks like everyone is doing a fantastic job! I came down with a cold after getting back home and really need to get back into the swing of things. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

Congrats on the race, and sorry about getting sick when you got back. That always seems to be the way of things!

QOTD Wed: On vacation I've decided not to count calories and indulge. I can always get back on track when I get home! My favorite thing to eat is a mickey mouse ice cream sandwich. I hardly ever eat ice cream so it's a nice treat!

That is the way I like to do my vacation. Just keep walking around the park! I can't imagine trying to track my food anyway, I would spend most the time eating on my iPhone trying to add everything up!

QOTD for Friday, Feb. 10:
I'm writing a book called "Weight loss for Dummies". I'd like contributions from folks like you who are taking part in this "journey", whether you are just starting out, mid-way to your goal, or cruising in maintenance. Your contribution can be anywhere from one sentence to one paragraph.
(P.S..... I like to imagine that a person struggling with their weight grabs the book at the store and flips open to ONE page.... and what they see on that page will determine whether they buy the book or not.... what if it is YOUR contribution they are seeing? How compelling will it be??)

BONUS QOTD:
If the Fairy Godmother could create one dessert for you that would be calorie-free FOREVER, what would it be?? Ice cream?? Cheesecake? Chocolate chip cookies?? .....................................P

So, motivational? You can lose weight. It will take time and patience and commitment, but you can learn to eat and exercise to lose weight and be healthy. You will have a steady weight loss, which will help you to maintain the weight you lose and go forward with your healthy lifestyle.

Somwhere in there, I would add things about veggies and fruits, water and groups (like ours), but not sure how I would craft that all into something that would make someone by the book. The problem so many people have is they forgot how long it took them to get there (for some, like myself), and so they turn to those ads for the quick weight-loss (which usually come with diet and exercise plans). I did the Rotation Diet and Slimfast and lost weight fast, but never lost enough or kept it off. You've got to be ready to do this for the rest of your life. And that turns a lot of people off.

Calorie-free? Kathy said all chocolate; I'm right up there with that. And if it doesn't have calories, no fat and cholesterol, right

I am home sick again today. I usually never take sick time like this but this illness has really knocked me down. I do feel a little better today but still weak and shaky. Unfortunately i took the phrase feed a cold to another level yesterday. I apparently didnt loose my appetite. I am giving myself an extra day before i weigh in. So today i am ready to get back on plan.

Probably needed to feed that cold though, to fight it off. These colds have been making the rounds, I see it on this board and at work, DH and DS both had it. I felt yucky for a few days, had minor symptoms, but never really got sick; somehow managed to fight it off. DS got sick and missed school, which is something he has almost never done. Last time was 6th grade, he missed a day and a half. This time he was down for 6 days, luckily there was a teacher work day so he missed only 3 days of school. It was the week after exams, and when we got his report card, he got B's on some exams - he normally gets A's without trying, and wonder if the cold was already working on his head...because he was really sick on Saturday. Luckily, his semester average is still A's, so it won't hurt his college stuff.

Happy to report a loss this week of 3 lbs. which puts my weight at 166! Only 6 lbs. to my challenge goal and 21lbs to my ultimate goal of 145.

Close to mine! I made it to 170 this week , which was my mini-goal, and on my way to my challenge goal which is also 160! My ultimate goat is 150, but if I make it to 145, that would be way healthier for me.

I forgot to answer the bonus! I think ice cream should be calorie-free. I LOVE ice cream. Although I have already found some Nestle Mini Drumsticks which come in a variety of flavors for only 120 calories! I have one everyday.

Oh oh...did not know that existed. I will have to check out the points and see if I can fit it in...

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:
Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?
BONUS QOTD:
Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.

Making sure I get more sleep than I used to, and eating fresh foods, getting away from the processed junk. Just baked some chicken breasts this morning, plain, will be cutting them up for use in salads and sandwiches, flavored with spices and herbs! Especially curry - I have kind of rediscoved it and am adding it to a lot of stuff.

I love T-shirts, and like buying them when I travel, trouble is I have too many, and some of them are now too big. I wear them at home or to bed. But one favorite is an old Mickey sweatshirt. It has the old Mickey on it, and I could not fit in it for the longest time. When I got to 160 last time, it fit! And it will again...but they would not like that.

Stacey and Clinton would torch my entire closet!! HAHA!! Really, I don't work, and have gained a little weight so pretty much I wear tshirts or hoodies every day. And if I'm just sitting at home, I wear sweat pants!! Ahhh, I look forward to moving, getting a job and buying new clothes!!!

My problem is I also go to work in T-shirts and jeans - everyone where I work does. It is very casual - sometimes to much so, in my old-fashioned (fuddy-duddy) opinion, but it is nice to just grab clothes and go instead of coordinating an outfit. And I can concentrate on my work instead because I am comfortable. That was one of the things at the top of my list when I was looking for a job, and when I was interview by my boss, in a T-shirt, baggy shorts and flip-flops, I knew I had found it! It is nice not to have to change when I get home, unless I exercise. And then I just change into exercise pants, and wear the same T-shirt. Plus I can wear sneakers all day - dress shoes and I don't get along.

Yeah I have this old navy blue sweatshirt that is too big--completely shapeless and cuts you off baggy at the waist. Completely unflattering. The problem-- it has Mickey embroidered on it. It's getting kind of pilly even lol.

Again, Mickey...I have all my Disney and Oklahoma T-shirts, and cannot bring myself to throw them out.

This has been a frustrating challenge. Every time I have a minute to check in the boards are busy "check back later" or things hesitate to the point that I just give up.
Health wise I've been super achy and feel like my circulation is off. I think it has something to do with sitting at a computer for 10 1/2 hours at work I'm having a vasucular work up for the veins in my legs on Friday so I'll talk to them about it all at that time. For some reason I've started retaining fluid this week too. It makes no sense since I'm taking hormones so my body shouldn't know where I am in a cycle. Theoretically I can go 3 months between cycles. My legs are so swollen at night it's just crazy. I gained 5 lbs this week and I know it is all fluid weight. I'm not doing an official weigh in as I haven't been eating horribly.

They have been frustrating. I think it is probably just overload, and they need to add more servers, or maybe clean out some of the old stuff. I haven't listened to the podcast lately, don't know if they have talked about it.

Hope they can find something to bring the swelling down. Can you get up and walk around at work? But if your legs swell up while not sitting at night, it is probably good you are getting that work up. Maybe they can prescribe a mild diuretic. I have heard green beans are good for that too, and a few other foods. It might be your hormones need to be readjusted so you are on a monthly cycle again...but I am more inclined it might be due to sitting in front of a computer all day. Hope they find the problem and can fix it easily.

 

[amykathleen2005]

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Oh oh...did not know that existed. I will have to check out the points and see if I can fit it in...

Here they are: http://www.drumstick.com/flavors/lil-drums.aspx

Very yummy.

 

[ougrad86]

Boards are on and off this morning - one page comes up quick, then the next takes forever - my last post, half of my smilies disappeared, nothing but big blank spaces...

BONUS QOTD: I tend to like wearing guys' graphic tees since they're a little bit looser and much more comfortable to wear. I have 4 that I wear all the time: A Doctor Who tee with David Tennant as the Doctor, an Angry Beavers tee, a Pokemon tee (salutes to my childhood) and a blue Superman tee. (Dean Cain anyone? )

Totally crushed that Whitney Houston has died. I mean, despite all her drug issues, she was a voice I grew up with and still completely love. She was actually one of my inspirations to learn how to sing. So I think I'll spend the evening listening to some of her songs and reminiscing. R.I.P. Whitney...

I like guys T's too, mainly because they are longer in the arm. I have fat upper arms, and it'll take awhile to tone those out. Not sure if some of it is loose skin that will never go away, and todays T's for ladies have those super short arms, which I can't stand! The longer sleeved T's hide a lot.

Shocked when I heard about Whitney Houston dying. I loved her early stuff, she had such an incredible voice. When she came back, her voice wasn't quite as wonderful, but she could still sing. Have a lot of her songs on my iPhone. She died too young.

Hey there, Hi there! Nice to see you! Looks like Donald thread has been slow the last few days too.
Yup... Disboards need a make-over these days! But it seems to be better this weekend.
Happy sunny and bright Sunday morning! The snow that was promised did not materialize, thank goodness. I'd be happy to not get another inch this year.
QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012
After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.
How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?
BONUS QOTD:
What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I think the threads are slow because if it seizing up so much. Crazy.

Had some snow off and on for the last 24 hours. Probably about 1 1/2 inches total, but it melted between each fall. Now it is in the 20's, and the little bit we got last night hung on for awhile, but now the sun is getting too it.

I was on a low-fat diet for a long time, now I need to incorporate fats into my diet . Hard to keep track. I have been eating almonds, but they took up 5 points when I was struggling to keep my points down. When I have salads I tend to have the light, or a little bit of regular dressing instead of fat free. The other day I got a wrap at our cafe, with hummus and avacado.

I also take fish oil. My doctor told me too because of my cholesterol, and I am trying to get it down without medication. I don't count that in my points, although I probably should. I did alot of research, finally found what seems to be a good one, but it did not show up in the latest Consumer Reports (they probably did not test it), but may need to switch again. Trying to find safety and the right dosage. That is what I was taking the almonds for as well, but I kept going over my points. So hopefully the fish oil and oatmeal and my diet and exercise will get my levels down.

Creative outlet? Don't do too much creative. Like to play with my camera, but mostly read and stuff. I do some "creative" stuff at work, since I audit an account and need to figure out how everything fits in and what needs to be done with it. Kinda like a big puzzle, so it is kind of fun. I have been trying new recipes, and trying to add my own zing to it. I saw that link and might put together something like that. I like organizing, and could create some recipes. Still not a big fan of cooking, but finding some fun in it.

I like genealogy too...do not know if that is creative, but it is a hobby, along with planning for trips, which I always do. Need to start planning for a European one.

I could do with you organising my life

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I think I am all caught up. Wish had more time during the week, but haven't even been getting on during the weeknights like I used to. I cook, try to exercise, chase after DS to get his shower and eat and do homework, and then try to turn in a little earlier than I used to. Just not as much time. And an hour at lunch is so little as well, and I don't always get the full hour. I have been trying to walk on nice days, so need to leave about 1/2 hour open.

DS is still coughing a little this weekend. But he did start running again this week. Opened up another blister. Don't think it is his shoes, am going to try different socks. We can't think of anything else.

I tried Let's Dance. It was kind of fun, but had a little trouble telling what was coming up next. Anybody knows what kind of points it does? I was sweating a little at the end, but more like interval training. Slow (choosing the song, waiting for it to start), then fast, then slow again. Chose moderate, but really not sure how heavy it was.

Got my chicken breast baked, going to cut them, cubes and shreds and what not for a few lunch ideas I want to try. I put some olive oil and Mrs. Dash on them before I stuck them in the oven for a little flavor, but didn't want it to clash so was careful. Figured the olive oil would be good for me, and they were skinless. Trying to think up dinner tonight too. That recipe file would work for things like that!

Other than that, not much going on. A project is starting next week at work, so will be busy. That is all my boss said, have no idea what is involved, but should be a nice change of pace. Make sure to get to bed at a good time tonight.

Finally got the medication for the shots - took forever - paid $300 for my portion!!!!! But I guess it is worth it for two years of knees not hurting as much. I told DS I would climb Sugarloaf with him this summer (a high hill in Maryland - 1200 feet) since my knees will be better. They call it a small mountain. It has rough hewn stairs for part of it, and I did it back when I used to teach. Lots of stairs, it'll only be me and him since DH can't do those stairs.

He is ready to start getting his Driver's License too, maybe I need to get it for him so he can drive us back...not sure what shape I'll be when I come down. Just hope these shots work as well as they did the first time.

Need to get off. Get my chicken stuff ready and finish the laundry. DS needs the computer for homework, and we only have one portal for our internet...I think we need to branch it out a little.

Take care all!

Carol

 

[cjdj4]

Hi All! I am so sorry, but I have not been able to get on much at all. I am like 100 pages behind, lol. I hope all well with everyone. My in-laws were here at week (they just left this am), I have 2 papers due for school on Tues., work has had me at meetings 2 days last week and tomorrow, plus it is crunch time for standardized test prep (I hate that). If things keep going the way they are I might have to trade my coaching week with someone who has it in last April or May? Anyone?

Anyway, you can tell I am stressed out since my weight loss has slowed down A LOT! I am only down 1.2 this week and 1.6 for the whole month. I started off so strong, too. Notice the correlation between how much I am on here and my weight loss.

 

[JacksLilWench]

QOTD for Friday, Feb. 10:

I'm writing a book called "Weight loss for Dummies". I'd like contributions from folks like you who are taking part in this "journey", whether you are just starting out, mid-way to your goal, or cruising in maintenance. Your contribution can be anywhere from one sentence to one paragraph.

(P.S..... I like to imagine that a person struggling with their weight grabs the book at the store and flips open to ONE page.... and what they see on that page will determine whether they buy the book or not.... what if it is YOUR contribution they are seeing? How compelling will it be??)


BONUS QOTD:
If the Fairy Godmother could create one dessert for you that would be calorie-free FOREVER, what would it be?? Ice cream?? Cheesecake? Chocolate chip cookies?? .....................................P

My advice would be to never give up, even though you WILL want to. You will have rocky days, and terrible weeks. But you will have more awesome weeks and wonderful days to outweigh the bad. And in the end you will be proud of yourself in ways you didn't know were possible!

As for my calorie free dessert...I would have to say anything with chocolate. Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cheesecake, hot cocoa...the list goes on and on and I'll stop there before I get hungry!

Healthy Habits Week 7: Beauty and the Beast- Live on Stage, The France Pavillion, and Server AmusantTM

Belle is someone I adore. She has passion and compassion. She is also an avid reader and a planner/thinker. These are attributes that research shows leads to successful weight loss and are perfect for this week because it’s Back to Basics! With Belle in mind, here are this week’s Healthy Habits.

This week’s 4 Healthy Habits are:

1. Yep, “Back to Basics” means we are drinking water. You’ll need plenty of water to help offset the desserts offered in France. Your “Habit” is to drink at least 64 oz. of water per day. You can count up to 8 oz. of tea or coffee toward your total for the day.

2. We are journaling this week! Each day, write down everything you eat, its portion size, AND one nutritional aspect of it. You can record carbs, calories, points, fat, protein, or anything else you WISH to monitor this week.

3. Like Belle, we are going to read this week. Each day, read about something “health” related.. It can be a new recipe that has a full serving of veggies in it, a workout that burns 200 calories, or a stress-busting technique. I encourage you to read what you choose.

4. Belle has unlimited passion for life and amazing, admirable compassion for others. It is so important that we have this compassion for ourselves. Belle truly has the “Beauty” from inside. At the end of the day, write down or talk to yourself about at least one positive aspect of your day. It doesn’t have to be long or detailed, but I know for me, it helps to be specific. For example, if eating breakfast is usually a change, a good, specific, positive part of your day is “I ate breakfast today.” My hope is that by the end of the week, you are saying something like “I ate a banana and some yogurt for breakfast today.”

Mini-Challenges
1. “Be Our Guest:” Plan one 3-course meal that incorporates whole grains, a full serving of veggies, lean protein(s), and at least ½ serving of fruit and/or dairy. Your 3 courses should be a salad/appetizer course, followed by an entrée, and then dessert. Set the table so that you feel honored, regal-like, and indulge in a meal that is satisfying and “op plan.”

2. Plan your exercise for the remainder of the month of February.

Note: This week is from Friday, 2/10 to Thursday, 2/16. The total possible points one can earn is 30.

As always, please feel free to PM me with any questions or ask on the thread!

(I wasn't feeling very creative tonight, so I reused from our last challenge.)

Very cool!!! These are being written in my little notebook as we speak!

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?


BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.

I am drinking a lot more water, I've cut soda out of my diet, and I'm exercising regularly. And it feels awesome! I've started to really take stock of my life and realize the things and people that are important to me (mostly people!)

As far as my wardrobe...it would have to be all the Disney t-shirts and sundresses I own and wear on a regular basis during the summer. They're so cute though!! I told my friends if they ever call the show on me to let me hide my Disney clothes first!

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I love nuts and avocados, I've been trying to eat more fish lately (I'm just not a fan ) and I only cook with olive oils or no oils. I should probably track how many times a week I do it, haha!

My creative outlet is karaoke!! It's been so much fun to get up and do it lately, and there's a song for every situation

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So, I had my 5K yesterday, and my goal was to make it in under an hour. Well, I just blew THAT right out of the water! I made it in 39:09!!!!!! I am so proud of myself!!! After I left the race, my daddy took me to breakfast, then I came home and got in the shower and passed right out. That's why I didn't get on yesterday! It was so worth it, and I can't wait to do another one soon. I'm looking for one right now to do in about three weeks. Hopefully the weekend before my birthday!

 

[mikamah]

Good sunday afternoon everyone!!

I'm here to come clean and start fresh right now. Started my friday night eating a box of girl scout cookies, 1 sleeve of thin mints and 1 sleeve of shortbreads. 1240 calories total, actually I thought that would have been worse. I did track them, and started saturday off on the right foot, but ended up devouring more cookies after a healthy dinner and several glasses of wine with my sil and brother. Today we had a family mass for my uncle and wen to my other brothers for lunch after ward, where I didn't track, but did make some good choices, chile, 2 small meatballs 2 slices kielbasa, but then I had a brownie and 4 choc chip cookies. So eating was bad overall, but there were some good choices. I did get my walks in both days, and drank plenty of water. Healthy dinner last night. Fruit with breakfast. No alcohol today. Home now, and I made the chili, so I have a couple extra servings for lunches this week as well as extra fruit. I said no to chips and dip, cake and ice cream, and cupcakes. I plan to have fruit and yogurt for dinner, and will track starting now, and keep it up. I I am not going to wait til tomorrow I am starting right now. And I had lots of fun and laughs with the family, so it was a good weekend.

So, I had my 5K yesterday, and my goal was to make it in under an hour. Well, I just blew THAT right out of the water! I made it in 39:09!!!!!! I am so proud of myself!!! After I left the race, my daddy took me to breakfast, then I came home and got in the shower and passed right out. That's why I didn't get on yesterday! It was so worth it, and I can't wait to do another one soon. I'm looking for one right now to do in about three weeks. Hopefully the weekend before my birthday!

Whoo hoo!! Congratulations that is awesome!!

Just lurking 'cause Mickey thread is slow...and I'm putting off going to the gym.

And it is a bonus quotd so--fair game...

Yeah I have this old navy blue sweatshirt that is too big--completely shapeless and cuts you off baggy at the waist. Completely unflattering. The problem-- it has Mickey embroidered on it. It's getting kind of pilly even lol.

Hello there!! Great to see you over here. Tell my Mickey friends I said hello. I got to get over there and post again. It's been too long, and I will be happy to see everyone again when we merge threads.

Evening folks! I had a bunches of replies painstakingly crafted here on my IPad and then a kid walked by and brushed my screen with his swim bag and POOF...it was gone. The girls will be done in the locker room shortly so no time for a do-over....but I'll be on in the morning to catch up and post the QOTD.

TTYL.......P

Don't you just hate when that happens. I loved your reply on the princess thread, Roz. Just lucky you happened to be lurking there yesterday. I never got on here yesterday, the day just went by too quickly. We graduated from puppy class, and then went to the middle school play of Fiddler on the roof. I was thinking of Dona and was it you also who was always involved in making the costumes for the school plays? We really enjoyed the play, and it was good for ds to see what a great opportunity he will have as he gets older. He said he could see himself as the milkman, the star of the show. Cute. Hope dd had a good weekend swimming. I can imagine she needs the extra rest on these busy weekends, so it's nice you can be flexible, and take a day off from church now and again. Hope today was a good day for you both!!

But then I rethought it, and decided that even though I didn't lose any weight, I didn't gain any either. I made the best choices I could for my meals and even though I can't see a difference in the scale, I can definitely see it in not just my clothing but in my outlook on things. I smile more, I have more energy; just those things convince me that the choices I'm making to improve myself are worth it.
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I love this, the epitome of the non scale victories from healthy living.

I did well at dinner, but fell apart a little when I got home..... it was my ALWAYS FATAL combination of tired and hungry. Dinner was a baked potato topped with a bit of chili from Wendies.... and treated myself to a jr. Frosty. But was still hungry when I got home at 10:30 and had three big handfuls of trail mix without even really thinking about it. I estimate that CONSERVATIVELY I ate 12 points of trail mix. I'll count it and use Flex points for it, but it frustrates me. Especially since I had a good filling OP dinner AND a treat and could have easily just skipped the trail mix and gone straight to bed.... and it was 10:30! I've been trying to NOT EAT after 9pm! Wish I had a "do-over" button.

We all have these days, but today is a new day, and I'm sure you have picked yourself up and moved on in the inspiring fashion we all expect from you, Pamela. Thank for sharing your meal planning, I'll try to check it out later.

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QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I'll be back to answer my own questions!................P

I use olive oil to cook with, and even when I bake, and I buy the 100 calorie packs of guacamole and have those many mornings with eggs for breakfast.

Creatively, I like photography, and scrapbooking, and in the fall had started knitting again, but haven't been doing that since we got the dog. I should try that again. Funny I started the knitting to help deter me from evening snacking by keeping my hands busy, but with the dog, I tend to be sitting with her on the couch patting her and I don't usually snack because if we do eat in the living room, she is all over us.

Hi Team Donald! I'm Michelle and live in the NW burbs of Chicago. I just found the Biggest Loser thread this morning and am excited to be placed on Team Donald. I look forward to being part of the team. Hoping to try to lose 30lbs by our Disney trip in December!!!

Welcome aboard!!

Thank you for this Mikamah!

This is how I've have been feeling for the past week when I gained a 1lb. But after seeing this and that I was #10 on the WIN-ners list, I realized that I can have a bad week, its what I do afterwards that makes the difference. So I'm back and I thank you for making me see that I wasn't a failure! I even saw a lost of 0.7lbs! Now, if I can just keep it off and lose alittle this week I'll be extremely happy since its my B-day weekend and both my actual B-day and Valentine's day on Tuesday...

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Yay, I am so glad that helped you. Congrats on making the top 10 list! Slow and steady is the way to do it. Noone is a failure who keeps on trying!! We all can do this!!

And that leads me to the QOTD for Saturday 2/11/12:

Other than eating right and exercise, what is one other positive change you have made regarding this "healthy lifestyle" journey? Are you sleeping at least 7-8 hours nightly? Maybe you are eating breakfast daily? Drinking more water everyday? Meditating? Cutting out processed white carbs?


BONUS QOTD:

Stacey and Clinton from TLC's "What Not To Wear" are in your closet. What is the one piece of clothing that you know will make them ? It is either very dated or very ratty or just plain UGLY.... but you hold onto it any how. Tell us what that is and why you have kept it.


Be back in a bit....................P

I am doing great not having artificial sweeteners. Just the occassional diet coke, also having breakfast with a good protein source is so helpful for me, and tracking my food. Since Jan 1st, I think I've tracked all but 5 days.

Oh what not to wear would probably take away my whole wardrobe. Wearing scrubs to work limits my wardrobe quite a bit. I have an old sweatshirt from victoria secret that is so soft and comfy but the edges are worn and frayed with holes, and there are a few stains on it, but I can't part with it. I had a similar sweatshirt I did throw away a year ago or so that I bought on marthas vineyard probably 25 years ago, but it was so worn with holes and it was time to part with it.

Another busy day of work today. I hope to check back in later this evening. I was happy to see another 2 lb. loss on the scale this week. That makes for a total of 10 lbs. since the challenge started!!! Taking this 5 lbs. at a time, and here's to the next 5! I was also able to do 3 miles in 40 minutes one time this week. One step closer (literally) to Princess 1/2 2013!

Whoo hoo!! Congrats on 10 pounds gone and 3 mile sin 40 minutes is fabulous!! You are so on your way to the princess half!!

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Slow day here at home. I went to yoga, made dinner (it's in the crockpot), did dishes, threw a load of clothes into the washer, and had my boys write out their Valentine's. DS5 has about 14 more to do. He has 29 (yes I said 29) kids in his Kindergarten class and thankfully, the teacher does not want them to put the kids names on them. She said it will just be too confusing , so he only had to write his name. DS8 wrote his out in about 5 minutes. Now they have to make Valentine's boxes for school. I have to finish the laundry, iron, go through some mail, and vacuum. I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow without football. I guess I'll do more housework.

Enjoy your weekend!

Jill

Sorry football is over. I agree with pamela and I'm sure there are more fun things to do than housework. Wow 29 kids in a kindergarten class is huge. I hope the have a teacher aide or two in the class too. Thanks for the reminder about valentines. We'll have to pick some up tomorrow.

I tried Let's Dance. It was kind of fun, but had a little trouble telling what was coming up next. Anybody knows what kind of points it does? I was sweating a little at the end, but more like interval training. Slow (choosing the song, waiting for it to start), then fast, then slow again. Chose moderate, but really not sure how heavy it was.
Carol

It is fun, but I don't like how long there is between songs. When I've done it, I'd try to walk in place while waiting for the next song to load, and would use the points for moderate exercise because the dance part was a good workout. For me it was always about 15 min for 1 point.

Hope you all had a healthy happy weekend!!

 

[ougrad86]

Here they are: http://www.drumstick.com/flavors/lil-drums.aspx
Very yummy.

Ouch! 3 points each! Not sure if I should chance it - when I was pregnant with DS, I craved these so much. Could not get enough, would eat a whole box if I had them (of 4). However, DS is 15 and I still crave them . I'm half afraid if tthis box was in my freezer, I might not be able to stop!

So, I had my 5K yesterday, and my goal was to make it in under an hour. Well, I just blew THAT right out of the water! I made it in 39:09!!!!!! I am so proud of myself!!! After I left the race, my daddy took me to breakfast, then I came home and got in the shower and passed right out. That's why I didn't get on yesterday! It was so worth it, and I can't wait to do another one soon. I'm looking for one right now to do in about three weeks. Hopefully the weekend before my birthday!

Awesome - that is fantastic Congrats!

I'm here to come clean and start fresh right now. Started my friday night eating a box of girl scout cookies, 1 sleeve of thin mints and 1 sleeve of shortbreads. 1240 calories total, actually I thought that would have been worse. I did track them, and started saturday off on the right foot, but ended up devouring more cookies after a healthy dinner and several glasses of wine with my sil and brother. Today we had a family mass for my uncle and wen to my other brothers for lunch after ward, where I didn't track, but did make some good choices, chile, 2 small meatballs 2 slices kielbasa, but then I had a brownie and 4 choc chip cookies.
I am not going to wait til tomorrow I am starting right now. And I had lots of fun and laughs with the family, so it was a good weekend.

It is fun, but I don't like how long there is between songs. When I've done it, I'd try to walk in place while waiting for the next song to load, and would use the points for moderate exercise because the dance part was a good workout. For me it was always about 15 min for 1 point.

Been there, done that - I have had weekends like that. And now you are jumping right back on, not even waiting for tomorrow...confession - I usually wait until tomorrow ! Good that you could stop it now. Sounds like you had a great time.

That is a good idea, just keep some movement going between songs. It was a lot more fun that I though it would be. I told DS that I had been told I would look silly, and he agreed! Wouldn't dance with me either, but he runs 4 miles a day, so I guess he gets exercise.

Got all my lunches done for next week - made with fresh ingredients. No soup this week!

Carol

 

[jillbur]

29 kindergartners! Wow, how do they get anything done in class? Imagine the tattletales....

29 kids and all I ever hear about is Jimmy. You know Jimmy. He's the one DS doesn't want to give a Valentine to because he is mean and is always pushing or kicking the other kids. I'm just happy DS tells him to stop and isn't the one pushing or kicking. DS really doesn't tell us much about school. I just found out they have a student teacher (from his teacher). When I asked him if he had a student teacher, he said no 5 year olds are great!

I'm sure you can find something more exciting to replace football than HOUSEWORK!

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Happy sunny and bright Sunday morning! The snow that was promised did not materialize, thank goodness. I'd be happy to not get another inch this year.

QOTD for Sunday 2/12/2012

After decades of being told that "fat makes us fat", I think that most of us now know that we need some HEALTHY fats in our diet to keep our bodies running properly! Our brains need fat, our muscles need fat, our digestive system needs fat. It is important that it be the RIGHT KIND of fats and the proper amounts.

How do you get the RIGHT fats in your diet?? Fatty fish? Nuts? Avocado? Olives/olive oil?? How many servings per day/week?

BONUS QOTD:

What is your CREATIVE outlet?

I actually did find something better than housework today and it's right up your alley. I took DSs to Pat Catan's craft store to get stuff to make their Valentine's Day boxes for school. We bought plain boxes and scrapbooking stickers (DS8 picked a hunting and fishing theme and DS5 picked zoo animals). Well, I saw all the Disney scrapbooking things and decided I may have to try it. It's look fun (and time consuming, but I'm a teacher with the whole summer off, right?). I told DH I should start a book (is that what they're called?) for DS8 for graduation. Then I can start on DS5.

We must've got all your snow here in PA. About 6 inches, maybe. It started Friday night and was still snowing today (off and on).

QOTD~I cook with olive oil, take fish oil (when I remember), and eat some nuts (pistachios).

Bonus~Is orgainzation creative? If so, that's about all I have. But, I may try scrapping

Here's the link to my menu planning post!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=44005849#post44005849

I am checking this out as soon as I'm done here. I love to see other's ideas. Thanks for posting the link.

Bonus QOTD: Photoshop!! My career goal is to open a photography/film studio, and I already do these as a hobby for extra money. I love working on them (the only bad thing is when editing you are pretty much just sitting the whole time) and just made a 100 day disney countdown pdf to print out. If anyone is interested (or wants a copy!) I posted it here: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43973296&postcount=1071

That is super awesome! I wish I was 1/10th as creative as you!!

I could do with you organising my life

Me too, me too!!

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So, I had my 5K yesterday, and my goal was to make it in under an hour. Well, I just blew THAT right out of the water! I made it in 39:09!!!!!! I am so proud of myself!!! After I left the race, my daddy took me to breakfast, then I came home and got in the shower and passed right out. That's why I didn't get on yesterday! It was so worth it, and I can't wait to do another one soon. I'm looking for one right now to do in about three weeks. Hopefully the weekend before my birthday!

Congrats on your 1st 5k! I hope you are hooked and sign up for more. It gets addicting and there are some fun races out there. Maybe you can even do a Disney race. I'm hoping I can one day...(not the physical running, but it fitting im my work schedule as a teacher).

Good sunday afternoon everyone!!

I'm here to come clean and start fresh right now. Started my friday night eating a box of girl scout cookies, 1 sleeve of thin mints and 1 sleeve of shortbreads. 1240 calories total, actually I thought that would have been worse. I did track them, and started saturday off on the right foot, but ended up devouring more cookies after a healthy dinner and several glasses of wine with my sil and brother. Today we had a family mass for my uncle and wen to my other brothers for lunch after ward, where I didn't track, but did make some good choices, chile, 2 small meatballs 2 slices kielbasa, but then I had a brownie and 4 choc chip cookies. So eating was bad overall, but there were some good choices. I did get my walks in both days, and drank plenty of water. Healthy dinner last night. Fruit with breakfast. No alcohol today. Home now, and I made the chili, so I have a couple extra servings for lunches this week as well as extra fruit. I said no to chips and dip, cake and ice cream, and cupcakes. I plan to have fruit and yogurt for dinner, and will track starting now, and keep it up. I I am not going to wait til tomorrow I am starting right now. And I had lots of fun and laughs with the family, so it was a good weekend.

Sorry football is over. I agree with pamela and I'm sure there are more fun things to do than housework. Wow 29 kids in a kindergarten class is huge. I hope the have a teacher aide or two in the class too. Thanks for the reminder about valentines. We'll have to pick some up tomorrow.

Even though you may have eaten more than needed, I'm glad you had a good time with family and have committed to being back on track asap!

See above for my possibility of starting scrapbooking (I'm only what? 15 years behind lol). DS5 does have an aide and a student teacher right now, but I can't imagine 29 kids in one room. At least they're tiny people

I was just thinking of you. I saw a commercial on CNBC that they are rerunning the Westminster dog show from last year tonight at 8:00. It reminded me of you and your dog



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We had a great day today. Both of my sons are in Cub Scouts and today was Scout Sunday. We had a church service at a church I've never been to and other packs came. It was a really nice service and made me so proud of my boys. And, DS5 was excited because they got a badge (and technically he's too young by 1 year but was allowed to be a Tiger Cub since he does all the activities because of DS8). It was a really nice day, I just wish DH could've been there. He was sleeping after his 12 hour shift.

We made Valentine's Day boxes and they are pretty cute. DS8 will probably be the only kid with a hunting/fishing themed (deer, turkey, and fish) Valentine's Day box, but it is cute.

I have a busy day tomorrow which will end with a 5:00 dermatologist appointment that I made back in Dec for DS8. It took us that long to get in, and the problem I called about is gone, but I am taking him to explain it and get some answers anyhow. My luck would be that if I cancel, the problem will return and it'll take 3 more months to get in. This 5:00 appt means I miss my class at the gym. So, I may go after and just do the treadmill or some weights on my own.

Well, I am off to read my daily health related article for HH. I have just gotten around to starting my SELF magazine from February. I'm going to read the article about "7 sneaky metabolism boosters." I hope it's something I can actually use. If it's good, I'll post it! Talk to you all tomorrow!

Jill