TEAM DONALD--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge

[lisah0711]

Sorry guys my day got away from me so no replies tonight.

It was a lot of fun coaching this week. A big welcome to our coach starting tomorrow Dreamer24!

Good luck with the weigh in and HH numbers tomorrow! GO TEAM DONALD!

 

[corinnak]

Hi Team Donald!

I don't think I posted over here since I got back from WDW Marathon weekend. I don't know that I have a whole race report - I ran the half, and it was nice. I volunteered (and cheered) for the full, and it was pretty cold! I met up with lots of WISHers and had a great time! I am planning on doing 2 more half marathons in the next month and a half, if all goes well, so I did not run the race hard. To me, it is kind of amazing that I'm able to run a half marathon and feel really none the worse for wear afterward. Three years ago, I never would have imagined that was possible.

I didn't track my food so much over the weekend, but I did my best not to overdo it, and I came back and hopped on the scale - I was down a little bit, even, so that is a relief, but pretty much what I expected given that my pants were still fitting the same. The pants don't lie!


1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

I don't let anyone or anything stand in my way. OK, that's not necessarily 100% true. But I don't let them stand in my way for long. I have enough momentum going that they had better be the ones to move.

Good luck with tomorrow's weigh-ins, everyone!!!

 

[asktriplets]

Uh, I'm the poster child for all of the above!!!

I am the master at Procrastination - Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?!?!?
Solution: Shut up and Do it! Check it off your list. you love to make lists, and love to cross things off that list even more.


Not being honest with myself: This one is odd. You know when anorexics have body dysmorphic disorder, where no matter what anyone says their brains have convinced them they are fatter then they really are?
I have to opposite of that. I'm very aware that I'm not thin but in my brain I am not as fat as I am when I look in the mirror. It's always a shock to me when I see it. Even in my dreams I'm not huge. I see myself in pictures (like the ones from yesterday running the snow blower) and I'm like god, I'm huge!
Also I tend to lie to myself and try to convince myself that one coke, or one cookie would be ok.
Solution sounds stupid but look in a full length mirror more often. I don't really look in the mirror, I mean really look.
For food, one of a bad thing is one of a bad thing!! At this point food has to be treated as an addiction. If I grant myself one cookie, I know it will turn into 5 or 10. Better to do without at this point.

YES! YES! YES! to all of the above! Very, very well articulated.


Thanks Lisa!!!

Geez, a few days not on the forum and it is hard to catch up!

Glad to hear of so many successes this week from all of you.

I was PMSing AND sick, so working out and keeping a tight rein on my eating didn't happen, but I still think I'll be down a pound or so by tomorrow (fingers crossed)!

Take care,

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I felt great after working out yesterday. Today... Not so much. About mid afternoon the soreness really hit me. I ended up taking a nice long hot bath which helped a little. I try not to take anything if I can help it, but I might have to tomorrow. Our kids were back in school today, finally. I'll admit, I was scared. My kids can be challenging on the best of days, and they just had an unanticipated five day weekend. But other than a bullying incident, not too bad.

 

[charming23]

Procrastination, lateness, being disorganized, pessimism, not being honest with yourself, severe self-criticism, downplaying achievements, focusing only on weaknesses while ignoring strengths, keeping goals a secret, demanding perfection, giving up after a small setback--these are all ways you can make it tough to be (and do) your best.

1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

Mine would be procrastination which I am slowly working on in all areas of my life.

Today (well yesterday 1/13) was good. I shoveled a bit more snow and danced for a half hour. I also accomplished a goal and actually drank 8 glasses of water. I have been trying to acheive that since the 1st and finally did it.

I also had a huge snowball fight with friends. We meet in my BFF's backyard since it secluded and have a midnight snowball fight. It was so much fun and I am exhausted from all the running around. I did indulge in some hot chocolate when we got inside.

 

[SettinSail]

scale...will....not...budge !!!! grrrrr I'm going to wait one more day before I send my weight in to see if I can get anything to show up tomorrow. Could this be hormonal? I have noticed I'm having a lot of heavy night sweats lately. Can I switch to the maintainers, lol. Just kidding, I have lots more weight to lose and I'm not giving up! You will not defeat me, scale!

Tonight I go back to yoga. My knee has been feeling pretty good. Not 100% but 80%. It was achy on wed and thurs but with the arthritis and the weather it is understandable. I go back to the doctor next week but I know we are not going to do anything.

I am going back to yoga today too Awesome that you made your own tool belt! Hope your knee didn't bother you too much in yoga.

Ummm Shawn... DRINK YOUR WATER!!! LOTS OF IT!!! That will make the BIGGEST DIFFERENCE, as well as getting some sleep!!! Do not give up!

Well, let me clarify....I drink 4 liters of water every day (135 ounces) - a gallon is 128 ounces.....so I'm already drinking almost 17 8 ounce glasses a day...so what I said was I wanted to try to drink even MORE water in a day to see if that would help at all. I've tried everything else. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to up my water intake yesterday as I was out for several hours yesterday afternoon. Last night I got 10 hours of sleep And, 6 the night before, so that is definitely getting back on track. Just trying to be patient and wait for something to start going inside again. Thanks so much for the encouragement. If I just don't quit I can be succesful again. I read your entry from yesterday and glad things are still going well for DH, hang in there!

Who is standing in your way?

1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

I like this answer:

QoTD: What/who stands in my way? Me. Im the only one that can move my butt off of the couch and I'm the one that puts the fork in my mouth. If I let other people and or things be my excuses, they will be. But the bottom line is I was the one that caused me to be the size I am and I have to be the one to fix it.

I have lots of excuses: we have different foods over here, it's hard to know the calories in some of the foods here, my DH and DS eat huge portions and want me to fix bad foods, etc, etc, etc but the bottom line is that it's up to me. I know what is healthy and I know what I need to do!

Anyway....today was my WI day and..........I LOST.....2 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited...since I've started I've lost a total of 8 lbs. I know that most of that was when I was sick last week but heck, I'll take it. I was afraid that I would gain it back once I started eating but I haven't, so far

Uh, I'm the poster child for all of the above!!!

I am the master at Procrastination - Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?!?!?
Solution: Shut up and Do it! Check it off your list. you love to make lists, and love to cross things off that list even more.

Lateness: yep, that's me too. It's the Irish in me. Day late and a dollar short. I've always said I'll be late to my own funeral.
Solution: Last year I learned my inner clock is set to 11 minutes after the hour. No matter what time of day it was when I looked at the clock it was 11 minutes after. I have learned to change appt times, meeting times, etc to work around that number. I don't make appt for 9:00 I make them for 9:15 or 9:30 etc.

Disorganized: coincides with lateness. If I were a kid today I would probably would have been diagnosed with ADD.
Solution: this is where my lists come in. I need them to keep my thoughts organized. I usually make my list the night before and keep it with me at all times.

Not being honest with myself: This one is odd. You know when anorexics have body dysmorphic disorder, where no matter what anyone says their brains have convinced them they are fatter then they really are?
I have to opposite of that. I'm very aware that I'm not thin but in my brain I am not as fat as I am when I look in the mirror. It's always a shock to me when I see it. Even in my dreams I'm not huge. I see myself in pictures (like the ones from yesterday running the snow blower) and I'm like god, I'm huge!
Also I tend to lie to myself and try to convince myself that one coke, or one cookie would be ok.
Solution sounds stupid but look in a full length mirror more often. I don't really look in the mirror, I mean really look.
For food, one of a bad thing is one of a bad thing!! At this point food has to be treated as an addiction. If I grant myself one cookie, I know it will turn into 5 or 10. Better to do without at this point.

severe self criticism: Oh boy, when I do look in that mirror or see those pictures, Man I am so hard on myself which leads into a self defeatist attitude. I just butcher everything about myself which makes me want to indulge in some self pity and nosh out!
Solution: Don't know yet, I need to work on this one. Criticism has been an ongoing issue my whole life, stemming from my Dad. He'd be the first one to rip you apart if you failed miserably but would not, could not, acknowledge your accomplishments.

Downplaying achievements: see above, learned behavior. I wasn't worthy. Middle child, only girl. Far from perfect. the screw up. No one else acknowledged my achievements why should I.
Soultion: don't know yet either. Guess the 2 things that go hand in hand need the most attention.

focusing on weaknesses, keeping goals a secret: again see above. Nit pic the bad stuff. don't tell anyone your goals because they will wait for you to fail.
Solution: Well I did the first one, I told people my goal is the WDW 5K. Now I need to live up to it.

Perfection: HA!! Yeah not perfect, so I'm not so worried about that!

giving up after small set backs: yep, do that too. Thats where the self defeatist comes in. See, See, I told you you were going to fail. HA! You proved me right.
Solution I have to have that talk with myself. Everyone has set backs. You fell off the wagon but the wagon slowed down to haul you back up. Jump back on and keep riding.

Whew, didn't mean to write a book. But I'm really liking the questions. It's my journal of sorts. I'm gonna go print this out and paste it in my journal.

Thanks Lisa!!!

I like your list! I can esp relate to the bolded part - that's me too

Sorry guys my day got away from me so no replies tonight.

It was a lot of fun coaching this week. A big welcome to our coach starting tomorrow Dreamer24!

Good luck with the weigh in and HH numbers tomorrow! GO TEAM DONALD!

Thanks for being our coach Lisa!!!

Hi Team Donald!

I don't think I posted over here since I got back from WDW Marathon weekend. I don't know that I have a whole race report - I ran the half, and it was nice. I volunteered (and cheered) for the full, and it was pretty cold! I met up with lots of WISHers and had a great time! I am planning on doing 2 more half marathons in the next month and a half, if all goes well, so I did not run the race hard. To me, it is kind of amazing that I'm able to run a half marathon and feel really none the worse for wear afterward. Three years ago, I never would have imagined that was possible.

Congrats on running a half-marathon!!! You rock


Well, I am off to yoga class. Good luck with your WI!!!

Shawn

 

[cclovesdis]

Welcome to Healthy Habits!

My name is CC (short for Christina) and I will be your Healthy Habits coach for BL 11. I love the BL challenges and Healthy Habits has helped me significantly in achieving many of my goals.

Some Background Information: Thanks to donac (Dona-hostess of Team Donald) and jenanderson for their amazing help so I know how to coach! I couldn’t do this without seeing them in action previously. I will be continuing the prizes that Jen started.

Here’s How Healthy Habits Works: Each week there will be 3 Healthy Habits (HH) to complete. The first two HHs will always be drinking water and exercising. (Note: The amount and time will increase throughout the challenge!) At the end of each week, you will tally up the number of points you earned for the week and send me a private message with your total. Here’s an example. For Week 1, the 3 HHs are drink Six 8 oz. glasses of water a day, exercise a minimum of 20 minutes per day, and eat at least 3 servings of vegetables a day. If on 4 days you get in all 3 HHs, you would report your points like this:

4/6 days of drinking water
4/6 days of exercising
4/6 days of eating veggies
Your total points (ex: 12/18) should be in the subject of your PM.

This is a team competition. On/about Tuesday evening, I will post the week’s results. I will share the number of participants on each team and the top scorers on each team. New for BL 11: I will also list the people who earned 7/7 on one or more of the HHs for the week. If you participated on the team with the most participants, you will be entered into a drawing for the week's prize. Each prize will have something to do with the 3rd Healthy Habit for the week. I will post the winner and ask that you PM me your contact information. (Please Note: If you do not wish to be entered into the drawing, please let me know in your PM. I understand people’s WISHes for privacy.)

Participation in Healthy Habits is entirely optional, but I encourage you to participate and help your team be on top for the week. Good luck on your journey and I hope that HHs helps you as much as it continues to help me!

Welcome to Health Habits Week 3

Week 1 is 1/14-1/20

This week's 3 Healthy Habits are:
1) Drink Six 8 oz. glasses of water.
2) Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes a day.
3) Eat at least 2 servings of fruit a day.

At the end of the week, please PM me your points. I will post the results on/about Tuesday. Don't forget, this is a team competition!

If you have any questions, please free to ask.

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning

A usuall I don's have a lot of time this morning. Just wanted to check in my team. This has not been a good week. I will weigh in later but I don't expect a loss and am hoping for a stable.

HH was not good this week I got 11/18 points. Has any one seen the HH's for this week?

Yoga was great last night. I was nervous about making it through the hour class but I made it. I am sore this morning (yes if you have never done yoga it can make you sore). My knee is not too bad, a little twinge but pretty good since I worked it pretty good.

Don't forget to send your weight to tigger813. YOu need to include the team name along with your name to make it easier.

Send your HH points to cclovesdis. Also include the team name.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[skmommy]

Good morning Team Donald! Just pm'd my weight and HH and am doing well. Total of 6.9 pounds in 1.5 weeks I love the new WW Points Plus. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Dreamer24]

Good morning Team Donald! I'm looking forward to a successful week 3 for everyone!

Many of my QOTDs this week will probably involve what your routine is. I am hoping by sharing, we will all learn from each other and come up with some new ideas!

1/14/11 Friday QOTD - What does a typical weekly exercise plan look like for you? How often, when and what do you plan to do? How often do you meet these goals?

 

[Dreamer24]

QOTD - My typical weekly exercise goal involves:
3 mile walk 4 times a week - usually at lunch time
4 days at the gym - During this time I like to do 30-40 minutes of cardio, once a week on a bike and the rest of the week on the eliptical, some ab work each of the days, usually 4 sets of 25 "regular" crunches, plus 2 sets of 2 different variations, and upper body weights twice a week, lower body weights twice a week.

I have not been successful with the walks. I've been using the cold and snow as excuses.
I've been more successful with the gym. I've been doing 2 or 3 nights after work and the other 1-2 days on the afternoons over the weekend.

 

[mikamah]

So.....did Michael get to go play with his cousins today !!??

Yes he did! So that also interferred with my dis time. Hang in there! That darn scale. YOu are doing so much right, it will show eventually. I laughed at you joining the maintainers. I'm quite good at maintaining 210 and pretty much did it the past year. Don't give up. You can do this.

1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

Dfinitely I am standing in my way. Being lazy and not cooking, snacking instead of making meals, buying the snacks that I know I can't control. Just me. I have been thinking about the exercise, and after the princess half, I'm afraid if I don't have a plan for another race, I may slack off, so I started looking around to see what's out there for local races, and Gloucester/rockport is having a half marathon in May, and it looks like it's the first one, so I may consider that, in order to keep on moving, and have a goal. As for food, I am going to plan my meals more, and when I want a treat, buying one, not a box, be it rice crispy treats, which I bought this week, or a chocolate lindt ball.

And what is it about boys and showers???

P

I wonder of once they are interested in girls, they might come around.

It was a lot of fun coaching this week. A big welcome to our coach starting tomorrow Dreamer24!

Good luck with the weigh in and HH numbers tomorrow! GO TEAM DONALD!

Thank you for coaching last week, Lisa, and for all the thought provoking questions. I definitely want to go back and read the articles you've posted. They are so helpful, and I did start slacking this week in the eating, and want to reel that back in. THanks.


Welcome Dreamer24 as this weeks coach! Thanks for coaching!!

I was only able to skim through the past 2 days, but hope to catch up over the weekend. Only down .6, but I know why. I shouldn't say only, but down is down, and I need to celebrate any loss. after all .6 every week would be about 30 pounds in a year, so I will celebrate that .6!! Whoo, hoo, I am down .6 !!

Hugs to those who may not be happy with the scale today. It does stink when our hard work doesn't show in the numbers, but we know what we've done right, and we must not let that scale have the power. We have the power to make the positive changes in our lives to make us all healthier individuals.

A big congrats to all our losers today!!

I'm glad I don't need to shovel today!! Have a great friday!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Kathy and P--Did I ever tell you about Tom and the shower? Tom always had a book in his hands--he would get in trouble for reading when he was supposed to be doing something else. Anyhow, I can't remember how old he was--somewhere between 4th and 6th grade I think--and he kept going in the bathroom and locking the door. And he'd be in the shower FOREVER! Well he was turning the shower on and then sitting there and reading a book and just letting the shower run!!! We tried taking the lock off the door and finally threatened to take the door off it's hinges! It was crazy! (And with his skin disorder he really needed a daily shower!) Anyhow, it's funny now, but we used to have to threaten to punish him if we even found a book in his bathroom! Those silly boys!

 

[dvccruiser76]

I was just thinking about you and wondering if you had to go into work today. I think there's at least a foot out there, and it looks like it won't stop til late tonight. I bet school is cancelled tomorrow. Does your day care cancel the same as school? Hope not. I was hoping it would end early and after we shovelled we could take a walk to the store or dunkins. I remember walking to the store after big snowstorms when I was a kid and it was so fun with no cars on the roads. But it's whipping too hard to go out yet.

Nope no work. Daycare was closed too. They did open yesterday so I went to work as usual. Michael must have been happy when you got the call. Isn't that cool? They didn't have that when I was little.

Hi guys!! Better late than never, right? Ive been placed on Team Donald and hopefully, you guys will let me join you.

Welcome

Woo hoo! A cruise sounds like fun! Where are you going? (You probably told me before but I can't remember )

It is busier for us this time of year -- lots of year end stuff, people holding off until after the holidays to start fussing with one another. I hear it's tough for the tax folks because the IRS and the software folks don't have updates done so people can actually get their work filed.

Just a short 4 nighter to Nassau and Disney's island, but it's on the Dream and Dylan's first cruise so I'm very excited.

Had a busy day. Went and bought tickets to see Blue Man Group I have wanted to see them for years and years and years. DH waited until last night to tell me to go and get tickets for this weekend. I got the last 4 decent seats available. All the rest were obstructed view or we would have had to split up. I am so beyond myself excited!

Yahoo, have fun I've been twice and it's great!

YEAH Team Donald!

As a new member on the team I am excited to be on here with such amazing people!!

Welcome

 

[pjlla]

The 3 Day is by far the hardest thing physically Ive ever done - including child birth. Mentally it was difficult too - however I did the walk the week after my mother's passing and FIL passed away while I was on the third day of the walk. I originally registered and started training for the walk to push myself into getting off of the couch. I did it for selfish reasons. However, the more I learned about breast cancer (I have not been personally effected by the disease, thank God.) the more it has become a passion of mine. The weekend changes you. There really is no explanation of how moving the experience is. You walk 20 miles a day for three days. The middle of the second day, you're hot, tired and dont think you can honestly take another step. All you want to do is get on a van, go back to camp, shower and relax. Then you turn a corner and see a little, frail, bald woman sitting in a chair, all by herself, holding a sign that says "Thank You". At that very point you realize that you CAN and WILL do it - for her if for nothing else. Ugh, I have tears just thinking about it.

Oh my... .that bolded line got me all choked up. And from the daughter and SIL of BC survivors, THANK YOU!!

My in box is empty and waiting on all of your wonderful weigh ins tomorrow! I did receive a weigh in this morning!

Welcome to all of our new comers!!!! You're in GREAT company!

REMINDER: Please make sure that you put your team name in your title of message to me to save me time! Also write your WEIGHT not what you lost though you may include that as long as you also have given me your weight! With over 160 of you now, the easier things are the better!

Thanks for the reminders!!!

DH hid the scale for me. Now I am dying to weigh in tomorrow and see what it says! My pants don't feel any different so I am not very optimistic.

IMHO, you could easily lose 2-3 pounds and not feel it at all in your clothing. From my experience it has to be at least 5 pounds before I really feel it in my clothes. REmember, all of those pounds are NOT coming directly off your waistline or butt.... as much as we might wish they did!!

Goodness! I need a nap just reading that! I do like staying active though even it just means going here and there. Especially in the winter it is so easy to just stay cooped up in the house and that isn't very good for my mental health.

Oh well... I'm pretty used to this crazy schedule of ours. And honestly, I think when DD is driving herself next year, I will miss it a little. We really do have some GREAT talks in the car..... we laugh, we cry, we yell, we get warm and fuzzy, we debate, we sing.... DD thinks we should have our own reality tv show just showing us in the car!! Considering during an average week during swim season she and I are in the car together for at least 10-12 hours, that would be plenty of content for a weekly show. But the days when we are both PMSing together might be hard to watch!!

Love the Wholly Guacamole packs!

Sometimes the 100 cal packs are hard to find, so when I find them, I buy a few and put them in the freezer. Unfortunately, the 100 cal packs are too many points to eat it all at once.... so I usually eat only a half a packet... and I have to plan to eat the other half very soon, or it turns yucky brown. I usually seal it up in a snack size ziploc baggie... that will keep it okay for a day or two.

I am planning to get the family to try parsnips next. Just have to figure out where to buy them! haven't seen them in the store.

I like parsnips. I like to oven roast them with onions, carrots, and/or sweet potatoes!

Uh, I'm the poster child for all of the above!!!

I am the master at Procrastination - Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?!?!?
Solution: Shut up and Do it! Check it off your list. you love to make lists, and love to cross things off that list even more.

Lateness: yep, that's me too. It's the Irish in me. Day late and a dollar short. I've always said I'll be late to my own funeral.
Solution: Last year I learned my inner clock is set to 11 minutes after the hour. No matter what time of day it was when I looked at the clock it was 11 minutes after. I have learned to change appt times, meeting times, etc to work around that number. I don't make appt for 9:00 I make them for 9:15 or 9:30 etc.

Disorganized: coincides with lateness. If I were a kid today I would probably would have been diagnosed with ADD.
Solution: this is where my lists come in. I need them to keep my thoughts organized. I usually make my list the night before and keep it with me at all times.

I LOVE lists too! I make lists everyday, for everything! Makes my family a bit crazy sometimes, but works well for me. And good job learning how to work around your internal clock.

Not being honest with myself: This one is odd. You know when anorexics have body dysmorphic disorder, where no matter what anyone says their brains have convinced them they are fatter then they really are?
I have to opposite of that. I'm very aware that I'm not thin but in my brain I am not as fat as I am when I look in the mirror. It's always a shock to me when I see it. Even in my dreams I'm not huge. I see myself in pictures (like the ones from yesterday running the snow blower) and I'm like god, I'm huge!
Also I tend to lie to myself and try to convince myself that one coke, or one cookie would be ok.
Solution sounds stupid but look in a full length mirror more often. I don't really look in the mirror, I mean really look.
For food, one of a bad thing is one of a bad thing!! At this point food has to be treated as an addiction. If I grant myself one cookie, I know it will turn into 5 or 10. Better to do without at this point.

I said EXACTLY this a few years ago!!! But honestly.... do we EVER really know what size we are??? I pick up pants when I go shopping and look at the size and think..."these are DEFINITELY mis-marked... they can't possibly fit me... they are too small" And then when they fit I am SHOCKED. The fact that I grab a pair of pants from the laundry basket and assume they are 12 y/o DS's before I check the tag... and then I realize they are mine.

I point to people at the mall occasionally when I am with DD and say "Am I that size??" And I am never right.... I always pick people waaaay bigger than I am. In fact, a friend of DD's tagged a FB photo this fall and tagged the person as DD (15 y/o, slim and athletic) when in fact it was me (from the back)!! Anyhow, sorry, not trying to brag.... but I think that it is really hard for ANY of us to really acknowledge our size. That is why it is so important to have feedback about HEALTHY weight.... so we are basing our goal weights on what is HEALTHIEST and not what we see in the mirror (or in our minds).

Whew, didn't mean to write a book. But I'm really liking the questions. It's my journal of sorts. I'm gonna go print this out and paste it in my journal.

Thanks Lisa!!!

Glad you took the time to say all that.... I'm sure it was cathartic for you and it is nice to get to know more about you... and to see that we are ALL struggling with personal issues that relate to our weight.

These BL threads are GREAT places for reflection and serve as a pseudo-journal for many of us.

Another one who is standing in their own way. I'm guilty of not being honest with myself, severe self-criticism, downplaying achievements, focusing only on weaknesses, keeping goals a secret, demanding imperfection, giving up after a small setback. What am I doing about it?? I'm coming to this board daily, I am wearing my Bodybugg everyday, downloading the information everyday, tracking my food as accurately as possible and not leaving anything out. I told a couple of people in my office what I am doing (something I normally don't do). One is out having the gastric bypass surgery and another is looking into it. I was told I am wasting my time that diet and exercise don't work. So I have posted my weightloss on a board in my office - I have another person participating too, I ran off a copy of the results of Team Donald and highlighted my name at number 7 LOL and hung that on the board. I have quotes from Bob and Jillian on the board. Did I mention they hate the BL even though they have never watched it. LOL I'll show them!!!!

You know what? Maybe that is JUST the kind of challenge you really need! I know that for many of us, when someone says "it can't be done" or "you can't do that".... it makes us even MORE determined to show them that it CAN be done!!!

I have a friend who talked to me about my weight loss about a year ago. She was considering Gastric bypass at the time and wanted to know what I did. I talked to her about WW, my struggles and my successes. I offered to kind of "walk the walk" with her. But she already had her mind made up that diet and exercise WEREN'T going to work for her. She had the gb surgery this past fall. I know she was losing some weight, but I haven't seen her or talked to her since about early November, so I'm not sure how it is going. I really pray for success for her, but I wish she had given WW a try before going for something drastic like life-altering surgery. You are gonna ROCK THIS WEIGHT LOSS!!

Hi Team Donald!

I don't think I posted over here since I got back from WDW Marathon weekend. I don't know that I have a whole race report - I ran the half, and it was nice. I volunteered (and cheered) for the full, and it was pretty cold! I met up with lots of WISHers and had a great time! I am planning on doing 2 more half marathons in the next month and a half, if all goes well, so I did not run the race hard. To me, it is kind of amazing that I'm able to run a half marathon and feel really none the worse for wear afterward. Three years ago, I never would have imagined that was possible.

I didn't track my food so much over the weekend, but I did my best not to overdo it, and I came back and hopped on the scale - I was down a little bit, even, so that is a relief, but pretty much what I expected given that my pants were still fitting the same. The pants don't lie!


1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

I don't let anyone or anything stand in my way. OK, that's not necessarily 100% true. But I don't let them stand in my way for long. I have enough momentum going that they had better be the ones to move.

Good luck with tomorrow's weigh-ins, everyone!!!

Glad you're back! Glad to hear that the half marathon went well. What kind of volunteering did you do for the marathon? Any race pictures to share??

Procrastination, lateness, being disorganized, pessimism, not being honest with yourself, severe self-criticism, downplaying achievements, focusing only on weaknesses while ignoring strengths, keeping goals a secret, demanding perfection, giving up after a small setback--these are all ways you can make it tough to be (and do) your best.

1/13/11 Thursday QOTD: Who is standing in your way? And more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

Mine would be procrastination which I am slowly working on in all areas of my life.

Today (well yesterday 1/13) was good. I shoveled a bit more snow and danced for a half hour. I also accomplished a goal and actually drank 8 glasses of water. I have been trying to acheive that since the 1st and finally did it.

I also had a huge snowball fight with friends. We meet in my BFF's backyard since it secluded and have a midnight snowball fight. It was so much fun and I am exhausted from all the running around. I did indulge in some hot chocolate when we got inside.

oooo... that snowball fight sounds like FUN! Wish I had friends in the neighborhood we could do things with like that.

Kathy and P--Did I ever tell you about Tom and the shower? Tom always had a book in his hands--he would get in trouble for reading when he was supposed to be doing something else. Anyhow, I can't remember how old he was--somewhere between 4th and 6th grade I think--and he kept going in the bathroom and locking the door. And he'd be in the shower FOREVER! Well he was turning the shower on and then sitting there and reading a book and just letting the shower run!!! We tried taking the lock off the door and finally threatened to take the door off it's hinges! It was crazy! (And with his skin disorder he really needed a daily shower!) Anyhow, it's funny now, but we used to have to threaten to punish him if we even found a book in his bathroom! Those silly boys!

Sounds like my DS... except he really doesn't like reading. But we went through a period of time where he wasn't really showering when he said he was. He would turn on the shower, kind of get in and splash some water on himself and get out. It was pretty easy to tell most days because his hair would look dirtier than ever when it dried! I started making him take baths for a while and I would tell him I had to be able to come in and SEE shampoo in his hair!!

In his defense, when his skin issues were really bad, the showers were actually PAINFUL, so it was hard to get mad at him. But regardless, he needed to be CLEAN!

Rose, did I tell you that I took DS to a naturopath/homeopathic doctor? I haven't been overly impressed by her, but the treatment really seems to be working! It is an answer to prayer! He is on three different supplements and one homeopathic remedy and since his initial appointment on 11/8, I would guesstimate that his skin has cleared up approximately 75%. That is with NO dietary changes and NO steroids or antibiotics!!

Good Friday morning friends! I hope the scale fairy was kind to most of you! I lost .6, which may not sound like much, but at this stage of the game for me, that is a very decent loss. I am just 1.6 away from being back at what I am considering my maintenance weight (although truth be told, I would prefer to be another 2-4 pounds lower ).

It is rare for me to have a loss two weeks in a row lately. Between not having much to lose and "female" issues and such, I average about one good loss week a month. But I am learning to be okay with that.... it is just the way my body processes things. Some of you may learn things like that about yourselves. Sometimes, despite our best efforts, our bodies are trying HARD to hang on to every last ounce. Or we are retaining fluids that we might not even be aware of, due to hormonal issues. We ALL need to find the strength to go on after frustrating weeks when we don't lose.

I'm heading up to my scrapbook table as soon as I am done chatting here. Laundry is going, dishwasher is loaded, downstairs is picked up, so I am feeling okay about things here. Last night's soup leftovers are for lunch today, and I picked up a nice piece of fish for dinner (since DD, the non-pescatarian, is gone tonight), so easy cooking today.

I'll be back later to chat a bit more..............P

 

[pudge the fish]

1/14/11 Friday QOTD - What does a typical weekly exercise plan look like for you? How often, when and what do you plan to do? How often do you meet these goals?
Considering I just started exercising I have learned I MUST get up earlier and work out in the morning. I can not leave it till afternoon or evening cause then it does NOT happen.
Right now I am walking every Morning as long as it doesn't rain. I am slowly attempting to do the couch25K- if it rains I am doing videos on Spark people. I also WII fit in the evenings at least 3-5 times a week. WII may not burn tons of calories but it is at least moving instead of just SITTING.
So far I have exercised every day and I am including my day at Disney. We did MK & Epcot & DTD I think we walked 8-10 miles that day!

The scale didn't move as much as I wanted it to The week 2 curse
BUT I am NOT giving up.
I do feel better and my blood sugar levels have been FANTASTIC!
I do have an appointment with a dietician who is helping me to plan menus around my diabetes , exercise and weight loss goals.
Hope everyone is having a good day!!!
GO TEAM DONALD

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

1/14/11 Friday QOTD - What does a typical weekly exercise plan look like for you? How often, when and what do you plan to do? How often do you meet these goals?

I don't really have a plan yet. I need one. My plan before getting injured was run 3 times a week while DD was in preschool. Now I'm trying to get back into that again.
I'd like to do C25K Mon, Wed, Fri while DD is in school. Tues, Thurs either rest, do Wii, or WATP. The weekends I leave open for family stuff but it would be nice to get some kind of workout in. When it gets warmer I want to maybe take the kids hiking. DD is just about old enough that she can do it on her own.

I LOVE lists too! I make lists everyday, for everything! Makes my family a bit crazy sometimes, but works well for me. And good job learning how to work around your internal clock.


I said EXACTLY this a few years ago!!! But honestly.... do we EVER really know what size we are??? I pick up pants when I go shopping and look at the size and think..."these are DEFINITELY mis-marked... they can't possibly fit me... they are too small" And then when they fit I am SHOCKED. The fact that I grab a pair of pants from the laundry basket and assume they are 12 y/o DS's before I check the tag... and then I realize they are mine.

I point to people at the mall occasionally when I am with DD and say "Am I that size??" And I am never right.... I always pick people waaaay bigger than I am. In fact, a friend of DD's tagged a FB photo this fall and tagged the person as DD (15 y/o, slim and athletic) when in fact it was me (from the back)!! Anyhow, sorry, not trying to brag.... but I think that it is really hard for ANY of us to really acknowledge our size. That is why it is so important to have feedback about HEALTHY weight.... so we are basing our goal weights on what is HEALTHIEST and not what we see in the mirror (or in our minds).

Oh I point to people all the time and ask DH the same questions! Drives him nuts!!

I had a good cry after I wrote all that out yesterday. I'm just so ticked off and I need to chill out. I'm irritated that the house is a pig sty, I'm irritated that last night I couldn't finish a C25K session. I'm irritated that my foot is bothering me again (gonna call the dr after I finish this), I'm irritated that I had to deal with the damn snow and DH is gone, I'm irritated that I had to park my car at mom's so I could put the trash in the driveway because there are huge banks of snow so the driveway is to narrow for the car and the can.
AGH, I did not have a good night.

Victory was mine though. I didn't eat, I watched Bride Wars with Kate Hudson and Ann Hathaway. It was funny. I'm down a pound. I didn't take maalox again last night, that's like day 6 or something like that (I've started writing it down), I bought a ton of fruits and veggies yesterday (kids said the grapes were horrible though), and I did do a mile on the treadmill, even though I didn't finish C25K, I did over 1/2.


Well that was the weirdest post ever. See how my brain works?!??!

 

[lovetoscrap]

Not a happy morning. As I was afraid, the scale didn't move. I am really not sure why because I have been doing fine on my eating. But it is right before TOM and I have been peeing like crazy so I am going to blame it on water retention and hormones and hope for a big result next week.

I don't let anyone or anything stand in my way. OK, that's not necessarily 100% true. But I don't let them stand in my way for long. I have enough momentum going that they had better be the ones to move.

I love that! Keep going!

. Our kids were back in school today, finally. I'll admit, I was scared. My kids can be challenging on the best of days, and they just had an unanticipated five day weekend.

I can only imagine! They sure do need their routine. I am glad it wasn't too bad.

Welcome to Health Habits Week 3

Week 1 is 1/14-1/20

This week's 3 Healthy Habits are:
1) Drink Six 8 oz. glasses of water.
2) Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes a day.
3) Eat at least 2 servings of fruit a day.

At the end of the week, please PM me your points. I will post the results on/about Tuesday. Don't forget, this is a team competition!

If you have any questions, please free to ask.

Not to be a pain, but the program I am following doesn't allow fruit yet. Can I substitute veggies or dairy? I don't mind just skipping that one for this week though.

Yes he did! So that also interferred with my dis time. Hang in there! That darn scale. YOu are doing so much right, it will show eventually. I laughed at you joining the maintainers. I'm quite good at maintaining 210 and pretty much did it the past year. Don't give up. You can do this.

Hugs to those who may not be happy with the scale today. It does stink when our hard work doesn't show in the numbers, but we know what we've done right, and we must not let that scale have the power. We have the power to make the positive changes in our lives to make us all healthier individuals.

I have actually been really surprised that I have maintained for the last year and a half or so.

That scale is having some power over me right now but I am going to just prove to it that I am in control.

I have a friend who talked to me about my weight loss about a year ago. She was considering Gastric bypass at the time and wanted to know what I did. But she already had her mind made up that diet and exercise WEREN'T going to work for her. She had the gb surgery this past fall. I know she was losing some weight, but I haven't seen her or talked to her since about early November, so I'm not sure how it is going. I really pray for success for her,

UGH. I HATE to hear that attitude about bypass or other surgical options. I looked into them and seriously considered it. But surgery is just a TOOL that helps you along with EXERCISE and DIET changes. Anyone who says they are doing the surgery that they don't want to exercise and diet is NOT ready to have the surgery, and any doctor that would do it for them is a quack. Yes they will lose some weight, but without making the appropriate changes they will never lose enough or will gain much of it back. And if you continue to fill your body with crap foods and sit around and do nothing your overall health won't be helped by just losing some weight. Okay, off my soapbox.

 

[alison16]

Good morning Team Donald! I'm looking forward to a successful week 3 for everyone!

Many of my QOTDs this week will probably involve what your routine is. I am hoping by sharing, we will all learn from each other and come up with some new ideas!

1/14/11 Friday QOTD - What does a typical weekly exercise plan look like for you? How often, when and what do you plan to do? How often do you meet these goals?

My workout plan varies by the day and the week. Sometimes I am really committed, like the past two weeks. Othertimes, working out doesn't happen. I am most likely to get on the treadmill. I have bursts of time where I try a running program and somehow I can never get really into it and then resort to walking and inclines. I don't really have time to go to exercise classes, but I really like yoga class and will try to incorporate that when I can. Also, I have been doing some of the biggest loser videos. I particularly like Boot Camp and Bob's Yoga.

Overall, I try to get in a good workout four times a week. Although, now with the Healthy habits and Team Donald I am getting closer to 6 or 7!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Solution I have to have that talk with myself. Everyone has set backs. You fell off the wagon but the wagon slowed down to haul you back up. Jump back on and keep riding.

I loved this.

P--I'm so glad to hear you found something that seems to be working for DS's skin stuff.