TEAM DONALD--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge

[Pixieflip]

Wait, there's another QOTD! If we are at WDW with all that walking, I splurge a bit. Still try to eat as smart as I can stand it but come on. Go there and NOT enjoy all that good food? I'd rather stay home! WDW is my once in a while treat. Vacations to other locations like to visit family do not get such a pass. Not worth it.

 

[jimmduck]

Still have to catch up, not sure where HH is.

Down 1.4 this week and started the first week of my new, two year plan on January 17th - Donald in 2013 - with 120 pounds off, that is the goal.

Good week with all the walks in - consistency is the key, need a few more of those.

Did PM the weight, so I guess if our name is not on the list above that is a good thing?

Have a great week folks. This is a great team for me, as you can see....


Linda



Still cannot figure out how to get this year's clippie on...

 

[pjlla]

QOTD Sunday: I am terrible at taking time for myself. I always feel guilty because I feel I should be doing something "Productive" in the house. I have some time today, so I am going to start work on clearing out the laundry/craft room. Sounds like a chore, but I hope to clear out enough crap to be able to get to my scrapbooking supplies and start back with scrapbooks.

If you do decide to get back to scrapping, come join Buffy (BAMB) and I over on the scrapping board! Not quite as active as this thread, but we have fun!

Sunday 1/23/11 QOTD- If you have one day all to yourself, no commitments, no kids or spouses, just total time for you, where would you go and what would you do?

First I would sleep in, after I turn the ringers off on the phone.
Next I would probably work out, trying to stay into the habit of that.

Then a shower, with no interruptions. 6 people and one bathroom does not bode well for peaceful showers.

The rest of the day would either be lunch and window shopping or scrapping with the music cranked up.

Or I'd just go all out cleaning just to catch up and get ahead of these monsters! they are so darn messy!!

A day of cleaning doesn't sound much like a "me" day.... but I totally understand. Sometimes the stress of the mess is too much for me to handle! And I don't mind cleaning.

An uninterrupted shower sounds like something that most of us take for granted. Sorry it has to be a luxury for you. I suppose you don't have any over-the-top modesty issues!!

Good for you, Pamela!! I know your lazy days are few and far between. Hope you got lots of scrapping done.

I went to the movies with a friend after doing a little shopping, and after the movie, I met Sue- DVCCruiser78!!! It was so cool to meet her in person. We knew were from the same town, and we have talked of getting together, but haven't yet, and she recognized me from a pic I had posted. It was so nice to meet you, Sue.

Have a nice evening, Donalds!!

I DID enjoy my scrapping day! I finished 20 pages that were waiting for titles, journaling, and other finishing touches. That completed my 2006 Washington, DC albums for both kids. (I know.... I'm SO behind )

That is GREAT that you met Sue! So cool that she recognized you! I'm always tempted to ask people with Disney related car stickers, license plates, etc, if they are on the Disboards, but I'm pretty shy and always chicken out.

Well, the newscaster just ruined my winter denial and said we're only 1/3 the way through winter. What a jerk. Coldest morning here in years. Quite a winter, so I'm going to think about vacation with the qotd.

He is a LIAR, LIAR pants on FIRE!! I think he meant to say 2/3 through!! Honestly.... I know that winter lingers through March around here, but honestly, by March 1 I usually figure we are about done.... if I didn't, I think I'd go NUTS!!

Actually, I'm going to a friend's house to scrapbook today! So excited, we haven't done this since before Thanksgiving. Have a great day Team Donald! Make good choices!

LUCKY! Wish I had some scrapping friends around here!

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

Well... I must say that this HAS become a true lifestyle for me. It honestly doesn't occur to me that I can spend the entire vacation going hog-wild. I know too well what it will take to remove all of that vacation weight and it just isn't usually worth it. That said, I do splurge on SPECIAL foods. Stuff I can't/won't eat other places.... like Dole Whips, Mickey ice cream bars, and special restaurant foods.

I know I've talked about it on the WISH boards before, but when vacationing (I'll use WDW as a specific example), I try to stay "good" and OP whenever/where ever I can and then splurge on the special stuff. At Chef Mickey's I will enjoy the Prime rib and garlic mashed potatoes and banana bread bread pudding... truly special and the only place I eat that stuff... but I ignore the chocolate soft-serve ice cream, mac and cheese, french fries, pizza... nothing too special about that stuff.

Breakfast most days on vacation are truly OP.... even if that means I have to bring along my own foods (unless we are having a family breakfast/brunch character meal or something). And I will have a splurge either at lunch OR dinner, not both. And I might have one "treat" dessert/snack each day.... but usually just one... and I will usually think about it and plan it. It might be a Mickey bar in the hot afternoon sun or a caramel apple while waiting for the parade, but probably not both in the same day.

I think it takes a while of sticking with this lifestyle before it becomes second nature to think this way. I remember a few challenges ago someone asked the question at the end of the challenge if anyone else was going to try to "stick to plan" until the next challenge started.... and it occurred to me that I NEVER considered NOT sticking with plan.... for that next week or for any other period of time! This is NO LONGER a "diet" for me... it is TRULY my lifestyle.

(She pauses here to cry during the Soarin' music playing on Dis-radio... )

Okay... done crying here.

Well... I had an unfortunate battle with a box of Raisinets on Saturday and they won... so I'm gonna have to hit it hard this week to see a loss... especially with hormones raging and such. As soon as DH is up and moving I will hit the TM for a good hour (waaay too cold out to consider a walk/run outside today!).

Mid-winter blahs are hitting me today. Dreaming of a vacation. More snow due to arrive here on Wednesday. Wish I could learn to enjoy it. Bitterly cold here today.... -9 when I drove DD to school... and in the minus 20's and 30's up northern NH.... YIKES! At least the sun is shining!

I don't think I have anything else fun or exciting to chat about today. I'm just hoping every one is doing well and having a good day. TTYL........P

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

I think I actually make better choices on vacation because if I over eat there I'm stuffed and miserable and still have to move, ride rides, etc. NOT FUN!

I love food especially disney food and with 3 growing boys we do a lot of buffets so I just take bite size portions of a lot of stuff instead of heaping piles of just a few things. I also drastically increase my fruit intake in FL, for some reason oranges and bananas taste better on vacation. LOL

 

[LuvBaloo]

jumping in again

answering today's QOTD:
on vacation generally eat reasonably well. But do end with too much salt and french fries.

Have a great Monday everybody

 

[hpfan100]

What about some homemade fat free/sugar free pudding? I love the pineapple chobani, but lately have been buying the plain, and cutting up my own fruit, pineapple, or berries. It's tough when you don't like dairy. I also like the low fat cheeses, not so much the fat free, but low fat isn't bad, and I'll throw some on my eggs in the morning.

Maybe I guess I could make that with soy milk. Might be yummy!



I am not much of a dairy eater either (except ice cream!), and am completely lactose intolerant, so no good tips. I do enjoy a good smoothie with some milk or lowfat yogurt and fruit. But don't let the challenges bum you out. I couldn't really participate in last week's because my program didn't allow fruit yet. So I just concentrated on the other parts -- well didn't concentrate very hard-- only got 4 points out of 21!

good point...I can still srink all that water and get my exercise in.


I had coconut milk this morning on my cereal. Does that count???

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

An uninterrupted shower sounds like something that most of us take for granted. Sorry it has to be a luxury for you. I suppose you don't have any over-the-top modesty issues!!


Mid-winter blahs are hitting me today. Dreaming of a vacation. More snow due to arrive here on Wednesday. Wish I could learn to enjoy it. Bitterly cold here today.... -9 when I drove DD to school... and in the minus 20's and 30's up northern NH.... YIKES! At least the sun is shining!

Can't have to many modesty issues when you live in a 2 bedroom one bath house. LOL
I just shower at 2 am, before I go to bed. Makes for long days but it's the only way to get peace.

At least you could drive your kid to school!! LOL It's so cold here my battery died. My dad is on his way over to plug in the trickle charger.

I am so over this blasted cold weather!!!!

 

[lovetoscrap]

Quick Drive my this morning. Expecting a friend to be here any time so we can work on some stuff for a committee we are on.

I watched the Shred DVD this morning-- notice I said WATCHED, not DID! Don't have time this morning to do it and I wanted to check it out so I would be prepared the first time, and see how I will need to adapt it. I definitely won't be able to do the cardio segments, except maybe the punching part! I will use that time to work on my balance exercises. I should be okay with the other stuff, and I can do some of it in a chair if I need to (don't tell Jillian!). I have a feeling that I will also have to start out with just one rep of everything. I don't think there is any way I can, or should, do something that intense given my current very, very, very out of shape physical condition. It is really amazing and scary how much it affects your muscle groups all over when you don't walk around much for an extended period of time.

The really funny thing is that as soon I had a huge improvement last Spring and was able to walk around probably 60% more than before I lost about 20lbs without even trying. Just getting on my feet and doing dishes, laundry, mopping, walking across a parking lot, walking around the grocery store, and all that day to day stuff made a huge difference. So for those that don't want to exercise-- at least GET UP and DO SOMETHING! I am proof that as long as you get off the couch you are doing your body good.


Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

Well since I have just started this as a true way of life I can't say for sure, but I can think of last vacations when I may have been "dieting". Usually it is really just a "to heck with it, I am on vacation" attitude. At relative's it can be very hard to stay on plan because they aren't very accommodating. On a cruise I love to try new and different things and don't really care if they are diet friendly. And at Disney we are usually eating just to maintain enough energy to keep going-- we do mostly all CS-- and a lot of times we share so we do go for quick, easy and cheap.

However, with South Beach I think it is much easier to adapt to whatever is thrown my way. Protein and veggies are my staples so as long as I limit the carbs I can stay pretty well on plan. But we vacation so little that I don't think that it will be a very big deal in the overall big picture.


Sunday 1/23/11 QOTD- If you have one day all to yourself, no commitments, no kids or spouses, just total time for you, where would you go and what would you do?

Since I am a SAHM and my girls are both in school I really do get a lot of me time during the day. Honestly I usually just waste it watching stupid TV and surfing the net. I really need to move my butt back into my scrapbook room where I can watch stupid TV, surf the net AND scrapbook. At least I will have something to show for it when the kids get home.

But if I had an entire day including the evening/night I would probably go out for dinner somewhere that I want to go. Actually I would probably pick up carryout from the local Chinese restaurant and not have to share! I am very luck that I really am the Princess in my house so if I want to go do something by myself it is really not a problem, especially since DD15 can be home with her sister. And I have plenty of time during the day to do things that I want to do.

I have decided that my reward as soon as I reach ONEderland is going to be a manicure. I haven't had one in a very long time and with this dry winter I am a mess. IF I make my goal for this BL challenge to lose 20lbs by the time it ends then I will treat myself to a massage. We have a massage school here that does an amazing job and is really cheap. I first went there for some specialized type of massage on my foot to help break up scar tissue.

Everyone have a great On Program day and stay warm!

 

[princess_reject]

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great, refreshing weekend and are ready to face the week this Monday morning. I am excited because it is supposed to get up into the 20's today! We had the bitter cold that the east coast is getting now over the weekend. I know that we had lows of -18 and -14 and the daytime temps didn't get above 5 on Fri and Sat. Yesterday it got up to about 10 which was nice since I had a broomball game, but the wind was whipping and it felt pretty darn cold

I had a decent, relatively OP weekend. I had a couple of splurges, but the rest of my choices were good, so it didn't put me way over my calorie goals. On Saturday, I didn't get any exercise in, but I was working all day painting and cleaning so I felt like I burned at least a few calories.

Saturday 1/22/11- It's the weekend, let's talk disney!! When was your first trip, your most recent trip, and when is your next trip? Care to share a favorite memory too?

My first trip to WDW was in 1996 right after my junior year of HS. My whole family went and it was our first really big family vacation that didn't involve visiting far away relatives. We stayed for a week off-site and went to MK, Epcot, MGM, BB and Seaworld. I got sick the day my family went to Epcot and ended up spending the day alone at the hotel, but we went back later in the week so I could see some of the stuff I missed. I remember my mom just LOVED Living with the Land and now, every time I ride it I think of her.

My most recent trip was a single day last April at Epcot. I was in Orlando for a work conference and my boss (and best friend) and I stayed an extra day and used the GAD promotion to go to WDW. The weather was awesome and the lines were short and we had a great time!

I don't currently have a next trip planned. I am going to the same conference this year and would love to take an extra day, but it is the week before Easter and I know it will be really busy, and I am trying to convince my BF to go too, and I'm not sure he will buy in We'll see, I guess.

One of my favorite memories is from the summer of 2000 when I was on the CP. 3 of the the girls I worked with and I went to auditions to be face characters. We were all ended up being princess rejects hence the name. We spent the rest of the day at AK and we went out for lunch at the Rainforrest Cafe. We laughed about being rejects for the rest of the summer.

Sunday 1/23/11 QOTD- If you have one day all to yourself, no commitments, no kids or spouses, just total time for you, where would you go and what would you do?

I would start by sleeping in. Then I would probably get up, throw in some laundry, watch some TV and take a nap. I would go out for lunch, then maybe spend some time wandering around at Barnes and Noble, go to the gym, go home, take a long HOT shower and use up all of the hot water I would finish up the laundry, read and watch a little more TV in the evening. Then, early to bed!

I had finally given up for good when I still could barely walk more than about 5 minutes but then decided that if this is how the rest of my life is going to be then I needed to get ME-- the positive, happy, optomistic, driven person I have always been-- back and figure out how to live with this reality. No more doctors, no more procedures, just move on. And completely by accident another Doctor came along and was able to make a big difference. So that resolve became even greater. Now if I would just remember to do my darn Physical Therapy exercises 2x a day!


I know your pain. I have no problems talking about my problems. In fact I have pretty much discussed it all in real time on the boards in various threads. I am actually more hesitant now to really talk about it because I don't want to discourage anyone. I am a "worst case" of severe plantar fasciitis in both feet. Everything that worked on 99 percent of the people didn't work on me and in one case made things horribly worse. Dinner is about ready so I will try to post later when I have more time.

I would love to hear more about your expreiences with plantar fasciitis. I had a pretty severe case of it a few years ago. I was working out 5 days a week plus I was working at a job where I was on my feet and walking constantly for 9 hours a day. I remember it feeling like things were tearing in the bottoms of my feet Once I changed jobs, things got a lot better, but I still have pretty constant problems with my arches and achilles tendons.

Well, the newscaster just ruined my winter denial and said we're only 1/3 the way through winter. What a jerk. Coldest morning here in years. Quite a winter, so I'm going to think about vacation with the qotd.

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

I am also in denial about how much winter is left. Every time the sun comes out and the parking lots get a little slushie I start thinking maybe spring is on the way Sadly, I know that it isn't likely that we will get a real spring until at least APRIL

When I am on vacaion, I tend to take a break from a good percentage of my healthy habits. I still try not to eat fried food (when I have it after avoiding it for a long time I feel ), but I am far more likely to splurge on desserts and drinks than I normally would. I really think that when you are on vacation, you should have ice cream every day, so that sort of derails my eating If I am with my BF, he tries to get me to stick to a healthy-ish eating plan, but he is with me on the ice cream thing. He does tend to make it a priority to try to get some workouts in so at least we can stay partially on track.

Have an awesome Monday!

beth

 

[SettinSail]

Hello Donalds! Had a very busy day here and will try to quickly catch up before I fix supper...

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

I am trying to be more and more mindful on vacation instead of blowing it out like I used to do. Our typical vacation will involve an increased activity level, usually lots of walking/touring so I try to take advantage of that as much as possible. Then, I will be careful with breakfast and lunch and treat myself at dinner. But, take maybe a half portion of something very decadent.

But my favorite Disney trip ever (out of 16) was our Disney Cruise in 2005. Nothing compares. It was pure magic.

Did I mention that I Disney cruises

Still have to catch up, not sure where HH is.
Still cannot figure out how to get this year's clippie on...

Go to the first page in our Donald thread and there are very detailed instructions on how to add the clippie. Ask us if you still have questions after that I think the HH for each week may be on page one as well. If not, this week's is to drink *7* 8 ounce glasses of water daily, exercise 20 minutes daily and enjoy 2 servings of dairy daily.

a box of Raisinets

.......mmmmmmmmmmm

Mid-winter blahs are hitting me today. Dreaming of a vacation. More snow due to arrive here on Wednesday. Wish I could learn to enjoy it. Bitterly cold here today.... -9 when I drove DD to school... and in the minus 20's and 30's up northern NH.... YIKES! At least the sun is shining!

I don't know how you guys live up there If I ever get out of Germany, I'm NEVER living anywhere cold ever again.....(I've never lived anywhere this cold before).....atleast you have sunshine, we rarely have that in Winter here. You have to be a STRONG person to make it through these Winters here....luckily, I am

Hang in there!

:I watched the Shred DVD this morning-- notice I said WATCHED, not DID! Don't have time this morning to do it and I wanted to check it out so I would be prepared the first time, and see how I will need to adapt it. I definitely won't be able to do the cardio segments, except maybe the punching part! I will use that time to work on my balance exercises. I should be okay with the other stuff, and I can do some of it in a chair if I need to (don't tell Jillian!). I have a feeling that I will also have to start out with just one rep of everything. I don't think there is any way I can, or should, do something that intense given my current very, very, very out of shape physical condition. It is really amazing and scary how much it affects your muscle groups all over when you don't walk around much for an extended period of time.

Good idea Take it easy I think the punches would be great for you, maybe you could do a seated jumping jack, just moving arms & legs around, can't think of a substitute for the butt kicks or jump rope but the punches will definitely get your heart rate going. Anything that moves your body, like you said!

I am excited because it is supposed to get up into the 20's today! We had the bitter cold that the east coast is getting now over the weekend. I know that we had lows of -18 and -14 and the daytime temps didn't get above 5 on Fri and Sat. Yesterday it got up to about 10 which was nice since I had a broomball game, but the wind was whipping and it felt pretty darn cold

I would love to hear more about your expreiences with plantar fasciitis. I had a pretty severe case of it a few years ago. I was working out 5 days a week plus I was working at a job where I was on my feet and walking constantly for 9 hours a day. I remember it feeling like things were tearing in the bottoms of my feet Once I changed jobs, things got a lot better, but I still have pretty constant problems with my arches and achilles tendons.

There really should be PSA's warning people what to do to try to avoid getting PF, proper stretches, proper shoes and the like. I would have REALLY tried hard to avoid this if I'd known the awful consequences

I really think that when you are on vacation, you should have ice cream every day beth

I totally agree......plus a cocktail or two every night

6:15 here so I better start throwing some supper together for the guys, see you guys tomorrow!

Shawn

 

[laughinplace199]

Hi Everybody

I've just been assigned to Team Donald, so I thought I'd stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Julie. I like to run for exercise, but I have slacked off a lot in the past year. That, coupled with my less than healthy eating habits, have resulted in some weight gain. My goal is to lose 20-25 pounds. I don't really have a timeline for reaching my goal as I don't yet know what is realistic for me.

I'm very happy to be here and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you. I love the Biggest Loser show and I'm looking forward to being part of WISH's Biggest Loser. I'm also happy that I can't get voted off the WISH version!

 

[charming23]

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

I am somewhere in the middle. If I am someplace where we have to eat out all the time like Disney, I tend to try and make my main meals healthy and splurge on a snack, especially if there is a ton of walking. If we are somwhere we can cook I stick to what I would eat at home. I try not to worry about gaining or losing because on vacation I am looking to relax.

Today has started off nicely. I found a recipe for a whole wheat english muffin breakfast pizza that does not have eggs (they are not a favorite of mine) and made my first one this morning. Boy was it yummy. It is a keeper here. It is also cold and snowy out so I stayed indoors to exercise. I am not sore anymore from my fall so I did some yoga.

 

[lovetoscrap]

I keep forgetting that I found this article and I wanted to share it with you all: Why drinking water helps with weight loss

One of my favorite memories is from the summer of 2000 when I was on the CP. 3 of the the girls I worked with and I went to auditions to be face characters. We were all ended up being princess rejects hence the name. We spent the rest of the day at AK and we went out for lunch at the Rainforrest Cafe. We laughed about being rejects for the rest of the summer.

What a great story! I love hearing why people chose some of their unique unsernames.

I would love to hear more about your expreiences with plantar fasciitis. I had a pretty severe case of it a few years ago. I was working out 5 days a week plus I was working at a job where I was on my feet and walking constantly for 9 hours a day. I remember it feeling like things were tearing in the bottoms of my feet Once I changed jobs, things got a lot better, but I still have pretty constant problems with my arches and achilles tendons.

Stretch, stretch, stretch and wear high quality supportive shoes. That is my best armchair podiatrist advice.

I think the HH for each week may be on page one as well. If not, this week's is to drink *7* 8 ounce glasses of water daily, exercise 20 minutes daily and enjoy 2 servings of dairy daily.

There really should be PSA's warning people what to do to try to avoid getting PF, proper stretches, proper shoes and the like. I would have REALLY tried hard to avoid this if I'd known the awful consequences

WAIT! Do I really have to enjoy those 2 servings? 'Cause if I do then I can just forget about those points for this week!

It is really amazing the number of people that have experienced PFand the level of pain that it brings. I don't think DH truly appreciated what I had been going through until he got it. Fortunately his is responding well to conservative treatments.

Hi Everybody
I've just been assigned to Team Donald, so I thought I'd stop by and introduce myself.

Great to have you join us!

 

[Zoesmama03]

I'm slipping and need a good butt kickin'. I think this AF has been so long and horrible. It had me wiped out today feeling so lethargic. I took an iron supplement with my BP pill and Niacin this morning so we will see if it helps. I am prone to a bit of mild anemia. It led me to just giving in to the lazies today. I'll try for some yoga later and get back on track with eating at dinner. Breakfast was okay I made oatmeal with walnuts, raisins and Jamaican all spice with a couple teaspoons of brown sugar it was good and I had an orange too. Lunch was just way too much lasagna and while I had the lazies I ate popcorn.

I have to get dinner going soon but I'm gonna do some mental pep talk and motivation building later.

 

[Dreamer24]

QOTD - I have never been successful on vacation, even last month in Disney. I have a vacation to the carribbean in April and it is really important to me to figure out how to be successful there. I want to plan what I will but it's an all inclusive and they don't have menus or anything or the website so I'm not sure how to plan!

I've been MIA all weekend as I felt myself coming down with something and tried to just sleep as much as possible. I have a bad sinus infection and am on antibiotics. It's been a struggle to eat today and I've slept a lot.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Saturday 1/22/11- It's the weekend, let's talk disney!! When was your first trip, your most recent trip, and when is your next trip? Care to share a favorite memory too?

My first trip to Disney was actually Disneyland when I was about 11. I was so excited by the hotel lobby, pool, etc. that I thought that was what it was all about. Boy was I young and foolish

My first real trip to Disney was with a friend and her family the summer before 8th grade and I've been hooked ever since.

My most recent trip was in November 2006. I went down for my DH's training and hit the parks all by my lonesome while he went to class everyday. I actually loved every minute of it. I didn't have to ask anyone what they wanted to do and took advantage of all the singles lines.

My next trip to actual Disney won't be until December 2012 But it'll be Dylan's first trip to Disney, so it'll be that much more special.

We do have a Disney cruise planned for May, does that count?

Hello all! I am your newest member of TEAM DONALD!

Hi Stacy welcome

How cute. We started the christmas dvd's in early nov, so we haven't watched any since christmas break. Are we going to be slammed with more snow this week, or what? I hope not.

Ugh! Did you see the most recent forecast? Maybe another foot Wed into Thurs. And I'm supposed to be going to Westborough with my boss Thursday for training. Good thing he's driving!

Sunday 1/23/11 QOTD- If you have one day all to yourself, no commitments, no kids or spouses, just total time for you, where would you go and what would you do?

First I would sleep in and late like 11:00. Then I would book a manicure, pedicure, massage and facial at a spa in town. After that I would hit up some place I've never been like Moooo... (anyone ever been there before?) for a delicious fattening meal. Wine and dessert included!

I went to the movies with a friend after doing a little shopping, and after the movie, I met Sue- DVCCruiser78!!! It was so cool to meet her in person. We knew were from the same town, and we have talked of getting together, but haven't yet, and she recognized me from a pic I had posted. It was so nice to meet you, Sue.

It was nice to meet you too I hope I didn't scare you at first. It's not every day that a stranger approaches you as you're walking into the bathroom asking you if your name is Kathy It's funny now that I think of it, I must be pretty outgoing b/c my DH was like I would never ask a stranger if it was them. I figure if it's not, well I'll probably never see them again.

I think we may go see No Strings Attached this weekend and grab dinner Saturday night. Once a month we have one of Dylan's teachers watch him. I don't mind bugging my mother on a Sunday morning/afternoon, but I don't want to hog her nights. Plus Dylan does not go to bed easy, so we usually try to get home by 7:00/7:30 when he's ready for bed.

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?

I'm bad, but oh well! I diet all year, so I can splurge around the holidays, on vacation and special occassions, so I don't watch a darn thing except every bit of tasty goodness that I put on my fork. Can you tell I'm still hungry even after my dinner tonight?

That is GREAT that you met Sue! So cool that she recognized you! I'm always tempted to ask people with Disney related car stickers, license plates, etc, if they are on the Disboards, but I'm pretty shy and always chicken out.

Hopefully I didn't scare her I love commenting about people's Disney stuff when I see it.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hi Everybody

I've just been assigned to Team Donald, so I thought I'd stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Julie. I like to run for exercise, but I have slacked off a lot in the past year. That, coupled with my less than healthy eating habits, have resulted in some weight gain. My goal is to lose 20-25 pounds. I don't really have a timeline for reaching my goal as I don't yet know what is realistic for me.

I'm very happy to be here and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you. I love the Biggest Loser show and I'm looking forward to being part of WISH's Biggest Loser. I'm also happy that I can't get voted off the WISH version!

Hey Cousin!

I'm not posting much, but wanted to say Howdy I think you will fit right in on Team Donald! Dennis is at a Boston Marathon training workshop tonight...I ran 4M this morning, but now I feel like such a slacker

Maria

Note to the Non-Team Ohana folk -- Julie is not actually my cousin, that's just what we call each other on the Team!

 

[tigger813]

Weigh ins are CLOSED!

Hoping to get the results posted sometime tomorrow but if not I will get them done on Wednesday morning. I'm so tired that I'm afraid I would totally mess up the results! I have 3 clients tomorrow between 11:30 and 2:45. I may bring the laptop with me to work so I can at least tabulate the results. I will then get them posted later on

Team Donald won by about 15 pounds! You also won the average weight loss for the week! Over 650 pounds lost total!

That's about it for tonight!

TTFN

 

[lovetoscrap]

Way to Go Donald's!!

I am feeling a little bummed right now. I have been loving using SparkPeople for my journal but it really doesn't match up with the plan I am following. And I am finding it hard to find basic things. It is full of processed and fast foods. I put in Oatmeal today, because that is what I had for breakfast. Plain old oatmeal. Not instant, not a bar, not a cookie. I couldn't find any listing for just plain regular cooked oatmeal.

And we make a lot of recipes that are difficult to account for every ingredient and it is a pain to have to put them all in there. I am not sure what to do now. I really love the visual feedback I get from SP but I wondering if I should just make a paper journal and go that route. I started an online journal on another site that I have used in the past but after some looking around it doesn't appear to be the same place it was before so I am not sure I am going to be comfortable there.

 

[pudge the fish]

Spent most of the weekend at the Hospital with DD 12 She is better now and will be back to schhool soon- Fever was way too high , no Flu, no strep, no staph, no Pneumonia, no UTI, no mono, No swollen glands or anything. Just a high (104+ )fever and felt bad.
Got some stuff into her and it's like she is a new kid. I may regret it tomorrow, but I took today off as I was exhausted!

anyway to catch up:
Sunday 1/23/11 QOTD- If you have one day all to yourself, no commitments, no kids or spouses, just total time for you, where would you go and what would you do?

Ohh I would like to take a LONG bubble bath, read, watch whatever I wanted on TV maybe get a facial, hair done, mani & Pedi. Go to a store without hearing can we leave now? In all reality I would clean out closets, do laundry and re-arrange furniture.

Monday 1/24/11 QOTD- When you go on vacation, disney or anywhere, how do you handle eating? Has this become a true lifestyle and do you stay in control and not vere much from every day, or do you go all out and totally splurge and deal with what you may gain after, or are you somewhere in the middle?
it depends on where we go- at Disney I tend to splurge a tad. they have things I can eat that I normally would not buy and eat at home. other places I try and behave. I am really trying to make this a true lifestyle change.

I have a feeling this weekend was not good. I tried to eat ok.. but I didn't drink enough water and unless running around the ER and Hospital counts as exercise I just didn't have time.

Way to go TEAM DONALD!