TEAM DONALD--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge

[BernardandMissBianca]

Go, Buffy, Go! Let us know what the doc says.

thanks. Argh I can't remember my time. I hate when I do that.
I know I did an 18 minute mile on C25K, then I had another 1/2 mile on C25K but I had to slow down my shins were killing me when I walked.
Then I did another 1/2 mile just slow walk my total time was 38 minutes and I did 2 miles.

I think I'm going to dig out shred or WATP and do that tonight if I feel up to it.

Ended up canceling that appt though. The roads are a mess.

 

[phorsenuf]

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

I've had this name for over 15 (?) years. It started as my AOL name and I've kept it ever since. It translates to 4's enough, because I have 4 boys.

This February will make 8 years since I've been here. WOW! I found the boards when I was planning a trip. Stumbled upon the boards and been here ever since. I've seen the boards go up and down and through a lot of changes (and controversies) during that time.
I tend to hang on the community board but several times a day I will read via new posts. There's some interesting forums within this site.

 

[Kallista]

It's interesting to see how many of us either have in the past or are currently dealing with plantar fasciitis.

(Excuse me if y'all already know all this stuff.)

Stuff that helped me with plantar fascitis:

1. Freeze water in a plastic soda bottle, and use it to ice the bottom of your feet. You can do this under your desk, if you sit at a desk for work.

2. Stair stretches. Stand with your toes on a stair and drop your heels below the stair. Do this 10 times.

3. Before I get out of bed, I do ankle bends. I bend the top of my foot towards my shin and then relax it.

4. Yoga. "Down dog" especially. It stretches all the fascia on the back of the leg, which can pull on the plantar fascia.

5. Checking my shoes. PF can be caused by pronation problems, and that can be helped by having the correct kind of shoe. I have a really high arch, so even though I'm heavy, I need a neutral cushioned shoe. I was wearing a motion-control shoe that was recommended to me by a running shoe store. You might have to experiment a little with different kinds of shoes.\ to find what is best for you.

More on shoes: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-319-326-7152-0,00.html

 

[pudge the fish]

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

If anyone has seen Lilo and Stich they know that Pudge the Fish controls the weather. Lilo would feed him a Peanut butter sandwich every day.

Back story: we had made plans for a Disney weekend get away for DH & Myself.
The weather was supposed to be wonderful. Well the day before we had a strange coldish /rain front come through and it was going to be a miserable all weekend. we had booked a tour but it was cancelled due to rain. I was a tad upset ... our Youngest DD came into the room with a peanut butter sandwich and said I made this for Pudge the Fish so it would be nice out. She was about 5at the time and felt it would help. DH said well you have to be Pudge cause I hate Peanut butter.
so now before every Disney visit we joke about feeding Pudge the Fish a Peanut butter sandwich for good weather.

I have been around the Dis for a while maybe 4 years, I never used to post in the beginning. I just read everything 'cause I love Disney
I hang out on the disABILITIES board.

Way to go Team Donald!

 

[princess_reject]

Tuesdays qotd, inspired by princess reject!! thanks. I'll make it two parts so you can still answer.

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

Woot woot I inspired a QOTD!

Well, you all heard the basics of my story about my name already...it was a really fun day though. One of my friends really wanted to be Mulan because she (my friend) is Chinese and she is her favorite. She didn't really meet the hight requirements (they measure you barefoot) but she tried to sneak stretching to her tip-toes. When went in, they told me that my face was "too round...our princesses have more oval shaped faces." I think it was their way of telling me I was too fat! I didn't really want to be a princess anyhow, but it was a fun thing to do on our day off!

As far as the boards, I am realatively new. I started lurking around last summer and finally registered in Nov10. I read a lot of trip reports and some of the stuff on the wedding pages (not engaged yet, but I'm hoping soon ). And I always read the WISH boards first thing.

The brand new big bottle of Tide had crashed on the laundry room floor and spilled, literally, half of it everywhere. My DD12 had washed some things of her own, which I'm fine with (except it wasn't nearly a full load) but she left the Tide on top of the washer. Yep, you guessed it. I just cleaned up Lake Tide. Well, first I fell in it! Slippery stuff!! Jumped on here while I make sure the washer doesn't go into SUD mode while rinsing the towels. Actually, it seems okay, so I'm heading back to bed.

However, now I'm not tired.

But I smell clean.

Yikes! I hate when that happens...it is such a mess to clean up!

It's interesting to see how many of us either have in the past or are currently dealing with plantar fasciitis. I'm lucky that mine is mostly better (with the usual flare-ups, of course!), but when I first dealt with it, it was in both feet and I suffered for a year before going to a doctor! When I finally went, I got injections in both feet and remember walking out to my car thinking that I truly couldn't remember the last time I had walked without excruciating pain. Needless to say, that time was the beginning of my battles with my weight. I was a pretty regular walker before my problems started and that came to a screeching halt. As I said, I'm lucky. The injections helped initially and then orthotics, proper shoes, and stretching exercises have helped keep it at bay for me. My heart goes out to all of you still in the middle of the pain!

I tried the cortisone injections when I had plantar fasciitis...no go My dad swore by them so when I went it, I didn't even think about it, I just said give it to me. The doctor kept telling me it would hurt, was I sure I really wanted it? Well, it did hurt and it didn't help I also tried some tape therapy for my foot problems and it turned out that I was allergic to the adhesive in the tape and I ended up with an itchy, blistery rash that lasted for a few weeks...and still no relief I think what finally helped was just slowing down. I took a break from working out so hard, got a job where I sit on my butt instead of running around all day, and got shoes with better arch support. I still have some pain in the summer when I can't resist wearing sandles, but at least it is much better now

Have a great day!

beth

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

My Disboard name comes from the "theme" for 1998, "Remember the Magic" (also a song sung by Bran McKnight for the Parks CD). For some reason the song always made me cry when I heard it (lyrics are pretty touching) and I always thought of my trips to the World.
I was planning a trip in 2009 and stumbled across DIS. After lurking for about a month I got the guts to PM people looking for other to share a Wishes boat and Illuminations boat (yes, I know there is not technically an Illuminations boat to rent) for me and my BF. The unfortunate part is that I broke my leg in 5 places in June '09, which meant that the August '09 trip was out To top it off we were staying at Poly CF

I visit random boards depending on my mood, but WISH is my staple as well as anything to do with Princess Half Marathon 2012 (my dream for next year).

Donalds!! It sounds like we are all falling apart at the seams this winter! Between the snow, colds, and injuries I really think we all need a big dose of Spring To all who are struggling, I am sending you and . As my mom would say, God doesn't give you more than you can handle, but sometimes I wish He didn't think so highly of me!

Enjoy the rest of the day and if you get a moment, write down 3 things you are grateful for I think I need to write mine down right now!

 

[asktriplets]

Hey Team Donald!

Glad to hear so many happy, healthy success stories this week!

I am continuing to lose a bit each week. The fat isn't going away as fast as I want it to, of course, but I know my 2 lbs/week is reasonable.

I want all this weight to go away soon because I have a date with the Mouse at his place the first week in April! My family is going with my best friend and her DH and 2 kids. This will be their first trip. I'm so looking forward to it!

Someone here said that it takes 21 days to make a behavior a habit? I love it! I am just now (at right about 3 weeks into my effort) feeling like my exercise choices are about when I go to the gym during the day, not if I go!!!

Thanks for all of my Girl Scout cookie support a few weeks back. My kids each got to order 1 box of cookies and I ordered one box of each kind so that my Troop could have a cookie tasting party (I've got 4 girls new to scouts this year and 2 have never had GS cookies). I've already promised my three kids that they could divide up the leftovers. THAT'S IT! I will have no boxes unaccounted for in my house and nothing to tempt me!

I had to jump in on the PF topic....I've had it for over 10 years (comes and goes). Shots did nothing for me, either. (Orthodics, stretches, exercises, weight loss all helped some, at times.) Last year it was so bad I was considering surgery.
Then I tried a night boot. It helped SO MUCH. (I haven't seen this mentioned yet.) Makes a TON of difference. I got a prescription for it from an orthopedic dr. (I first tried one of those OTC things that are suppose to hold your foot at a 75-90 degree angle at night...didn't work at all!) I also have an arch support that I try to wear every time I don't have my orthodics on or the boot. The arch support is a simple elastic band sold with foot care stuff at drug stores. I wear it when I'm barefoot or if I have sandals or dressier shoes (which is hardly ever!).

I know most of us with PF have already tried everything under the sun, but I thought I would put this out there.....

I'm off to the gym to go swimming (my only consistent option for a workout due to knee pain) before the kiddos get home from school.

Take care, all!

 

[asktriplets]

Good Morning!

I have met the enemy, and her name is Jillian. . . .
Biggest problem that I had was that she has no idea how long it takes fat people to get up and down off the floor! She would be half way through the next thing before I had hoisted myself up. And I am not actually sure that I have any of the lower abs she talked about-- the one where put your legs up and lift your butt? I tried. I squeezed and strained and pushed but my tush never left the floor.

Ok, I don't normally LOL when I'm reading, but I couldn't help it!

Please know that I am laughing WITH you, in a "I hear ya, sister!" kind of way!

It'll get easier, right?!?!

Peace,

 

[lovetoscrap]

Called to get an appt with my dr for a few things and was shocked when they had an opening this afternoon. Usually it takes a month for non emergency things. He is going to be shocked (I hope!) Since I last saw him I have lost at least 25 lbs.

I am having a lot of problems with acid since I started this "diet" so I want to see if he can help.

You can totally adapt the Shred to your level. When I first started doing the Shred, I did wall push ups, I modified the jumping jacks and do the sit ups on the ottoman so it is easier to move faster.

Those are great ideas. I hadn't thought of doing the push ups on the wall, that would be so much easier for me right now. And easier on the my coffee table that I have to lean on to get up!

I feel like I'm drowning sometimes.

You know where to find a life raft.

I tend to hang on the community board but several times a day I will read via new posts. There's some interesting forums within this site.

You know in all my time here I have never gone to New Posts. I guess since Search didn't work for so long after I became a regular I never got into the habit. Yeesh, if I start now I will waste even more time here every day!

It's interesting to see how many of us either have in the past or are currently dealing with plantar fasciitis.

(Excuse me if y'all already know all this stuff.)

Stuff that helped me with plantar fascitis:
1. Freeze water in a plastic soda bottle, and use it to ice the bottom of your feet. You can do this under your desk, if you sit at a desk for work.
2. Stair stretches. Stand with your toes on a stair and drop your heels below the stair. Do this 10 times.
3. Before I get out of bed, I do ankle bends. I bend the top of my foot towards my shin and then relax it.
4. Yoga. "Down dog" especially. It stretches all the fascia on the back of the leg, which can pull on the plantar fascia.
5. Checking my shoes.

Great advice. I would also add WEAR your shoes at all times if you are having a flare up or prone to it. Never ever go barefoot. I even wear shoes in the shower. I got complacent back in the beginning and was going barefoot at Great Wolf Lodge from pool to pool and felt a very distinct "snap" that brought me to my knees . Pretty sure I actually tore the fascia that time (and a few others). Boy did my Dr yell at me!

. our Youngest DD came into the room with a peanut butter sandwich and said I made this for Pudge the Fish so it would be nice out. She was about 5at the time and felt it would help. DH said well you have to be Pudge cause I hate Peanut butter.
so now before every Disney visit we joke about feeding Pudge the Fish a Peanut butter sandwich for good weather.

What a great story!!!
Now, could you please take care of all this icky cold winter weather?

I took a break from working out so hard, got a job where I sit on my butt instead of running around all day, and got shoes with better arch support. I still have some pain in the summer when I can't resist wearing sandles, but at least it is much better now :woohoo

There are some good sandals that have support in them that you might want to try. The most comfortable footwear that I have found out of anything and everything are FitFlops. LOVE THEM! I bought them at WDW and they practically double the time that I can be on my feet. Unfortunately I can't figure out any way to wear them in the cold (without looking like a complete dork) so I am waiting until it warms enough that I can get them back out.

Thanks for all of my Girl Scout cookie support a few weeks back. My kids each got to order 1 box of cookies and I ordered one box of each kind so that my Troop could have a cookie tasting party (I've got 4 girls new to scouts this year and 2 have never had GS cookies). I've already promised my three kids that they could divide up the leftovers. THAT'S IT! I will have no boxes unaccounted for in my house and nothing to tempt me!

Then I tried a night boot. It helped SO MUCH. (I haven't seen this mentioned yet.) Makes a TON of difference. I got a prescription for it from an orthopedic dr.
I know most of us with PF have already tried everything under the sun, but I thought I would put this out there.....!

Awesome strategy on the cookies.
Loved the night boot too. One dr skipped the night boot and put me in one (Cam Walker) during the day. I wore that for almost 2 years and will still use it if I am in a whole lot of pain. I have seen the night boot at medical supply stores available without a prescription.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Who missed me?

Finished the holidays at Target, had some time off with family, and got stuff done around here(though not much). Gotta try to catch up a little bit, but will likely start from here and hit the QOTD archive to find out what's been asked.

Gained about 5lbs on the trip to my parents on the 15th. but decided not to care. Just let it come and it'll go off again. It is slowly leaving me, no thanks to the head cold that kept me from working out last week. Nothing like wanting to get back into working out only to realize that breathing would be a good option.

Have decided to apply for house cleaning companies in hopes of leaving Target. I need a better schedule and less frustration at work. Not really having luck with anyplace else and I don't mind cleaning so we'll see where this goes. I hope it leads OUT. Cause I'm retailed out.

Back later

 

[Zoesmama03]

Okay I did my vision collage with what magazines I had available it wasn't much. I have to go get dd in a few minutes at the bus stop but wanted to say I did 40 minutes of yoga for the Warrior with Bob today. Man its tough!

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

It's pretty self explanatory I am Zoe's mama 03 for her birth year. I've been here for over 10 years. I was formerly on a different name but couldn't remember the log in or password so created this one in 2004 when we were planning a family trip to WDW and then I found WISH. I frequent the family, budget, and photography boards and have lurked a bit with the Disneyland portion as I'd like to take a trip there this spring if possible.

 

[Octoberbride03]

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

I think the meaning of my DISname is obvious, I was a bride in October of 2003. Wound up being 1 of my better ideas for a name. I've been here about that long though i don't think I used it to overly plan my my honeymoon. Somebody suggested it to me and I forget who it was, mostly these days you find me hanging out on the Cruise board. Have 1 coming up in Oct. So lots of planning going on there. Still hit the community board but the Cruise board is more fun these days. And the closer it gets to my cruise the more of my time I'll allow it to suck up

 

[tink_lover]

Hi Donalds! Things have been insanely busy at work and home. I skimmed the past few pages. Woohoo for the win this week!

Thank you to those who posted suggestions for eating out on the road. I think mainly, I'm just complaining about the change and will have to learn to adapt.

Someone already replied about the sparkpeople site not having plain oatmeal - you can search other people's entries, but I always have to check their nutritional values because there has been some discrepancies.

Like many others here, I battled PF for over a year. I had slipped at the Poly pool in the fall of 2009 and hurt it then. I saw a doctor, used orthodics, did stretches with bands, but nothing seemed to help. It wasn't until I started sleeping with the boot that things improved. And it has been in the last few months that I have been able to get back on a treadmill. I also like the sketchers shoes/boots.

My disboards name is self-explanatory

Happy Tuesday!

 

[SettinSail]

I had to jump in on the PF topic....I've had it for over 10 years (comes and goes). Shots did nothing for me, either. (Orthodics, stretches, exercises, weight loss all helped some, at times.) Last year it was so bad I was considering surgery.
Then I tried a night boot. It helped SO MUCH. (I haven't seen this mentioned yet.) Makes a TON of difference. I got a prescription for it from an orthopedic dr. (I first tried one of those OTC things that are suppose to hold your foot at a 75-90 degree angle at night...didn't work at all!) I also have an arch support that I try to wear every time I don't have my orthodics on or the boot. The arch support is a simple elastic band sold with foot care stuff at drug stores. I wear it when I'm barefoot or if I have sandals or dressier shoes (which is hardly ever!).

I know most of us with PF have already tried everything under the sun, but I thought I would put this out there.....

When I was at my worst, my podiatrist sold me a night boot. It was VERY expensive, like about $245 but insurance paid for it. Well, I never could wear it! Too uncomfortable for me. I started improving alot about the same time and never needed it since. I'm keeping it just in case though. Podiatrist also gave me an RX for some topical anti-inflammatory cream, Voltaren, also VERY expensive and I had to apply it 4 times a day but it was FANTASTIC! After a month or two of that, my symptoms decreased dramatically and I stopped using it.

Great advice. I would also add WEAR your shoes at all times if you are having a flare up or prone to it. Never ever go barefoot. I even wear shoes in the shower. I got complacent back in the beginning and was going barefoot at Great Wolf Lodge from pool to pool and felt a very distinct "snap" that brought me to my knees . Pretty sure I actually tore the fascia that time (and a few others). Boy did my Dr yell at me!

There are some good sandals that have support in them that you might want to try. The most comfortable footwear that I have found out of anything and everything are FitFlops. LOVE THEM! I bought them at WDW and they practically double the time that I can be on my feet. Unfortunately I can't figure out any way to wear them in the cold (without looking like a complete dork) so I am waiting until it warms enough that I can get them back out.
Awesome strategy on the cookies.

Yes, wear shoes at ALL TIMES! That has helped me so much! I do not take a step w/o shoes on! Even to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Hmmmm, but I don't wear them in the shower, never thought of that

FIT FLOPS!!!
OMG, I forgot about them - they are GREAT!!! I got mine last Summer when I was in the US on clearance at Dick's and them wore them every day for 10 days on our Med cruise. We walked a ton and I had no pain at all! And, they are so cute! Mine are brown with a shiny coppery thing between the toes and I want to say I paid about $15.

.....now, anyone want to discuss Bunions, my other foot nemesis ???

Who missed me?

me


LTS: Hang in there with the shred. I also find it difficult to get up and down on the floor quick enough to keep up with Jillian! And, sometimes I just have to stop and catch my breath. I would say I do about 90% of the video right now and I'm just going to keep on trying

Well, I had a very good day Monday. Hubby came home and had gotten a significant raise and a change in job title, but still has the same job. We didn't even know that could happen since he's working under a 3 year contract So, we decided to go to Paris on the weekend of our birthdays (Feb 18th-20th). I found great air fare - 83 euros per person but I am finding a tough time finding a reasonably priced hotel with good reviews in a good area that can accomodate 3 (DS will go with us also). I would love to really splurge and stay in a 5 star hotel but they are 500 - 1000 euros per night and I'm too thrifty to do that, I'd rather have a posession for that amount of $$$.

Today was not so good. I bit into a peanut bar and chipped a tooth in the back. Not too painful right now but I think I should have it looked at sooned rather than later....

Shawn

 

[ChrisinNJ]

Hi! I am new here!! And while I read through a bunch of threads today it took me until now to realize what QOTD meant

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

My name is pretty simple, my name is Christine & I live in NJ...

I started coming here sometime in 2008 to plan my trip for 10-2008.

I frequent the Budget Board, and when trip planning, the trip planning boards.

I am a WAHM with 3 kids, 10 year old twins and a 7 year old.

I look forward to being a BIG LOSER along with all of the rest of you!!!

 

[tigger813]

Surferstitch16 (Team Mickey)is the overall winner for the week for both teams!!! Surferstitch just joined us this week! What a great way to start!!!

Keep up the good work!!!!!

TTFN

I will post Team Donald's results around 7:45 after I bring home DD1 from dancing!

 

[pjlla]

Congrats to all Donalds on another great week! At least this time, I feel I helped contribute! (finally had a loss - 3 lbs!)

WOOHOO!!

I had to postpone my appt until Monday. The roads are getting really bad and I think they might cancel school. I don't want to be an hour away if they do.

Sorry you've got to cancel. Can they get you in again soon??

Hello fellow Donalds. I know I haven't been around too much but I have been reading. I know I need to come around more often but it's hard to keep up and I feel like I'm so behind already.
Still plugging along and I am down 6 pounds so that's cool. Really need to get off my butt and exercise more though. just have no motivation.
I have a lot on my mind and things I'm trying to deal with on top of trying to figure out my whole business thing.

You said you felt like you were drowning (sorry... I accidentally deleted the words when trying to bold them... )... any how.... I'll come save you. Can we do anything to help??

Who missed me?

We did!!!

Evening all! Day didn't go quite as expected, but not bad. Had a big Mother/daughter blow-out tonight and it has me in a funk. Nothing terribly drastic....just her not listening and me feeling underappreciated and her copping a teenage attitude. I feel more sad than mad about it. We'll get over it, but I'm just feeling crummy about it. I just keep realizing that in about two short years she will be preparing to leave for college. As frustrating as she can be, I can't imagine what I will do when she's gone. I hate that we "wasted" our time tonight on a stupid fight. That said, I don't think I was WRONG about the way I was feeling. I am tired of sounding like a broken record, constantly repeating things like "Put away your backpack... don't leave your shoes in the middle of the kitchen"..... typical Mom stuff... I'm sure you can all understand. I refused to drive her to swim practice tonight until she had two pairs of shoes out of the kitchen, her backpack and assorted text books moved from the kitchen counter to her desk, and her hamper emptied into the downstair laundry room hamper. Doesn't sound like a big deal, does it? But the problem was that I had asked over and over and now it was time to leave and she still hadn't done it... and of course, I was making her late and coach was going to be mad... yada, yada.

She is a GREAT kid, a SUPERB student, and kind and loving (usually... except to her brother), but I'm tired of that always being her excuse for being a total and utter slob.

OKAY.... parental rant over with for now.

Enjoyed my second day of this new Bible study this morning (The Power of the Praying Parent.... rather ironic today, huh??). I got groceries bought, which enabled me to make up a nice batch of low cal soup for dinner (mushroom-kale in a nearly fat-free chicken stock). Plus I bought "emergency birthday dinner" supplies, in case we get snow tomorrow evening and can't take DS out for his 13th birthday dinner!! Yup, as of tomorrow I will officially be the parent of TWO teenagers!!

I spent a few minutes at my scrapping table (and happily ignoring the STILL unfolded laundry from yesterday ) and had some time to chat with DS. He wants DH to make homemade cookies to bring to school on Friday for a class "homework completed" party (math class achieved a 98.8% homework completion level for this past semester). I will have to go upstairs and hibernate while they make the cookies (as you know, cookie dough is my Kryptonite!! ). Once they are baked, I'll be fine.

I need to leave in about 30 minutes to pick up DD at swim... debating about bringing her a hot cocoa from Dunkins as a peace offering. (Kind of goes against my continued work on teaching my kids that food should NOT be a reward!! oh well... I can't exactly bring her a diamond bracelet, can I?? )

Hopefully I'll have time to chat with you all later tonight. Maybe I'll grab the laptop while watching BL....................P

 

[tigger813]

Donald Statistics: Week 3
Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused

First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 2
(congrats 50sJayne and CorinnaK!!!!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------91
not reporting in for 1 week------ 8
not reporting in for 2 weeks------ 9
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 8
Excused-------------------------1
weigh ins----------------------- 66
gains---------------------------- 11
maintains------------------------ 12
losses-------------------------- 43


Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge Week 3 Team Donald!
This week’s group loss is 76.3 lbs.
Average percentage of weight lost .57 %
Total group weight loss so far 346.2 pounds!

AWESOME!

Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of the week? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge Week 3 Donald Superstars!!

#10- 1.56% pixieflip
#9- 1.58% Wickey’sFriend
#8- 1.60% Worfiedoodles
#7- 1.64% karliebug
#6- 1.66% honugirl
#5- 2.02% Bernard&MissBianca
#4- 2.04% CDolacki2003
#3- 2.10% lovetoscrap
#2- 2.21%RemembertheMagic98
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge
Week 3 Team Donald Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.33% DisneylandEmily

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations DisneylandEmily !!!
What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version



or use this
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Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[tigger813]

I'll post % to goals tomorrow!

Congrats everyone!!!!! Keep it up!!!!!!

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

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

Great job everyone!

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.

Hope your DD 12 is doing much better

I wasn't frightened at all. More embarrassed I didn't recognize you when you first asked, I thought I must know you but had no idea who you were.
I love commenting on peoples disney stuff, and many people bring their disney bags or wear their disney sweats in for their colonoscopies and I'll always ask. I had this 80 yo man today with a mickey mouse watch. So cute.

Good evening and hello to everyone I've missed. I'm beat. Had a very stessful, confusing day at work. We had a pipe burst in our endoscopy unit around 8am, and had a full day booked, and we had to close down out unit, and move patients and equipment to different areas of the hospital and it was very draining. I ended up in surgical day care recovering, and everyone was so great and helpful, but it was so confusing and difficult. But at the end of the day, everyone got their procedures done, and really people were great and totally understanding about the confusion.

Me too, I love commenting on people's Disney stuff! Still have to meet the person on my street with the Disney license plate, mouse ears on their antenna and Disney flag outside.

Sorry your day was stressful and glad that it's all over

QOTD-Tuesday 1/25/11-What is the meaning of your Disboard name? How long have you been on the disboards, how did you start coming here, and where else on the boards do you visit?

Awesome question! Let's see, I have been on the disboards for a couple of years now. I found it when I was planning a cruise. I didn't join until August of 09 though. I spend the majority of my time on the cruise board, then here, the restaurant thread and occassionally the DVC threads.

So, since I was planning a cruise at the time I went with DVC (since I'm a member) then cruiser then the year I was born.

I agree if I knew now how often I'd be on here I may have chosen a better name.

dvccruiser76 I think a Disney cruise counts. Any vacation counts for me since I haven't had one in a while and I don't see one coming for this year. But any summer where it is quiet around here, even if I am home, is a great vacation.

Awww here's hoping you get a nice trip or relaxing vacation soon

If anyone has seen Lilo and Stich they know that Pudge the Fish controls the weather. Lilo would feed him a Peanut butter sandwich every day.

Back story: we had made plans for a Disney weekend get away for DH & Myself.
The weather was supposed to be wonderful. Well the day before we had a strange coldish /rain front come through and it was going to be a miserable all weekend. we had booked a tour but it was cancelled due to rain. I was a tad upset ... our Youngest DD came into the room with a peanut butter sandwich and said I made this for Pudge the Fish so it would be nice out. She was about 5at the time and felt it would help. DH said well you have to be Pudge cause I hate Peanut butter.
so now before every Disney visit we joke about feeding Pudge the Fish a Peanut butter sandwich for good weather.

Now that is too cute

Hi! I am new here!! And while I read through a bunch of threads today it took me until now to realize what QOTD meant

Welcome