TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

Welcome back Teapot!:goodvibes

Thanks for letting me be your coach this week. And remember to send in your weights on Friday, as well as your WIN measurements. Lets get the duck this week.

Dave
I'm glad you enjoyed coaching! I always feel like I get so much out of the weeks that I coach.:goodvibes

CC--congratulations!:goodvibes
 
I hit my calorie burn for the day. So the rest of the calories that are burned from here until midnight are extra :lmao:. I'm hoping to hit 2000 calories by then so we shall see. I'm still debating on if I want to run upstairs and get a half mile or a mile out on the treadmill. I had a training session today and my trainer is on board with helping me train for the Buzz & Woody's Best Friends 5K during the 2012 Disney Marathon weekend. Starting on Monday, weather permitting, I'm going to start walking outside and see how far I can get. Yeah, I can walk inside two miles with no problem, outside is a totally different story.

I was touched by the support I got on my widow support website. One of the wonderful widows actually asked if she could start a fund in memory of Josh and Maddie to raise money. Has nothing to do with the race I'm going to participate in but she felt by doing it that it would keep me motivated to train and actually kick that race's butt.

I was deeply touched.
 
Hello Team Mickey! I hope you are all doing great.

I am thinking I should leave the challenge for now/this round as I don't think it's fair to you all to stay in. I am having some health issues (thought it was over but no) that will definitely affect my ability to reach weight loss goals. I'm having some tests done on my heart, lungs, thyroid etc etc.

My plans are to still eat healthier of course but I'm not supposed to/can't exercise much until the docs figure out what's going on.

I hope you all don't mind if I still drop in now and then to cheer you on though!
 
Hello Team Mickey! I hope you are all doing great.

I am thinking I should leave the challenge for now/this round as I don't think it's fair to you all to stay in. I am having some health issues (thought it was over but no) that will definitely affect my ability to reach weight loss goals. I'm having some tests done on my heart, lungs, thyroid etc etc.

My plans are to still eat healthier of course but I'm not supposed to/can't exercise much until the docs figure out what's going on.

I hope you all don't mind if I still drop in now and then to cheer you on though!

I hope everything is ok.:hug: You don't have to weigh in if you don't want to, but you are welcome here no matter what.:hug:
 

I hope everything is ok.:hug: You don't have to weigh in if you don't want to, but you are welcome here no matter what.:hug:

Thank you for the continued welcome and the hugs. :hug: All this testing is going to take some time but I can't (or don't want to) imagine it not being finished by summer challenge time. Assuming there is one since this is spring challenge time?! Then I'll be getting right back on this boat.

I am disapponted that I can't continue properly atm. At the same time I am grateful I started. Exercising more made me realize that something wasn't right and led me to getting it checked. :thumbsup2
 
An awesome on-plan day is now on the books for me! Got another 45 min of biking in, and stayed within my intake range. My boss brought a huge plate of awesome homemade brownies in today for my and my coworker's birthdays this week. I snuck a look at Sparkpeople and had enough calories to spare to have two...so I did! :thumbsup2

I think (hope) I've hit upon a winning strategy for me as far as staying in range goes. When I go over, even a little, I tend to mentally throw in the towel and reach for the junk. So I am trying to plan out my day ahead of time as much as I can, aiming for the low end of my range, with about 200 calories planned as a late night snack. So that gives me 200-500 calories during the day (if I need to go to the high end of my range) as a fudge factor. It worked really well today as you can see. And this way, trying to make a new recipe and realizing that it *really* needs more sauce, like what happened to me last week, won't bump my calories higher than they should go and risk that, "Ah, screw it" mentality kicking in.

Yeah, my jaw dropped when I found out. I had to call to find out. It is $60/ month plus tax. There was also a fee of $79. At first I was like no way, but then I thought about it a while and decided to go for it. It is month to month so it is no risk, you can quit whenever. I was sick of always getting the "basic" version of everything. The reason I never went to Bally's was cuz I hated it there. I love the fact that this place has an outdoor pool for summer - sunbathing by the pool after a workout!

Actually, I haven't priced gyms much before, but that doesn't seem too terrible. Expensive, certainly, but not hair-raisingly so. Heck, the plain-Jane YMCA down the road from my house wants $52/month for an individual or $78/mo for a family! The local Bally's is $22/month, but like you said, their facilities can't really compare in the slightest.

At this point it is all just wishful thinking for me, but once DH gets a job, maybe I can convince him this is my monthly-fee splurge like the iPhone is his...:rotfl:

Enjoy that outdoor pool once the weather warms up! :thumbsup2

I realized today that my Walk Away the Pounds sessions may really be helping my knee rehab. For the fourth time in the past week, I was able to walk up steps without having to pull myself up by the bannister. I walked up without holding on at all. :banana:

I am having another on-plan day today so far. The evenings are the toughest, though, so I am hoping I can remain strong leading up to my WW meeting tomorrow morning.

That's awesome about your knee! And hooray for your OP day! :cheer2:

Hello Team Mickey!!

I"m glad to be here and ready to finally get started.

I did sign up in Jan but due to some serious family health issues I just couldn't commit to the team then.
My head and heart just wasn't there. I'm grateful that things are more stable now.
Boy do I need to get this weight off and be healthy.

So If you can take on a new member I'll just start off by trying to catch up :surfweb:

Take Care :flower3:

Welcome back! Jump right in! :yay:

Happy to say that I got 6.5 miles in total today. I did the 1.5 this morning on the elliptical and then I just finished 5 WATP miles. I just really needed to get in another workout.

Wow! Way to go! :worship:

Evening!

I didn't binge today!!!!!

Can you tell I'm just a bit excited? ;)

I am also very proud of myself. Hoping to repeat this again tomorrow and for days to come.

And we are proud of you too! That's awesome!

Today was a tough one for me. I went down for lunch today at work into the breakroom to make my Progresso light veggie soup. 0 pts for WW. When up behind me comes someone with 3 sheet pizzas and 100 Buffalo wings and 100 BBQ wings and proceeded to spread it out along the main counter. The smell was so intoxicating.:bitelip: I almost caved. But I took my soup and my yogurt back to my table and tried to ignore everyone around me enjoying their yummy lunch.

Wow. That's some iron willpower you have! I would've been mentally rearranging my day's calories, trying to see if I could fit in just one piece, or just a couple of wings...:rotfl2:

I had a training session today and my trainer is on board with helping me train for the Buzz & Woody's Best Friends 5K during the 2012 Disney Marathon weekend. Starting on Monday, weather permitting, I'm going to start walking outside and see how far I can get. Yeah, I can walk inside two miles with no problem, outside is a totally different story.

I was touched by the support I got on my widow support website. One of the wonderful widows actually asked if she could start a fund in memory of Josh and Maddie to raise money. Has nothing to do with the race I'm going to participate in but she felt by doing it that it would keep me motivated to train and actually kick that race's butt.

I was deeply touched.

That's a great goal! I've thought about trying to schedule our next WDW trip sometime when there's a 5K...

And what great friends you have on your support site! That is both touching and motivating!

Hello Team Mickey! I hope you are all doing great.

I am thinking I should leave the challenge for now/this round as I don't think it's fair to you all to stay in. I am having some health issues (thought it was over but no) that will definitely affect my ability to reach weight loss goals. I'm having some tests done on my heart, lungs, thyroid etc etc.

My plans are to still eat healthier of course but I'm not supposed to/can't exercise much until the docs figure out what's going on.

I hope you all don't mind if I still drop in now and then to cheer you on though!

I hope they can figure out what's going on quickly for you! We are always here for support, someone to rant to, or just to chat, whether you're weighing in or not!

QOTD: If you had 5 minutes to sit down with Walt Disney in his office what you ask him or say to him?

"From a fellow Missourian, THANK YOU so much for your enduring creations. There really aren't words in the English language to express how much I appreciate them all."

And, if this was a go-back-in-time-and-talk-to-Walt thing, I'd try to convince him to quit smoking, with the lure of getting to see his Florida project come to fruition. :)


Good night, Mickeys! ::MickeyMo::MickeyMo::MickeyMo
 
I'm so disappointed in myself - why can't I resist anything? I do pretty well at work - though my boss's wife owns a bakery and there is always some kind of treat in our office! - but wow, at home, it's a whole 'nother matter. I have teens so there are always snacks in the house, and DH always wants crackers, cookies, etc.

Yesterday I was having a pretty good day, stayed on plan, had some plain chicken and steamed spinach for dinner (with red wine and garlic vinegar, yum!) but then later in the evening oldest DS grilled hot dogs with BBQ sauce and I ate half of one on a bun. Then DS#2 made brownies and I ate not one but two!

It just seems like once I start I can't stop. I did so well last year for the summer challenge - since then it has been nothing but a struggle, I can't even get enthused about exercise now.

Now I'm whining and I hate whining, lol. Tomorrow is another day - I just need to remember that - and make tomorrow better.
 
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Good morning all!!!!

Mysteria- We're all praying for you! Keep posting and reading! SOmetimes that can help with what you're eating! I haven't kicked anyone off for now weighing in! I hope some who haven't in awhile will pop back on at some point! Life can sometimes just get away from us!!!!

Well, I got up and did the 5 mile WATP DVD. I put the 4 mile in for later today! I really want a good weigh in this week! I just have to keep up the water and watch the calories going in! Just had my morning shake. We'll stop at the wellness center so I can get my tea. I drink one there and then have another on the way to work. Girls are going with me again. Planning on leaving there by 1:30 so I can make a run to TJs and then come home and grab the garbage and do our puppy and house sitting. I also have to run into the grocery store to pick up one thing.

Thinking about making some paninis tonight with tortillas.

Gotta get going!

TTFN :tigger:
 
Good morning, everyone! I had a disappointing weigh in at WW this morning and yet the scale has been so crazy this week that I don't even know how much to believe it. One day I was up over 5 pounds and the next I was down 4 from that, and that is the way it went. Usually I can link it to what I've eaten, but this was just weird.

I am not changing anything I am doing, though, since I am seeing unbelievable changes in my body shape, how my clothes fit, etc. I have lost most of my midriff, which makes a huge difference in my clothes. So, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and stop making myself crazy about the scale.

It's nice to know I'll need all new shorts and capris for our European vacation in 4 months!
 
Hello Team! Just wanted to say "See ya real soon" I am off to disney. I am so excited for the princess race. Thank you all for your support. Without these BL challenges I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago. Now I am heading to disney to run my first half stronger than I have been both mentally and physically in a long time. Love you all!!!!

Lindsay
 
Good luck, Lindsay and Rose and all our WISHers who are off to do the Princess!! I can't wait to see pictures of the new, improved (all of) you sporting your princess bling!!! Go get it!!!!
 
Hey, there you are. You are getting your photo with Winnie the Pooh. Great costumes. And you were asked to be the Grand Marshall's in the parade. How cool!

Dave

PS, it is the November/December 2009 issue

That was our dinner at Crystal Palace before MNSSHP. Yes we were asked to be Grand Marshall's and got to ride in the parade. It was totally cool and so much fun. They don't pick Grand Marshall's for the Boo Too You Parade anymore :sad2:

Hello Team Mickey! I hope you are all doing great.

I am thinking I should leave the challenge for now/this round as I don't think it's fair to you all to stay in. I am having some health issues (thought it was over but no) that will definitely affect my ability to reach weight loss goals. I'm having some tests done on my heart, lungs, thyroid etc etc.

My plans are to still eat healthier of course but I'm not supposed to/can't exercise much until the docs figure out what's going on.

I hope you all don't mind if I still drop in now and then to cheer you on though!

Good luck with your health issues. I hope they can figure it out soon. Hang in there with the diet and hopefully the fact that you can't exercise doesn't sabotage you too much.



I have been on plan for 3 days and have lost 6 lbs from my highest :rolleyes1 I haven't weighed in the last 2 weeks because I knew that my stress levels were completely responsible for my lack of self control and weight gains. I'm hoping to be at my weight of 3 weeks ago for weigh in tomorrow and that will give me a clean slate.

I am having difficulties sleeping again and for whatever reason the Ambien has not been working and has in fact made me wired :confused3 Last night I took Melatonin (the all natural sleep aid) and I the worst nightmares that I've ever had. One right after another. I woke my husband as I was scared to fall back asleep as I knew it meant another night mare. I will never take that again. Needless to say I am not feeling up to par today.
 
Merryweather -

Have you looked into a 24 Hour Fitness gym? I pay $27.80 a month for my membership. They have an indoor pool, cardio machines, strength training machines, classes (ex: spin, zumba, bootcamp, etc).

www.24hourfitness.com
 
I'm so disappointed in myself - why can't I resist anything? I do pretty well at work - though my boss's wife owns a bakery and there is always some kind of treat in our office! - but wow, at home, it's a whole 'nother matter. I have teens so there are always snacks in the house, and DH always wants crackers, cookies, etc.

Yesterday I was having a pretty good day, stayed on plan, had some plain chicken and steamed spinach for dinner (with red wine and garlic vinegar, yum!) but then later in the evening oldest DS grilled hot dogs with BBQ sauce and I ate half of one on a bun. Then DS#2 made brownies and I ate not one but two!

It just seems like once I start I can't stop. I did so well last year for the summer challenge - since then it has been nothing but a struggle, I can't even get enthused about exercise now.

Now I'm whining and I hate whining, lol. Tomorrow is another day - I just need to remember that - and make tomorrow better.

:hug:

I Hate this for you! I hate when I disappoint myself. I hate working so hard all day and then blow it all.

I try to buy the kids and DH snacks that they like and I do not. For example they love Fig Newtons and I would never eat those!

I also do not like Little Debbie Oatmeal pies, but you know what even that box has called my name ALL DAY! :rotfl2:

So come here whine and let it all out! That is the beauty of these boards -- all support no judgement. We have been there done that too!

Hang in there!! :cheer2:
 
Afternoon Team Mickey!

I'm taking it easy today. I've busted my butt the last 3 days and went to bed after a nice long bubble bath last night. Its amazing how being in a king size bed alone I couldn't get comfortable or fall asleep. I was sore so I could tell I had an awesome work out that day. Then I woke up this morning with this lingering headache that has yet to go away. So, no exercising for me today. I have a training session tomorrow morning though so I'll get back on track.
 
Home from a "nothing " day at work. First client rescheduled and my 2nd one didn't show. I just hope he's ok!

Left work at 1 and did several errands: TJ's, pick up garbage, let pups out, go to transfer station, house sit, visit grocery store and then took kids to McD's for an early supper since they were so good for me at work. Brian and I are going to have some paninis for supper. I got some fixings for them including bacon cheddar cheese! Got some spicy meats to put in it.

Watching some British soccer while we wait for Brian to get home.

TTFN :tigger:
 
Not much going on over here today...had Subway for lunch and working on water. I'm about to head out to Zumba and I'm really dreading my core workout this evening....whine ahead......it's sooooo hard, they make me so tired, ok I'm done :lmao: I'm already seeing results and I've only been doing them for 2 weeks now :thumbsup2

Having turkey hot dogs for dinner and off to bed probably around 8pm or so...what can I say, I'm a sleeper :laughing:

Nicole :cheer2:
 
2-24-2011 - Thursday QOTD - What would you say to Walt?

...if you had 5 minutes to sit down with Walt Disney in his office what you ask him or say to him?


Can you validate my parking?
 














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