TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[my3princes]

QOTD 3/10/11 - What is your favorite non-Disney activity in the Orlando area?

Discovery Cove.... It is so amazing and the most relaxing day I have spent in Florida.
It has been a while since I have posted. I have been weighing in but this week will be my last for a few weeks. I have my surgery (melanoma) on the 16th. The surgery is about 4 1/2 hours long they said. The spot is on my leg about the size of my fingernail but they are removing a spot about the size of a baseball. Skin graph from thigh and will be doing a 4 inch incision in my groin area to check lymph nodes. After surgery I have to stay flat in bed for 2 weeks with foot elevated. I just hope while doing so I do not gain weight.....
Trying to keep spirits up but a regular turns to major surgery in a few weeks is hard to adjust too. I will not know until about a week after if I will need chemo fingers crossed I will not... thanks for letting me vent today.

I hope everything goes well

 

[my3princes]

I have good news and bad news

My interview seemed to go very well. She said she didn't have any concerns about me that I could address and that I was well qualified. I left her with 4 old performance reviews that were all excellent as well as a letter of recommendation.

The bad news is that the benefits, specifically the insurance was not good. It would cost me over $1000 per month for the family plan and it has a $2000 deductible. Benefits were one of the reasons for me going back to work full time. The pay was not ideal either.

I just got an email that they have hired someone else. I guess that means I can stop stressing over whether I would take the position or not.

In the words of Charlie Sheen...Winning

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hello teammates,

WW weigh-in this evening so I have to get in my "last chance workout". I just finished my Kenpo routine for P90X, which completes week number 10 out of thirteen. Now I will watch my sitcoms while running on the treadmill. Weight result will be coming this evening. My goal is only 0.8 pounds loss, which would get my total to 40 pounds.

Dave

Good luck reaching your goal! You are a workout king

Hi everyone! I am new to Team Mickey and I am so ready to join you guys and make a change in my life to be healthier and feel better about myself. I have just started the Couch to 5k program and am hoping I can stick with it.

I hear a lot about Zumba. Can someone tell me what exactly it is? Do you have to go to a gym for it or are there DVDs? Is it fun? As you can tell, I have been out of the exercise information loop for quite some time.

I hope everyone has had a great day!

Welcome to the team. I started just about this time last year with the C25K. It is a great way to get yourself moving. Zumba is an aerobic class but instead of the traditional grapevines and in and out steps its more dance like moves. There are all different styles...some latin, some hip hop, etc. You can take a class or buy a dvd or if you search zumba on you tube you will get all kinds of videos. It is alot of fun. I did it in my basement for awhile and really liked it. I have been meaning to start up with it again. Just got to get my butt in gear.

I have my surgery (melanoma) on the 16th. The surgery is about 4 1/2 hours long they said. The spot is on my leg about the size of my fingernail but they are removing a spot about the size of a baseball. Skin graph from thigh and will be doing a 4 inch incision in my groin area to check lymph nodes. After surgery I have to stay flat in bed for 2 weeks with foot elevated. I just hope while doing so I do not gain weight.....
Trying to keep spirits up but a regular turns to major surgery in a few weeks is hard to adjust too. I will not know until about a week after if I will need chemo fingers crossed I will not... thanks for letting me vent today.

I am crossing my fingers and saying prayers for you. I hope you do well with the surgery and recovery and I pray that you dont have to get chemo. As rose said when you feel up to it let us know how your doing.

Today was sooooo hard to stay on track! My team at work was served pizza, garlic rolls and dessert. I ate what I brought for lunch from home and didn't touch a thing! I think the temptations will be increasingly more difficult.

You are awesome. That would be a hard lunch for me to give up. Good job!!!!

Work continues to keep me very busy. I keep saying that I'm going to get up and exercise before I go to work, but I'm so tired I can barely get up to give myself 20 minutes to get ready.

Hi CC. It is so hard to mix working out with working full time. You will find a groove soon. It took me years of working full time and having kids until I figured it out. You will find a balance. Maybe as the weather gets nicer it will help you to get out there. I find that this weather plus the darkness just is so not motivating. Thanks for keeping up with the HH. I saw how low the responses are this week and have made a promise to keep track this week.

Lindsay--I hope DH's interview goes well! I'll be sending good thoughts your way.

Thanks rose. It went really well. Initially it would have been quite a pay cut factoring in paying for childcare for nick but they have offered to waive childcare for him until he is in kindergarten which is not until 9/2012. So although it would affect his yearly income we will still see the same amount of take home pay. So it would be affordable. He has the final interview with the president scheduled next tuesday so continue to send the pixie dust. I am hoping and praying so bad that this works out.

I would be willing to coach a day or multiple days if needed. Just let me know. Any days are fine.

Ok now its confession time. Although I still journaled and counted my points I am still feeling bad about my choices. I used alot of my extra weekly points today. I had 2 hotdogs for lunch and then ate at my nana's for dinner and ate more than I should have. So I am hoping I didnt do damage to my hard work this week. We will see.

Have a great night Team!

 

[disneyfanforever]

QOTD 3/10/11 - What is your favorite non-Disney activity in the Orlando area?

Our favorite activity besides Disney is Universal. We love Disney the most of course but like to get to Universal every few years as well.

jking6, I hope your surgery goes well and you heal quickly.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Goal this week was to lose 0.8 pounds and my loss at Weight Watchers was 0.8 pounds. So my goal next week is 60.0 pounds and I can quit this weight loss stuff.

I have now reached the 40 pound mark and am moving downward.

Dave

Great Job Day! The only bad news I have for you is that you cant quit. Maintaining!!!!! Would be a better word to use

I have good news and bad news

Sorry that it didnt work out for you Deb.

 

[Princess Nancy]

Dave, AWESOME JOB!!

Deb, sorry about the job, but it did not seem like the right fit did it? Something else will come along!

Jking6 --sending prayers for your surgery and recovery and NO Chemo.

Lindsey --- sending you good job thoughts!!!

Hope eveyone has a great weigh in!

I want to post a 2 lb loss and I need another.4lbs. I slept poorly last night and might give it one more day! I had a gain of 1 lb last week, so I really want a "real" loss not a "relost" lol!

Have a great weekend!!
Nancy

 

[Rose&Mike]

CC--I've heard that it takes about 6 weeks of consistent exercise to really reap the "mental health" benefits from it. Hang in there. Just do the best that you can.

Goal this week was to lose 0.8 pounds and my loss at Weight Watchers was 0.8 pounds. So my goal next week is 60.0 pounds and I can quit this weight loss stuff.

I have now reached the 40 pound mark and am moving downward.

Dave

Congrats Dave! 20 more pounds and you can't quit--you can maintain! And while maintaining has its challenges, it's a pretty good place to be.

Deb--I know there's something even better around the corner.

Lindsay--I will be thinking about you all this weekend. Hopefully Tuesday will be here before you know it! Try to get some extra exercise or do something active with the boys this weekend to keep your mind off the interview--which for me, would help keep me away from the junk food! If you did good all week, one off plan day shouldn't be too bad!

Princess Nancy--I hope you have a real lost and not a "relost". I love that word!

I had a cruddy day yesterday. It started off with a jar of peanuts falling off the fridge as I was taking out the casserole dish to pack my lunch. It hit the casserole and there was glass all over the kitchen. Uggh. And no lunch to take to work. It ended with a really horrid attempt at running and the chick next to me on the treadmill at the Y spraying me with the disinfectant she was using to clean the machine, but she said she was sorry so that makes it ok right? You are supposed to spray the towel and not the machine!

Anyhow, I hurt my knee last weekend and have been doing the elliptical. It was feeling good yesterday so I decided to try a slow run. I couldn't even make it 4tenths. It was awful. It made me so sad. We are having nice weather this weekend and I was hoping for a run at the park with Mike. And I really need the stress relief I get from running. Oh well, I'll be taking a few more days off. The good news is, no pain when walking, or when going up and down steps so it is improving. Maybe we will just go to a park and walk this weekend after getting some cardio from the elliptical. The whole thing stresses me, one cause I love to run so much and it's killing me to not be able to do it and two, I have another half scheduled for the end of April. This is where the new found patience that I have supposedly learned needs to kick in I guess.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I just got an email that they have hired someone else. I guess that means I can stop stressing over whether I would take the position or not.

In the words of Charlie Sheen...Winning

sorry about the bad news, Deb. since the benefits and pay weren't really what you were looking for, perhaps it's for the best? still, even when i didn't get a job that i didn't even want, i still was bummed b/c i thought, wait, why don't you want me???

I slept poorly last night and might give it one more day! I had a gain of 1 lb last week, so I really want a "real" loss not a "relost" lol!

Have a great weekend!!
Nancy

i really find that sleep issues are a reason why weight stays on sometimes. i think it's the stress from not being well-rested. give yourself a break and inhale lots of water

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good morning everyone! i'm ending my week with another loss! a small one but i'll take it, especially after my poo-poo appointment with my doctor on tuesday.

i made my traditional irish brown bread last night and it came out so great. i make it every year and it's a nice break from the onslaught of irish soda bread that we get around here. i sliced myself two big pieces of it last night with a big dollop of butter. laid my plate down and put the kiddo to bed. came back and asked myself if i really needed two pieces. nope. so i put a piece on dh's plate and just enjoyed one.

sunday is our neighborhood's st. patrick's day parade. it's bigger than christmas around here! lol! drinking starts at 9am at our friend's house. dh is actually leaving that afternoon for a business trip to orlando for a week. in a way it's a good thing b/c i'll be on my own with the little guy which will force me not to drink too much which means i'm likely to stuff my face in a drunken stupor! LOL!

i'll be spending alot of the day following what's happened in japan and praying that hawaii and the west coast stays safe.

 

[saysay]

Yay first week and I am down in my weight!

I haven't been exercising like I need to be, its kind of frustrating I did a great workout on the eliptical on Tuesday but my Plantar Faciitis foot has been bothering me so decided to let it heal for 3 days. I go back to gym today and will be MUCH gentler on my workout. Its very frustrating, I can't run and I have to hold back at the gym. Oh well, positive side, I am down in my weight.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

CC
I had a cruddy day yesterday. It started off with a jar of peanuts falling off the fridge as I was taking out the casserole dish to pack my lunch. It hit the casserole and there was glass all over the kitchen. Uggh. And no lunch to take to work. It ended with a really horrid attempt at running and the chick next to me on the treadmill at the Y spraying me with the disinfectant she was using to clean the machine, but she said she was sorry so that makes it ok right? You are supposed to spray the towel and not the machine!

Anyhow, I hurt my knee last weekend and have been doing the elliptical. It was feeling good yesterday so I decided to try a slow run. I couldn't even make it 4tenths. It was awful. It made me so sad. We are having nice weather this weekend and I was hoping for a run at the park with Mike. And I really need the stress relief I get from running. Oh well, I'll be taking a few more days off. The good news is, no pain when walking, or when going up and down steps so it is improving. Maybe we will just go to a park and walk this weekend after getting some cardio from the elliptical. The whole thing stresses me, one cause I love to run so much and it's killing me to not be able to do it and two, I have another half scheduled for the end of April. This is where the new found patience that I have supposedly learned needs to kick in I guess.

you poor thing. it's always when a bunch of little things go wrong that make the culmination of the day just a stinky one. so sorry about your knee! i know how frustrating it can be when you WANT to get out and run and you can't. it's best to rest though rather than push it and injure it further.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, so BELLE if you are out there and would still like to coach, we'd love to have you.

I'm going to go ahead and post a QOTD. I am scheduled to coach next week, so if you would like to take a day for me this week, please send me a pm with one or two days that would work for you and I will put together a schedule.

QOTD--Friday, March 11. Going "off plan" can happen because you have a bad day or it can come on slowly and you don't even realize it until you get on the scale. Do you have any warning signs that you recognize as being an indicator that you are falling off the wagon? Do you have certain things you do to help you get back on track?

I hope this question makes sense. I am posting this, because I have been struggling mentally since getting back from wdw and I see it showing up in the choices that I am making. One of my warning signs that I might be falling off the wagon is in my thinking. I find myself thinking a lot this week--I just want to bag this. I want to eat what I want when I want. I've also been thinking, if I can't do the exercise I want to do, then I'm not going to exercise at all! Writing this out, I realize it sounds like two year old behavior!

So what do I need to do? One, I need to cut myself some slack and not beat myself up. It has been a hard week. Eating gluten free has been a challenge over the last month and I have done ok with it. I have continued to keep exercising, even if I can't run. I have continued to maintain, even if I am still up a pound from before the race. I can work harder to make sure I get my water in--which I have not been doing very good with. I can continue to plan my menus. I can work harder on listing my accomplishments when I start feeling bad about how things are going currently, which will help get rid of the negative self-talk. And I can talk about my struggles a little bit more, instead of just trying to be positive all the time. It's great to be positive, but sometimes we all need a little help, and I should have asked for it this week.

Have a great weigh-in today everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy--hope you have lots of fun at the parade! It's a big deal here, too. Great job putting the bread back. And thanks for the hug.

Yay first week and I am down in my weight!

I haven't been exercising like I need to be, its kind of frustrating I did a great workout on the eliptical on Tuesday but my Plantar Faciitis foot has been bothering me so decided to let it heal for 3 days. I go back to gym today and will be MUCH gentler on my workout. Its very frustrating, I can't run and I have to hold back at the gym. Oh well, positive side, I am down in my weight.

I so feel your pain, and it's nice to have someone to commiserate with. I ran the Princess with a nasty case of plantar--and had a fabulous race--but spent a lot of time at WDW icing my foot. So then I tried new inserts to help with the plantar--which did--and totally tweaked the knee on my other leg! And the pain from the knee when running makes the plantar feel like a tickle. I don't know if it's because of where it is or what, but man it hurts! So hang in there! Stretch and baby that foot and hopefully you will be back on track soon. And you can always come here and post, because I so get your frustration and I will give you a hug!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I will be back to comment later but wanted to say that this earthquake and tsunami in japan is absolutely horrible. I am saying prayers for everyone involved.

We are sitting on pins and needles here. One of my employee's daughters is in hawaii on a high school band trip. We heard that they are on high ground but it is still very nerve wracking. Our physician is also out in CA visiting right now.

All of you who are on the west coast.....You are in my prayers.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I will be back to comment later but wanted to say that this earthquake and tsunami in japan is absolutely horrible. I am saying prayers for everyone involved.

We are sitting on pins and needles here. One of my employee's daughters is in hawaii on a high school band trip. We heard that they are on high ground but it is still very nerve wracking. Our physician is also out in CA visiting right now.

All of you who are on the west coast.....You are in my prayers.

all the news outlets are reporting that the waves hitting hawaii right now aren't too bad. thank god! i hope your friend's daughter is ok and will be safe. we love visiting hawaii and are going in may. i hope the friends we've made who live there are ok. can't wait to hear from them. what a tragedy in japan.

 

[tea pot]

OK I'm such a jerk
Bad week, sick, no exercise, didn't shop so wrong food/ no fruit and veggies in the house......Blah Blah Blah.... I'm just so sick of myself.
And I just got started in the challenge.
Last week I passed in reporting in and this week I almost lied to tigger because I just can't believe that on my first weigh in
I'm Up 3 lbs I weighed less before I started.
So Sorry Team Mickey

QOTD--Friday, March 11. Going "off plan" can happen because you have a bad day or it can come on slowly and you don't even realize it until you get on the scale. Do you have any warning signs that you recognize as being an indicator that you are falling off the wagon? Do you have certain things you do to help you get back on track?

Boy is this the perfect QOD
Almost anything can get me to go "off Plan" some times just the decision that NOW I NEED TO GET SERIOUS can throw me off.
All it takes is just one thing and I'll let the whole day go then the week.
In one of the last challenges someone said " if you break one dish you don't throw out the whole set "
I know that is so right but I just can't seem to translate what make sense in my head to my behavior.

 

[mizzoutiger76]

Good morning all! Not too much going on over here today. Gotta get a 45 minute run in today at lunch. I bought a heart rate monitor watch on ebay, not really the one I wanted, but it is still a cool accessory. I'm going to be trying it during my run today, so it gives me something to look forward to. DH told me last night that he almost bought me a Polar heart rate/calorie counter watch during his lunch break yesterday, which kind of took me by surprise. I've been talking about really wanting one since around January, and now suddenly, after I've already bought a low grade model on ebay, he wants to buy me a brand-new better model??? Not sure what's up with that, especially since my birthday was last month and I didn't get a watch then either. Maybe he's just slow to getting a hint Since I never really indulge myself with anything, I told him to go for it DH though has a tendency to forget he said things, so I'm not getting to excited yet

Working on my water right now and I'll check back in after my run at lunch and let everyone know how my new watch works

See ya in a little while.

Nicole

 

[Rose&Mike]

I will be back to comment later but wanted to say that this earthquake and tsunami in japan is absolutely horrible. I am saying prayers for everyone involved.

We are sitting on pins and needles here. One of my employee's daughters is in hawaii on a high school band trip. We heard that they are on high ground but it is still very nerve wracking. Our physician is also out in CA visiting right now.

All of you who are on the west coast.....You are in my prayers.

It's really scary isn't it. How little control we have over some things. Hope the band is safe!

OK I'm such a jerk
Bad week, sick, no exercise, didn't shop so wrong food/ no fruit and veggies in the house......Blah Blah Blah.... I'm just so sick of myself.
And I just got started in the challenge.
Last week I passed in reporting in and this week I almost lied to tigger because I just can't believe that on my first weigh in
I'm Up 3 lbs I weighed less before I started.
So Sorry Team Mickey

QOTD--Friday, March 11. Going "off plan" can happen because you have a bad day or it can come on slowly and you don't even realize it until you get on the scale. Do you have any warning signs that you recognize as being an indicator that you are falling off the wagon? Do you have certain things you do to help you get back on track?

Boy is this the perfect QOD
Almost anything can get me to go "off Plan" some times just the decision that NOW I NEED TO GET SERIOUS can throw me off.
All it takes is just one thing and I'll let the whole day go then the week.
In one of the last challenges someone said " if you break one dish you don't throw out the whole set "
I know that is so right but I just can't seem to translate what make sense in my head to my behavior.

First of all you are not a jerk! You just are struggling and we have all been there. Congratulations for owning up to it and reporting your weight! I see that as a really positive sign that you want to keep moving forward. It can all be very overwhelming sometimes--I STILL have "I want to throw in the towel" days, even at maintain.

The trick is to learn to not let that one thing derail you and to learn some positive self-talk. You need a success. Pick one thing. Just one and make a plan for it. Maybe it's a 10 minute walk. Maybe it's to eat one vegetable with dinner. Or to drink your water. Make it a positve thing not a negative--like I will have a vegetable with dinner, not I won't do this....Does that make sense? Sometimes we need to develop some positive habits first before we try to replace the negative ones. For instance if someone just isn't ready to give up soda, they should concentrate on drinking there water. Eventually some of that will replace the soda, if for no other reason you just can't drink that much! Once you have something positive in place you can work on getting rid of the negative stuff. Sometimes it's a slow process. The important thing is to keep moving forward. Keep posting and we will keep cheering for you!

Nicole--I hope you had a good run and I hope DH gets you that polar!

Tracey--are you doing ok? I haven't seen a post from you yet.

I thought of something else that is a good indicator that I am slipping off the wagon. It is March 11th and I had not set up my excel sheet for the month. This is the first time since I started this journey that I did this! Part of it was Princess, but then when I hurt my knee, I just kept ignoring it. So I have set up my sheet for the month. I have a very modest exercise goal of 900 minutes. I have also entered all my weigh ins for the month (I weigh every day). So I'm feeling more in control of things. At least the things that I can control.

Ok I'm still looking for people to coach a day over the next week. If I have to do two weeks in a row, you all are going to be tired of my thoughtful, insightful questions everyday! Pm me if you can take a day!

 

[aamomma]

Hello everyone! QOTD: I agree with Rose, my first sign I'm going to fall off the wagon is my thinking. When I start to wonder if this is worth it, or wonder how some people can just eat what they want, or even wonder who cares if I'm overweight, or (worst of all) if I go off plan for an unplanned reason and start to tell myself that I failed anyhow, what is the point now? - that signals danger for me!!!! So far this challenge, I haven't struggled with that as much as in the past. I am really trying to remember that this is my new lifestyle, and one bad meal or one bad day in the realm of the rest of my life, is very minimal. That has been keeping me from going "HOG wild"

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows of a calculation for healthy weight. I looked at a site online, and it says the upper limit for me is about what I weighed in high school!! ( 20 + years and 2 children ago) I have been working toward that long term goal, but I wondered how other people determined what their goal was. Thanks.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows of a calculation for healthy weight. I looked at a site online, and it says the upper limit for me is about what I weighed in high school!! ( 20 + years and 2 children ago) I have been working toward that long term goal, but I wondered how other people determined what their goal was. Thanks.

wow i'm interested in this as well. i just googled healthy weight calculator and the first site i found said i should be 126. um...yeah....that's not happening. even my doc that told me to lose weight said 130 would be ok. 126? haven't seen the 120s since...since...sheesh, age 17?

 

[Rose&Mike]

Here's my 2cents on picking a goal weight. Are you ready for a long story?

So years ago (about 20) when I was in my mid 20s I had a friend in her 30s who had lost a bunch of weight and was planning on being back to her high school/college weight soon. At the time I thought, you have to be on drugs. I had put on about 15 pounds since college and none of those pounds were budging. (I was 135 in college and 150 at this time--I'm 5'7". And at 135 I was convinced I was fat.) In reality even at 150 I was still at a relatively healthy weight. Fast forward 15 years and a baby and a lot of life stuff and I found myself quickly approaching 200 pounds. (Over the years I had gained and lost but never gotten below 150 and everytime I gained it went higher). So I started portion control and I walked and walked and walked. You get the picture. I got down to 160 but could not get below it. And then I fell off the wagon, again.

Add a couple more years in, and more life and more stress and I was pushing 190 again. So last January I got on the weight loss wagon AGAIN. When I started I just wanted to see 150. But I was very skeptical and very pessimistic that that would ever happen. Ideally I just wanted a healthy bmi. In my head I was struggling with a lot of inner demons and kept thinking no matter what I would always think I was fat--I have some issues.

Anyhow, all last summer I looked at every calculator on the internet. I looked at bmi and some calculator that was supposed to be your "happy" weight. And we talked about it on here a lot. I went to maintain initially at 147 because I did not want to see the 150s again. And I went to maintain because I was OBSESSING about the number and how low it could go. This was in Septmeber. Since then on maintain I have lost about 8 more pounds. And I would like to lose about 5 more, but I'm thrilled with where I am right now.

The point of this novel I have just written....try to look at it as fluid. Set intermediary goals. Do a bunch of the online calculators and maybe pick a number at the high end of one to start with. But don't tell yourself you can't see a number again. Just see how it goes. I NEVER thought I would see my college weight again, especially because I have a lot more muscle than I did in college. But this morning I was within 5 pounds. And even 6 months ago, I would not have believed that was attainable.

You will know when you've done all you can, in my opinion. So far, even on maintain I still keep slowly losing. Very slowly. And I am completely ok with that. I could probably kick it up and get rid of the last 5, but I don't want to. I'm ok with this pace. Mentally I am at an ok place with the whole thing.