TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

Good mornng to all my friends on Team Mickey.

Just wanted to let you know that I am released from the knee dr. He told me to come back when the pain is too much. I realize that it is never going to be perfect but some days are going to better than others. Yesterday with the ice and snow it was bothering me but this morning it feels pretty good.

flipflopmom Are you ever going back to school? We only had a delay yesterday. Hope things are going well with your dh.


mommyof2Pirates Happy Birthday



Hello all! I just found this today and looks like exactly what I need to jumpstart my motivation. My name is Samantha, I'm 29 years old. I'm separated and living in central NJ. I have two amazing girls....Hannah who's 9 and Abby who's 5. I'm a preschool teacher at a private school which comes with the benefit of getting to send my children to private school through 5th for free! Four years ago, I weighed in at around 195 pounds. About two years ago, after much work, I dropped 65 pounds! :cool1: Recently, however, I've let go a bit and put on 15 pounds. Well there's no way I'm going back to where I was so I'm committed to take these back of ASAP. I know firsthand how a few pounds snowballs into a whole lot of pounds. So my goal is to lose 15-20 pounds before my next trip to the world. Plus I'll be 30 in April - gotta enter the 30's at my target weight! I use calorieking.com to track my calorie intake. My main goal is to increase my exercise.

My next trip to WDW is August 21st for 8 days at Caribbean Beach Resort. We'll be on the Deluxe Dining Plan. Which means I'll probably be right back here after my trip! :rotfl: This will be my fourth trip, my girls' second, and my younger sister's first.

Good luck to all!

Where in central jersey are you? I am in West Long BRanch and teach in Middletown. Welcome to the challenge.

Bye Team Mickey Have a happy and healthy day.
 
QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

Thanks Taryn! :) Loved the PM! I also had to answer today's QOTD before I went to work.

1. No bingeing. To do this, I'm packing some healthy foods to have with me in the car and at work. ;) I'll bring a few extras, but not too many. :rolleyes1
2. Getting a massage (it's relaxing)
3. Having a glass of orange juice-it really helps fill me up at breakfast
4. Work on a visualization board, like was mentioned earlier.

Have a great day everyone! :goodvibes
 
An icy good morning to you all!

Ashleigh has a 90 minute delay this morning. Izzie won't have school as today is her half day anyways. She asked why she had been home a whole week! It actually is that long for her as of Friday. She will go tomorrow but will probably have Friday off the way it looks now!

Got up and did a mile. Afraid I will have a gain this week. I just want things back to normal around here! Izzie and I will hopefully get to the wellness center this morning at some point! Will take Ashleigh to the bus around 8:45. Just waiting for our phone call! I will do my EASA2 workout later this morning.

Stay safe if you're in an icy area!
 
Lindsay--glad you had a good birthday! My stomach didn't feel good after my run yesterday either. I don't know what was up with that.

Welcome Samantha!:goodvibes

Dona--I'm glad your knee is doing better!:goodvibes

We are supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tomorrow. Yuck. I know it's not much for a lot of people, but it's kind of a big deal around here. I think I'm going to go into work today for a couple of hours so I don't have to work a full day tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone!:goodvibes
 

Do any of you use a Balance Ball? You know the big ball things that are supposed to help with core strength?
I had one, and liked it. Unfortunately, I didn't have a good place to store it. The one I got was with a core program of DVD's, can't remember the guys name. It really did a good job when I was faithful! It's been about 5 years ago, so I can't help much! Maybe someone that is using one now will be have more information for you!

Dinner was a success and failure at the same time but not a disappointment. The Al Fresco chipotle chorizo chicken sausage was good and SPICY! It was good with the honey chipotle bbq sauce too!!!! The roasted garlic chicken sausage was not very good. DH said he liked it less and less. Ashleigh liked the chipotle. It was an easy supper for a stormy night so that also made it successful. I accidentally opened a package of garlic breadsticks so I had to bake those as well. Ashleigh is 10 1/2 and designing her prom dress!:scared1: She loves to design and is actually quite good at drawing. She has some wild ideas. She also likes to put together different outfits. I wish I could find a summer designing workshop for her to take. I will have to investigate that for her.
AK loves designing, too. I've picked up several "kits" for her with stencils, papers, etc. She really likes the Harumikas. She thought about going into designing for a while, now she wants to be a chef! That sausage sounds good, I LOVE spicy stuff. Anything with buffalo type flavor is right up my alley. I am glad to hear that saving and clients are going well, I'm in Disney mode, too. Nothing cheers me up like thinking about my happy place, of course, then I get down worrying about getting to go back...:rolleyes: Anyway, you've got a momentum going, I like your accountability of posting everything you eat! That's got to be a motivator!

QOTD: The phrase that I like to remember is:
Eat to Live not Live to Eat
That's another good one!

I'm dealing with TOM hormones this week. Not pretty! Want to eat everything in sight and trying really hard not to be grumpy with the ones I love. Off to a warm relaxing bath, the Kindle and a glass of wine (at least the points are there for that!). Calgon, take me away from PMS!!!
AHHH.. The 12 headed beast! Sounds like you had a good plan to deal with it! Hope you can contain that beast today! It's a pain!!!!!

I just have a few minutes before I need to run off to do something, but I needed to check in here.
Not much new here. I would not call today OP, but again, I know it could have been much worse. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
I love Eleanor Roosevelt's quote: "No one can make you inferior without your consent."
Remember Mrs. Roosevelt. She was a WISE woman! ;) Hope you ahve a good day!

Me too. I've been ravenous since Saturday. This is not going to be a good weigh in. At least I know why so I won't beat myself up too bad. Thsi leads into my favorite quote:
You know, there comes a point where you just have to accept the fact that once a month, there's going to be a bad week or two, depending on how the dates fall, and just keep going. That's right, you just keep swimming. I have found that the smaller I am, the less the gain is during that time. Maybe it's a mental thing of being more conscious of what I eat, or exercise helping, or something, but I used to have a gain of 5, now it's closer to 2...??? I just brace myself and move on!

I have the Biggest Loser song, "Proud" on both my ipods (in the car and for running) and I love the inspiration it brings when it comes on! Sorry I was MIA for the last couple of days but with the holiday yesterday I had some time to devote to my other resolutions for the year - getting rid of the clutter in my house (I am a pack rat and do not want to end up on hoarders 20 years from now!!) and learning to knit! Both of those things take me away from the computer. I did get a lot accomplished. I have reclaimed a closet and made good headway in my junk room, and I am hoping to finish my first knitting project (a dishcloth) tonight during Biggest Loser.
I haven't heard that song, we don't watch the show. :rolleyes: It's gymnastics night. I probably should DVR it, though. I have, and it's motivating. That show hoarders scares me to death! That would so be DH and DD1 if I didn't throw things away when they aren't looking! :lmao: I did some knitting a few years ago, and liked it, I need to pull that stuff back out sometime. It's great for keeping your hands busy and out of the potato chip bag! You'll make that list, I promise. Just keep swimming, and thinking, and working, and moving!

I want to put together a bunch of inspirational songs on my ipod for my upcoming open house at my local wellness center! Hoping to get planning done for that in the morning! Feeling bloated again so definitely time to get on the elliptical! Girls are in bed by 7:55 so I can be on the elliptical at the start of the show!
How in the world do you get your kids in bed so early?????? I need that secret!!! Good luck at your open house! Firework by Katy Perry is pretty motivational, too.

Hi all!
I'm checking in from my crazy/insane/busy week!
Grandma's wake is tomorrow and I have a lot to prepare before then.
Sending :hug: your way. Thanks for checking in. Hope it goes okay today!

Thanks for the suggestion, Angie! I wish that had been the issue today but no such luck. I had a total of 72 oz water, 24 oz coffee and 20 oz of decaf green tea. Some of that I drank solely in an effort to stave off hunger and avoid eating.
Even if you had all that water, if you had too much sodium from the soup, you could have been operating in the negative. It's a full moon here, that's what I am blaming! Hope you got some dinner!

Long day today. I did 4 miles on the treadmill--but for some reason felt kind of queasy the entire time. It was so hot in the Y. Someone was on almost every machine and it's rainy here, so it might have been the heat and humidity.
YUK! That sounds nasty. It would have made me queasy. All those hot bodies, and steam, and rain, and just YUK!!! Hope you are feeling better!

Wow! That is a lot of fluids. I still can't get through a night without waking up at least once but usually twice to use the bathroom. Last night I stopped drinking at 8pm and didn't go to bed till 1am and woke up twice. I'm thinking I may need to add some vitamins but I am awful with pill taking...
I would definitely try the vitamins. I have a hard time remembering too, and my body complains!!!! I have to take them at night. If I take them in the am, I get very naseous! You want strong bones!!!!!

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. By Walt Disney
This quote is my motivation for everything right now. By DD wrote her valedictorian speech on this quote. Now that she has left for college I feel the need to remember this quote in everything I do. It makes me feel she is beside me in everything I do and I know she is making her dreams come true.
Wow, valedictorian? And a Disney themed speech. You should be so proud! ;) I know you are. What a great motivation!!!!

Cam--are you getting enough fats? Was the cheese at breakfast fat-free? Just a thought. I find I am really hungry unless I get some fat and protein at breakfast. A lot of times I have a serving of walnuts with whatever else I am having. I know nuts are a ton of points on WW. There are good fats and there are not so good fats--I'm sure you know this. Anyhow, just a thought.:
Another good idea Rose, I hadn't thought of that. Some fats do really make a difference! :rotfl: That sounded bad, but you know what I mean.

oh my goodness are you ever going to have to teach again???? I didnt know virginia got so much snow. I hope you enjoyed your day!!!!:I did have a good day. The highlights were going out to lunch with an old friend and my kids singing me a rock version of happy birthday with their paper jams. It was very cute. I got a 4 mile run in on the TM and now my stomach hurts. Not sure why! I think I am going to head to bed and relax.
Glad you had a great day! That song will be a great memory. I am in the Blue Ridge mountains,so we do get a lot, but the last couple years especially. What's been happening is that we get a couple of inches, and with the cold temps, mountains, and trees, it just doesn't melt, and what little does turns to ice. The roads just can't get clear. And we're a pretty big county, so there's a lot of area to cover. Sorry your stomach hurt. I work my abs pretty good when I run, I think I twist a little or something. Maybe just the food at lunch? Anyway, hope it's better today!

Got in my 3 miles on the elliptical! I felt great! Not sure if I'll drink anymore water tonight or I'll be up all night! Will get up at 5 and try to do 2 1/2 miles before getting Ashleigh up. I'll spend some time at the Wellness Center in the morning planning my open house with the director of the center. Izzie comes home at noon and has dancing at 4. After dancing I'm going to bring her to work with me. I have a 30 minute massage and she can get her nails painted while I'm in there as long as the other girl is free. I have 6 clients this week and 2-3 scheduled already for next week! I hope this keeps up!!!! Pray the weather isn't bad on Friday! It will make saving for the cruise easier!
You're on a roll!!!

Hello all! I just found this today and looks like exactly what I need to jumpstart my motivation. My name is Samantha, I'm 29 years old. I'm separated and living in central NJ. I have two amazing girls....Hannah who's 9 and Abby who's 5. I'm a preschool teacher at a private school which comes with the benefit of getting to send my children to private school through 5th for free! Four years ago, I weighed in at around 195 pounds. About two years ago, after much work, I dropped 65 pounds! :cool1: Recently, however, I've let go a bit and put on 15 pounds. Well there's no way I'm going back to where I was so I'm committed to take these back of ASAP. I know firsthand how a few pounds snowballs into a whole lot of pounds. So my goal is to lose 15-20 pounds before my next trip to the world. Plus I'll be 30 in April - gotta enter the 30's at my target weight! I use calorieking.com to track my calorie intake. My main goal is to increase my exercise.
Welcome! You have been very successful,:cool1: and know what to do. I am kind of in the same boat, lost 68, gained a few back, and want to get them off ASAP, plus a few more! I've found that being here, no matter what stage I am in, keeps me focused and motivated. I've been doing these challenges since Feb of last year, and will probably be doing BL seniors addition when I am 80 if it's still around. I can't imagine life without it now! Looking forward to getting to know you! I am a K teacher, so we deal with a lot of the same issues!

Just wanted to let you know that I am released from the knee dr. He told me to come back when the pain is too much. I realize that it is never going to be perfect but some days are going to better than others. Yesterday with the ice and snow it was bothering me but this morning it feels pretty good. flipflopmom Are you ever going back to school? We only had a delay yesterday. Hope things are going well with your dh.
Going back today. :sad1: But there's more snow in the forecast, so I'll be okay!!! :lmao: Glad your knee is better, and you have been released. Hopefully spring will bring you some relief, I'm always more achy when it's cold and wet!!!

Thanks Taryn! :) Loved the PM! I also had to answer today's QOTD before I went to work.
1. No bingeing. To do this, I'm packing some healthy foods to have with me in the car and at work. ;) I'll bring a few extras, but not too many. :rolleyes1
2. Getting a massage (it's relaxing)
3. Having a glass of orange juice-it really helps fill me up at breakfast
4. Work on a visualization board, like was mentioned earlier.

YAY CC!!!!! Glad you checked in and made a plan for the day. I expect to hear that you stuck to it today!!!!!:cutie:
 
Me too. I've been ravenous since Saturday. This is not going to be a good weigh in. At least I know why so I won't beat myself up too bad. Thsi leads into my favorite quote:

Just keep swimming...Just keep swimming

Me three. This is just a weird week. Today I will do better.

I injured myself WALKING on the treadmill.:rolleyes: I did not think it was possible but I thought I could walk 1 hour and ended up ticking off my achillies tendon. Well..that was a new one.

I am better and I am going to have to slow it down and do a lot of stretching. Anyone have a good stretching program?

Not sure about the QOTD. Too early.
 
Mickey Statistics: Week 2
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: 3
(congrats Rose & Mike and Redwalker and Flipflopmom!!!!)


LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------82
not reporting in for 1 week------ 10
not reporting in for 2 weeks------ 6
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 0
Excused------------------------- 0
weigh ins----------------------- 59 (not counting brand new folks)
gains---------------------------- 7
maintains------------------------ 10
losses-------------------------- 42



Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge Week 2 Team Mickey!
This week’s group loss is 92.2 lbs.
Average percentage of weight lost .79 %
Total group weight loss so far 250.1 pounds!


AWESOME!

The WISH Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge Week 2 Mickey Superstars!!

#10- 1.70% - Mrs. Malone
#9- 1.92% - dis-happy
#8- 1.95% - aamomma
#7- 2.06% - Maryjo
#6- 2.23% - my3princes
#5- 2.27% - jenjolt
#4- 2.67% - ScubaD -
#3- 2.82% GoodMorningNewDrop
#2- 3.10% -Stinasmom -
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser 11 Spring Challenge
Week 2 Team Mickey Biggest Loser is:
#1- 3.13% Pigletz
Ok, so I was totally distracted yesterday! Congratulations to all of our Losers and Maintainers--especially Pigletz!!!!

Wow--250 pounds!

That is (if my math is right):
50 less bags of flour that is being hauled around OR
1000 less sticks of butter!!!

Very impressive!
 
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An icy good morning to you all! Ashleigh has a 90 minute delay this morning. Izzie won't have school as today is her half day anyways. She asked why she had been home a whole week! It actually is that long for her as of Friday. She will go tomorrow but will probably have Friday off the way it looks now! Got up and did a mile. Afraid I will have a gain this week. I just want things back to normal around here! Izzie and I will hopefully get to the wellness center this morning at some point! Will take Ashleigh to the bus around 8:45. Just waiting for our phone call! I will do my EASA2 workout later this morning.
8:45 is a 90 minute delay? WOW! No wonder your girls go to bed early! You've got 2 days to work it, be focused and try to do your best. 48 hours is a lot of time to repair damage!

We are supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tomorrow. Yuck. I know it's not much for a lot of people, but it's kind of a big deal around here. I think I'm going to go into work today for a couple of hours so I don't have to work a full day tomorrow.
Sounds like a plan, maybe you won't get caught in it if you do that. Hope you are feeling better this morning!


Morning everyone. I am assuming we are going to school on regular schedule today, I haven't heard anything to the contrary. It's a full moon, so the kids will be extra nuts. They'd better watch out, I've got 2 weeks of teaching to do today! :lmao:

DH had a good day yesterday, despite having one person out, feeling really bad, and having a really large workload. I am so proud of him and his employees. I really hope they keep this momentum going, and don't slack up. Kinda like our weight loss journey, got a looonngg way to go, although I am hoping they drop this plan if things continue to go well!

Found out yesterday that there is a possibility that I can graduate with my Master's in Dec. instead of the spring, if I take 3 classes this summer instead of 2. Spent most of the day chewing on the decision, looking at options and logistics. I do get a very small pay increase for having my master's, and an extra few months of that would help. This summer might kill me, and I am scared to DEATH of the exit exam I have to take, but at this point, I am just ready to be done!!!!!!!!!

Sorry my coaching was so lackluster yesterday. Just too much on my mind, I guess.

I was sooo bad eating yesterday. I mean potato chips bad. What in the world??? Stress and Tom, and I admit depression over going back to work today, are who I would like to blame, but in the end, it's all on me. I am accepting responsiblity, and going to weigh, do some just dance, abs and arms RIGHT NOW. I did have a huge veggie filled salad for dinner, exercised, and tons of water, so I got all my HH points but sheez, potato chips???? The good news is that they are now gone. :rolleyes1 so I won't have that temptation anymore.

48 hours until weigh in. Going to see how much I damage I can undo in that time frame. Wish me luck! WE CAN DO THIS!

My own QOTD:
1. Do 40 minutes of exercise this am, and then a two-a-day as Brad calls it from football in high school, and some more this evening.
2. Have a raw veg and fruit only lunch.
3. Drink water until my eyeballs float.
4. Take every opportunity to move I can.

HAve a great WEDNESDAY everyone!
Taryn :hug:
 
Taryn- The middle/high school bus picks the kids up at 6:50 every morning! Ashleigh's bus usually comes at 7:25. Izzie's bus is at 8:25. We have had our problems with going to bed but now they are both pretty good. Izzie is usually asleep in 5 minutes. She rarely has trouble sleeping. Ashleigh has had a lot of problems sleeping in the past. She will usually go to bed and read for almost an hour. She asked if she could go to bed at 9 starting next year and I said we will have to see since she will have to be up around 5:30 every morning. We will just have to see.

Going to let Ash sleep until 7:30 this morning. Izzie has dancing this afternoon and then she will go to work with me for a half hour. I think she's really missing her friends.

I think I'll play some more Spider Solitaire! I've become addicted to it the last two weeks!
 
There is so much in the world I don't know. I've heard of these. ARe they like muffins?

You know, I don't even know what they are:lmao:...there were a few people who talked about them quite a bit in the Fall Challenge, don't remember who, and I thought maybe someone could use the code. I imagine they are like just the top part of muffins? (This is referring to Vita Tops)

Shawnprincess:
 
I spent the last 15 minutes trying to get this page to load. I am sooo sleepy, so I am going to catch up on replies in the am. I am so very, very sorry. I just can't keep my eyes open! Your words are important to me, I PROMISE!


QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

I'm going to put the sins of TOM behind me and get back on track. Stress or no stress it's got to happen
 
Wow! That is a lot of fluids. I still can't get through a night without waking up at least once but usually twice to use the bathroom. Last night I stopped drinking at 8pm and didn't go to bed till 1am and woke up twice.

As far as the eating goes. You body may be short on a certain nutrient so it's telling you keep eating till you get it. I've noticed with my tracking that I am eating enough calories but am low on potassium and calcium, being lactose intolerant I'm really having a hard time getting the calcium in. I'm thinking I may need to add some vitamins but I am awful with pill taking...
Cam--are you getting enough fats? Was the cheese at breakfast fat-free? Just a thought. I find I am really hungry unless I get some fat and protein at breakfast. A lot of times I have a serving of walnuts with whatever else I am having. I know nuts are a ton of points on WW. There are good fats and there are not so good fats--I'm sure you know this. Anyhow, just a thought.:goodvibes
These are both really good observations/suggestions. Hmmmm… I definitely did not have any healthy fats through most of the day yesterday. I will have to buy some walnuts and portion them out, Rose. Thank you. As for missing nutrients, I have to get back in the habit of taking my multi-vitamin, just in case it might help.
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. By Walt Disney
This quote is my motivation for everything right now. By DD wrote her valedictorian speech on this quote. Now that she has left for college I feel the need to remember this quote in everything I do. It makes me feel she is beside me in everything I do and I know she is making her dreams come true.
You sound so proud of your daughter, and rightly so. What an awesome achievement. And what a special way to feel connected to DD now that she is at college. :hug:


QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!
I have another meeting tonight, and I just cannot bear the thought of going home at 8:40 and making dinner, especially when I have my WW weigh in tomorrow morning at 7:30. So, the one thing I can do today is to eat dinner before I leave the office. I have a nice big green salad and I can put hard-boiled eggs and Canadian bacon on it to boost the protein. Once I get home I’ll have to do my exercise but hopefully I’ll be able to resist eating anything after that (or maybe I’ll look forward to a piece of fruit)

Hello all! I just found this today and looks like exactly what I need to jumpstart my motivation. My name is Samantha, I'm 29 years old. I'm separated and living in central NJ. I have two amazing girls....Hannah who's 9 and Abby who's 5. I'm a preschool teacher at a private school which comes with the benefit of getting to send my children to private school through 5th for free! Four years ago, I weighed in at around 195 pounds. About two years ago, after much work, I dropped 65 pounds! :cool1: Recently, however, I've let go a bit and put on 15 pounds. Well there's no way I'm going back to where I was so I'm committed to take these back of ASAP. I know firsthand how a few pounds snowballs into a whole lot of pounds. So my goal is to lose 15-20 pounds before my next trip to the world. Plus I'll be 30 in April - gotta enter the 30's at my target weight! I use calorieking.com to track my calorie intake. My main goal is to increase my exercise.

My next trip to WDW is August 21st for 8 days at Caribbean Beach Resort. We'll be on the Deluxe Dining Plan. Which means I'll probably be right back here after my trip! :rotfl: This will be my fourth trip, my girls' second, and my younger sister's first.

Good luck to all!
Samantha – Welcome!! It is great that you are jumping back on the bandwagon before you re-gain any significant amount. I lost 70 pounds on WW a few years ago, but at my recent highest, I’d gained almost 30 back from my lowest weight, most of it after a knee injury which I used as an excuse to not exercise and to drown my sadness in food. It feels really good to be back on plan and to take control.

Dona – I also hope that the weather will improve and you will feel a difference in your knee. Please be very careful as you add activity. I have found there are lots of things to do that are low-impact. My physical therapist has suggested the elliptical and the recumbent bike. Take it easy. :hug:
Taryn – So glad to hear that Brad had a good day, notwithstanding how lousy he felt. Poor guy. I hope he is doing better today. WOW! 3 classes at once? You never cease to amaze me. I hope that if you are going to do that, that you will find classes you love and that won’t be overwhelming. Oh, and I really glad the potato chips are gone.

Tracy – Good luck with planning your open house!

Rose – I hope you are past your queasiness of yesterday. :hug:

CC – What have you decided about joining WW? If you do, I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. Have a great day, sweetie!

Hi, to everyone I missed. Life is really busy right now, but with some planning, I feel like I am controlling the one and only thing I can truly control in my life -- the food I put in my mouth. LOL! Of course, I can't control the scale, but I am hoping for a loss tomorrow.
 
A few quick product reviews to share with my friends:

Balance Ball - There are LOTS of things you can do with a balance ball and I think they are a great exercise tool. Years ago, I was having back pain and my doctor suggested that the crunches I was doing on the floor were the culprit, and he suggested doing them on a balance ball instead. So, I used my balance ball for crunches and find that the added challenge of maintaining my balance while doing the crunches adds a bit of "oomph" to my workout. I also do push-ups with the ball at my hips, which my personal trainer said is a good workout -- once they aren't challenging enough that way, you can move the ball further down your legs to use your core muscles more to maintain a plank position to do the push-ups. I also sit on the ball to do side bends with a 12 pound hand-weight.

Vita-Tops/Vita Muffins -- I have been eating these for a few years. Some of the flavors are delicious (deep chocolate) and some are not really to my taste (pumpkin spice -- not thrilled with spice or cinnamon anyway). The corn muffin flavor is a great alternative to corn bread. I also like the dark chocolate/pomegranate. The vita-tops are like the top of a muffin, though perhaps a bit flatter. The muffins are smaller versions of commercial muffins. If you are buying them in the grocery store, they are in the freezer section, and in some, they are found with the organic items. The deals you can get on line are great. And this week, they are on sale at Costco - I think it is 12 Deep Chocolate for $6.99 or $7.99, which is a great deal. I think most of the varieties are optimized, flavor-wise, by warming them in the microwave. Many people like them with lowfat or fat free cool whip or topped with fat free pudding.

Finally, my favorite product of the day -- Trader Joes Chili Lime Chicken Burgers - I had this for the first time last night. It is absolutely delicious and very points-plus friendly if you are doing WW (3 P+). They are a generous size and high in protein, so they are very satisfying.
 
QOTD: The phrase that I like to remember is:
Eat to Live not Live to Eat

I remember hearing that years ago...I had forgotten about it. I like that one! :)

Thsi leads into my favorite quote:

Just keep swimming...Just keep swimming

That's a good one for exercising!! :thumbsup2

Anyone else planning on getting in a workout during the show tonight? My goal tonight is 3 miles!!!!!

Post here after the show and let me know how you did!!!!

TTFN :tigger:

So, I went to bob evans last night for dinner. I thought I did good, but came home to realize the bread that I had was 8 points a slice...and I had 2!!! I ended up doing free step on my Wii Fit for and hour and a half during Biggest Loser last night! It helped me feel a little better! :goodvibes


QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

I think today I will focus on learning more about food choices for WW, and make sure I drink as much water as I can handle! Oh, and exercise, exercise, exercise!

Have a great day everyone!!
 
QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

I will get more water in today (yesterday I was bad drinking the H2O). I also like the idea of some mental coaching. I'll refocus my self today and motivate myself to keep going.
 
QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

Well I started my morning out at the Doctors getting my first complete Physical since I was in high school. I am 52 and always went to the Gyn for female check ups but never anything else. Found some bad news I need a echo and need to see a dermotologist have asthma etc. but hopefully they will all lead me to better health.

Hope everyone has a great day.
 
THAT IS AN AWESOME TESTAMENT! What lifestyle changes you have made. You go gil!

Thank you :blush: Luckily for me, my brother was also went on this trip with us and he's currently training for the 5K too. So it was nice to have the other for the motivation to get up at 7am to get it over with, especially after a previous day of 4 miles walking :scared1: And I mean 4 miles literally b/c I took my pedometer and everyday we averaged 4 miles.

Welcome back nicole. It is alot of food and by day 4 my 4 1/2 year old asked me if I had a baby in my belly.

:rotfl2: :rotfl: That is too funny! I really wasn't expecting the food to be so good! I had read some of the reviews on the disboard that said the food wasn't that great, so imagine my surprise when the food turned out amazing! It would also be real helpful for me if I can transition back to my daily life of NOT have dessert after every meal :rotfl:

I was sooo bad eating yesterday. I mean potato chips bad. What in the world??? Stress and Tom, and I admit depression over going back to work today, are who I would like to blame, but in the end, it's all on me. I am accepting responsiblity.

:hug: You are such a strong person to accept responsibility for your eating habits :worship: Potato chips are one of my greatest weaknesses and TOM usually is what dissolves my strength in avoiding them. Don't beat yourself up too much, you're doing great :cheer2:

Today I'll be doing my usual 36 minutes running on the treadmill during lunch which starts in about 10 minutes :sad2: I'm lacking some serious motivation today, but I'll push through it.

While I'm a little down in the dumps about exercising today, I am at the same time VERY impressed with myself about my soda intake. Before my vacation, every work day I would allow myself to have half of a can of soda in the morning, drink water my water the rest of the day, and have the other half of the soda with my dinner. Now on the weekends I do things a little differently, I drink ALL of my water before I have even a sip of soda just to be sure that I stay disciplined. Well, during my vacation, I vowed that I would continue my disciplined water intake and allow myself some soda only AFTER I had gotten all my water in. Work really well most of the vacation, I had 2 days were I fell off and honestly I felt MISERABLE, so I could tell a considerable difference on those 2 days, it was crazy :eek:

Now that I've returned back to work, I find myself not interested in having a soda at all in the morning :scared1: and reaching straight for the water. Isn't that a huge accomplishment :cool1: :cheer2: I'm so proud of myself :flower3:

Nicole
 
QOTD Wednesday, January 19: What is one thing you can do today extra to help you reach your goals? An extra 10 minutes of exercise? Sub out a veggie or a fruit? A few minutes of mental coaching? Go the extra mile today to give yourself a boost. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

Extra exercise.
I went to my Dr. today and she recommended doing more than 30 minutes, so tonight I'm doing an additional 15 minutes at least. We were talking about the changes I'm making slowly in my diet and she said just one at a time will help long term.

Our food change in January is:
No more white rice in the house! YAY! We're strictly a brown rice family!

I still have a cough, but the Dr. said my lungs are clear, so it's a matter of time before I stop.

I hope everyone is doing well. Last week was not so good for me, so I'm trying hard to make this week work in my favor.
 
Our food change in January is:
No more white rice in the house! YAY! We're strictly a brown rice family!

This is a great idea to make small changes a little at a time. It will seem so easy to do it this way. Great idea...thanks! We, too, are cutting out the white rice in our house. I'm learning to like the whole wheat pasta, rice, and bread! :thumbsup2
 














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